Anybody who has ever set foot into an auto parts store on a mission for chrome will recognize the "Spectre" name. For over 26 years, Spectre Performance has been servicing the aftermarket industry ...

There's been a proliferation in recent years of vintage-looking electronic fuel injection setups, simulating the look of side- or down-draft carburetor setups, or the stack-style mechanical fuel ...

There’s hardly anything on a truck that’s simpler than its air-intake system. And not too many things – maybe only your right foot – that can have as much effect on fuel economy. A diesel engine needs ...

Intakes are vital automobile components that work to bring oxygen – a key ingredient in an internal combustion reaction – into the engine’s combustion chamber to modulate how much oxygen mixes with ...

You've chromed and polished your engine components, got a new pulley kit but what do you do about that ugly stock intake system? You scrap it. I know a lot of you like painting intake pipes but let's ...

One of the first modifications many enthusiasts make to their ride is adding a cold-air intake. This replaces the stock intake, a complex, convoluted contraption of pipes and baffles that keep the ...

The purpose of a cold-air intake is to find cold air in an otherwise hot under-hood environment. It can do this by drawing air from above the hood, under the front bumper or a spot inside the engine ...

At one time the most obvious component on many "hopped up" cars and trucks was a hood scoop. The reasons given for using them included the ram air effect, a cooler air source, or they just looked ...