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We've seen a lot of big, bad pipes on diesel pickups...these win!

Coolest Exhaust Stacks Ever?

Posted April 25 2011 01:37 PM by Mr8Lug

Ben DeVries of DV8 Motorsports in Florida sent us some photos of his truck to see if it was good enough for inclusion in 8-Lug.

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Massachusetts Reintroduces Bill to Ban the Use/Sale of Aftermarket Exhaust Syste

Posted April 25 2011 12:32 PM by Mr8Lug

A bill (H.B. 952) to ban the “use and sale of any exhaust pipe that increases the sound emission of any vehicle including motorcycles” has been reintroduced in the Massachusetts State Legislature by Representative...

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Burning some biodiesel for fun and education...

Every guy likes a little fire...

Posted April 20 2011 09:58 PM by Mr8Lug

As part of a demonstration of how biodiesel will not burn when you put a torch right onto a pool of fuel...

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Biodiesel sure smells good!

Sniffing Diesel Exhaust Fumes

Posted April 20 2011 09:51 PM by Mr8Lug

I visited Utah Biodiesel Supply to get a better idea of what's going on in the bio diesel movement and boy was it a fun day.

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2011 Ford F-250 From H&S Performance

2011 Lifted Ford Feature shoot for 8-Lug Magazine

Posted April 20 2011 12:17 PM by Mr8Lug

After driving for 6 1/2 hours to St. George, Utah to tour the H&S Performance facility I was rewarded with a breathtaking tour. The new building is 30,000 sq.ft. and it's very impressive.

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You've heard of Callaway Corvettes, right?

Callaway Cars now building Super Trucks

Posted April 20 2011 11:49 AM by Mr8Lug

OLD LYME, CONNECTICUT - APRIL 15, 2011: Callaway Cars reports that their SportTruck testing and validation phase has been completed and production has commenced. New Callaway SportTruck SC450, SC490 and SC540’s are based...

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'11 Ford F-250 headlight trick

Painting the inside of a headlight yields visual results

Posted April 19 2011 04:47 PM by Mr8Lug

Do you KNOW how hard it is to take a headlight apart, get rid of all the chrome, and paint it to match the truck?

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In Cincinatti, Ohio the police are impounding vehciles with large wheels

Big Wheels Can Get You A Ticket?

Posted April 18 2011 03:53 PM by Mr8Lug

A lot of people have contacted the SEMA Action Network (SAN) to request information regarding a recent increase in the ticketing and impoundment of vehicles with larger-sized aftermarket wheels in the Cincinnati, Ohio...

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The UCoat It “NASCAR® Stars and Cars” Sweepstakes runs through April 30, 2011 an

Enter the UCoat It “NASCAR® Stars & Cars” Sweepstakes for a Chance to Win a VIP

Posted April 18 2011 07:44 AM by Mr8Lug

UCoat It launched a sweepstakes in celebration of their newly formed partnership with the NASCAR Performance Automotive group as “The Exclusive Floor Coating of NASCAR Performance.” Entries will be accepted online at...

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How much is too much? Is the Monster Truck era completely over?

I have to ask-should 8-Lug be running features on HUGE LIFTED TRUCKS like this?

Posted April 18 2011 07:33 AM by Mr8Lug

Jeremy Wells sent us a bunch of nice photos of his giant lifted Ford truck and it sparked a debate that we here at 8-Lug have been struggling with for some time.

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Stripper Pole In A Truck

Does This Offend You?

Posted April 14 2011 05:40 AM by Mr8Lug

In the June issue there's going to be a feature on a Dodge that has a stripper pole (and red lights) in it.

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26-inch forged aluminum wheels for diesels

American Force Shift wheels

Posted April 11 2011 01:56 PM by Mr8Lug

The new SHIFT design wheel from American Force is a forged wheel that is custom built form 6061 aluminum. It's TWENTY SIX inches in diameter people!

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Need ways to save $$$ on Diesel?

Desperate for fuel!

Posted April 11 2011 01:45 PM by Mr8Lug

Make sure you check out the July issue of 8-Lug as we will have a Buyer's Guide of the best Tuners available for HD trucks.

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