The Protouring Network

Holley LS Fest 2016 – Day One

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The 2016 Holley LS Fest is off with a bang! We arrived at the beautiful Beech Bend Raceway bright and early to make sure we didn’t miss a single piece of the action. Right off the bat there was some major news – Holley will have LS Fest West in Las Vegas May 5th, 6th, and 7th! That’s huge news for all of us that aren’t on the Eastern side of the states. You can bet we will be … [Read more...]

Optima Ultimate Street Car Challenge – Road America

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Last weekend at Road America was the coolest Optima event since Thunderhill. No blistering 100+ degree temperatures and hot tires here! Starting off the weekend was a car show at Johnson Controls Headquarters near Milwaukee on Friday night. Saturday there would be no racing thanks to the NASCAR & Trans Am events, so they did their road rally by having everybody meet at … [Read more...]

Roll Down The Windows And Smell The Roses!

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Living in Southern California has many perks. One of them is the weather, which is never really that bad when compared to the rest of the country. We can drive our cars year round and avoiding the rain is as simple as saying "I just won't drive my car that one day." Lately, one of my project cars hasn't been torn apart so I've been driving it daily. It's a 1962 Cadillac … [Read more...]

Spectre Performance Open House Product Launch

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A few weeks ago on a hot Saturday morning, Spectre Performance had an open house in Riverside, CA. While this brand you know from offering off-the-shelf air filtration systems for just about any car including LS swaps, they have now started to make some cool accessories for 5th Gen Camaro's as well. Starting early in the morning, a group of roughly thirty 5th Gen Camaro's … [Read more...]

Eric Pierce’s 1971 Chevelle “Big Booty Judy”

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While on the Hot Rod Power Tour this year, we saw thousands upon thousands of beautiful cars and trucks on the road. One ride that caught our attention was this bright orange 1971 Chevelle. After tracking down the owner Eric Pierce and giving the car a closer look, we were in love. There's much more than the bright orange paint job on this '71 Chevelle. Eric got bit by the … [Read more...]

Fuel Injection Made Easy With FiTech EFI!

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Technology is constantly moving forward, including technology in cars. Under the hood, the carburetor has been around since the invent of the internal combustion engine as we know it. As the internal combustion engine has improved, carburetors have too. At a certain point though, it's time to ditch that carburetor and step up your game to air and fuel delivery from fuel … [Read more...]

Optima Ultimate Street Car Challenge – Circuit Of The Americas

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It was a hot one this weekend at OPTIMA's Search for the Ultimate Street Car at Circuit of the Americas last weekend. With the heat index climbing over 110 degrees and staying there all day long. Even though it was blistering hot, COTA's charm made up for the heat. I believe there were 88 competitors this weekend and it was hard to see them all. The first day was especially … [Read more...]

Factory Tour: TMI Products

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  Continuing on with our Factory Tours series, we next bring you TMI Products located in sunny Corona, CA. TMI Products is a family owned company founded in 1982 by the four Tuccinardi brothers. They started the business in the family garage making Volkswagen door panels. Since their humble beginnings they have expanded their manufacturing from door panels to include … [Read more...]

Step(per) Into The Future Of Gauges

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When looking at a classic car compared to a new one, it's very apparent that the technology has improved in nearly every aspect of the vehicle. Gauges too, have advanced in technology to be more accurate, lighter and packed with options. Auto Meter is a company that started making performance gauges way back in 1957. The founder, Vern Westberg, an engineer for Sun at the time, … [Read more...]

Optima Ultimate Street Car Challenge – Charlotte Motor Speedway

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Last weekend, Optima took their Search for the Ultimate Street Car to the east coast! This time, they visited Charlotte, North Carolina and the famous Charlotte Motor Speedway. In the country of Dale Earnhardt Jr. and a lot of NASCAR influence, these street cars took to the track. The first day, we took over the parking lot next to the ZMax Dragway for Detroit Speed Autocross … [Read more...]