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Contents: 12s For $1,995 – El Cheapo Revisited (Can you believe we made this total hoopla go 12.93 at 103 mph? Neither can we!) Tech – Shootout: Carb vs. EFI (We’ll tell you up front: EFI made more power but at about 10 times the cost); Carb vs. EFI: Other Opinions, Other Options (Marlan grilled even more high-tech tuners to fuel the controversy); Light vs. Heavy Wheels (A dragstrip shootout determines if there’s really a worthy e.t. difference); 580 Horses From 357 Cubes (Joe Sherman makes big grunt from a little Bow Tie – no nitrous, no boost); How To Change A Clutch (Yes, it can be done at the curb in front of your apartment); Mopar Head Compare (What’s the better buy for your big-block: used 906s or new Mopar offerings?); Four-Speed Rehash (Yikes! Rebuilding your own A-833 gearbox looks a wee bit scary); The Ultimate Diff? (ARB’s Air Looker gives you an open diff or a spool at the touch of a button); Interior Painting (How to use proper vinyl dye instead of the rattle-can stuff); EFI Upgrades Put To The Test (We hung some ACCEL speed goodies on a TPI car to see if they equalled e.t. improvement) Features – Hot Street Trends For 1999 (The more things change, the more they stay the same. What’s hot may not really be new); Kickin’ Asspen (A 440, the right stance, and 11-second timeslips…but it’s still an Aspen); Wagons Galore (No beaters this time – just sano swap-meet cruisers); Rockin’ Street Olds (A W-30ized 442 set on stun); Boss 302 Mustang (A legit Boss that was driven hard and put away broke) Departments – Point Of View; Readers’ Pages; Straight Scoop; Speed Shop; Ask Marlan; Coming Next Month
Issue: May 1999
Condition: Very Good