Performance Parts & Products - Radiator and Exhaust

Ez Does It - Properly center your Lakewood Industries scattershield or any bellhousing to the crank the simple way, using these adjustable bellhousing dowel pins from Lakewood. The new design allows the dowels to be easily turned using an open-end wrench for faster and more precise adjustments than wrestling with a screwdriver to adjust the older-style dowels. Once the proper adjustment is completed, lock them in place with set screws. No pounding, drilling, or tapping. Packaged two per set, $47 per set.

Swappin' Third-Gen Fumes - Installing an LS1 in your Third Gen-Firebird? Wouldn't it be nice to have a high-performance exhaust system that fits for this swap and looks great? Hawks Third Gen Parts has the answer with its '82-'92 Firebird LS1 long-tube headers with 131/44-inch primaries, 3-inch collectors and Y-pipe, and cats for those wanting to give their LS1 engine conversion the finishing touch. The system is manufactured in 304 stainless and is available with or without converters and A.I.R. Prices vary from $749 to $1,395 depending upon application.

One Rad RadiatorWith all that caustic, hot fluid flowing through your radiator in daily use, eventually this hard-working piece of automotive equipment will fail. Those looking for a stock-appearing but upgraded replacement for their '64-'74 GTO or A-body cars '64-'77 should check out Alumitech Reproductions. The company's radiators feature press-formed coolant tanks, a dual-row core, serpentine fins, and the factory-type upper and lower channels. Alumitech reports these radiators will provide 30 percent more efficient cooling than the stock copper and brass units at almost half the weight due to its aluminum construction. Fully TIG-welded and epoxy free, these radiators utilize the stock core support mountings and the original factory hoses with no modifications required. Crossflow radiators run $495, while downflow cost $595.

High-Performance Fluids - Quaker State has turned it up a notch with the introduction of its new Q Power System. Introduced in 2004, performance enthusiasts might already be familiar with Quaker State's Q line of performance oil. The Q Power System is a new addition to the existing lineup, which now includes coolant with Radiator Quench, gear and differential lubricant, Radiator Quench Super Coolant, and transmission fluid.

Max It Out - Want the performance benefits of a true dual-exhaust system but have limited installation space? Check out the new DynoMax Ultra Flo X muffler. This design is both an X-pipe configuration and an Ultra Flo muffler that flows up to 1,100 cfm and supports as much as 500 hp-so claims the company. Price varies upon diameter ordered.