Automatic transmissions can be purely mechanical (Ford C4, GM TH350) or electronically controlled (GM 4L60E, Ford 4R70W), but regardless of the control method, the actual work is all done with hydraulic fluid pressure. When shifting the transmission from park to any gear, you are doing two things
We get asked this question frequently regarding performance aftermarket aluminum radiators. In many cases of a classic muscle car or hot rod the stock copper/brass radiator, which came with a black finish from the factory, is replaced by a high performance two or three row aluminum radiator.
The short block of any engine (outside of rotary engines, of course) is made up of four components: the engine block, crankshaft, pistons, and connecting rods. Connecting rods or “con rods,” are the intermediary between the crankshaft and the pistons. While the function is quite simple, the construction of connecting rods is not. There are many different […]
Is an LQ4 an LS motor? GM’s three character engine codes can often be confusing to enthusiasts. Especially when the General opts to reuse them from one engine generation to another, such as the LT1 (or LT-1 for you classic Gen 1 SBC fans). Just what is a LQ4 engine anyway? Well, we’ll put your […]
