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RCNMag.com/tees Contents THROTTLE STEERING 6 Power Perspectives By Steve Temple, Editor Advertiser Index RCN ONLINE @RCNmag.com CONTINUATION, REPLICA AND LOW VOLUME AUTOMOBILES 8 A preview of current online exclusive content. FYI SPOTLIGHT 502 Motorworks . 39 Published monthly by: 9 Wiring Made Easier Deciphering the BlackBox relay system. By Steve Temple B Rod or Custom, Inc. 39 TECH 1720 Maple Lake Dam Rd., PO Box 220 10 Bowtie Brigade BAT Inc. / Mocal USA. .70 Three Lakes, WI 54562 A powerful eet of Chevy LS-powered conversions. By Scott Mann www.rcnmag.com READERS’ RIDES Craft Performance Engines . 72 © Copyright 2017, COLE Publishing Inc. 14 History Revisited No part may be reproduced without permission of publisher. Building a big-block version of the Grand Sport Corvette. In U.S. or Canada call toll free: 866-933-2653 By Henry Nimitz Younger CRS, Inc.. 49 Elsewhere call: 715-546-3346 COVER STORY Email: [email protected] / Fax: 715-546-3786 20 Fine Fusion Cuisine CTECH Manufacturing. 49 Offi ce hours Mon.-Fri., 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. CST A Speedster with a tasty combination of German and Japanese avors. 20 By Steve Temple Desert Classic Mustangs . .70 TECH Blower Basics SUBSCRIPTIONS: A one year (12 issue) subscription to On the Cover 26 Supercharger choices and tech tips. Factory Five Racing . 2 ReinCarNation™ in the United States or Canada is free. Visit An eye-pleasing Porsche 356, built by Beverly Hills Motor Cars By Steve Temple www.rcnmag.com or call 800-257-7222. with a modern Subaru that has more than triple the power of the FEATURE CAR original. Photo by Steve Temple Grandiose Power Fatboy Outdoors . 57 Our subscriber list is occasionally made available to 30 carefully selected companies whose products or services How the G-Code Camaro nails the 1,000 hp mark. By Steve Temple may be of interest to you. Your privacy is important to us. Forte’s Parts Connection . .70 DIY If you prefer not to be a part of these lists, please contact 50 62 Getting Wired Nicole at [email protected]. 36 Tips on sizing your electrical system. Hurst Driveline Conversions . 6 By Dave Martin DISPLAY ADVERTISING: Contact Brad Bisnette or John READERS’ RIDES Kendall at 866-933-2653 or The Aviatrix Kenne Bell, Inc. .70 40 [email protected]. Publisher Some women dream the future—she built it. reserves the right to reject any By Amy Himic advertising which in its opinion Koolmat . .70 Brad Bisnette John Kendall TECH is misleading, unfair or incom- 46 Muscle Mashup patible with the character of A Ford V8 with hemispherical heads. Levy Racing, Inc.. 49 the publication. By Sam Logan 40 30 FEATURE CAR EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE: Please send to Editor, 50 Sinful Seven MMG Motorsports. 39 ReinCarNation Magazine, P.O. Box 220, Three Lakes, WI A menacing turbo Miata-powered Caterham. 54562 or email [email protected]. By Jim Youngs TECH Scarab Motorsports LLC. 7 CIRCULATION: Average circulation is 15,000+ copies per Fire in the Hole month (U.S. and Canadian distribution). 58 Plug wires and why you should care. Shell Valley Classic Wheels, Inc.. .39, 57 By Dean Larson READERS’ RIDES Direct Descendant Sterling Sports Cars, LLC . 71 62 A Cobra replica splashed from an original Daytona. COMING NEXT MONTH By Dave Martin Facebook.com/ReinCarNationMag Vintage Wheels. 9 14 Postwar to ’50s-Era Racers, FYI Replicas & Restomods 68 New Cars and Products Texas Cobra Meet By Dean Larson ZGT Cars/Reaction Research, Inc. .70 Instagram.com/rcnmag Scarab Meister Brauser RCN Tech Tips on Tires, Wheels, and Brakes 70 Marketplace 4 Contents THROTTLE STEERING 6 Power Perspectives By Steve Temple, Editor Advertiser Index RCN ONLINE @RCNmag.com CONTINUATION, REPLICA AND LOW VOLUME AUTOMOBILES 8 A preview of current online exclusive content. FYI SPOTLIGHT 502 Motorworks . 39 Published monthly by: 9 Wiring Made Easier Deciphering the BlackBox relay system. By Steve Temple B Rod or Custom, Inc. 39 TECH 1720 Maple Lake Dam Rd., PO Box 220 10 Bowtie Brigade BAT Inc. / Mocal USA. .70 Three Lakes, WI 54562 A powerful eet of Chevy LS-powered conversions. By Scott Mann www.rcnmag.com READERS’ RIDES Craft Performance Engines . 