After Wednesdays post about cast vs forged pistons, I thought I would write about forged vs cast crankshafts today. Unlike with pistons, there are more materials to work with when talking about cranks. Starting with cast cranks, there are three … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: August 2012
I went to the Isanti Weekly Car Show again last night. There was a good turn out despite the weather threatening rain. I got there late, but I still managed to get pictures of almost all of the cars that … Continue reading
When building an engine for your muscle car, one decision is to use forged versus cast pistons. While most people know that forged pistons are stronger, I am not sure if everyone knows why. Image courtesy of matchity, on Flickr … Continue reading
As I wrote yesterday about the 426 Hemi and 427 Cammer, I realized not everyone would know why the hemi head was such a great head for racing and high performance street engines. So I wrote this explaining why the Hemi … Continue reading
Today I was thinking about some engines with larger than life reputations. I drove by a car dealership that had an SRT-8 Challenger sitting out front. That got me to thinking about the 426 Hemi. And since I was driving … Continue reading
After having written about what is a muscle car, and even about can a four door be a muscle car, I thought I would write about a modern car that there is little doubt about it being a muscle car, … Continue reading
When I was at the Isanti Weekly Car Show, I grabbed a flier for the first annual Darrel Goad’s Raising Hel…p car show flier. I scanned it for anyone interested in the details. If you are in the Minneapolis/St. Paul … Continue reading
Last night I went to the Isanti Weekly Car Show (for more info check out their Facebook page). Unfortunately it was a small turn out. Probably due to the fact that it looked like rain all day. It did clear … Continue reading
I have talked about the Chrysler LX cars before, the Charger, Magnum and 300, and how I don’t consider them muscle cars. I know they have four doors, but that isn’t why I don’t think they are muscle cars. I … Continue reading
Many people consider that only a two door can can be a muscle car. I tend to be a little more generous with my definitions, after all if you ruled out the four door muscle cars, there wouldn’t be many … Continue reading