Sometimes, things get a little hot. You’re there with your special lady, you’re trying to round third, when next thing you know, the radiator in her ‘79-’93 Mustang 5.0 starts overheating, and you’ve got to figure out how to get home with only one hand. Flex-A-Lite knows exactly how you feel, and they just […]

(Wednesday, April 30th, 2008) We’re just waiting for Thursday…
All times are central.

Unique Whips: West Coast Excursion (Speed, 5:00 p.m.)
Pinks: Lebanon Valley (Speed, 6:00 p.m.)
Unique Whips: Bullet Proof (Speed, 7:00 p.m.)
Pinks: Alabama (Speed, 8:00 p.m.)
Pinks: Alabama (Speed, 8:30 p.m.)

Enjoy.

It’s happened to all of us before, right? You’re underneath your car, changing the oil, when the filter gets stuck — and now you’ve got no easy way to get it off other than jamming a screwdriver in the side and making a huge mess. Or better yet, you’ve got a filter wrench but no […]

In the relentless pursuit of being low and handling well, the key can sometimes be your struts. A tunable suspension like this one from JIC Magic can really help you dial in your ride for the track or for the street.  It’s a full coilover suspension, so you can lift or lower your car […]

(Tuesday, April 29th, 2008) It’s another ho-hum night of reruns.
All times are central.

Unique Whips: Farewell to a Friend (Speed, 5:00 p.m.)
Pinks: Lebanon Valley (Speed, 6:00 p.m.)
Street Tuner Challenge: Always Room for Turbo (Speed, 8:00 p.m.)
Livin’ the Low Life: Bikes (Speed, 8:30 p.m.)
On the Block (ESPN2, 9:00 p.m.)

Enjoy.

These Wiggins Clamps connect flexible hoses together — they’re popular for vacuum lines and turbo pieces, since they can withstand pressure up to 125 PSI. The assembly consists of four separate pieces: a pair of weld ferrules that each attach to one of the hoses, and a two-part clamshell assembly that holds everything together. […]

Like a lot of car guys, I use a recip saw all the time, and Milwaukee just put out a new one that’s pretty dope. It features anti-vibration technology, which comes in real handy when you’re hacking a frame in half and you find yourself shaking like Michael J. Fox after a six-pack of Red […]

(Monday, April 28th, 2008) Dr. Who lands his Tardis on Top Gear tonight!
All times are central.

Unique Whips: Flash Gordon (Speed, 5:00 p.m.)
Pinks: Kansas City (Speed, 6:00 p.m.)
World of Trucks (Outdoor 6:30 p.m.)
Top Gear: Episode 10 (BBC America, 7:00 p.m.) NEW
Top Gear: Episode 9 (BBC America, 8:00 p.m.)
Super Cars Exposed (Speed, 8:00 p.m.)
Car Crazy: The Quail […]

(Saturday, April 26th, 2008) It’s a night at the races in Kansas City and what seems like a new Trick My Truck on CMT.
All times are central.

Drag Racing: NHRA qualifying (ESPN2, 5:00 p.m.)
NASCAR Racing: Craftsman Truck Series in Kansas City, Kan. (Speed, 5:00 p.m.)
Auto Racing: ARCA in Kansas City, Kan. (Speed, 7:30 p.m.)
Trick My Truck: […]

You do all this work to your car to make it pretty, and next thing you know you’re trying to find a place to mount your nitrous solenoids so they don’t look weird. The original nitrous guys, NOS, have come up with this nifty little deal that bolts into your stock carb flange. It’ll […]