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Contents: Street Race Shootout (The Pump Gas Drags returned to Memphis and it was wicked. How wicked? Would you believe the top four were all in the 8’s? This is ridiculas on 93-octane gas.), Bonus! Pump Gas Drags Poster (Hot Rod‘s Top 10 Fastest Street Cars in America share space on this special poster that you’ll need to stick on your garage wall.) Hot Rod Garage – 1,000-CFM Carb Comparo (We originally set out to compare a standard-flange 1,000-cfm carbto a Dominator-flange 1,000-cfm carb but we soon learned that we didn’t know what we didn’t know. Confused? So were we. Check out what we learned.), Useful Aero Tricks (Aerodynamics are a weird science, but Marlan explains how the magic tricks are performed and unearths some practical tips on how you can make your car as swoopy as possible for max speed.), Diesel Power (No joke, your musclecar is in grave danger of being humiliated by a big-black-smoke-belching truck. Here are the players and what they’re doing to go stupid fast with diesels. Consider yourself warned.) Feature Stories – Pink On The Inside (Ed Pink has built over 5,000 engines in his lilfe. If you’ve never heard of him, here’s you chance to hear his story and learn the impact he’s had on hot rodding. Dave Wallace tells you all about the Old Master.), Top Speed Shootout (Hot Rod‘s first-ever Top Speed Shootout got rained on, but we still had some really fast cars run for the jackets. And Freiburger got in another 200MPH Club, so you have more reason to hate him.) Departments – Starting Line (Saying goodbye to Ira and Peggy.), Holeshot (Kinnan finally gets a column!), Bench Racing (Backlash on pricey musclecars and Nazis.), Where It All Began (How Dave Wallace got “resigned”.), Roddin’ at Random (Check out GM’s new V-16.), Test and Tune (Blowers on new Hemis have meant broken pistons. Not anymore.), Pit Stop (A little too much Pontiac stuff this month.), Finish Line (The Z2Z Shootout never hits two bills.)
Issue: September 2005
Condition: Very Good