This post was paid for by an advertiser. The Gazette-Mail newsroom was not involved in its creation. When a car is being upgraded in terms of horsepower and fuel efficiency, exhaust upgrades tend to ...

The Pontiac Grand Prix was one of the automaker's muscle-car-with-a-suburban-veneer vehicles with more under the hood than casual observers might guess. Manufactured since 1962, the Grand Prix evolved ...

While we often associate pickup trucks' towing and hauling capability with big V8 powerplants, those aren't always the best engine for the job. Manufacturers like GMC have been producing V8s for ...

We put both engines on the dyno to see which made more horsepower and torque. It didn’t go as planned. Over the past year, we assembled two very mild small-blocks aimed at the typical hot-rodder ...

The first time you see Austin Shepherd's 1985 Mazda RX-7 fly down track, you'll ask yourself, "Did I just witness that?" The second thing you'll think is, "I gotta take a closer look." (We'll pause ...

If you want to make power you need one of three things: displacement, boost, or rpm. Yeah, that's a simplified way of looking at engine performance, but it's true. If you have two of the previously ...

Somewhere on the isle of Newfoundland at the Eastern edge of North America, you might see a man with red hair, a dusky beard, blue eyes, and a wide grin piloting one wild vehicle. This car is a staple ...

This year’s Hot Rod Drag Week took place in the middle of September. But its echoes still linger on, tiny as they may be. Both literally and figuratively, thanks to an eight-second Miata nicknamed ...

On just 13 pounds of boost, this wicked twin-turbo LS-powered 1991 Camaro Z28 lays down very solid numbers. One of our personal favorite things in life are LS-swapped third-gen Camaros, which combine ...

Of course, this isn’t just any old and rusty Ford Fairmont; it was initially called the “Fairmont 5” by its builders from Sloppy Mechanics. Now it has a new owner, new drivetrain components, and is ...