Car Junky Automotive News Articles

Consumers Beware Gas-saving Devices

Mon, 08 May 2006 19:00:00 PST

Increasingly high fuel prices mean an increase in the number of products that promise to add fuel savings and cut costs at the pumps.

AMSOIL Introduces New Ea Air Induction Filters

Mon, 08 May 2006 15:54:00 PST

AMSOIL unveiled May 1, 2005 its new line of universal air induction filters, designed to replace stock oil wetted gauze or foam conical filters typically supplied by K&N, Injen, Green, AIRAID, AFE, TrueFlow and more.

WHY HARLEY OWNERS CHOOSE AMSOIL Wear Test Comparison - AMSOIL vs. Harley Screamin' Eagle

Tue, 25 Apr 2006 21:04:00 PST

The recent introduction of Screamin' Eagle® Synthetic Lubricant by Harley-Davidson® indicates the Motor Company has finally recognized the benefits of running synthetic motorcycle oil in their air-cooled engines. After years of advising dealers and customers to avoid using synthetic oils in their bikes, it's natural to wonder why the company is suddenly marketing one.

Will Electric Cars Rule?

Tue, 04 Apr 2006 23:59:00 PST

I was looking through the 36 page car section of a Popular Mechanics when the following article by Roger Huntington caught my eye: "How Far Can We Go With The Piston Engine?" The article begins like this. "An early death for the age-old internal combustion piston engine is the prediction of some people. They say the exhaust can't be cleaned up enough to meet future air-pollution and antismog laws and that we'll be running around with batteries, steam, fuel cells and atomic engines in another ten years."

Integrity and Ethics

Tue, 04 Apr 2006 23:51:00 PST

It started like this. A friend of mine, after checking out my wife's car, said it needed grease. It was loose underneath, he said. There was a new quick lube that opened up near the mall, so I decided to give them a try. I brought the car to the quick lube, told them twice that it was very important that they grease the car and went off to the nearest bookstore on foot.

Catching Up With Tommy Hahn

Tue, 04 Apr 2006 23:35:00 PST

In his second year of Supercross, Tommy Hahn is hoping to put to good use what he learned last year. And from the looks of how fast he was going in his video last week, we think he has a pretty good chance.

Mike LaRocco: Exit Interview

Thu, 30 Mar 2006 23:19:00 PST

Mike LaRocco has had a career that many racers aspire to have. He has won championships, been to the Motocross des Nations, won numerous races and has taken his career into his 30s. Unfortunately, though, it all had to end sometime, and a few weeks ago in front of a packed stadium in Indianapolis he announced his retirement.

Five Reasons People Pay a Premium for a Quart of Oil

Tue, 28 Mar 2006 10:34:00 PST

Peace of Mind – All-season AMSOIL synthetic motor oils help cars start and run dependably in the temperature extremes of northern winters and deep-south summers.
Long-term, AMSOIL synthetic motor oil’s superior cold-temperature fluidity,

Conventional vs. Synthetic Lubricants

Tue, 28 Mar 2006 10:16:00 PST

Conventional lubricants are refined from crude oil. Refining is a process of physically separating light from heavy oil fractions. Crude oil is a natural substance. It contains millions of different kinds of molecules. Many are similar in weight but dissimilar in structure.

ExxonMobil Follows AMSOIL into Extended Drain Market

Mon, 27 Mar 2006 13:03:00 PST

Motor oil technology has gradually progressed since the days of the earliest automobiles. In those days, standard motor oil drain intervals were between 500 and 1000 miles, and motorists had to switch viscosity grades with the changing of the seasons. The development of oil filtration and additive technology in the 1930s allowed drain intervals to increase to 2000 and later 3000 miles, while the development of viscosity modifiers in the 1940s allowed the formulation of multi-grade oils that could be used in both hot and cold temperatures.