Archive for July, 2008
Orange Crush!
Courtney welcomes the Pertronix Pontiac GTO to PowerBlock. This 2300 horse race car runs in the Pacific Street Car Association at 224 MPH. Check out www.pscaracing.com for their race schedule. The team is run by aftermarket veteran Jim Hairston. In his 40 years in the business he’s worked for Hooker, Weiand, Holley and now Pertronix Performance Products as their Director of Marketing and Product Development. Jim joins Courtney to talk about the car, racing with his sons and what’s hot in the automotive aftermarket. See it
August 2 & 3. More on Pertronix at www.pertronix.com.
Edge “Mileage Max” Fuel Savings Up To 7%!
Ogden, UT - Edge Products announces Mileage Max, a specifically designed inline module that installs in less than 10 minutes and improves fuel economy with proven mileage gains of up to 7% while still delivering up to 35 additional horsepower and helping to eliminate downshifting while towing.
Mileage Max is now available for 1998.5-2007 Dodge 5.9L diesel trucks and 2003-2007 Ford 6.0L Powerstroke diesel trucks.
Plus buy now and save! Applies to all purchases between Jul. 15 and Aug 15, 2008, on select new Edge products. Save $30 on any new Mileage Max, $50 on any new Evolution, or $100 on any new Juice with Attitude.
No comments“Tach-Force” Gauge Clusters for Chevy Trucks!
Kansas City, MO - Classic Parts of America announces it’s new all-in-one Gauge Cluster for Chevy trucks. This new retro styled assembly incorporates an 8000 RPM tach, 140 MPH Speedometer, 30 OHM Fuel Gauge, 100 PSI Oil Pressure Gauge, Volt Meter, Temp Gauge and Turn Signal, and Hi-Beam Indicators.
These high-tech 12-volt units feature a chromed reproduction bezel, LED lighting and optional backgrounds in black, white, tan or grey. A direct replacement for popular ‘55-’59 Chevy trucks.
Classic Parts of America have these direct replacement gauges for ‘55-’59 Chevy trucks, plus thousands of restoration and replacement parts for 1947-1998 Chevy and GMC trucks.
No commentsAccel 5mm to 8.8mm High Performance Wire Sets!
Cleveland, OH - Accel Ignition announces the widest range of silicon street performance and racing ignition wire sets for cars, trucks and imports. The company is expanding on it’s popular, ultra thick, 8.8mm street/strip wire sets, with their new Pro 25 Race wires. These new wires feature an 8.8mm
Ferro-spiral core, 25ohm sets are available in 90 degree, 180 degree and long boot Hemi versions.
Accel also offers an ultra high temperature street wire, the Extreme 9000 series. They feature heat reflective boot technology designed for high stress, heavy duty applications including Supercharged and Turbocharged engines. For routing in extremely tight clearances Accel is also offering a new series of 5mm, 300+ Ferro-spiral wires.
All Accel wires are part of Mr. Gaskets Super Summer Rebate program. Click here to find out how to earn up $100 in factory direct rebates.
No commentsHot Hot Rod!
This may be the hottest Hot Rod we’ve ever had on the show! It’s a ‘29 Ford with a big block 540 and an 8-71 Hampton blower that makes over 900 horsepower!!! The guys at Bay One Customs and Young’s Fabrication spent a year crafting this nasty hot rod for owner Robert Stewart. Yes it’s as loud as it looks. Plus find out what the first car was for some of our Tech Center guys. Check out PowerBlock July 26 & 27.
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