2018 Cynthiana Rod Run Photo Gallery: Muscle Car Coolness From Then and Now
Oct 04, 2018Brian LohnesComments Off on 2018 Cynthiana Rod Run Photo Gallery: Muscle Car Coolness From Then and Now
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – If you like modern and older muscle-car era stuff then we’ve got three galleries that are right up your alley. I will mention a few in here that caught...
Quick Tech From COMP Cams: The Proper Way To Find Top Dead Center
Oct 03, 2018Brian LohnesComments Off on Quick Tech From COMP Cams: The Proper Way To Find Top Dead Center
Finding top dead center is a critical procedure for many facets of building and hot rodding an engine. Being able to be 100% sure that things are assembled correctly and that valve timing is set...
LS Killer: This Aussie Ford Falcon Has A Warmed Up Barra Inline 6 and It Goes 9s
Oct 03, 2018Brian Lohnes2
In a country fully obsessed with LS swaps, LS performance, and LS bragging rights, it seems inconceivable that there would ever be a challenger to the king of cheap horsepower. That challenger comes...
‘Splosion Video: Mark Oswald Suffers A Titanic Boomer At The Texas Motorplex Circa 1990
Oct 03, 2018Brian LohnesComments Off on ‘Splosion Video: Mark Oswald Suffers A Titanic Boomer At The Texas Motorplex Circa 1990
This weekend, Mark Oswald will be crew chiefing the Matco U.S. Army top fuel dragster of Antron Brown but in 1990 he was a kid driving the Ford Motorcraft nitro funny cars and doing a fine job of it....
BARRIER BROKEN: Turbinator Becomes First Wheel Driven Car To Break 500mph!
Oct 03, 2018Brian Lohnes15
Yesterday was one of the most incredible days in land speed racing and the storied history of the Bonneville Salt Flats. Dave Spangler, driving the Team Vesco Turbinator became the first human being...
Howell EFI Is Your Home For LSx Swaps and Conversions – Plug, Play, and Don’t Delay!
Oct 03, 2018Brian LohnesComments Off on Howell EFI Is Your Home For LSx Swaps and Conversions – Plug, Play, and Don’t Delay!
We all know that the hottest thing in hot rodding continues to be swapping LSx engines into…well, into everything. People use this engine because it is compact, powerful, and easy to use,...
Road Trippin’: Stumbling Into The Home Of An Iconic Automotive Brand While Cruising Vermont
Oct 03, 2018Brian Lohnes1
(Words and photos by Greg Rourke)- While heading out to the right coast for a vacation we decided to get off the Interstate and head through Vermont and New Hampshire on some two lane roads through...
Cynthiana Rod Run 2018 Photo Coverage Continues: More Killer Trucks and Haulers
Oct 03, 2018Brian LohnesComments Off on Cynthiana Rod Run 2018 Photo Coverage Continues: More Killer Trucks and Haulers
(Photos and words by Doug Gregory) – More haulers in here including some really big trucks. The American Truck Historical Society had a few members’ trucks in attendance. They had their...
2018 Hot Rod Hullabaloo Photo Coverage: More Images From The Wet n’ Wild Gathering!
Oct 03, 2018Brian LohnesComments Off on 2018 Hot Rod Hullabaloo Photo Coverage: More Images From The Wet n’ Wild Gathering!
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – The Hullabaloo is the pinnacle event of many throughout the year to raise money for Shelby’s Way and to spread the message of suicide prevention...
Cruisin’ For A Cure 2018 Photos Galore: We Love This Show, The Cause, and The Cars!
Oct 03, 2018Brian LohnesComments Off on Cruisin’ For A Cure 2018 Photos Galore: We Love This Show, The Cause, and The Cars!
(Photos by Wes Allison) – That lead image? That is basically peak Vega. The turbine wheels, the orange on whatever the hell color that is, the square snorkel scoop. Yes, there’s no more...
Watch An AFCO Shock Get Put Through Its Paces On A Sprint Car Down Under!
Oct 02, 2018Brian Lohnes1
AFCO makes some of the toughest and best shocks in the suspension business. Know why? The main reason is because they race their stuff and they race it HARD. From autocrossing pro street cars to wild...
Goodbye, Jimmy: New England Based Drag Racing Legend Jimmy King Has Died – 1971 Gatornationals Winner, Great Guy
Oct 02, 2018Brian Lohnes3
In crummy news today, we are sad to report on the passing of New England drag racing legend Jimmy King, driver of the famed King and Marshall top fuel dragster and later their El Diablo nitro funny...
2018 Cruisin’ For A Cure Car Show Photo Coverage: A One Day SoCal Hot Rodding Extravaganza – Good Stuff
Oct 02, 2018Brian LohnesComments Off on 2018 Cruisin’ For A Cure Car Show Photo Coverage: A One Day SoCal Hot Rodding Extravaganza – Good Stuff
(Photos by Wes Allison) – We’re back with more coverage from the 2018 Cruisin For A Cure car show that took over swaths of SoCal a few weeks ago. Whenever you get more than 3,000 cool...
Blowed Up: Check Out The Remains of This Severely Dead Kawasaki V-Twin Engine – OUCH!
Oct 02, 2018Brian Lohnes1
(By Doug Gregory) – We all know nitro is a heartless mistress and will inflict whatever damage to expensive engines she chooses. Gasoline can be the bratty little sister who will also have her...












