Joe McCollough Articles

Both 5.3 and 5.7 LS engines are commonly sourced for LS swaps. Here's a look at some differences and similarities as well as a discussion of what might be the best choice for your project.

A quick-release steering wheel allows easy removal of the steering wheel from the hub, often used in racing for quick entry and exit. We discuss safety considerations and installation options.

Loud pipes are fun, and they can add some serious hosepower to your hot rod. Here are some things to consider to help you build an exhaust system that sounds and performs just the way you want.

A Godzilla-powered Model T hot rod built to celebrate 75 years of Isky Racing Cams meets the car that inspired it. There's a lot going on here...

This Cobra features a G-Comp suspension and an unlikely engine choice, but its mission is the same as those storied Cobras of old. It was built to win races.

There's more to a performance exhaust system than just headers and mufflers. Selecting the best mid-pipe design and the addition of an H-pipe, X-pipe, or Y-pipe exhaust crossover can free up some inexpensive horsepower.

These days, muscle cars aren't just for straight line blasts down the dragstrip. Here's a primer on some of the trick hardware that's available to make your muscle car into a corner carving Pro Touring car that can do it all.

Lake Speed Jr. from Total Seal Piston Rings tells us when it's acceptable to do a DIY cylinder hone at home, and when it's time to head to the machine shop.

This drag and drive '49 Mercury is not at all what you'd expect from a chopped Merc. It's part custom, part hot rod, and built to do it all.

Headers and manifolds differ in design and function. Long tube headers, shorty headers, and exhaust manifolds each have their pros and cons regarding performance and application.