AS SEEN ON TV Tools that Beat Yours: Are As Seen on TV Tools Better Than We’ve Been Giving Them Credit For?

AS SEEN ON TV! We’ve all fallen for the trap at some point or another and bought some kitchen gadget, tool, or “performance” part that had huge claims as to how wonderful it was....

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Here Are All The American Powertrain Shifter Fitment Options On TREMEC 5 & 6 Speed Transmissions For Your Project

Wondering if there is a way to get your Tremec transmission’s shifter to line up in your application? Have a weird one and want to move the shifter forward or back to make it just right? In the...

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HOW TO READ A TURBO COMPRESSOR MAP. WHAT IS THE MAX EFFICIENCY ISLAND? HOW MUCH BOOST & POWER?

Richard Holdener is back at it with even more fun turbo tech. While turbo sizes are pretty simple, compressor maps are not necessarily as easy to understand. If you have an engine that can use a 76...

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Where’s Larry? Exploring Late Night Car Culture in Tokyo with The Nissan Party at 7 Eleven

The Nissan Party at 7/11 kind of reminds me of our meetups at Taco Bell or Circle K back in my street racing days, but when you first hear it you certainly don’t think this is a MUST STOP place...

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Daily Junkyard Crawl With Steve Magnante: A Real Deal 1970 Boss 302 Mustang! Trans Am Racing Greatness Right Here!

The Boss 302 Mustangs and Z28 Camaros, battled it out on road courses all over in the late 1960s and put on a hell of a show while doing it. With seriously under rated 302 cubic inch V8 engines,...

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EFI Tech: Here’s How To Use Holley’s Built In Output Testing Feature For Terminator X, HP, Dominator ECUs

Unless you are a professional EFI tuner, you probably don’t know all the features that are included in one of the new ECUs that are available today. Hell, even if you are a professional you...

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DO EXPENSIVE SPARK PLUGS REALLY ADD POWER? E3 VS LASER PLATINUM VS CHEAP COPPER

When it comes to spark plugs, there are all kinds of claims as to which ones make more power, get better mileage, and make your engine run cleaner. And while Richard can’t test if they make a...

Making Six Out Of Four: Watch England’s Allen Millyard Create A Set Of Kawasaki Z1 Six Cylinder Jugs!

We have been showing you some cool videos recently shot by a guy named Allen Millyard in England. This dude creates wild, factory-looking custom motorcycles in his little garage and shed and he does...

Watch This Austin Healey 3000 Mk1 Jam Wheel To Wheel With Ferraris, Jags, and More – The Big Six Sings!

Donald Healey was a brilliant guy who built some awesome cars in his day. In many ways, his masterwork was the Austin Healey 3000 Mk1. Powered by a “Big Six” 3.0L inliner, it was a...

PRI Show Photos: Take A Look At All The Race Parts And Race Cars We Saw In Indy

We were in Indianapolis for the 2022 PRI Show and man there was cool stuff going on. Thursday we got to the show, judged the featured products, saw some awesome stuff we’d never seen before,...

Polishing Turds: Part 13, Finally Dyno Testing The Polishing Turds Traditional Small Block Build!

In this new episode of the Polishing Turds series from HED you are going to see the assembled engine getting tested! Can you guess how much power it is going to make on the dyno? Pete covered...

Ever Wonder How They Bend 2x4x.188 Frame Rails?

Bending round tubing smoothly is a relatively simple process and there are a lot of machines and tools that will do those bends in your garage. But bending square or rectangular tubing is a...

The Alfarrari Project: The Ferrari Powered Alfa Gets Power Steering

The Tunnel is in, as are the engine and trans, but there is still a lot to do. I mean a lot. Before we get into all the work that is going into building a set of headers for this thing, we’re...

PRI Show Photos: Our Photo Tour Of The Baddest Race Parts Show On The Planet Continues!

We’re here for the 2022 PRI Show in Indy and man there is cool stuff going on. Thursday we got to the show, judged the featured products, saw some awesome stuff we’d never seen before,...

New Product: B&M Pro Gate Shifter For 3- and 4-Speed Chrysler and Ford Automatic Transmissions, Rear-Exit Cable, Forward Shift Pattern

Looking for a new shifter for your Mopar or Ford? This new B&M Pro Gate just might be the one for you. B&M Pro Gate shifters are externally gated race shifters. The compact and lightweight...

How To Replace U-Joints With Impact Sockets: Eastwood Shows Us How!

I’ve been changing my own U-Joints for as long as I can remember, and when I was growing up my grandpa changed them all the time in his autoshop. Between him and my dad, that’s how I...

JUNKYARD LS MOTOR MYTHS! DOES INDEXING SPARK PLUGS REALLY ADD HORSEPOWER? LOW $ MODS-DOES IT WORK?

Back in the day there was a lot of talk about indexing spark plugs for maximum power, and this came from the fact that cylinder heads weren’t the epic flowing monsters that cylinder heads have...

This Feature On The Renault R5 Turbo Is An Awesome Look Back At A Truly Wild Little Car

The Renault R5 is one of the greatest homologation cars every produced by an auto manufacturer for racing purposes. At the time it was released, the short, squat, and miles wide little car was...

PRI Show Photos: The Biggest Race Parts Trade Show On The Planet

We’re here for the 2022 PRI Show in Indy and man there is cool stuff going on. Thursday we got to the show, judged the featured products, saw some awesome stuff we’d never seen before,...

This Angry Little Turbocharged VW Engine Is The Hot Ticket To Make Your Beetle Fly

The enduring dedication and obsession that VW fans have for making horsepower out of an engine platform that was initially designed to make 36hp is awesome. It speaks to the nature of hot rodding and...