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News

INDY Cylinder Heads Teases New World Headquarters Building

Kevin Shaw

May 25, 2021

In light all of the twists and turns that the world has undergone in the past year, it’s always welcome to receive good news; and we’re excited to see one of the Mopar industry’s most ...

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Features

Drag-On-Lady Recommends Go Fast Parts for ’69 Dart Swinger 340

Chris Holley

January 19, 2021

In 1969, Dodge dropped the two-door Dart sedan and replaced it with the sportier Swinger two-door hardtop. The Swinger was a great commuter car with its Slant 6 or 318, but if more power was ...

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Car Features

Gold’N: Dale Cole’s 1971 Dodge Challenger R/T 340

Cody Krueger

January 5, 2021

Everybody remembers their first car, whether they are a car enthusiast or not. While most people have stories of less than stellar first cars or just downright embarrassing ones such as a rusty old Hyundai ...

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New Products

Mopar Engine Dress-up Kits Add Engine Bay Elegance

Kent Will

January 4, 2021

Circa 1975, it wouldn’t have been uncommon to pop the hood of an air shock-equipped Road Runner or Super Bee to find a sea of chrome flooding the engine bay. At the time, Direct Connection ...

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Engine

Hughes Engines Tech Center: Magnum Valve Guide Guidance

Kent Will

October 7, 2020

Roller rockers rack up a lot of publicity but, for the budget-minded brawler, stamped steel factory rockers are actually pretty serviceable when set up properly. As the Hughes Engines Tech Center explains, one key to ...

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Engine

Hughes Engines Tech Center: Small Block Intake Manifold Shootout

Kent Will

August 12, 2020

Making big-time horsepower with small-time cubic inches requires the utmost in technology, research, and know-how. All components need to work in precise harmony, especially the induction system since it has such a huge effect on ...

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Engine

Hughes Engines Tech Center: Lifter Bore Lineup

Kent Will

June 24, 2020

Engine “blueprinting” is a term that’s often thrown around misguidedly in car enthusiast circles, mainly because the depth at which a given machine shop blueprints an engine widely varies. Most just blueprint to the best ...

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Engine

Gallery: Installing a Hughes Engines Small Block Timing Chain Tensioner

Chris Holley

May 20, 2020

While the latest trend might be to swap a Gen III Hemi into an early-model Mopar, many of us continue to find, rebuild, install, and enjoy our old school small block engines. Production of the ...

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Engine

Hughes Engines Tech Center: Giddy For Girdles

Kent Will

May 14, 2020

The inside of a running engine is an incomprehensibly chaotic and violet place. If you could lay inside an oil pan and look up at a built 440 big block spinning 6,000 RPM, what might ...

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New Products

Mopar’s Roller Rockers Can Revitalize Your Valvetrain

Kent Will

April 17, 2020

Stock rocker arms were designed and made for stock cams, stock valve springs, and stock engines. Unattractive and unwilling to support big horsepower, they’ve got plenty of potential to leave you looking at taillights ...

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