72 © Copyright 2017, COLE Publishing Inc. 14 History Revisited No part may be reproduced without permission of publisher. Building a big-block version of the Grand Sport Corvette. In U.S. or Canada call toll free: 866-933-2653 By Henry Nimitz Younger CRS, Inc.. 49 Elsewhere call: 715-546-3346 COVER STORY Email: [email protected] / Fax: 715-546-3786 20 Fine Fusion Cuisine CTECH Manufacturing. 49 Offi ce hours Mon.-Fri., 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. CST A Speedster with a tasty combination of German and Japanese avors. 20 By Steve Temple Desert Classic Mustangs . .70 TECH Blower Basics SUBSCRIPTIONS: A one year (12 issue) subscription to On the Cover 26 Supercharger choices and tech tips. Factory Five Racing . 2 ReinCarNation™ in the United States or Canada is free. Visit An eye-pleasing Porsche 356, built by Beverly Hills Motor Cars By Steve Temple www.rcnmag.com or call 800-257-7222. with a modern Subaru that has more than triple the power of the FEATURE CAR original. Photo by Steve Temple Grandiose Power Fatboy Outdoors . 57 Our subscriber list is occasionally made available to 30 carefully selected companies whose products or services How the G-Code Camaro nails the 1,000 hp mark. By Steve Temple may be of interest to you. Your privacy is important to us. Forte’s Parts Connection . .70 DIY If you prefer not to be a part of these lists, please contact 50 62 Getting Wired Nicole at [email protected]. 36 Tips on sizing your electrical system. Hurst Driveline Conversions . 6 By Dave Martin DISPLAY ADVERTISING: Contact Brad Bisnette or John READERS’ RIDES Kendall at 866-933-2653 or The Aviatrix Kenne Bell, Inc. .70 40 [email protected]. Publisher Some women dream the future—she built it. reserves the right to reject any By Amy Himic advertising which in its opinion Koolmat . .70 Brad Bisnette John Kendall TECH is misleading, unfair or incom- 46 Muscle Mashup patible with the character of A Ford V8 with hemispherical heads. Levy Racing, Inc.. 49 the publication. By Sam Logan 40 30 FEATURE CAR EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE: Please send to Editor, 50 Sinful Seven MMG Motorsports. 39 ReinCarNation Magazine, P.O. Box 220, Three Lakes, WI A menacing turbo Miata-powered Caterham. 54562 or email [email protected]. By Jim Youngs TECH Scarab Motorsports LLC. 7 CIRCULATION: Average circulation is 15,000+ copies per Fire in the Hole month (U.S. and Canadian distribution). 58 Plug wires and why you should care. Shell Valley Classic Wheels, Inc.. .39, 57 By Dean Larson READERS’ RIDES Direct Descendant Sterling Sports Cars, LLC . 71 62 A Cobra replica splashed from an original Daytona. COMING NEXT MONTH By Dave Martin Facebook.com/ReinCarNationMag Vintage Wheels. 9 14 Postwar to ’50s-Era Racers, FYI Replicas & Restomods 68 New Cars and Products Texas Cobra Meet By Dean Larson ZGT Cars/Reaction Research, Inc. .70 Instagram.com/rcnmag Scarab Meister Brauser RCN Tech Tips on Tires, Wheels, and Brakes 70 Marketplace RCNmag.com | June 2017 5 DO IT YOURSELF do it yourself PRODUCTS THROTTLE STEERING On the other hand, carving quickly through rate while blipping the throttle rapid-fire. isn’t everything. What’s needed is the right amount the twisties of a track can be done more effectively Of course, big power does make sense in a of power for the application. by reducing a car’s overall weight, as Colin Chap- heavier car, such as the Ringbrothers’ Whipple What’s my favorite forced-induction engine REINCARNATION man is quoted in our coverage of a Caterham in supercharged 1,000 hp Camaro in this issue. I recall for daily driving? A turbo diesel. I own a couple of this issue. In line with that, famed Cobra racer Bob driving a Challenger with a blown Hemi boasting oil burners fitted with pinwheels and many other Power Perspectives Bondurant preferred the lighter heft of a 351 over about the same amount of power, courtesy of Kenne mods, and while they’re not the fastest rides on the a 427 Ford when hustling around a road course.