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Electrical

Hughes Engines Tech Center: Taking On Tuners

Kent Will

September 7, 2020

A screwdriver and a carburetor kit aren’t much good on a modern engine, so a tuner can be one of the most important and worthwhile performance add-ons. But with such a huge assortment of aftermarket ...

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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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Electrical

Refresh That New Battery With YearOne’s OE Appearance Battery Topper

Chris Holley

July 13, 2020

In October 2019, Mopar Connection presented battery toppers in the “New Products” section. The toppers are designed to fit a group 24 or 27 battery, and once installed, provide a vintage look while allowing the ...

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Engine

Hughes Engines Tech Center: Pushrod Panorama

Kent Will

July 8, 2020

Long before the widespread use of overhead camshafts, the pushrod was the peremptory middle man for a great many valvetrains. Transferring motion from the camshaft via lifters, pushrods were and still are the least sexy ...

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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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Engine

Hughes Engines Tech Center: Between A Rocker And A Hard ...

Kevin Shaw

April 8, 2020

Not all performance parts are made equal. Hard as it may be to believe, sometimes flashy words or phrases are used to imply enhanced ability, even though that might not always be the case. With ...

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Brakes & Suspension

Gallery: Borgeson Gets This ’69 Super Bee Back On The ...

Kent Will

March 25, 2020

Few things are more important than control when your foot is on the floor of your favorite muscle car. All the horsepower in the world is no good at all if it can’t be pointed ...

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Interior

Gallery: Vintage Air Sets Up This 1967 Satellite For Summer ...

Kent Will

March 17, 2020

A look at the history of aftermarket air conditioning systems shows that both technology and the engineering behind it have come a long way. Some of our elder statesmen might recall that one of the ...

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Brakes & Suspension

Gallery: Thrust Angle Adjustment with Mancini Racing and Hotchkis Sport ...

Chris Holley

March 13, 2020

We recently aligned our 1969 Dodge Dart after the installation of a new tubular K-member, and during the alignment, we noticed the solid 8 ¾-inch rear end was not completely square under the Dart. Because ...

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Engine

Hughes Engines Tech Center: Ticked Off Tappets

Kent Will

March 9, 2020

After a long winter of hibernation, many muscle car owners are going to hear the familiar “clickity clack” of a long-dormant valvetrain coming back to life. If the clatter goes away quickly, chances are that ...

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