Sharri Haushalter loves Mercury Cougars even more than she loves manual transmissions, and she knew she wanted her ride to handle and be Ford-powered. So, she contacted Jeff Schwartz of Schwartz ...

It's admittedly been a while since we last wrenched on our ultimate incarnation of a street-legal road racer known as Max Effort, but we're ready to get serious again. [Editor's note: Last time was ...