To celebrate HOT ROD's 75th anniversary, we teamed up with CASTROL GTX to bring you some of the stories that exemplify the core of what HOT ROD is and reflect the brand's influence on America's car ...

About the only attention most people give to engine oiling is a fresh filter and four or five new quarts of 10W-40 every couple thousand miles. For serious engine builders, however, the intricacies of ...

The pressurized wetsump oiling system on most production vehicles will look like this. Oil is stored in the oil pan and sucked into the oil pump (which is also located in the oil pan) to be pumped ...

Racers are a picky bunch. We scrutinize parts and sweat minute details down to the thousandth of an inch. We painstakingly gap spark plugs, set valve lash, and carefully select the brand and weight of ...

Drive a few HPDEs or drag races and it won’t take long to figure out that your car’s performance bottlenecks aren’t really about power or torque—they’re about oiling. A built small-block with bonkers ...

Note: This is the third in a series that looks at the diesel particulate filter and maintenance best practices that an impact its lifecycle. The first installment, "Diesel coolant heaters boost DPF ...