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Contents: 4 Bangers (The first hot rods to thunder over Muroc Dry Lakes were 4-bangers – now 40 years later they’re taking the racetracks by storm.), 2.3 Ford (Building 4 cylinder performance in the Blue Oval camp.), 2.2 Dodge (Chrysler Corporation in the four-front of small-engine technology.), 2.5 Pontiac (The winningest 4-cylinder engines in America.), 2.0 Chevy (Chevrolet’s late entry in the 4-cylinder sweepstakes.), Road Test (Different Strokes: Pontiac Trans Am, Dodge Daytona Turbo Z and Toyota Supra.), Gettin’ Offy (Bob Anderson’s roadster pickup is the ultimate in four-play.), 400 Cubic Inches For F-Bodies (Inching up in performance with a 400-cid small-block.), Chrisman’s Comet (The first blown fuel Funny Car.), Carb Tuning (Rochester Quadrajet.), Bird of Prey (Tim Nixon’s ’82 Trans Am.), Totally Graphic (Two perfect examples on the Pro Street theme.), Rally Van (’85 Dodge Ram Van.), Buff It! (Metal polishing for the home hobbyist.), Black Magic (Jim McNamara’s ’33.), Bike Test (Superbike Shootout: Yamaha FJ1200, Suzuki GSX-R1100 and Kawasaki’s ZX900 Ninja and ZX1000 Ninja.) Departments – Starting Line (“I guess a lot of people out there just underestimated Carroll Shelby and Hot Rod magazine.), Reaction Time (Model cars, hot Omni, GLHS vs GT 350, styles vs speed and more.), New Stuff, Roddin’ at Random (Blackin’ out, Hypereutectic pistons, Stallone’s Merc and cruisin Van Nuys Blvd.), Pit Stop (Cam sizing, nitrous knowledge, gas conversion, lifter designs and more.), August Events, Swap Meet, Finish Line (Sons of racers, Buddy Ingersoll’s new combination, IMSA GT road racing and Winternats flashback.)
Issue: August 1986
Condition: Very Good