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CHEAP 8.1L CAM TEST-HOW TO ADD 30 HP AND 30 LB-FT FOR TOWING. 8.1L DART CARB INTAKE VS EFI-WHO WINS?

I love me some 8.1 horsepower, and in the video below our friend Richard Holdener is back at Westech Performance doing some cam testing on his dyno mule 8.1. He also does some testing with a carb vs...

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Slicks: The Sticky History of the World’s Fastest Racing Tires – There’s Way More To Them Than You Might Think

For some reason, people often underestimate the technology that goes into drag racing parts. I think it is because they think that going in a straight line is so simple. Of course these are the same...

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Tool Tech: Bodywork Tools 101 – What Hammers And Dollies Do You Really Need In Your Toolbox? And How To Dress Them For Smooth Metal.

You can buy a Hammer and Dolly kit for as little as $25, so there is no reason that you shouldn’t get a set. Plus, even a cheap set can be tuned up to be better than stock, without spending any...

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American Car Culture in Japan is AMAZING! You’d Never Guess That The Japanese Would Be This Ate Up With Old American Cars!

In the mid to late 1990’s there were a bunch of custom mini trucks and fullsizes that got bought at truck shows all over and then sent overseas to Japan. I had a friend who got an offer on his...

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Freiburger Is ROAD TRIPPING HIS STOCK 1929 MODEL A with Derek from Vice Grip Garage After They Thrashed To Make It Run

Last week we shared Freiburger’s video of him and Derek from Vice Grip Garage working on his stone stock Model A Ford. The goal was to get the thing to run and drive and then road trip it....

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King of the Hammers 2026 Is Coming! Watch Hammertown Come Together With This Streaming Camera From Johnson Valley.

That’s right, it’s January and that means that King of the Hammers is coming! King of the Hammers 2026 officially starts on January 22nd and will continue for more than two weeks. It...

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The Test Mule For Rolls-Royce’s Upcoming 4×4 Looks So Wrong, Yet So Right

The second I saw this Rolls-Royce test mule, code-named Project Cullinan, I started smiling. Rollers are highly esteemed cars, exceptionally luxurious and eye-wateringly expensive. There isn’t...

This Foreign Towing Operation Doesn’t Know The Meaning Of The Word Quit….Or The Words Impending Doom

(By Greg Rourke) – Towing and recovery is a dangerous job. You have weather, other drivers doing their taxes while driving, and vehicles in all sorts of predicaments that you have to get picked...

This Golden Pontiac Trans Am Is For Sale For Over $3.6 Million Dollars

Here’s the facts behind what you are seeing: this 2002 Pontiac Trans Am was bought by All Naeemi, an Iranian living in Germany, in 2004. The car was imported in, and customization work began....

Did Somebody Say “Dino”? FCA Confirms New Engines For Alfa Romeo, Including A Ferrari-Designed V6

Ferrari is known for their riotous V8s and screaming V12s, but the Dino V6 has plenty of racing credibility of it’s own, finding homes in the Dino 206 and 246 and most notably, the Lancia...

Cruisin’ SoCal At The 2015 Prolong Twilight Cruise

Just one of the features of living the hot rod life in Southern California, aside from the awesome weather, is the variety and hot rodding ideas reflected in the hundreds of local car shows and...

Wagons, Porsche Powered Hot Rods, And More Great American Iron From Viva Las Vegas 2015

Our never ending crush of photos from the 2015 Viva Las Vegas continues today with this batch of sweetness from the Nevada desert featuring  hot rods with weird engines, station wagons, and kustoms...

2015 Buffalo Motorama: We Pound The Floor And Show YOU All The Great Stuff At This Show

(Words and photos by Mike Brooks) – For over 60 years, downtown Buffalo has hosted a custom car show to bring people together to welcome springtime in Western NY with high doses of paint and...

Big News: Auto Meter Acquires Palmer Performance Engineering – New Technology Brought Into Fold

In the ever evolving world of aftermarket performance, new technologies are emerging almost weekly. It is always cool when two innovative companies can hook up and work together to the benefit of...

Houston Performance Truck Shootout: More Tire Roasting, Front End Lifting Action From The Strip!

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – We’re back with more great Charles Wickam photos from the 2015 Houston Performance Trucks Shootout at Royal Purple Raceway in Baytown, Texas. Wickam was...

This 3,000 Horsepower Hummer Sand Dragger Can Move…Both It’s Two-Ton Weight And A Ton Of Dirt!

Hummers aren’t as great as a lot of people think they are. Yeah, I said it. It’s a heavy brick of a vehicle that in most forms was underpowered, seriously over-geared, with an interior...

Late Model Muscle, Hot Trucks, And Classic American Iron At TX2K15 – Getting Busy In Houston!

(Photos by Jacob Marshall) – We have seen lots of cool stuff so far from Jacob Marshall’s coverage of the TX2K15 event in Texas but this is the iron we have been waiting to show you....

This R-Code 1964 Galaxie Custom Is A 427ci, 4-Speed Piece Of Ford Factory Drag History – For Sale!

While the later 1960s factory drag machines like hemi Darts and Cobra Jet Mustangs get lots of attention, the cars that really spin our cranks around here are the early 1960s iron that got the ball...

BangShift Project Files: An Old Friend Reappears! The CarJunkieTV.com 1972 Nova Has A New Owner!

If you’ve been around since the beginning of this whole show, back when it was known as CarJunkieTV.com, you might remember this 1972 Chevrolet Nova as one of the CJ fleet cars. There was...

Ratty Gassers, Bare Metal Customs, and Pinstriped Beauties At Viva Las Vegas 2015

One of the cool things about a show like Viva Las Vegas is that there’s no shame in anyone’s game. It is not about judging the most perfectly restored, nut and bolt perfect muscle car. It...