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Contents: Carbs: How Big Is Too Big? – How Big Is Too Big? (Barry Grant explains why bigger isn’t always better); How To Rebuild A Holley (Possibly the most basic tech a car crafter needs to know); Quadrajet (A much-maligned Rochester gets a much-needed facelift); Neat New Carb Parts (Some very new stuff, some kinda new stuff, but all really good stuff) Tech – Rat Attack: 542hp Big-Block Chevy (So far it’s top dog in our big-block build-up series); Carbon-Fiber How-To (It’s not just for rocket scientists anymore); Tall Spindle Upgrade For GM A/G Bodies (How to improve your braking and handling with parts from Hotchkis and the junkyard); Edelbrock’s New “Vortec” Heads (GM’s iron heads were good, but aluminum is better); Quick Discs (Here’s a disc brake conversion kit you can bolt on in your sleep); Zex Is For Nitrous (And nitrous makes Henry D’s Mustang happy) Features – Fueling The NMCA (It’s an insider’s look at drag race fuel systems); Forgotten Fairlane (This restoration was a bodyman’s holiday); Our Power Tour Fiasco (Read about what a huge debacle we had on Hot Rod‘s field trip); Ford Fun In The Buckeye State (The National Mustang Racers Association has taken off like wildfire, and we finally get a chance to find out why) Departments – Point Of View; Readers’ Pages; Straight Scoop; Project Car Update; Speed Shop; Ask Marlan; Coming Next Month
Issue: September 2001
Condition: Very Good