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383ci Small Block Chevy - Bucks Down —Power Up!
It can’t be done. You just can’t make a lot of power with cheap cast-iron heads. Certainly you can’t make 600 hp out of a 383... more
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Project Max Effort 1967 Cougar Engine Placement - Position Of Power
It’s admittedly been a while since we last wrenched on our ultimate incarnation of a street-legal road racer known as Max... more
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Currie Enterprises Custom 9 Inch Crate Rearend - No-Hassle 9-Inch
Here’s a bit of obscure trivia for you: all fourth-gen (’75-up) V-8 Novas were equipped with GM’s perfectly adequate 8.5-inch... more
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Fantastic Fabrication Tools
We’re big fans of fabrication; it truly is the hot rodder’s ultimate artistic expression. Mastery means you can make whatever... more
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Paint It Yourself!
There are many things that separate an average muscle machine from the standout car that makes people turn their head and... more
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1975 Chevy Laguna Project Car Power Tuning - Tuning For Power
Our supersized 427-cube small-block (See “The Anti LS,” PHR Oct. and Nov. ’11) seemed just right for our ’75 Chevelle... more
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514ci Chrysler Elepehant Hemi Motor - Family Affair
The single most important characteristic of a cylinder head is to move a large mass of air. more
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Project Fox 1993 Ford Mustang - Mission Accomplished!
Gentlemen, we have ourselves a 9-second car. Despite our best efforts to exercise professionalism and composure during what... more
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The Secrets Of Stance!
Trying to describe what makes a car look cool is a little like trying to capture lightning in a bottle. more
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1968 Chevy Nova Project Car - Smooth Move
One of the most costly aspects of building your dream hot rod is going to be the body and paint portion. more
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School of Automotive Machinists 435ci Cleveland Ford Motor - Horsepower Evolution
Racing is typically an incremental game, a pursuit of chipping away at the numbers in search of constant improvement. Be it... more
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Wheel and Tire Fitment - Fit More Tire!
Elsewhere in this issue we’ve explored all the myriad ways in which you can ruin a car’s look by failing to consider all... more
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42 Hot Speed Parts!
The origins of the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show are deep in the '60s with strong roots in the hot... more
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Rethinking The Valve Job
Karl Benz is typically credited with designing and building the first automobile powered by an internal combustion (IC)... more
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1968 Chevy Nova Project Car Quarter Panel Replacement - Confined To Quarters
A funny thing happens when you start tearing into rust-free California muscle cars. Oftentimes, you find out rather quickly... more
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Installing GMPP SuperMatic 4L70E Transmission in Project EcoNova - Decisive ShiftDecisive Shift
One of the key things you have to decide when you order the E-Rod package from GMPP is what transmission you’d like have:... more
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BES Racing Small Block Ford - Power To The Xtreme
Tony Bischoff and BES Racing Engines are names familiar to those who follow our annual Engine Masters Challenge engine... more
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Cowl Induction Cold Air System - In With The Good Air
If there’s one trick that any car can benefit from, it’s cleaning up the path of airflow to the intake and providing a... more
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Eco Nova LS3 E Rod Crate Motor Emission and Fuel System - Foul, Fresh & Fuel
Perhaps we spoke too soon in the Feb. ’11 issue when we stated that the wiring side of the E-Rod installation was the part... more
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Patch Panel Repair On Project Nova - Cutting Out The Cancer!
Like death and taxes, rust is inevitable in a classic car. more
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Project X Suspension Shakedown
The true measure of any project, no matter how well planned, is to put it to the test. more
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10 Biggest Carb Mistakes
The guru of all gurus in carburetor function was without a doubt an obscure Dutch-Swiss dude named Danny. OK, his full name... more
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1968 Chevy Nova Doorskin - Door Prize
Did the last guy leave you something “special” buried under the paint? more
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GMPP LS3 E-Rod Harness - E-Rod Wiring 101
When we asked hot rodders what they thought about the GM Performance Parts E-Rod, we were surprised by how many people said... more
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15 Hottest Crate Motors - Click & Buy
Detractors of crate engines complain that the proliferation of off-the-shelf aftermarket parts has made it too easy to go... more
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