Hot Rod Tech Articles

DIY Altered-Wheelbase Car - Fairlane Funnification

This is kind of a "because we can" moment, as Magnante and Mr. Rich go Match Bashing again, mercilessly hacking an otherwise sano '64 Fairlane into a retro Funny Car more

EFI System Conversion - EZ-EFI

We test the new EZ-EFI from FAST more

2010 Camaro Performance Parts - New Camaro Bolt-Ons

Revisiting the HOT ROD Test Car Camaro with ported heads, a bigger cam, and long tube headers more

Factory Five '33 Hot Rod Project Car - Race Rod

Introducing Factory Five Racing's latest kit, a kick-ass '33 Ford that handles. This month, we paint the fiberglass body. more

Chevy W-Series Engine Build - The Reanimator From 348 To 437

Joe Sherman Rejuvenates An Early Chevy W-Series Big-Block To The Tune Of 650 HP. more

LS3 Performance Parts - New Camaro Bolt-Ons

With only 187 miles on the clock, we take a brand-new Camaro to the trackand run it. Then we knock more than a second off the e.t. with bolt-on parts and some nitrous! more

NASCAR Race Engines - Arms Race

Inside the brand-new Ford and Dodge engines for NASCAR Sprint Cup competition more

Custom Vinyl Wrap - Don't Paint It, Wrap It!

Instead of painting a car, we wrap it with vinyl, complete with flames. Here's what you need to know about wrapping a car. more

What's New In Piston Rings

Marian goes undercover to find out the latest technology and progressive thought when it comes to piston rings more

SN-95 Mustang Suspension - Looker

We update our '97 Mustang's suspension with equal measures of form and function more

Multiple Fuel Systems - Multifuel Upgrades

White Racing's multifuel kit allows you to effortlessly switch from gasoline to alcohol-blended fuels more

GM LS Engine Cam Test - Four-Way Bumpstick Blowout

We test Comp Cams' five best-selling camshafts for late model GM engines and see how they compare more

Mopar Suspension Bolt-Ons - Shipbuilding

We test, part by part, Hotchkis Performance's new suspension system for E- and B-Body Mopars more

DI Engine Guide - Direct Injection

In a few years every new engine will feature direct injection. Here's what it is, how it works, and why it's a good thing for hot rodding. more

Wheel Alignment Guide - DIY Alignment

With A Few Basic Tools And The Know-How Shared Here, You'll Never Again Be At The Mercy Of An Alignment Shop more

Big-Block Chevy Blower - 8-71!

Our Every Trick In The Book series continues with a Weiand 8-71 huffer atop our unkillable big-block. We kinda did it just for fun, but we learned some good stuff anyway. more

Ford 427 Cammer Build - Return Of The SOHC

The Ford 427 SOHC engine is back in style, thanks to all new parts. And we built one. more

Hot Rod Parts Deals - Gearhead Rewards

HOT ROD and its advertisers cook up a plan to save you real money, right now. So go buy stuff! more

Affordable Cylinder Heads - E-Street Heads

We test Edelbrock's affordable cylinder head for small-block Chevys and Fords more

Variable Valve Timing - The Next Phase

Nearly every new engine coming out of Detroit has variable valve timing. Here's what it is and how to deal with it. more

Motown LS Engine - Mitchell's Monster

Bill Mitchell builds a Gen I small-block Chevy block that can mount late-model LS cylinder heads, allowing you to have the best of both worlds more

1974 Chevy C10 Build - The Muscle Truck Part Deux

Gears and slicks take our junkyard Chevy pickup from mid-13s to mid-12s more

Nitrous System Testing - Nitrous Mythbusting

Is a single-plane intake manifold always better than a dual-plane when hitting the spray? We find out. more

Retro Stripe Painting - Painting Homage

How one shop gave a Coronet a set of candy-red stripes to mimic on famous race team more

GM Ecotec Bolt-Ons - Four Play

Cams and a supercharger turn the junkyard GM 4-banger into a 370hp mini killer more