Performance Unlimited Blog

Scott Norton (left) and Denny Norton (center) present an award to the owner of a '63 Plymouth at Green Street Cruise Night Monday, May 18. Green Street Cruise Nights kicked off in McHenry with a roaring success Monday, May 18, with Mopar Night. There were 458 cars entered in the event, including a wide range of makes and models. There were new cars and old cars. But, regardless of the age of a car, it was generally in pristine condition. The spotlight, for this show, was on the Mopars – Chrysler products. This included Roadrunners, Chargers, Vipers, Cudas and more. A powerful throwback to the classic Muscle Car Era was also present with several of the new Hellcat Dodge Challengers. The Hellcat Challengers are monsters with 707 horses under the hood. Among the featured Mopars were three winners – a 2014 Dodge Challenger SRT8, 1963 Plymouth Belvedere and a 1973 Plymouth Roadrunner. Awards for the cars were presented by Sunnyside Dodge, Performance Unlimited and Letizia Financ...

Dinner was great as you and your wife gazed into each other’s eyes across a candlelit table while the blowing snow whirled and howled outside creating a spinning backdrop of white on black in the window. Now, as they lock the door behind you, it’s time to go home. At the car, you open and hold the door for her while you wonder how you were ever so fortunate. Then, you slide behind the wheel feeling as though you heart could burst with joy. You turn the key and … nothing happens? That is definitely not the way this story should go. It’s not the way to cap off the perfect romantic evening. But, this coming winter, if your battery isn’t up to snuff, that, or a story much like it, could be waiting for you. Winter tends to test batteries. The oil in the car gets thicker making the starter work harder to turn over a cold engine. And, if the starter works harder, it needs more energy, more amps, to get the job done. That power comes from the battery, or maybe it doesn’t. In spite of the effec...

How confident are you when you drive your car? No, it’s not about yourself; how confident are you with your car? Will it start when you want it to? Will it breakdown and strand you somewhere? Will a mechanical failure put you in danger? Will you car constantly take big bites out of your budget? Maybe you haven’t thought about these questions; you've assumed everything is fine. Is it? If everything is fine with your car, there’s a good chance you've done a good job of maintaining your vehicle. You've brought it in for regular oil changes, had the tires checked for air pressure and rotated on schedule. You've had the cooling system checked, the brakes checked, the charging system checked, the wheels aligned and the suspension and steering checked. If you can’t remember the last time you've had your car checked out thoroughly, there’s a good chance you’re getting closer to a time when your car won’t start, or will breakdown, or will put you in danger, or will chew on y...