Category Archive: BangShift XL, DRIVETRAIN, ENGINE, ENGINES, MOPAR, Project Cars, TECH, Tech Stories, TRUCKS, Videos, XL Drivetrain Tech, XL Engine Tech, XL Project Trucks, XL Spotlight, XL Tech Stories, XL Videos
Will This Old Dodge Farm Truck RUN AND DRIVE HOME After Being Parked for YEARS? Derek Thinks So But We Shall See.
It’s time for another road trip in a rig that may or may not make it home. I mean who doesn’t like a road trip? Sights to see, food to eat, people to meet, and probably parking lot...
CHEAP, JUNKYARD M90 VS EBAY TURBO. HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR LOW-BUCK BOOST? M90 VS TURBO 4.8L DYNO TEST.
So which one is better? Should you go for a cheap blower or a cheap turbo on your junkyard LS build? In this video from Richard Holdener, you are going to see both of them put to the test on a mellow...
PORTED M90 BLOWER TEST-HOW MUCH POWER IS PORTING REALLY WORTH? CAN THE JUNKYARD M90 MAKE 650 HP?
Does porting a blower really make a big difference in power numbers? Guys have been having it done for years, but many of them just go by the word of the guy porting them. And there are plenty of...
Liggett Starts His First LS Engine Build! Did He Buy A Good Used Engine Or A Bad One? The Teardown Never Lies!
Scott Liggett, aka Rebeldryver, has been hot rodding small block and big block Chevrolets for a long time, and while he’s worked on some LS stuff while he was at Blueprint Engines and on other...
JUNKYARD HORSEPOWER BATTLE- RICHARD HOLDENER TALKS DYNO TESTING RESULTS: BBC VS LS-LET’S TALK TECH
In the modern hot rodding and racing world it sometimes seems like the only thing that anyone wants to power their machines with is an LS, and for good reason. I mean these engines have great...
LT Engine Tech: Whether You Are LT Swapping Something Old, Or Have An LT Powered Hot Rod, Here’s How To Install A Catch Can On A Gen V LT1
As cool as Direct Injection can be, there are some things about it that make certain maintenance a requirement. If you aren’t familiar, DI is where the fuel injector is inside the combustion...
LS ROLLER ROCKERS VS CAM SWAP-WHICH ONE ADDS MORE POWER? HOW MUCH HP ARE 1.85 ROLLER ROCKERS WORTH?
Rocker arms are considerable less work to replace than a camshaft, even on an LS engine which is a lot easier to cam swap, so if they are worth the same power as a camshaft then why not just do the...
MAXIMUM 4.8L POWER-TURBO, BLOWER & (CHEAP) NITROUS. HOW MUCH HP DO THEY ADD TO THE LITTLE 4.GREAT?
I literally just got off the phone with a friend of mine yesterday when he was talking about his 5.3 LS engine build and the 425 horsepower that he wants to make, and where I told him that all LS...
WHAT ARE THE BEST 4.8L POWER MODS? HEADERS vs CAM vs INTAKE vs HEADS, CAM & INTAKE! MAXIMUM 4.8L HP
There are lots of LS parts available, and it has never been easier to build real horsepower, but which mods are the ones you should actually spend your money on if you are hopping up a 4.8? Nobody...
Facebook 5.3 LS Build: Part 8 – Finishing The Heads And Installing Them To Button Up The Long Block!
Here’s Part 8 of the Facebook 5.3 LS build that Powell is doing. If you missed the first seven videos in this build, use the link below to check them out too. In this one he’s doing the final...
ABANDONED To RESTORED! Vice Grip Garage Is Rebuilding A Ford F100 : Part 3 – HOTROD EFI 300 Straight 6 Budget Build!
Part 3 of the Abandoned and Restored F100 build is right here! And if you missed Part 1 or 2 we’ve got a link to it down below. This episode of the build is all about 300 cubic inch inline 6...
ABANDONED To RESTORED! Vice Grip Garage Is Rebuilding A Ford F100 | Part 1- Engine Removal & Diagnosis
It’s time for a fun restoration AND a chance to win this truck! If you have always wanted to own a classic truck, then this dent side Ford is one you need to pay attention to! It’s...
Facebook 5.3 LS Build: Part 7 Final Short Block Assembly Goes As Planned! It’s All Coming Together.
Here’s Part 7 of the Facebook 5.3 LS build that Powell is doing. If you missed the first six videos in this build, use the link below to check them out too. In this one he’s doing the final...
Chevrolet S10 Electric Parked 25 Years! Can We Make It Drive Again? And What Engine Should Go In It Next?
This one was a weird one for Jared, but he digs it because the story is pretty impressive. And if you missed the story of getting this little truck, and its history, we encourage you to use the link...