The Muscle Car Guy Podcast

Today I try my hand at movie reviews.  I recent went with my wife to go see Furious 7 (her idea).  I really had no idea what to expect since I had only seen the first of th Fast and Furious movies, and I wasn't really that big of a fan. Check out the rest of the show notes at www.themusclecarguy.net/35

Today I talk about top fuel dragsters, probably the most over the top cars on the planet For more, go to www.themusclecarguy.net/34

Today I want to talk about air compressors. As I started to look at what I needed to paint the 1966 Impala sitting in the garage, I realized just how much air a HVLP spray gun takes.   So as I started looking more at air compressors, I learned some things.   First of all, what I have in my garage currently for an air compressor is pretty much good for filling tires, and a little bit of use with a blow gun.   It is just a little 6 gallon air compressor rated for 2.9 CFM at 90 PSI. It is a direct drive oiled air compressor.   Sp what the heck does that mean?   Starting from the top, 6 gallon is the size of the tank that holds the compressed air. The larger the tank, the more air it holds and the less often the compressor needs to run. The draw back is that it will then take longer for the compressor to refill the tank. That is why usually larger tanks also have a lager CFM compressor.   CFM is the main thing you need to look at when shopping for a compressor. For more notes and example of what I talk about go to www.themusclecarguy.net/33

My recent issue with my van while travelling got me to thinking about working on your car yourself, or having someone do it. With the van, it was a pretty easy decision, as it wasn't an easy fix in a parking lot.  But for something you can do at home, should you do it yourself? I prefer to fix things myself, and if it is for a car that isn't the only vehicle, so you don't have to get it fixed to go to work the next day, it can be fun. And with classic cars, you need to be able to find a mechanic to work on it that knows something about carburetors, and since the last carbureted car was built in 1990 (kind of scary to think that was 25 years ago) and most vehicles had switched to fuel injection before that, there are many mechanics out there that have never dealt with a carburetor on a car. Just somethings to think about. As always, you can email me pat@themusclecarguy.net or leave comments at www.themusclecarguy.net/32

Today I talk about renting a Toyota Sienna to fill in for our Dodge Grand Caravan that had alternator issues, and what I found out.   You can view the show notes at www.themusclecarguy.net/31

Just a quick update, I am still here, and regular episodes will resume next week.

Today I talk about E85 www.themusclecarguy.net/29

Today I make a lame attempt at an April Fool's joke and talk about aerodynamics on cars. You can check the show notes at www.themusclecarguy.net/28

Today I start a series of episodes about camshafts.  In this one, i go over the basics.  For more, see the show notes at www.themusclecarguy.net/27

Today I talk about a few ideas I have had about other cars to build because classic muscle cars are rather expensive

Today I talk about basic troubleshooting. As always, you can ge thte show notes at www.themusclecarguy.net/25

Can new technology make an old car obsolete? www.themusclecarguy.net/24

Today I talk about the safety of modern vehicles versus classic ones See the show notes at www.themusclecarguy.net/23

This is a subject I had heard of before, but it never really clicked for me until I came across a forum post talking about it when I was looking for something else. Engine quench is the distance between the piston and the cylinder head. For more ino, go to www.themusclecarguy.net/22

I look back on an old blog post about Hemi vs LS engines, and why I think it is a valid comparison, and also why I think it is silly