Performance Roadblocks of the LMM Duramax
Easy, tune-only horsepower continues with the LMM Duramax, the version of the 6.6L diesel V8 GM produced for its new body style (GMT900) ’07.5-’10 HD trucks. Like each generation of the Duramax that...
View ArticleOrange Crate: A Family Built ’59 Chevy Pickup Truck
Building trucks is more than a hobby for some people, to those people, it's a lifestyle. For Art Ramirez, he has been working on vehicles his entire life. He and his brother, Manny took influence at a...
View ArticleGear Up Your Off-Road Trailer with These 5 Upgrades
So, you’ve gone from camping to glamping by upgrading from a tent to an off-road trailer. As you find your groove in day-to-day life on the road, personalized tweaks and improvements to your setup...
View Article3 Ways To Electrify Your Classic Car (And Still Pop The Hood For Bragging...
The idea of engine swaps in classic cars is as old as the first hot rodder who decided they wanted big speed in a package that simply wasn't available from the factory. There are of course many...
View ArticlePutting the Super in Abraham Islas' `68 Camaro SS
In the 1960s Ford's Mustang changed the performance car game not just for itself but also its competition. As the cool new kid, it pressured all the other kids to up their game if they wanted to stay...
View ArticlePerformance Roadblocks of the LML Duramax
The LML Duramax left the factory packing 397 hp and 765 lb-ft of torque—but the new, more powerful horsepower and torque numbers weren’t the only changes made for the 2011 model year… This version of...
View ArticleDSM Legend: Have the Mitsubishi Eclipse & Eagle Talon Been Forgotten?
Ah yes, Mitsubishi. In case you didn't know, the Japanese automaker is still around today, offering a selection of crossover SUVs and a couple of cheap economy cars that aren’t especially competitive...
View ArticleWakanda Forever: Black Panther Chevrolet Camaro SS
Inspired by Marvel’s Black Panther movie, Atlanta-based custom shop FF8 Customs decided to give their 2016 Camaro SS the full Wakanda treatment. Specializing in late model Mopar, Ford and Chevrolet...
View ArticleWhat is a Mud Terrain Tire?
If there was ever something that was born out of absolute necessity it was the mud-terrain tire. Despite huge leaps in automotive technology over the past hundred years, the one thing that can stop...
View ArticleThe Weirdest, Wildest, But Totally Necessary Automotive Features Of All-Time
Not all weird car features make sense at first, but if you do a bit of digging into the circumstances surrounding their design, you can often discover the how and why of a vehicle's unusual equipment....
View ArticleThe Rise of the Soft-Roader
After a week of hard work, there are few things better for the soul than some time outdoors in nature. Social media has brought together so many adventuring enthusiasts that are eager to share their...
View ArticleProduct Spotlight: Fleece Performance Engineering’s Exhaust Brake
The 6.7L Cummins is a beast. From the factory—and depending on the model year—you get 350 to 400 hp, 650 lb-ft to 930 lb-ft of torque (1,000 lb-ft on ’19-newer models) and a variable geometry...
View Article4 Off-Road Tire Inspection Tips: Be Prepared For Summer Adventures
When the weather gets warmer, that should mean one thing for off-road enthusiasts: it's time to inspect your rig's tires to make sure that you're prepared for the coming season. Whether you pulling off...
View ArticleHybrids, Hemis & Turbos: The Redesigned 2021 Grand Cherokee Could Change the...
While Ford has been getting a ton of interest about the upcoming debut of the 2021 Bronco, the reborn Bronco isn’t the only important new SUV that’s due in the coming months.Over at Jeep work has been...
View ArticleSnow White Revisited: The Fairytale of this Custom ’57 Chevy Pickup Truck
Originally, we featured this truck about a year ago and it received so much interest that we decided to revisit Snow White with updated photos and the story behind the story of the truck build....
View ArticleIs the 3.0L Duramax Living Up To the Hype?
General Motors’ 3.0L Duramax flaunts water-to-air intercooling, highly-advanced, 36,000-psi high-pressure common-rail fuel injection, a variable intake manifold and the only inline-six architecture in...
View ArticleThese Are The 5 Worst Car Upgrades You Could Ever Install On Your Vehicle
What are some of the worst car mods you've ever seen? It seems like the litany of automotive offenses grows longer every day as ill-informed owners strive to improve performance, save a few bucks on...
View ArticleDriver Battles: Old Vs. New V8 Mustang Drag Race Showdown
In our third installment of Driver Battles: Drag Edition we decided to do something a little different than we have in previous episodes, we paired up an old Mustang against a new one at Irwindale Drag...
View Article2021 Ford F150 Platinum Truck Spy Photos
Here are some photos we snagged of the final development prototype of the 2021 Ford F-150 Platinum. There was no question that is was the Platinum model with badging noticeably uncovered on the front...
View ArticleBadlands Off Road Park: Buying & Riding in the Same Place
Dunes, mud, rock, streams, wooded trails and hills. For off highway enthusiasts in the Midwest, it doesn’t get much better than Badlands Off Road Park. The Attica, Indiana OHV destination is one of a...
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