Improved Racing Products has just released their new crank scrapers for the LS and VORTECH series of GM V8 engines. The Orlando, Florida based company is known for their high quality products that help control engine oil control in high performance engines. The two models, the EGM-300 (for the 1998-2002 LS1) and EGM-301 (for 3.622” […] More »
I have to hand it to 6LEDesigns, they’re keeping the fourth generation F-body styling and appearance aftermarket alive with tons of refreshing parts, like this new functional shaker hood for the 4th Gen. Ponchos. I know they’re still ironing out the details like the size of the actual shaker, but we’re talking a functional unit […] More »
We’re rewinding time by over a decade for this special, F-body centric episode of Motorweek. They set the ultra rare, 2001, 10th Anniversary SLP Pontiac Firehawk against the 2001 Camaro SS in a road-test on the streets, at the strip and around the track. For some reason I’d always thought that the black/gold LS-equipped Trans […] More »
Being an editor, I’m not a huge fan of twitter. Honestly, my stories and editorials are far too wonderful to limit, right? But I’ve heard that some of you like the app and use it frequently. Well, I found something that you might enjoy and that has me warming up to Twitter: Angry Trans Am. […] More »
Bob Lutz recently told a Road & Track reader that Pontiac was planning to build a GTO before the brand got killed off. It would have been based on the G8 and probably would have looked something like the Holden Coupe 60 Concept above, which to me is a pretty big improvement, looks-wise, over the […] More »
When we stumbled on member G8 GXP’s thread we couldn’t believe the awesomeness inside. Not only is the subject in the photo a Twin Turbo G8 GXP that makes 710 hp 742 lb-ft at the wheels, but the actual photography is stellar! According to the thread, G8 GXP left on vacation and while he was […] More »
David, meet Goliath. Actually, that’s not really fair. The Firebird isn’t exactly a slow car to start with, but the Challenger SRT8 is pretty powerful. Unfortunately for it, it’s also heavy. Even though these cars aren’t putting down a thousand horsepower and running nine second quarters, this is a good race. I’ll take a close […] More »