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Two Wheel Bruiser: This 1995 Review Of Honda Gold Wing Motorcycle Is Both Hilarious and Awesome

It’s the comically massive motorcycle we have all gawked at going down the highway. It’s the Buick Electra 225 on two wheels. It’s the Honda Gold Wing and for the life of that model...

Watching This Mazda 767b 4-Rotor Making A Dyno Pull Is Even Crazier Than Seeing It On A Racetrack

For whatever reason, we’ve always had a soft spot in our heart for race cars that were crazy, innovative, and largely unsuccessful. We have an even bigger spot for those that are crazy,...

Chop Top How To: Chopping The Top on a 1953 Chevy Truck. Part 1: Was The First Order Of Business To Ruin This Truck?

I’m a sucker for a chopped top on a 54 and earlier car or truck, but have never actually done one myself. I’ve fixed some bad sheet metal and welding on a couple, but never actually...

Westen Champlin Gives Us A FULL TOUR Of His Entire Collection Of Cars And Trucks, Including Stuff You’ve Probably Never Seen Before!

Westen says his collection makes over 25,000 horsepower which is pretty impressive. Before you get critical, yes we know people who have 2-4 car collections that also make that much power, but when...

JUNKYARD 4.8L M90 LS HEADER, HEAD & CAM TEST. 1 3/4 v 1 7/8, 706 v 799 HEADS, TRUCK NORRIS v HOT ROD

Richard is doing more boosted LS testing and this time it’s the M90 Supercharger again with more mods to the 4.8 in an effort to see just how much power this little blower can support. Check...

BaconShift 2023 Ends TODAY! Get $250 Off A Complete Transmission Kit And 2lbs Of The Best Bacon On The Planet, East Tennessee’s Own Benton’s Bacon.

One of the most exciting times of year is when the BACONSHIFT SALE starts at American Powertrain! With $250 in savings on your favorite 5 and 6-speed kits, there is no doubt this is the perfect...

Vice Grip Garage Frankenstein Duster Part 5: Plymouth Duster Suspension, Finishing Details, Burnouts, and WINNER Announced!

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner! The Duster is getting finished, driven, and given away, all in this one video! Yep, it’s getting all the finishing touches, along with some suspension parts, and...

QA1 Acquires Speedtech Performance USA To Create A Suspension Systems Super Power That Provides Even More Options For Customers

Big News in the suspension world came out yesterday with the public announcement of QA1’s acquisition of Speedtech Performance USA. Everyone knows about QA1’s offerings for street,...

Watch Phil Hobbs’ Insane Top Fuel Crash From The 1984 NHRA US Nationals – Wrong Side Of The Wall At Full Throttle

Phil Hobbs had a long and decorated drag racing career that spanned from US Nationals glory in the 1960s all the way into top fuel during the 1980s. Ironically, the place that provided Hobbs the most...

Late Legends Laughing: Robin Miller and Dan Gurney Tell The Story of The First 200mph Close Course Lap In History

There are many, many valid reasons to hate the internet. We could start the list but frankly we don’t have that kind of time. What we can do though is give you a primary reason why the internet...

Nitro Madness: Ride On A Nitromethane Powered GSX-R600 Hill Climb Bike In North Dakota – This Is Mental

Of all the totally insane motorsports that use nitromethane the most often forgotten among the mainstream is hill climb bikes. These things need all the horsepower they can muster to propel...

The American Powertrain Parting Shift: The Meanest 272ci Mouse Motor You’ve Ever Heard – Five Digit RPMs?

Sweet screaming mother of eargasm, this video rules. Not a shocking revelation to say that we loves us some small inch, big RPM small blocks ’round here and this Camaro which is run by Sharp...

Restoration Video: Check Out The Awesome Process and Involved Work In Bringing Back A 1910-era Mechanical Saw Blade Filer

I keep a close eye on the Hand Tool Rescue channel because I love the work the guy does and he is always messing around with something really cool. In this case he is applying his talents to bring...

Watch These Two Detroit Diesel Powered Rigs Drag Race: Huge Handicapped Start!

It isn’t all that normal to see a seven second spread in any sort of handicapped drag race, let alone one that involves two big rig trucks! Both of these rigs are powered by big Detroit Diesel...