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Category Archive: ENGINE, ENGINES, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos

JUST HOW GOOD IS MY FACTORY, JUNKYARD INTAKE MANIFOLD? SHOULD I UPGRADE? CARB VS EFI INTAKE TEST!

Is upgrading your factory dual-plane intake manifold for one from the aftermarket really worth doing? This is a question lots of folks ask because they think that the only real upgrade is to go all...

SPARKY THE ELECTRIC TRUCK – Behind the Scenes of Farmtruck and AZN Episode 5

Video Description: Where we are going we don’t need fuel! LOL We went out on a limb with this project and really pushed our team into new territory. Sparky taught us some big lessons and we...

Is The Mystery Shelby Mustang For Real? Or Is This Thing Too Good To Be True?

In January there was a Shelby Mustang that became the talk of the muscle car and drag racing world as it just showed up after all these years presumably out of nowhere. The resulting buzz was a mix...

How To Get A Beautiful, Long Lasting Paint Job On Your Engine For One Dollar

Painting an engine is a pain in the butt. Do it wrong and you end up painting all kinds of stuff that shouldn’t be, the paint doesn’t stick, or it fades and looks like crap. Personally,...

Best TAP & DIE Set Shootout: Craftsman vs Irwin, Bosch, Draper, Vermont American, Tekton, GearWrench

Project Farm is at it again, with a tool shootout that you are going to want to pay attention to. Unfortunately Tap and Die sets are available in a variety of price ranges, so you never know just how...

Bello’s Kustoms 1950 COE Project: C-Notches Are The Start To A Massive Rear Suspension Swap

Whenever I see a COE, which stands for Cab Over Engine, I wish I had one. I have always thought a COE ramp truck would be cool, or even just a slammed COE pickup. They are just cool looking since...

Iron Trap’s 1939 Mercury Project: Dual Exhaust For The Jersey Devil Baby!

This ’39 Mercury has fought Matt and the gang every step of the way, but it finally got a new to it engine. After saving it from an old garage, where it had been all but forgotten for decades,...

Tack Welds Done Right: How To Make Sure Your Finished Weld Isn’t Screwed Up By Misplaced Tack Welds

This particular video is about tack welds when TIG welding, but the principle works for MIG welding as well. Why do your tack welds matter? What if you use very small tacks? The truth is that if you...

Holley MoParty 2021: Kevin Weigand’s Hemi-Powered, Nitrous-Infused 1933 Plymouth Coupe

1930’s hot rods are cool. And because you can build one a jillion different ways, with a myriad of different styles and powerplants available you can build an old hot rod any way you like. With...

Sick Week Day 4: A Semi Truck Runs Into A Racer On The Highway!

There was a lot going on during Day 4 of Sick Week, but nobody expected any of this! The racing at SGMP was awesome, with lots of personal bests happening, and then there was the drive which was...

Morning Symphony: Ryan Tuerck’s Shrieking Judd V10-powered Toyota Supra

When I first saw this video pop up in my YouTube feed, I only saw one word I needed to know: JUDD. Ever since I first learned what a Judd engine sounded like (which was the 14,000 RPM BMW 1-Series...

MORE: ENGINES, Videos

Mopar Mania: Walk Through The Mopars5150 Auction In Georgia!

Ever since I left the western half of the United States to move out to Kentucky, I’ve been vocal about not only the condition of project car material out here, but the absolutely decrepit...

Stick Shift Tech: How To Index Your Bellhousing For Perfect Manual Transmission Operation

When you buy a manual transmission, a bell housing, a clutch, and the linkage to make it all work, you quickly realize during the installation that there is a lot going on here. It’s not...

Watch Sick Week Presented by Gear Vendors Live Stream HERE – Day 5 Bradenton Motorsports Park!

This is it! The final day of the first ever Sick Week is upon us and we’re hoping all the class leaders made it back to Bradenton Motorsports Park to close out the event. It has been an...