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To Air is Human: Procharger Intercooler Test
By Richard Holdener Some call them life lessons, some call it experience, but the truth is we all make mistakes, We are, after all, only human. Some mistakes are less costly than others, like...
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Blown Away: Supercharged LS Cam Comparison
It’s Go Time-Battle of the Blower Bumpsticks! By Richard Holdener Cam swaps for LS motors are always exciting because nothing wakes up an LS like wilder cam timing. We have seen 50, 60, and even 70...
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Spotter’s Guide: 4L60E Transmission
By Jeff Smith It’s all about control. The automotive world is increasingly regulated by digital electronics, and hot rodders might as well take advantage of these amenities. If you look at the...
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Hemi Horsepower Helper: 100 Horsepower Cam Swap
Words And Photos by Richard Holdener Diehard Dodge guys might argue the fact, but the modern Hemi and (GM’s) LS have at least one important design criteria in common. Chevy guys will note that...
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The Great Torque vs. Horsepower Debate
By Jeff Smith Big displacement engines like this 520ci Jon Kaase Boss 9 engine make building a car that accelerates briskly very easy. Even in a heavy car with an automatic will be a thrill with an...
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Build Your Own LS/Hemi/Mod Motor Pressure Luber
By Jeff Smith There’s no denying that the new GM LS, Chrysler Gen III hemi, and Ford Mod motors have carved a healthy niche in the pantheon of performance engines. While the power is there for the...
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Boost on Top: Vortech 351W
By Richard Holdener If you haven’t already checked out the two-part series we did on the junkyard 351 Windsor Ford, shame on you, because it was cool stuff. We pulled a 5.8L EFI motor from the engine...
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Better With Boost: Vortech Your LS
Are you looking for BIG TIME power gains? Look no further than a Vortech supercharger! There are many routes to increased performance. If we start with a stock motor, you can always upgrade the...
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Mustang Brake Diet
Baer’s new Drag Brake Kits cut 40 pounds from S550 Mustangs By Cam Benty; Photos by Jonathan Ertz Performance fans know power-to-weight is the magical ratio that makes slow cars fast and fast cars...
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Battle of the Bolt Ons: Boost vs Basics
What do 5.0L Fords like better — Bolt-ons or Boost? By Richard Holdener When it comes time to modify your motor, there are a number of different routes available to improve performance. The most...
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CPR Takes us Through Building a 550 HP Street 383 Stroker LS
By Jeff Smith/Photos By Jeff Smith and CPR-Engines It seems that the only engines that get any media exposure anymore in the popular media are 1,000-plus horsepower “street” engines. The problem with...
View ArticleBetter Boost: GT500 Blower Upgrade
Why install a supercharger on a motor already equipped with one?
View ArticleUpgrading Your Clutch While Maintaining Drivability With Fidanza
After a recent thrashing, we noticed the clutch in Project Y2K had seen better days, so we turned to Fidanza Performance for a clutch and flywheel replacement that could handle the horsepower this car...
View ArticleProject True SStreet Gets An Oiling Upgrade From Canton Racing
With project True SStreet destined to go deep into the nines in the near future, we know the engine is going to need proper oil control. So, we're upgrading the oiling system with components from...
View ArticleHolding Your Oil: Choosing the Right High Performance Oil Pan
The What and the Why is important when it comes to choosing an oil pan for your performance build. Find out the details on how to select these important criteria here!
View ArticleOff Your Rocker
To illustrate the gains offered by upgrading the factory rockers, we ran a back-to-back test using the stock rockers and a set of 1.72-ratio, aluminum roller rockers from COMP Cams.
View ArticleAn Abrasive Discussion
The folks at 3M recently gave us a run through of their latest products, proving once again they know plenty about things that affect automotive types, and their pursuit of finish perfection.
View Article20 Tips Aimed at Easing the Execution of Modifications
A collection of tricks, shortcuts, and helpful hints aimed at easing the automotive execution of ‘necessary’ modifications
View ArticleRockin’ The Lash: Setting Valves Cold With Hot Lash Settings
Setting lash on a mechanical roller cam isn’t difficult or complex, and now a bit simpler with Crane Cams’ recommendation for cold versus hot lash settings.
View ArticleATI Performance Damper Install on 2015 Mustang GT
This 2015 Ford Mustang with Roush TVS was our test mule to try out ATI's performance damper.
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