Win A Modern Muscle Car Through Prestolite Performance Promotion
Prestolite Performance, a performance auto parts manufacturer for brands including Mr. Gasket, ACCEL, Hays, Lakewood and Mallory, has announced the launch of Modern Muscle X, a sweepstakes that offers the winner a choice of an enhanced 2010 Ford Mustang, Chevrolet Camaro or Dodge Challenger. The Prestolite Performance team purchased these three automotive icons and is
What’s New with Oil Pumps, Pickups and Pans
The two greatest concerns from a lubrication standpoint are dry starts and loss of oil pressure while the engine is running. Dry starts are more of a worry in engines that have front-mounted oil pumps with relatively long pickup tubes, which includes such popular engines as the GM 3800 V6, Chrysler 3.5L V6, etc. as
‘Big Daddy’ Don Garlits to Return to NHRA Drag Racing
“Big Daddy” Don Garlits is making a comeback to NHRA competition forthe first time since 2003, driving his Dodge Challenger Drag Pak byMopar into the heat of NHRA Stock eliminations at the Mac Tools U.S.Nationals on Labor Day weekend. His historic first run in the Drag Pakwill be on Wednesday, Sept. 2, in A/Stock Automatic
SSSSSnake Bit!
In 1974, America watched 93 cars get destroyed in a 34-minute car chase. “Gone In 60 Seconds,” an independent film written, produced and directed by and starring Toby Halicki was an otherwise forgettable ’70s movie. The plot revolved around Mandrian Pace (Halicki) and his car thief cronies and 48 cars that they needed to steal
7th Annual Kooks Custom Headers NMCA Muscle Car Nationals
After rain cancelled the most recent event at Bowling Green, KY, racers of the NMCA are anxious to get back on the track for the upcoming Kooks Custom Headers NMCA Muscle Car Nationals, the third event of the 2009 Edelbrock Drag Racing Series. Maple Grove Raceway near Reading, PA will serve as the backdrop for
Building a Hemi 528 Stroker Engine
The Hemi has made a comeback in recent years in various Chrysler and Dodge vehicles, most notably in the Charger and Challenger. But for hardcore Hemi fans, the real deal goes back to the first-generation 331/354/392 mills that culminated in the “Elephant Motor,” the 426 Street Hemi of the Sixties and Seventies. Even though the
Final Wrap: EB Staff Makes Grand SEMA Show Return…Sort Of
Almost lost among the thousands of chrome parts, neon lights, candy apple paints and mega-dollar tradeshow displays was one nondescript little 10×x10× booth tucked away next to a fire department standpipe. No thumping audio system, no gorgeous booth babe, custom car, just three chairs, a small table and copies of the latest issue of our
Data Acquisition Systems and Engine Controllers
Motorsports in general and Formula One in particular is the leading edge (or bleeding edge, depending on how you look at it) of development of these electronic systems. With carburetors looking more and more like dinosaurs compared to modern electronically controlled engine management systems, engine builders – especially those building performance engines – must become