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Aftermarket Gossip: Is a Manual C8 Corvette Actually Happening? TREMEC’s Aftermarket Chief Tells All!

I realize the numbers are small, but there are people out there that would like a C8 Corvette with a clutch pedal. And as a guy who drives a stick shift car most days, I understand the allure. But I...

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First Drive Video: Westen Champlin’s Cummins Swapped Rolls Royce Is Something Special. Absurd, But Special.

I like a good Cummins as much as the next guy, but this is a bit over the top. Of course it won’t surprise you since it is coming from Westen Champlin, but at the same time it is taking the...

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FREE LIVESTREAM: Wednesday Testing from Virginia Motorsports Park with IHRA’s Outlaw Nitro Series

If you are fired up about the 2026 IHRA Outlaw Nitro season, you are not alone! The second race of the season is coming up at Virginia Motorsports Park and we can’t wait to see what’s in...

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Run to the Sun 2026 Car Show Photos: The 37th Annual Event Did Not Disappoint! Check Out All The Cool Photos That Mike Brooks Got Us!

(Photos by Mike Brooks) The Run to the Sun car show in Myrtle Beach South Carolina celebrated it’s 37th anniversary this year and as usual had a sellout crowd. This show sells out every year,...

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Our Final Gallery Of IHRA Outlaw Nitro Professional And Pro Am Drag Racing Photos From The Darana Motorsports Park at GALOT!

Here’s our final gallery of IHRA Outlaw Nitro photos from Galot, but if you missed any of the previous photos we’ve got a link to them below. (Photos by David Whealon) If you live under...

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How to Start a 1990s Formula 1 Engine: You Mean You Don’t Just Pump It Twice And Then Turn The Key?

I’ve been fortunate enough to be around a lot of cool race engines over the years, and a handful of them have had very particular startup procedures. A Dodge NASCAR R5P7 for example that came...

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Measuring For Your New Hydraulic Clutch Install: How To Get Perfect Hydraulic Release Bearing Air Gap For an American Powertain Hydramax

Installing an American Powertrain Hydramax system in your hot rod or muscle car is an excellent upgrade. If you are swapping to a modern manual transmission, and why wouldn’t you, then...

Upgrade Your Classic Sniper EFI with Holley’s Sniper 2 EFI Conversion Kits If You Want The Latest And Greatest On Your Ride

Holley’s New Sniper 2 EFI is a big advancement in self-tuning DIY EFI conversions and takes all the good from the Classic Sniper and then turns it up a few notches. I’m not talking about...

Zephyr Chop Part 2: HOW TO Make a SIMPLE Steel Plate HAMMER FORM – Door Corners on 1939 Lincoln ZEPHYR Chopped Coupe

We like how to stuff around here and one of our favorites when it comes to shaping metal is Karl Fisher at the Make It Kustom channel. This kid is talented, easy to understand, and not afraid to...

Somebody Needs To Build This! New Wrecking Yard Inventory! 1954 Plymouth Belvedere! Solid car with Nice Chrome!

The early to mid-50’s cars and trucks were some of the coolest round rides and make awesome hot rods, customs, and cruisers. They just ooze cool, and when they have awesome patina you just...

Is Amazon’s Own Cordless Electric Screwdriver Worth Buying? Amazon vs. DeWALT, Ryobi, Skil & More. Putting Electric Screwdrivers To The Test!

Full disclosure, I’m not really a big fan of cordless screw drivers usually. Cordless impact guns, yes, but the screwdrivers always seem to be more trouble than they are worth to me. With that...

NO TURBO LAG! HOW TO GET THAT SNAPPY BOOST RESPONSE! BTR STAGE 2 TURBO VS SIMPLE TORQUE CAM. FULL DYNO RESULTS

Richard Holdener has always said that every cam is a turbo cam, but does that mean that getting a turbo cam is a waste of your money? Or is it that boost works with any cam profile so don’t let...

Mortske Tries To Revive A Squarebody Tow Truck!! Abandoned for 12 Years! Will the 6.2 Liter Chevrolet Diesel Run Again?!?

This one is interesting to me not just because it’s a square body tow truck, but also because it’s a 6.2L diesel which is what is under the hood of my recently acquired square body...

Derek From Vice Grip Garage Makes His Monster Truck Driving Debut, Against Guys Who Do This For A Living! How Does He Stack Up To The Pros?

Derek gets to do some pretty fun stuff sometimes, and he’s always super thankful for it, but this time might be one of the coolest yet. We’re talking about driving a real life monster...

Finnegan Drove The World’s Worst Dodge Daytona Wing Car To A Car Show To See What People Would Say, And Who Would Freak Out.

Let’s face it, Finnegan isn’t exactly your average Mopar owner. And yet he owns two of the more iconic Mopars ever built. Weird don’t you think? So he’s got his ’68...

Rule Benders: This Video Looks At 9 Of The Wildest Racing Homologation Specials Ever!

If there is one thing that’s been true about racing since its earliest days, people will always seek to bend the rules for their own benefit. In road racing and rally racing, there are often...

Horse Race: Ride In A Classic Mustang GT350 As It Battles A Boss 302 Around Sebring

Historic race is so awesome because you get to see some “dream” battles that never would have happened in the period the cars come from. For instance, a Boss 302 Mustang and a GT350 would...

Watch The Closest Top Fuel “Near Crash” Ever – Smax Smith Nearly Wipes Out Todd Paton At IHRA Rockingham In 2009

Even at huge speeds, drag racing is a game of inches. Normally we are talking about inches of differential between the cars crossing the finish line but in this case we are talking about inches...

Race Week Rocky Mountain Edition Final Day! Averages Are Set And It Is All About The Shootouts!

Rocky Mountain Race Week is unlike any other Drag and Drive event because the last race day has nothing to do with your week long average. Once racers arrive at the final track, Pueblo Motorsports...

Rocky Mountain Race Week With 1320Video: INTENSE crash + RaceWeek goes HEADS UP! UNREAL Final Matchups! ( RMRW 2.0 Day 7)

It’s the fall drag and drive season and that means it is time for Race Week! Also known as Rocky Mountain Race Week 2.0, or Race Week 2.0, this is the second event of the year for the Rocky...