Differences and Applications of GM ECMs (GEN III, IV, & V) Everybody loves the GM LS Platform, but as much as we hate to say it, the LS is dead—as fas as the OEM is concerned—and in its place lives the LT Platform. Odds are you already knew this, but you
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Tech Review—Proform Slim-Fit Radiators
Written by Miles Cook Photos courtesy of Proform Proform’s list of available components is downright impressive. We’re talking carburetors, distributors, alternators, starters, harmonic balancers, valvetrain and cylinder-head bits, scales, gaskets, tools and more. However, it was one of the company’s heat exchangers that really caught our eye thanks to its cutting-edge design
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Tech Review—Aeromotive Brushless Fuel Pumps
By Steve Turner Photos by Fastest Street Car and Aeromotive As technology pushes engine performance into the stratosphere, the need to feed higher and higher levels of horsepower is omnipresent. For decades Aeromotive Inc. has created fuel system solutions for hi-po street cars and racing machines. Most recently, the company expanded into
Tech Review—JPC Racing 6R80 Delete Kit
Photos Courtesy of JPC Racing and Fastest Street Car The lethargic days of the AOD transmission are long behind us as Ford revamped the automatic-equipped Mustang landscape in 2005 and it has never looked back. The drag racing and street/strip markets have gravitated to the 6R80 six-speed auto that debuted in
Tech Review—Ultimate Headers
Written by Miles Cook Photos courtesy of Ultimate Headers If you are seeking headers for a project, Ultimate Headers offers various options for both late-model cars and engine-swap applications. For example, if you want to swap an LS into any 1953-1982 Corvette, the company has the headers you’ll need. On the Ford
Tech Review—Coan Billet Aluminum Powerglide Valvebody
Founded in 1976, Coan Engineering is a well-known presence in drag-racing circles. The company has long focused on transmission performance, reliability, and commitment to its customers, who range from street-car enthusiasts to those racing in the NMCA and NMRA series. Coan played a major role in introducing the first transbrakes for
Plug & Play—Bully Dog and SCT show us just how easy it is to upload big performance gains
Written By Steve Turner Photography by the author and courtesy of the manufacturers For any of our readers, tuning is part of the common vernacular. If you are modding a vehicle and hitting the racetrack in a computer-controlled vehicle, you need to recalibrate its programming to maximize performance. In some cases, you may
Tech Review—Vortech V-15/17 Superchargers
By Miles Cook Photography by Steve Turner As scribes covering the automotive aftermarket and the well-established drag-racing sanctioning bodies that are the NMCA and NMRA, we have long followed the engineering efforts of Vortech Superchargers. The company’s blower are synonymous with adding big power and lowering quarter-mile e.t.’s Established in the early 1990s,
Tech Review—Billet Specialties Win Lite Wheels
Billet Specialties is a multi-faceted manufacturer. The company offers complete lines of all sorts of cool parts like steering wheels, front-engine dress components, and accessories for the interior and exterior parts of the cars we all know and love. While that stuff is all well and good, the company’s line of