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A couple of decades ago, you could easily pick the boneyard for an inexpensive engine core that would polish up nicely with a little cleaning and some machine work. Chrysler made millions of big-block wedges and LA-series small-blocks, and by the 1980s, they were strewn on the ground like rocks. Those days are gone, and those “rocks” (at least the […] Intake manifolds are about more than how much air they move, and intake runner length can play a key role in how and where your engine makes its power. For the last decade or so, enthusiasts have chosen the popular LS platform over not only the original small-block, but over most other competing engine families as well. Taking over for […] Westech’s Steve Brule sends us over a very impressive Ford small-block they recently tested. Aside from filming the super cool Engine Masters stuff at Westech, we do many of our engine build tests there, too. But even with all of that, the guys at Westech stay busy testing hundreds of cool engines that have nothing to do with MotorTrend. See […] Three out of four new-car dealers could accurately identify critical safety features aimed at making new cars safer for teen drivers, but only after most were prompted by shoppers to identify those features — and most of their information was vague. That’s according to a study released last week by the IIHS that followed a similar study last year that […] New cars are safer than ever before. Fatal crashes are fewer, while miles traveled on American roadways are higher than ever before. Most new cars are equipped with vital life-saving equipment such as automatic emergency braking, and many can be equipped with even more new tech that can prevent crashes from happening. This year, the IIHS toughened the criteria for […] Get rid of destructive heat with an external oil cooler for your engine, transmission, power steering and rearend. Have you ever considered how hot oil gets inside your engine, transmission, differential, or power steering? Excessive engine heat can cause unnecessary wear and tear along with premature failure. In normal operation, engine oil temperature needs to be at least 212 degrees […] The 2020 Mazda CX-30 small crossover SUV earned a Top Safety Pick from the IIHS when equipped with certain headlights, the automaker announced Friday. New for 2020, the CX-30 earned “Good” ratings on all six crash tests performed by the non-profit safety agency, which for 2020 instituted more rigorous requirements to qualify for the industry’s most coveted safety award. Included in […] The 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid joins the conventional CR-V in earning a 2020 Top Safety Pick award from the IIHS, the automaker announced Tuesday. The 2020 CR-V Hybrid earned top “Good” ratings in all six crash tests, and a “Superior” rating in front crash prevention with both other vehicles and pedestrians. The only thing stopping the 2020 CR-V Hybrid from […] Skoda Octavia RS iV ShootingBrake Egy Facebook kommentből jött az ötlet, hogy milyen lenne az új Octavia 3 ajtós kombiként. Íme, itt a végeredmény. #xtomidesign As much as we love the idea of the incoming Arteon ‘Shooting Brake’, the name of it – if that’s what VW actually ends up going for – is a little disingenuous. We’ve seen the […] More ways to make boosted LS powerHow to Make 1,000 hp with a Supercharged LSLS3 Supercharger Swap Kit If you have the cash, a shiny new LS crate engine is the way to go. But what’s the best way to add big power to your otherwise-stock crate engine? Well, we picked up an LS3 offering from Blueprint Engines (PN PSLS3760CTF) […]
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