Machined for Function
’55-57 Hood HingesBillet Specialties hood hinges for the ’55-56 Chevy feature precision 3-D machining and look great at any angle. Available in three finish options (Raw Machined, Black Anodized, and Full Polished), the hinges feature stainless hardware and precision bearings ensuring smooth operation.
On the Fly Dyno
Dyno-Shaft On-Vehicle Dynamometer System AEM’s Dyno-Shaft On-Vehicle Dynamometer system eliminates this guesswork by providing real, accurate readings that are produced by measuring a vehicle’s torque and rpm at the driveline, while you drive! The Dyno-Shaft is a true on-vehicle dynamometer system that delivers horsepower and torque numbers as accurately as the most respected dynamometers, with the major advantage being that it measures power while the vehicle is under operation in real-world conditions. It is not an accelerometer-based system, so it will not skew readings due to uphill or downhill transitions, crosswinds, vehicle aerodynamics, wheelspin, vehicle weight, or the myriad other factors that can affect the accuracy of GPS/accelerometer-based units.
Buckle Up
Retractable Harness BeltsThe Corbeau three-point retractable harness belts encompass everything you are looking for in a comfortable, stylish, and safe harness belt. The Corbeau retractable belts use an inertia reel to allow your harness belt to function like your stock belts. This allows you to move around in your car but under any sudden movements the belt locks. Corbeau takes this even further by providing a knob that allows you to change your belt from retractable mode to full-time harness mode. That means if you go to the track or off-road and don’t want your belts to retract, just turn the knob and you are in a fully functional harness belt.
The traditional red and blue anodizing on AN hose ends doesn’t always appeal to everyone. Summit Racing Equipment has introduced its own brand of AN hose ends and adapters with a black hard-anodized finish that will increase the underhood cool factor exponentially.
Added Power
LS Series Perimeter Plate Blackout Nitrous SystemAdjustable from 100-250 hp, the complete, race-ready ZEX LS Series Perimeter Plate Blackout Nitrous System for throttle-by-wire applications provides optimum spray efficiency and fuel distribution with nitrous and fuel outlets placed at 12 injection points around the perimeter of the intake manifold’s inlet. The revolutionary Perimeter Plate is a direct fit for all 90 mm and larger, “four-bolt” style OEM, and aftermarket throttle body/manifold combinations, as well as the new FAST LSXR/LSXRT 102mm intake manifolds. The system uses a patented electronic TPS switch to activate nitrous at wide-open throttle for maximum power and safety. As with all ZEX Blackout Nitrous Systems, this kit comes with black powdercoated bottles, carbon-fiber–looking hoses, and fittings that look great in any street/strip or all-out drag racing application.
Programmable Ignition
Coil-On Plug Ignition Controller The engineers at FAST have taken the XIM to a whole new level. The coil-on plug ignition controller, originally developed for use with FAST XFI systems, is now available in a stand-alone kit for GM LS1/LS6 and LS2/LS3/LS7.These kits enable programmable control of the popular late-model coil-on plug ignition systems, independent of the fuel delivery method or any factory computer. The stand-alone XIM features easy-to-use onboard dials to create a customizable timing curve (instead of using a collection of preset curves) and to adjust a vacuum advance feature and rev limiter. This bolt-on solution to coil-on plug ignition is the easiest and most reliable way to run a carburetor or the FAST EZ-EFI. This is a complete kit; it does not require an XFI unit or OE computer. These kits are ready to run out of the box, but do allow some optional tuning features if desired.
Preventative Measure
Clutch Pedal StopInline Tube’s constantly growing inventory has added a ’67-77 GM A-body clutch pedal bumper stop, which is used on multiple applications ranging from ’67-77, including the GTO, Cutlass, and Skylark. This component acts as a bumper stop on the clutch pedal when released.