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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
5301 Eighth Street E.
Dept. VM
Fife
WA  98424
Jacobs Electronics Inc.
Midland
TX  79701
Auburn Gear
400 E. Auburn Dr.
Auburn
IN  46706-3499
KYB America
Lombard
IL
Barry Grant Fuel Systems/Demon Carbs/NitrousWorks KONI North America
1961 International Way
Hebron
KY  41048
Borla Performance Industries
www.borla.com
MSD/Autotronic Controls Corp.
www.msdignition.com
Competition Engineering
Guilford
CT

competitionengineering.com
Mr. Gasket Co.
8700 Brookpark Rd.
Cleveland
OH  44129
Crane Cams
Daytona Beach
FL

www.cranecams.com
Nitrous Express
DynoMax Performance Powertrax
www.richmondgear.com
Eaton Detroit Spring
Detroit
MI

www.eatonsprings.com
Quick Fuel Technologies
www.quickfueltechnology.com
Edelbrock
2700 California St
Torrance
CA  90503
Ravin Exhaust
Flowmaster
Santa Rosa
CA

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

globalwest.net
Richmond Gear
Old Norris Rd.
Liberty
SC  29657
HAL Shocks
Stuart
FL  34997
Torque Technologies
Valdosta
GA  31601
Hedman Hedders
Whittier
CA

www.hedman.com
U.S. Gear
9420 Stony Island Ave.
Chicago
IL  60617
Holley Performance Products
Bowling Green
KY

holley.com
Wilson Manifolds
Ft. Lauderdale, FL

www.wilsonmanifolds.com
Hotchkis Performance
Santa Fe Springs
CA

www.hotchkis.net

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