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Sunoco , Fuel Tips , Sponsored Content
Is E30 a hack for extra octane?

Want more power, but don't want to go from straight gas to E85? There's a middle ground. Consider E30.

Chevrolet | Corvette | Leaf Springs | Borg Motorsports
A mechanical engineer weighs in on Corvette leaf springs

A straightforward question came up as we worked on our Corvette Z06 project car: What are the rates for leaf springs–both OEM and some popular replacements?

Guest Writer
DIY | Welding | Fabrication | Chassis | Shop Work | Scratch-Built Solutions
Weld better in 11 easy steps

Here are a few tips for making sound welds–you know, the glue that keeps your project intact.

Carl Heideman
$2000 Challenge | Datsun | Datsun 510 | Buick V8
#TBT: A Datsun 510 with a V8 mounted in the passenger’s seat

What's so unusual about the V8-powered Datsun 510 Jeff Hixson and Minh Duong entered into our annual $2000 Challenge back in 2003? The V8 didn't live under the hood.

Scott Lear
Ford | Mustang | Livery | Die-Cut
How to create a livery using die-cut stickers

In an era of full vinyl wraps, old-school die-cut stickers can still look good.

J.G. Pasterjak
Carl Heideman
Shop Work
15 questions about fasteners that everyone should know

We share the technology and design behind fasteners, especially engine component fasteners so you can choose the right ones.

Staff Writer
BMW | BMW M3
#TBT: Which BMW M3 is best for track and street, E30, E36 or E46?

In this test from 2004, we compare an E30 M3, E36 M3 and E46 M3 against each other to find out which one works best as a street car and …

Per Schroeder
$2000 Challenge | Volkswagen | Batman | Batmobile
#TBT: Batvan, a Batmobile built for less than $2000

This low-buck, Batman-themed racer is a custom combination of a 1966 VW Kombi bus and a 1984 Chevy Monte Carlo–all built for under $2000.

David S. Wallens
$2000 Challenge | Racecouch
How to turn an ordinary couch into a RaceCouch

Georgia Tech’s Wreck Racing transformed a couch–itself a team member of long standing–into a motorized piece of living room furniture.

David S. Wallens
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