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Bolt-On Speed

10 Best Budget Bolt-Ons
By Scott Crouse
Photography by Jeff Smith, Scott Crouse
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After months of searching for the perfect car, you’ve finally found something with potential. It may be a little rough around the edges and your buddies might call it a piece of scrap iron, but you know better. The amount of cash they spend on their new Hondas and slow-stangs is twice what it’ll cost you to put together a ride that will run circles around them.

Before you begin, remember that careful planning and wise parts selection are key to building a high-performance vehicle. Now we've put together CHP’s top 10 budget bolt-on recommendations. While most of the items we’ve chosen seem to cater to the more popular small-block, the ideas hold true for other engines as well.

Check out the details in the sidebars below.

Art Morrison Enterprises
www.artmorrison.com
Jacobs Electronics Inc.
Midland
TX  79701
Auburn Gear
260/925-3200

Auburngear.com/aftermarket/
KYB America
Lombard
IL
Barry Grant Fuel Systems/Demon Carbs/NitrousWorks Koni North America
1961A International Way
Hebron
KY  41048
606/586-4100
Borla Performance Industries
5901 Edison Dr.
Oxnard
CA  93033
(877) 462-6752

www.borla.com
MSD/Autotronic Controls Corp.
www.msdignition.com
Competition Engineering
80 Carter Dr.
Guilford
CT  06437
Mr. Gasket Co.
8700 Brookpark Rd.
Cleveland
OH  44129
Crane cams
530 Fentress Blvd
Daytona Beach
FL  32114
(904) 252-1151

www.cranecams.com
Nitrous Express
DynoMax Performance Powertrax
www.richmondgear.com
Eaton Detroit Spring
1555 Michigan Ave., Dept. R&C
Detroit, MI 48216
(313) 963-3839

www.eatonsprings.com
Quick Fuel Technologies
www.quickfueltechnology.com
Edelbrock Ravin Exhaust
Flowmaster
100 Stony Point Rd., Ste. 125
Santa Rosa
CA  95401
(800) 544-4761

www.flowmastermufflers.com
Reider Racing Inc.
Taylor
MI
Global West Suspension Components
San Bernardino
CA

globalwest.net
Richmond Gear
864/843-9275

richmondgear.com
HAL Shocks
Stuart
FL  34997
Torque Technologies
Valdosta
GA  31601
Hedman Hedders
www.hedman.com
U.S. Gear
9420 Stony Island Ave.
Chicago
IL  60617
Holley Performance Products
P.O. Box 10360
1801 Russellville Rd.
Bowling Green
KY  42102-7360
(270) 782-2900
Wilson Manifolds
954-771-6216

www.wilsonmanifolds.com
Hotchkis Performance
Santa Fe Springs
CA

www.hotchkis.net

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