Archive for the 'Engine' Category

Thank You: K&N Wrench-Off Oil Filters

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

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 […]

350Zex: 55-100 HP 350Z Zex Nitrous Kit

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

Tuners have been digging the new bodystyle 350Z since its introduction a few years ago — but of course, if you’re a tuner, you want your car to go faster, right? You can make that happen the quick and easy way with a nitrous kit, like this one from Zex. It pushes out an […]

Spark It Up: Street Fire Ignition System By MSD

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

The crew at MSD Ignition has come out with a new line of ignition systems targeted towards the budget user. The systems feature an adjustable built-in rev limiter and full power output at high RPMs.  You can connect ‘em to any type of distributor system, including points-style, for improved starting and idle.
No word on […]

Sumptastic: Milodon Ford Oil Pan

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

So here’s the situation: You’ve got yourself a Fox-Body Mustang, and you want to put a Ford motor into the car. No biggie, right? Turns out there’s a multitude of different problems you could run into, and one of them is the oil pan. Depending on what motor you run, the sump could be on […]

Getting Mounted: ‘63-’72 Gen III Engine Mount Kit By Early Classic

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

Man, life keeps getting easier and easier. Used to be that if you wanted to put a LS series engine in your ’60s Chevy truck, you’d have to fab your own mounts, take a bunch of measurements, and do a lot of work. Now, though, you can just go out and buy the mounts from […]

Grommet Minus The Wallace: Earl’s Firewall Grommet System

Monday, March 17th, 2008

Getting stuff through a firewall can be a real pain in the butt, and getting braided lines through isn’t a whole lot more fun. In fact, it rates up there with prostate exams by a guy with no hands. The guys at Earl’s understand our pain — they’ve come up with a new product […]

Getting Hosed: Earl’s Diamond Lite Hose

Monday, March 10th, 2008

Contrary to what Snoop Dogg says, everybody really does love a good hose, and in this case we’ve got the brand spankin’ new Diamond Lite hose from Earl’s. You can put oil or fuel through it, or you can use it as an emissions line. It’s rated at 100 PSI, with a heat range […]

Big Hoss Without The Dukes: Banks Duramax Performance Package

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

How do you like horsepower numbers? How about taking your ‘04-’06 Chevy with the 6.6l Duramax diesel engine and adding 124 horses to it? Or maybe you’re more interested in the extra 303 ft-lbs of torque? You get it all with Banks’ new all-in-one Big Hoss kit. It comes with a mammoth intercooler, huge 3″ […]

Three Times The Pleasure: Barry Grant Six-Shooter Carb

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

Nobody ever said it was easy to build a cool street rod with real street cred.  For instance, finding an OG six-shooter carb can be a bit tough — but now Barry Grant has started producing a new carb that also includes an intake manifold to really simplify the installation process.
You can tune it easily, […]

The Edge: Insight All-In-One Display

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

Here’s something that’ll be handy someday. Want an all-in-one gauge that’s fully programmable and customizable? Of course you do. Want it to plug into your OBDII port and work as a scan tool? Done. Want it to give you those codes in a clear and simple way, in full sentences so even Forrest Gump […]