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.
The Burnout sits down with Kirsten Wright from MagnaFlow to talk about the exhaust system currently powering the RacingJunk/AED Performance 2014 Chevrolet Silverado giveaway truck.
![[Drag Race 101] Turn Your LS Crate Engine into a Strip Burner](https://www.racingjunk.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/2013-chevrolet-performance-lsx454-enginedetail-mh-1280x551-376x206.jpg)
You’ve just bought your LS crate engine. Now you want to massage it to turn it into a strip burning monster. Here’s some of what you’ll need to do just that.
The Burnout sits down with Bryan Baker from A.R.E. to talk about the tonneau cover currently rocking the RacingJunk/AED Performance 2014 Chevrolet Silverado giveaway truck.
![[Drag Race 101] Install a Carb Like a Pro](https://www.racingjunk.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/CarburetorDrag101Feature-376x206.jpg)
Previously we discussed the benefits of the carburetor vs EFI. For those of you who have decided to proceed with the carb, the install is pretty easy.
When I started building performance engines for cars a lifetime ago, we had two choices when it came to getting the air and fuel into our engines: We could choose a carburetor or we could choose a bigger carburetor.
To come full circle as we build our LS engine, we run the engine through a computer simulated dyno to test its effectiveness on the strip.
![[Drag Race 101] Building an LS Bracket Motor from Scratch Part II](https://www.racingjunk.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Parts-2.1-376x206.jpg)
In the last segment of our hypothetical LS motor build; we picked the parts for the top end. This time we have to “contain” the carnage with the bottom end of the motor.
![[Bangin' the Gears] Modern Motor Swaps: Yay or nay?](https://www.racingjunk.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/ModernMotorSwapsFeature-376x206.jpg)
Love’em or hate’em, modern motor swaps are a big part of the industry. But with all the hoopla about LS-swap this and modular-Ford-swap that, we forget that enthusiasts have been swapping newer, more powerful motors into their hot rods for years.
Building your LS Bracket Motor from scratch involves learning more about the engine and considering what you ultimately want from the experience and engine. Part 1 walks you through the basics.
![[Drag Race 101] Build It or Buy It?](https://www.racingjunk.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Build_Buy-Lead-Feature-376x206.jpg)
Build it? Buy it? Mod it? We’ll consider all of these options but for our first foray into Drag 101, we want to provide some options for looking exclusively at the LS engine, a staple of the strip.
