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The Ford Torino earned its reputation not only through sleek sheet metal but through a remarkably broad engine catalog that ...

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Anybody who regularly wields a wrench can slam a motor together practically blindfolded. That's the easy part. If you really think about it, most of the labor is tied up in piecing together the ...

The last few years have seen a change in the performance aftermarket as more manufacturers move to a direct-to-consumer sales model. As an understandable reaction, some of the largest online retailers ...