Category: Tech Corner

By BRIAN WAGNER SEPTEMBER 11, 2020 Assembling the bottom end of an engine requires plenty of precision, and if you neglect any details, the consequences could end up in your oil pan. Getting your rod bolts tightened down is the most important…

By GREG ACOSTA JULY 28, 2020 There is no denying, oil is the lifeblood of every engine. Whether it’s a tiny little 1.0-liter three-cylinder commuter engine, or a monster 1,008-cube Sonny Leonard behemoth big-block engine, without oil, both engines will turn into…

Nitrous Oxide is a POWERFUL Oxidizer Nitrous, or Nitrous Oxide is a power adder that provides incredible “Bang for the Buck” but for a number of reasons that we’ll explore today, almost never gets used, and that’s a shame because…

How to Compare Weight Savings to Horsepower Gains Have you ever wondered what 10 or 20 extra horsepower might “feel” like in your car? Maybe you’ve wondered how removing 100lbs will affect your car in terms of how much horsepower…

One of the things you will find if you have a oil pressure or temperature gauge is that regardless of the fact that oil is running through your engine and cooling it just like the coolant – it takes on…

This week we’re talking about low temperature thermostats, another item that nearly every tuning house sells and yet fail to really explain what they’re for. A few months back, we talked about high pressure radiator caps and what advantage they offered, this time…

Spoon, Mugen, TRD, and about two dozen other ‘big name’ companies all sell these “High Pressure” radiator caps. However, if you ask the average person what they actually do, you’ll be met with cricket chirps. Most imports use 1.1 kg/cm2…

By BRIAN WAGNER MAY 11, 2020 Connecting rods are probably one of the easiest parts to understand in an engine — they have to make sure the pistons are moving up and down when the crankshaft tells them to. Where things start…

By Chris Berg March 03, 2020 In high-performance driving, safety should be at the center of every decision made and action taken. If safety is not dictating each decision made on the track, it should be. That becomes even truer…

Lucas Oil Releases Safeguard Ethanol Fuel Conditioner By Chris McWilliams February 03, 2020 New from Lucas Oil – their Safeguard Ethanol Fuel Conditioner with Stabilizers. This conditioner was made to specifically address and correct issues that arise after using ethanol-based…