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Un-Bearable Tech

Strange Technician Shows Up At Photo Shoot

Posted June 30 2008 12:10 PM by Jim.Campisano

So Project Homewrecker is out in West Jersey at my friend's house. We're installing a Pertronix Second Strike ignition box and Ignitor II module in the factory LT-1 distributor. I've hated points since my first car in...

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An LS1 In A What?

Posted June 19 2008 07:00 AM by DRyder

After a recent visit to Tune Time Performance in Toms River, NJ I stumbled upon something interesting and for some, maybe sacrilegious. No matter which way you look at it, I was intrigued!...

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Baselining Project Purple Haze

Baselining our 1992 Camaro RS

Posted June 18 2008 01:44 PM by phill

We strapped the '92 to the dyno to see what it's making in anticipation of our 350 swap...

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Where the hell is the Goodmark Camaro?

Goodmark Camaro

Posted June 13 2008 05:03 AM by DRyder

Where has the Goodmark Camaro been? The Goodmark Camaro has been hibernating in an undisclosed location in Northern New Jersey for the winter. Future plans have us awakening the sleeping giant for some fresh air and of...

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With high fuel costs, is the used car market on the rise?

4-cylinders for all!

Posted June 11 2008 09:47 AM by DRyder

No matter which direction you look in - WHAM! you get hit with something - a higher than normal electric bill, a food bill beyond your normal budget, and of course the cost of oil. With fuel prices reaching all time highs...

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Maybe if we clean our trunk, we'll get better fuel mileage?

Junk In The Trunk!

Posted June 10 2008 05:40 AM by DRyder

After complaining about fuel pricing and mileage to and from work these days, I popped my trunk. Unloading unnecessary things from the unforgotten hole out back may save a couple bucks I thought.

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Update on our 1987 Monte Carlo Project

Project True SStreet Update

Posted June 6 2008 11:45 AM by DRyder

Project True SStreet is not dead! Our 1987 Monte Carlo Project is much alive, although we have hit a few bumps in the road just as anyone who has built a "Project Car" can understand.

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Time to drop those compression ratios again?

Building engines for lower octane

Posted June 6 2008 10:34 AM by phill

With premium unleaded going over the $4 mark, maybe it's time to take a break from high compression?

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Impulsive Personality

My Eyes are Writing Checks My Bank Account Can't Cash

Posted June 5 2008 11:25 AM by MFicacci

Have you ever been wandering around the local mall and bought something that you really didn’t need or have any reason to own? I have a laundry list of downfalls and...

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Are fuel costs keeping you from the norm?

Fuel Costs, Race and Show

Posted June 3 2008 09:42 AM by DRyder

I know everyone is sick of talking about the rising cost in fuel (both gasoline and diesel), but it seems to me that rising costs are keeping the automotive enthusiast from travel and play. Are you still in the game? Or...

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Gettin It Together

Project True SStreet Update

Posted April 17 2008 07:55 AM by DRyder

Spring has finally sprung in the Northeast (at least that is what my allergies told me). While I've been very excited to get Project True SStreet together, the spring air has given me an additional injection of the...

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The Future of Chevrolet Performance May Be A Plug-In Hybrid

Chevy Volt

Posted April 3 2008 03:44 PM by Jim.Campisano

That sounds pretty stupid, right? No, this blog isn't about building a high-output (high voltage?) version of this 2007 Chevy concept car. I'm all about burning gasoline and making horsepower. But what the Chevrolet...

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Two Bolts?! Doh!

It's always the little things that trip you up!

Posted April 3 2008 09:01 AM by phill

It seems like as I've been putting this motor together, a littany of little items have tripped me up. Well, today the last little thing was taken care of!

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Super Chevy Fontana—Be There!

California Here We Come

Posted March 20 2008 09:10 AM by Jim.Campisano

The season-opening Super Chevy Show in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was simply amazing. It pretty much exceeded everyone's expectations. Now comes stop number two on the Super Chevy 2008 World Tour—California Speedway in...

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Big Fun!

A Suburban In Suburbia

Posted March 11 2008 01:42 PM by Jim.Campisano

This is not my usual style. I prefer my vehicles a bit smaller and certainly more nimble. But when Chevrolet dropped off this 2008 Suburban at my office yesterday I have to say I was smitten. While the eco-nazis,...

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