Just took The Skunk to the store. Parked it beside a 4-door Acura with a big-@ss wing, and came out to find the Acura pilot and his cute little Asian girlfriend staring at my ride.
"Hey," I said, unclicking the alarm. Boop-BWEEP!
"Sweet header," he was pointing at the Hilborn.
I fought back a pained look, opened the door, and popped the hood. "That's not a header. It's a cold-air intake. C'mere, check it out.
"The engine is an air pump. Air goes in, air goes out. The more air, the faster the car. With me so far?" He nodded.
"Intake," I pointed to the Hilborn. "Carburetors. Mix fuel and air. Gas here, air from here. Intake manifold, this one's old dragster technology. Heads. V-8, means it's shaped like a V, so there's one head here, one head here. Headers, come out of the heads. Intake increases airflow in, headers increase airflow out. All about the airflow. You don't need that wing until you get a $#!+load more airflow."
"A'ight. Cool."
I punched his knuckles. "Have a nice day."
When I fired up The Skunk, it set off his alarm.