Exhibit 99.1

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

         In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Holley Performance
Products Inc. (the "Company") for the period ending December 31, 2003 as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"),
I, James D. Wiggins, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant
to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as adopted pursuant to ss. 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002, that:

         (1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

         (2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the
Company.



/s/ James D. Wiggins
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James D. Wiggins
Chief Executive Officer
April 1, 2003


A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to Holley Performance Products Inc. and will be retained by Holley
Performance Products Inc. and furnished to the Security and Exchange Commission
or its staff upon request.