As hard-chrome plating has fallen out of favor, hydraulic-cylinder manufacturers have developed alternative coatings and platings. Here is how they affect seal performance and life. • Hard-chrome ...

It used to be that the easiest way to tell a show car or a trailer queen from an actual runner was to look at the headers. Nice clean paint or flawless chrome meant that the engine had run a total of ...

Pete Chapouris, of California Kid fame and ex-chassis parts manufacturer, made this observation the other day: "I see hot rodding getting away from the AMG European look (painted wheels, bumpers, ...