Basic tuning skills are a hot rodder's greatest asset. These skills enable us to extract maximum available performance from any engine, and they help us to pinpoint serious problems before trouble ...

Picture this with me: Dusk is falling. The air is breezy; the silence of the hillside upon which you’re perched is only broken by grass in wind. Then the stillness of the evening is perforated by what ...

There are many elements of your car that you can fine tune in Forza's Tune Car Setup screen. Every tweak has some effect on your vehicle's performance, so it's important to know what you're up against ...

Gasoline is volatile when vaporized with oxygen. As a motor fuel, gasoline burns best at a ratio of 14.7:1-roughly 14.7 pounds of air to each pound of gasoline. This optimal burn, known as ...

Nitrous oxide. It's the magic in a bottle that makes engines come alive and scream for mercy. Adding the juice can give your pony a 20-horsepower kick in the tail or 800-additinal stomping ...

The last time we talked about carburetors, we focused on getting the idle mixture and speed in line. But that’s not all that a carb requires of its owner. Having your idle in line doesn’t mean the car ...

Many of us remember those wonderful days when a tune-up meant replacing the spark plugs, plug wires, points, rotor, and maybe the distributor cap, and checking the timing and kicking the tires. For ...