Technical Info
Will a Gas Engine Run on Charcoal Lighter Fluid?
Charcoal lighter fluid is tested as a gasoline substitute in EFI, carbureted, and (see-through) Wankel rotary engines. [More…]
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Month: September 2019
Rides & Roadkillers
Coyote Swapped 1967 Ford Mustang Fastback
Built to drive ~ With the engine, transmission and rear-end from a 2014 Mustang and a few other items, this car is a blast to drive. [More…]
Days Gone By
The Search For and Solved Mystery of NASCAR’s Ghost Track
Most NASCAR tracks have a long history so finding history isn’t too tall of an order. Air Base Speedway, however, is so obscure that even Racing-Reference knows next-to-nothing about it. [More…]
Car Shows & Events
2019 Hot Wheels™ Legends Tour ~ Phoenix
Hot Wheels® in Phoenix a car-sized Radio Flyer to a Ferrari-powered Mustang, each competing to become an official 1/64th Hot Wheels®… [More…]
Technical Info
The Science Of Flatness
Flatness is an often misrepresented property of our own intuition. Many of the objects we consider flat, pale in comparison to surfaces manufactured to actually be flat. It’s also a property that our industrialized world [More…]
Technical Info
The Spark Plug Story
The first use of a spark plug in an internal combustion engine was attributed to the Belgian Engineer Jean Joseph Étienne Lenoir in 1859. [More…]
How To & DIY
How to Super Clean Your Windshield
With this method, the rain beads up and rolls off the windshield leaving great visibility. Bugs and bird poop come off easily… [More…]
Hot Rod Lifestyle
Kevin Hart Expected To Sue Car Builder, Survivors Expected To Sue Kevin
Its been reported that Kevin Hart and the other two survivors are lawyering up for what is expected to be “a big lawsuit.” [More…]
How To & DIY
How To Rebuild a 4 Barrel Quadrajet Carburetor
Learn everything you need to know about Quadrajet carburetors, including how to rebuild one correctly, what kind of performance to expect, and why they’ve gotten a bad rap. [More…]
Hot Rod Lifestyle
Creation of The Jessi Combs Foundation
The Petersen Automotive Museum will be hosting a special exhibit on Jessi’s life and contributions between September 22-25th, 2019 called “Jessi Combs: Life At Full Speed” that will be taking donations that will go towards The Jessi Combs Foundation. [More…]