Video: Tips, Tricks & Techniques to Building a Custom Air Intake Tubing System
An air intake system can be one of the most commonly overlooked aspects of an EFI engine swap—particularly for the GM LS swap crowd. And depending on your setup, you […]
Parts Bin: Summit Racing’s Oxygen Sensor Harness Extensions Make Header Installs & Engine Swaps Easier
It’s common for gearheads to embark on a header install, engine swap, or other motor/exhaust upgrades without giving much thought to oxygen sensors. Then halfway through the job, they realize […]
Mailbag: Converting a V6 S-10 Blazer to a Small Block Chevy
Q: I have a 1985 S-10 Blazer with a carbureted 2.8L V6, 4WD, and a 4-speed manual transmission. What parts do I need to covert the truck to a small block […]
Swap Essentials: Completing Your LS Engine Swap with ICT Billet Brackets and Components
We’ve covered the ins and outs of LS swaps — or at least we thought. Over the years, we’ve shown you how to identify LS engine blocks, looked at some of the engine […]
LS Crate Guide: A Guide to LS Crate Motor Options for Your Next Engine Swap or Restomod
General Motors’ LS (Gen. III/IV) series of engines is the engine swap king these days. In addition to the parade of factory LS-powered late-model cars, you’ll find LS engines in old-school street rods, […]
Mailbag: Mapping Out a Ford Coyote 5.0L-to-Fox Body Engine Swap
You’ve got questions. We’ve got the answers—the Summit Racing tech department tackles your automotive-related conundrums. This week, we’re discussing Ford engine swaps–specifically the Coyote 5.0L. Q. “What about Ford engine swaps?” That’s […]
Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: The Great 5.3L Truck LS Swap Debate
With all this talk about truck LS engines, I hear a lot of talk about swapping a 5.3L truck LS engine into a car. Why would you want to go from […]
Project Thunderbolt LS3 V8 Miata (Part 2): Completing the Teardown and Breakdown
In part one of Project Thunderbolt, we laid out the plans to stuff a GM LS3 V8 in to a 2004 Mazdaspeed Miata. In this update we’re finishing the teardown […]
(Updated with Video) Project Thunderbolt LS3 V8 Miata, Part 1: The Master Plan and Teardown
Light car + big engine = silly go-fast fun. Back in the 1940s and ‘50s it was Ford flathead, Olds, and Caddy V8s in Model As. Pontiac stuffed a 389 […]
Mailbag: Swapping a 383 into a Dodge Dart
Got questions? We’ve got the answers—the Summit Racing tech department tackles your automotive-related conundrums. This week, we’re cramming a 383 into a 1974 Dodge Dart Sport. Q: I have an old Chrysler Newport […]