Holley LS Fest West 2018 A lot of hangovers can happen while in Vegas. Being the town that never sleeps and with an seemingly endless flow of adult beverages, it's not hard to be wiped at the end of the weekend. For us, we have a car show hangover from being at the Holley LS Fest West 2018! An endless weekend jam-packed with LS engines, we need a week to recover from all the … [Read more...]
Check Out The Action From Good Guys Del Mar 2018!
Good Guys Del Mar 2018 What a beautiful show the Good Guys Del Mar 2018 was! At it's core, this show is right on the beach and with Woody wagon's cruising around you feel like you've stepped back in time to the 1960's. You can hear the sounds of The Beach Boys playing on your mono-speaker stereo as you take a break from riding the waves. That illusion is quickly … [Read more...]
Lateral-G Meet And Greet SEMA 2017
SEMA 2017 Meet And Greet While SEMA 2017 is a few weeks behind us, the memories are still fresh in our minds. A week of the best cars in the world surrounded by the best people in the world. The Lateral-G Meet and Greet was the highlight of our week. Where else can you meet up with 150 of your closest car buddies, relax, and watch the strip at the same time? There was … [Read more...]
Holley LS Fest West 2017!
LS Fest West 2017 Last September we walked into Beech Bend raceway for the Holley LS Fest and saw the signs - LS Fest West, May 5th-7th, 2017. News of the event quickly spread like wildfire and we were as excited as kids on Christmas morning. Fast forward a few months and this weekend was the very first Holley LS Fest West! While LS Fest East is held at the magical … [Read more...]
Bored and Stroked: 600HP LS3 – Part Three
Bored and Stroked: The Quest For A 600HP LS3 Back in Part One of our quest to build a 600HP LS3, we laid out all the parts that we would be using to accomplish our goal. Then in Part Two we started to build the motor. By the end of the second installment we had a complete short block ready to be finished and installed. In Part Three is where we will take the short block and … [Read more...]
Hottest New Products Of SEMA 2016!
Hottest New Products of SEMA 2016 One thing we all love about the SEMA show is all the new cars. SEMA is that one special time of year where everybody in the industry gets together and shows off their latest builds. This goes from lifted trucks, slammed imports, or bad ass Pro Touring rides. We all want to see last years work come from literally the best shops in the … [Read more...]
Car Feature: Brian Coyle’s 1971 Chevelle “Green Hell”
After growing up in the back of multiple different muscle cars, it was no surprise that Brian Coyle was going to be a gearhead himself one day. Getting the knack for tearing things apart and putting them back together started as early as five years old. In 1989, fresh out of High School, Brian was on the search for a piece of American machinery. He bought a ’71 Chevelle that … [Read more...]
Holley LS Fest 2016 – Day One
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...]
Step(per) Into The Future Of Gauges
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...]
Bored and Stroked: 600HP LS3 Build – Part One
Building an engine is a lot like making a cake. You have to have all the right ingredients in to achieve a delicious cake or motor. They both require lots of precision measuring, and a splash of love. There's a science to baking the perfect cake, just like there is a science to building an engine. We all know the LS engine is an amazing platform. You can throw just about … [Read more...]