A Cooling Process
Snow Performance President Matt Snow took a call from a representative at Wal Mart’s corporate headquarters. They had recently learned that people were buying...
HPDE46 – Overcoming Deferred Maintenance on a ZHP E46 to Make It “Trackable”
The idea behind finding a new-to-me car was simple. I wanted a fun daily driver I could take to the track every now and...
Breathing Apparatus – Installing a Banks Monster exhaust system on a Duramax diesel-powered Silverado...
The only sound as common as a loud racecar in the paddock at any NASA event is the clattering of a diesel engine. Diesel...
Setting Engine Timing on a Mazda MZR
One would think the use of a keyway and dowel pins by now has been accepted as the simplest and most reliable way to...
Swapping a K24 Into a Honda S2000
Omar Kaayal had to thank his lucky stars when a lightly-prepped Honda S2000 track toy rolled into his view with a drool-inducing low price...
Reducing Engine Friction
Here are a couple of statistics that will blow your mind. Up to Eighty percent of the friction in a reciprocating piston engine stems...
Shining A Light on the Black Art of Motor Oil Selection
Motor oil selection, particularly for performance and racing cars, seems to be a “black art.” Most people rely on manufacturer guidelines, recommendations and past...
Head Gasket Technology – Exploring and Addressing Cylinder Head Lift
The quick-and-dirty description of an engine’s internal combustion process is suck, squeeze, bang, blow. But that’s not entirely accurate. In reality, it’s suck, squeeze,...
Heart of the Matter: Installing an Engine in a Spec MX-5
The third-generation Miata, the NC, has an unfortunate reputation. Seen as the only chubby member of an athletic family, it bears a heavy load....
How Fuel Pressure Regulators Work
The latent energy content of gasoline is fixed — 124,000 BTU — and the amount of horsepower you can make depends on how much...
