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488-Inch Pump Gas Pontiac Stroker Throws Down 592 hp and a Whopping 625 lb-ft of Torque

If you want torque in a naturally aspirated mill then this big-inch 488 Pontiac stroker powerplant proves there’s no replacement for displacement.

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The 28th Annual HOT ROD Power Tour Driven by Continental Tire is heading south for 2022 and returning to its traditional running time in early summer. Starting Monday, June 13, 2022, and running through Friday, June 17, 2022, the world's largest traveling car show will begin its 1,000-mile journey through the small towns of the American South at Memphis International Raceway in Millington, Tennessee!

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HOT ROD editor-in-chief John McGann and NHRA's Brian Lohnes dive into the ins and outs of the car auction world with Matt Avery, the executive producer of Mecum Auctions.

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GM has teamed up with Cagnazzi Racing to convert HOT ROD Magazine’s famous ’57 Chevy to an EV. Since day one, X has redefined itself time and time again as a canvas to test the newest and hottest tech in the industry.

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Testing out FiTech's new EFI throttle body system on an iron 5.7L LS engine. Intake is a single-plane Holley unit.

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Check out these headlights and grille! SpeedKore teams up with Stellantis chief design officer Ralph Gilles to build the Hellucination 1968 Dodge Charger, debuting at HOT ROD Power Tour 2022.

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Built for just $17K, TreadWear creates an IMSA Camel GT race team that never was. Take one look at TredWear's "Translammed" 1977 Pontiac Trans Am and you'll be smitten. You'll immediately notice the wide look of period-correct IMSA bodywork from the late 1970s/early 1980s and a subtle but obvious reduction in the Trans Am's wheelbase, aided by a slammed stance and an arsenal of aero aids including some crafty and functional turbine wheel covers. Accompanying all these vintage-style mods is a tasty complement of sponsor graphics in the IMSA style that some will no doubt label as kitsch, but it's all in good fun and in the TredWear tradition of pulling at the heartstrings of those who fondly remember the era.

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On season 3, episode 2 of HOT ROD Unlimited, Thom Taylor drives a channeled, topless Deuce roadster in the dead of winter from Nashville to Los Angeles, encountering what you would expect in the middle of winter: ice, rain, cold, frost—did we mention cold?? Watch the roadster slip, slide and spin 2,000 miles as Thom takes Interstate 40 through eight states and 70 degrees of temperature change, taking breaks for burnouts, breakdowns, bad weather and junkyards.

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The team has done it! John McGann and Steve Pazmany made it to the “Pure Power Pony’s” final destination at SEMA! It was a bumpy ride to get from Roadkill Nights in Pontiac, MI then to HOT ROD Power Tour West that started in Pomona, CA and ended in Chandler, AZ to it’s debut on the bustling floors of SEMA in Las Vegas. What a thrilling journey it has been to get to here and we couldn’t have done it without the help of Amazon! Thank you for taking the ride with us in our MotorTrend’s “Pure Power Pony” Drag Car Powered by Amazon, it’s been a blast! More in the link below!

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On this episode of Roadkill, it's fun with Leaf Blowers. Experts on the Internet said it would never work. That's never stopped Freiburger and Finnegan, and this time on Roadkill the guys put the theory to the test: can hardware-store leaf blowers supercharge an engine and make power?

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