Staging Basics for Beginners
Drag Race 101: When it comes to winning drag races, it might be surprising to know that many times, the race is over before the cars even reach the 60-foot mark on the drag strip.
Drag Race 101 – How-Tos, Installs, Tech Tips
Installs, modifications, how-to guides and tech tips for drag race vehicles and engines including LS engine swaps and LS engine mods, small block info, carburetor adjustments, EFI, brakes, shocks, struts, chassis, frame, tires, wheels and all of the types of adjustments that can be made to a drag vehicle to either get it to the strip and increase performance once its there. This also includes guides to NHRA race classes and NHRA rules.
Reliable High Power Race Ignition – Part IV
Part IV of Wayne Scraba’s series on Crane Ignitions explores the importance of ignition wires.
Pinion Angle and Traction
Drag Race 101: Pinion Angle and Traction. You’ve just staged your car. The lights are counting down. At that very second, the green is lit, and you release the brakes to launch. Immediately, the tires on your car violently launch you forward. Almost just as fast, they unload, and start to spin. What happened?
Reliable High Power Race Ignition – Part III
Part III of Wayne Scraba’s series on Crane Ignitions explores the digital ignition boxes.
Reliable High Power Race Ignition – Part II
Drag Race 101: High Power Race Ignition Boxes from Crane Cams.
Reliable High Power Race Ignition – Part I
Go ahead, light my fire! Today, you have all sorts of options when it comes to an ignition system for your racecar. So which one is the best? The first in a four part series on ignition options.
Tuning Tips: Squeezing Out More Power
Drag Race 101: Tuning Tips: Squeezing Out More Power. Smaller ways to boost efficiency and reliability for better performance.
Wheels and Tires From Street to Strip – Part IV
In the last issue, we took an involved look at the business end of the car – the tires. And we devoted that space specifically drag radials. But what about the front of the car?
EFI for Hot Rods and Drag Cars
Drag Race 101: EFI for Hod Rods and Drag Cars. Although fuel injection has been around almost as long as cars have, it’s only been within the past 20 years or so that fuel injection systems have really been viable options for those with a desire to go fast, quickly.
Wheels and Tires From Street to Strip – Part III
Our drag race and street-strip wheel and tire series rolls on. This time we’ll look at the rubber part of the equation. Years ago, slicks ruled the roost in terms of drag race tires. You wanted to race? You ran slicks. But today, many popular racing categories mandate radial tires.