In this issue

Second Opinion: Like Tools? More Tool Stories.

Take Five With Detroit Speed Founder Kyle Tucker.

Freak Alert! 3,424 HP Supercharged Peterbilt..

SPEED PARTS HALL OF FAME

HOT ROD’s objective has always been to cover what’s happening in the hot rodding world—the people, the trends, the races, the culture, the cars, the builds, and so on.

1 min

Take Five With Kyle Tucker

Former GM Engineer and Founder of Detroit Speed Discusses Performance Aftermarket Manufacturing in the Modern Era

8 mins

ICONICUS MAXIMUS

If you were asked to repaint the Mona Lisa, could you do it?

10+ mins

The Blood of CHRISTINE

This 1958 Plymouth has been created as the ultimate Christine tribute

7 mins

Freak Alert!

3,424 HP SUPERCHARGED 24-CYLINDER PETERBILT SEMITRUCK

5 mins

ON THE SCENE - The RPM Nationals

Right around the time this very magazine was formed, hopped-up flathead V8s were considered the pinnacle of speed.

1 min

Make 800 HP With a Boosted 5.3

We all know how well the LS engine family responds to bolt-ons.

6 mins

FLEX FUEL

SWITCHING FROM GASOLINE TO E85 (AND BACK) HAS NEVER BEEN EASIER

3 mins

Does 'Ram Air' Work?

Popularized by Pontiac back in the 1960s, the term “Ram Air” (as used by its space cadets—aka advertising staff) for a sealed induction system that receives cooler outside ambient air instead of really hot underhood air is a misnomer—at least when applied to road vehicles traveling at legal highway speeds.

2 mins

Jamie Johnson Asks…Do Similar Duration Cams All Perform About the Same, or Differently?

QUESTION My favorite article is “Affordable Horsepower: Building a Low-Buck Small- Block” at HotRod.com. I like it because it shows how to get cheap, usable horsepower with lots of beautiful torque.

10+ mins

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