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AUTOMOTIVE CULTURE

Cars and games overlap more than most people think. The same part of your brain that optimizes a build in Factorio is the part that tunes a fuel map on a dyno. These articles cover real automotive culture, from flathead V8s to ECU tuning, and how it all feeds into the games we're building.

automotive culture

TOP FUEL DRAGSTERS: THE FASTEST CARS ON EARTH

11,000 horsepower, 0 to 100 in under a second, and a fuel bill that would make your accountant cry.

June 2026
automotive culture

HOW TO BUILD A HOT ROD ENGINE (BLOCK TO DYNO)

A step by step walk through what actually happens when you build a small block from a bare casting to a screaming dyno pull.

April 2026
automotive culture

CAR MECHANIC SIMULATOR 2025: EVERYTHING WE KNOW

Everyone keeps asking about Car Mechanic Simulator 2025. The slightly awkward answer is that there isn't one, and the next mainline release is actually called CMS 2026.

April 2026
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THE DELOREAN: HOW A FAILED CAR BECAME A TIME MACHINE

A bankrupt car company, an FBI cocaine sting, and one movie script turned the DMC-12 into the most famous car on earth.

April 2026
automotive culture

WHAT IS ECU TUNING? THE BEGINNER'S GUIDE

Your car has a brain, and ECU tuning is the art of convincing it to think differently.

April 2026
automotive culture

HOW DRAG RACING WORKS (AND WHY IT'S ADDICTIVE)

Two cars, one straight line, four seconds of physics so violent it rewires your brain.

April 2026
automotive culture

WHAT IS THE NHRA? A GEARHEAD'S GUIDE

11,000 horsepower, 330 mph, and a quarter mile that's over before you finish reading this sentence.

April 2026
automotive culture

FAMOUS HOT RODS THAT CHANGED CAR CULTURE

Ten builds that went from backyard rebellion to museum pieces, and why that matters more than you'd think.

April 2026
automotive culture

HOW A FLATHEAD V8 ACTUALLY WORKS

The engine that built hot rod culture — stripped down, explained, and then rebuilt inside a game engine.

April 2026
automotive culture

HOW TO CUSTOMIZE A CAR (REAL LIFE VS GAMES)

What it actually takes to modify a car in real life, and how close games get to simulating it.

February 2026
automotive culture

STREET RODS VS RAT RODS VS HOT RODS: WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE

Three terms that get used interchangeably by people who don't know the difference. Here's the difference.

February 2026
automotive culture

WHAT IS CAR TUNING? A BEGINNER'S GUIDE

ECU maps, bolt-on mods, dyno pulls, and the art of making an engine do more than the factory intended.

February 2026