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1969 Ford Cobra/Mercury Cyclone CJ: 335 hp

Fords in the sixties were winners in NASCAR and competitive in some drag classes, but on the street they were stones. Unlike Chevys – which always managed to have port sizes, cam timing, carburetion, and exhaust capacity matched and working together to produce more than you’d expect – Fords had impressive specs but accomplished less [...]

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American Made 3D Auto Parts Mechanical Component 3D Scanner + Printer

Amazing American technology 3d scanner scans automotive and mechanical parts Inkjet type thermal jet printer prints plastic components off to hop for testing Full size intact components actually assembled by printer intact and working First Nations Voice – Home Wpg Auto Winnipeg Jewish Review Vancouver BC Auto Trader Winnipeg News Online Furnasman One Hour Heating [...]

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1968-1969 Chevy II Nova SS396: 375 hp

In late spring of 1968, I eased out of the GM Tech Center in a sweetheart of a Chevy II: a four-speed, bright red with a black vinyl top. Except for the chrome 396 badge on the front fenders, it could have passed for a vestal virgin. But all eyes homed in on those badges, [...]

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1966-1969 Chevrolet Chevelle SS396: 375 hp

Chevrolet was always in the fast-car business, so there were plenty of SS396 Chevelles. Most of them were nice, docile cars with torquey big blocks that could put your license in points trouble in just one night of exuberance. Then there was the L78. The L78 engine had a heavy-duty block with four-bolt mains, big-port [...]

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1970-1971 Plymouth/Dodge Intermediate: 425 hp

For the last two years of its production life, the Street Hemi had hydraulic lifters, but the cam retained approximately the same valve events as before. Street Hemis ran best with their valve lash adjusted just right, and hydraulics were the factory’s way of making sure it stayed that way regardless of the owner’s maintenance [...]

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The Walk-around Inspection

You’ll find the oil filler cap somewhere on the valve cover. If the engine is a longitudinally-installed V6 or V8 the cap could be on either valve cover, if the engine is a transverse installation, the oil filler cap will always be on the front valve cover. Some oil filler caps on older vehicles have [...]

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Dodge 5.2 Liter V-8 with Multiport Electronic Fuel Injection

In 1992, Dodge unleashed its new 5.2 liter V-8 with multiport electronic fuel injection and upped its performance ante from 165 to 230 horsepower in one fell swoop. For ’93, there’s even more fast iron in store. The 5.2-liter Magnum V-8 is joined by a big brother motor with 5.9 liters of displacement. That’s 360 [...]

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Lincoln’s Vision

Sometimes the story is about the relationship between the owner and the car. Sometimes the story is about the owner’s vision of what the car could be. And sometimes the story is the car itself. Then, of course, you have Calgary’s Murray Hoines and his ’49 Lincoln where the story is a little of all [...]

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Where Does All the Horsepower Go?

When a car manufacturer  advertises that a V-8 engine delivers 250 horsepower, what does this mean? Technically, the term horsepower means the capability for doing so much work in so much time. One horsepower is defined as 33,000 foot-pounds of work per minute. So, the power necessary to lift 33,000 pounds one foot in one [...]

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Steering: Communication between Car and Driver

In a high performance car, the steering must do more than respond with precision; it must also communicate back to the driver the interaction of tire and road. The power-assist steering in the 911 Turbo achieves these objectives with true finesse. One of the key features of the new steering system is its variable-ratio gearing. [...]

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