Bolting on an aftermarket intake manifold has long been the introduction to hands-on hot rodding. Improved looks, performance, and, often, fuel economy can be just an intake swap away. Not to mention ...

Baseline tests on the stock manifold were done with a 650 Holley carburetor mounted on an adapter plate. Here, writer David Vizard sets the idle mixture being delivered by the electronic Holley. For ...

One of the charms of our favored V-8 engine layout is a cylinder head topping the cylinder bores at each bank, processing the fuel/air mixture, and releasing spent gases in an efficient manner. As a ...

No one around the shop could remember the last time we ran our 302 dyno mule, but it must have been five years ago. Fitted with a fresh set of AFR cylinder heads, the little beast started right up and ...