If you don’t trust your customized baby to anyone else, you’ll appreciate the Mechanic’s Buddy 3-in-1 parts washer. According to the manufacturer it’s a parts washing sink with a brush and hose, a spray cabinet/jet wash (like a dishwasher for parts), and even a brake washer. And it’s small enough for even home shops.
Most people don’t think of the thermostat as a performance item, but when it fails it’ll chew up your performance part investment faster than I can your kids can eat Halloween candy. The worst part: many traditional thermostats fail in a closed position. Motorad’s not-so-accurately named Fail Safe thermostat doesn’t. That’s a good thing.
Points suck — they do nothing for performance or your sanity. Really. If you’re notalgic for ‘em, we feel sorry for you. The good news: if you have an older GM, Ford, or Mopar V8 with single point distributors (or, God forbid, dual point AC/Delco distributors) Accel has the gear you need to get rid of […]
If you’re running a specialized differential — or want to eek a little more life out of the one you’ve got before ditching it for a fancy performance model — Redline can help. They offer a wide variety of gear oils, including hard-to-find multi-viscosity options that’ll help you tweak performance.
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