Making of a flywheel
Shedding 15 pounds from your rotating assembly
The chief advantage of an aluminum high-performance flywheel is saving weight. for weight savings, aluminum is the most potent medium we have available in flywheel manufacture.... more
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Sam Logan - November 10, 2011 10:00 AM - Comments
Isky Honored
Lifetime Achievement Award
Ed Iskenderian, founder of Isky Racing Cams, will be honored with the Robert E. Petersen Lifetime Achievement Award at the Grand Opening Breakfast for the 2012 Hotrod & Restoration Trade Show, to be held March 23, 2012 at the Lucas Oil Stadium in... more
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Larry Jewett - November 08, 2011 07:20 AM - Comments
Rat Fink Ed Big Daddy Roth
Childhood Memories to Feel Like a Kid Again
When you want to get away from it all, the safest place to go is back in time.... more
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Larry Jewett - November 03, 2011 10:00 AM - Comments
Baby's First Toolbox
Whether a rite of passage or a necessity, every young man needs a toolbox
I can remember my first toolbox very well. It was your typical one-handled, Craftsman® carry-all box. While I yearned to someday have one of those vast chests, filled to the brim with job-specific tools and tidbits, my first toolbox had more than just basic hand tools in it.... more
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Andy Bolig - November 03, 2011 10:00 AM - Comments
AutoRama Coming to Houston
Celebrities and Cars Make a Great Show
This year’s O’Reilly Auto Parts AutoRama welcomes some exciting names in entertainment to join great cars at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, November 24-27.“Every year, Houston AutoRama celebrates Thanksgiving weekend... more
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Larry Jewett - October 26, 2011 01:23 PM - Comments
NASCAR Goes Green
Under the Hood with Valvoline NextGen
Ever wonder how new components and materials make their way into your favorite drivers’ cars? Well recently, Valvoline, the makers of NextGen recycled motor oil, showed us how they wowed skeptics and got their oil in the hands and engines of Roush Fenway Racing, Richard Petty Racing and Don Schumacher Racing drivers.... more
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Andy Bolig - October 21, 2011 09:44 AM - Comments
NASCAR Goes on a Low-Carb Diet
Sprint Cup Series teams participate in NASCAR-controlled electronic-fuel-injection tests.
Several teams tested EFI at Kentucky Speedway in July and recently at Phoenix International Raceway. Other teams will test on Thursday at Talladega Superspeedway and on Oct. 31 at Martinsville Speedway. After using carburetors since its first race in 1949, NASCAR will race with electronic fuel injection for the first time next year.... more
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Andy Bolig - October 20, 2011 11:05 AM - Comments
White Out in Florida
Event Draws Attention to Teen Safety
Traffic crashes are the #1 killer of teens in Florida and in the United States. To keep more teens safe in the driver and passenger seats, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles joined five high schools in the state to host White... more
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Larry Jewett - October 18, 2011 11:34 AM - Comments
Buying Wheel Estate
Coker Group Purchases Wheel Vintiques
Since its founding in 1986, Wheel Vintiques has become one of the most recognized names in the collector car, hot rod and classic truck hobby. The Wheel Vintiques offering encompasses hundreds of styles of wheels and accessories and is the most complete line of steel and wire wheels in the automotive aftermarket today.... more
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Tommy Lee Byrd - October 17, 2011 04:39 PM - Comments
NSRA Southeast Nats (Day 2)
Rods, customs and cars of all eras converge on the fairgrounds again.
Things got off to a blazing start on Saturday as cars worked their way through the gates and spectators spun their way through the turnstiles, setting sights on the big day at the Nats.... more
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Andy Bolig - October 15, 2011 06:34 PM - Comments