This 1979 Chevrolet Video Promoting The LUV Truck Is Cool – Slanted Comparison For The Win!
Jul 13, 2020Brian LohnesComments Off on This 1979 Chevrolet Video Promoting The LUV Truck Is Cool – Slanted Comparison For The Win!
The Chevrolet LUV Truck was a home run for GM. Starting in 1972 when the hit the market, the LUV was a staple in the company’s lineup all the way into the early 1980s when it was replaced by...
Video – Hot Rodded Oliver Inline Six Tractor Engine Make 405hp And 560+ lb/ft On The Dyno Naturally Aspirated!
Jul 10, 2020Brian Lohnes2
When one thinks of an antique tractor pulling engine thoughts normally wander to updraft carbs and old oil and grease seeping around ancient bolt heads. If that’s what you actually think that...
SUV Of Doom: Watch This Denali Spin Both Rollers On An AWD Dyno To The Tune Of 775HP To The Tires!
Jul 10, 2020Brian Lohnes1
We’ve said it a lot over the years and the fact is nothing is cooler in our book than big and fast. Big is good, fast is good, but big and fast together? That’s as nice as beer and...
MAHLE Motorsport Introduces Chrysler Hemi 5.7L Dome PowerPak Plus Forged Piston Kits
Jul 09, 2020Brian LohnesComments Off on MAHLE Motorsport Introduces Chrysler Hemi 5.7L Dome PowerPak Plus Forged Piston Kits
There’s just something about pistons, right? These hard working little engine anvils are what can make or break the hopes and dreams of a project. They are subjected to incredible forces and...
Slow Air In – Fast Air Out: This 60+ Year Old Film About Gas Turbines Is Awesome, Great History, Tech, More
Jul 09, 2020Brian LohnesComments Off on Slow Air In – Fast Air Out: This 60+ Year Old Film About Gas Turbines Is Awesome, Great History, Tech, More
While theory and ideas that make gas turbine engine function have long been known by humanity, it was really little more than 100 years ago that people had the means to make them into anything that...
Ever Seen A Locomotive Do A Burnout? This Is One Heck Of A Look At One!
Jul 09, 2020Brian Lohnes1
It seems impossible that something as insanely heavy as a locomotive could ever break traction on dry tracks but this video proves that these things make such immense torque through their diesel...
Short Stack Torque Maker: This Blown 400ci Small Block Chevy Makes 681hp and All The Twist
Jul 08, 2020Brian Lohnes1
Meh, a 680hp small block you say. Why bother watching the video, right? Just another engine that doesn’t make 1,000hp and doesn’t cause some dude’s YouTube project to pull a flaming...
More Mickey: This 1990s Profile Of Mickey Thompson Is Filled With Old Footage We’ve Never Seen
Jul 08, 2020Brian LohnesComments Off on More Mickey: This 1990s Profile Of Mickey Thompson Is Filled With Old Footage We’ve Never Seen
A couple of weeks ago, we directed you to check out the little mini-documentary that Freiburger had made about Mickey Thompson and his quest to run 400mph on the salt. Well today we’re back...
BangShift Power Laggin’ Project Truck Update: Fixing Even More Hackery And Installing Some Accessories!
Jul 08, 2020Tony Sestito9
Cover photo by Rob Hentschel Welcome back to our coverage of Project Power Laggin’! Follow along as we take a tired 1979 Dodge W150 Power Wagon we found in Central Maine and transform it from a...
Raptor Rivals: The New F-150 Will Bring A New Version Of Ford’s Off-Roader, But Who Else is Showing Up?
Jul 07, 2020Brian Lohnes3
(By Tom Lohnes) – With the new generation of Ford F-150, there’s gotta be a new Raptor. The Baja truck has kind of become an icon in the truck world, and Ford has confirmed a new one. What...
Mark Williams Enterprises New CV-Driveshafts Keep You Out Of A Bind – Strong and Versatile!
Jul 07, 2020Brian LohnesComments Off on Mark Williams Enterprises New CV-Driveshafts Keep You Out Of A Bind – Strong and Versatile!
If there are two things that every drag racer knows it’s that the strength of the driveshaft transferring the power from the transmission to the axle is vitally important and that then...
Dyno Video: Watch This 383ci BluePrint Engine Go Through Its Dyno Paces!
Jul 06, 2020Brian Lohnes1
We have long talked about the guys and girls at BluePrint Engines and the quality of their product line. One of the amazing things is the fact that the company dyno tests every single engine that...
Using The Wrong Lube Hurts! Here Is The Straight Truth On What To Use To Properly Torque Your Fasteners
Jul 05, 2020Chad Reynolds3
Everyone thinks about the expensive parts of their engines that are sexy, like pistons, rods, crankshafts, cylinder heads, intakes, etc. But what holds all that stuff where it is supposed to be?...
Custom Intake Manifolds Tested! What Does The Ideal Intake Manifold Look Like? How Long Are The Runners? How Big Is The Plenum?
Jul 05, 2020Chad Reynolds1
How many times have you found yourself in the shop, at the races, or on the dyno wondering if you have just thought of the world’s greatest speed part? It happens to me all the time, and...










