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Tech Tip Tuesday: Does Brake Caliper Location Matter?
Mar 02, 2022Chad Reynolds1
I’ve seen a lot of arguments over the years about placing calipers on a vehicle and have even seen “engineers” trying to explain the dynamic forces at play both to dispel the myth...
HOW TO MAKE 6.0L POWER! FORD vs LS-WHICH 6.0L MAKES MORE POWER? MOD 363 FORD STROKER OR MOD 6.0L LS
Mar 02, 2022Chad Reynolds1
Since the LS engine’s inception, there have been Ford guys talking about similarities between the LS and Ford small block platforms and even rumors of Ford actually designing the LS engine...
Brainy Build Video: This C4 Corvette Is An Autocross Terror With A Limited Budget And A Smart Approach
Mar 02, 2022Brian LohnesComments Off on Brainy Build Video: This C4 Corvette Is An Autocross Terror With A Limited Budget And A Smart Approach
What’s cool about this video and the car featured therein is the fact that it’s kind of the modern profile of hot rodding, right? It’s a guy who did his research on a platform of...
Oddly Cool: These Guys Built A Modern LT1 With A Stroker Kit And A Carb – Indirect Injection?!
Mar 02, 2022Brian LohnesComments Off on Oddly Cool: These Guys Built A Modern LT1 With A Stroker Kit And A Carb – Indirect Injection?!
We know, we know. Who does this?! Why would someone do this?! What’s the point?! We can actually answer those questions pretty simply. Because that’s what the customer wanted. This engine...
Junkyard Crawl: 1977 Trans Am Junkyard Find!! 400 and 4 speed!
Mar 01, 2022Chad Reynolds3
Rebeldryver Scott Liggett has been out and about in between snow storms in Nebraska, looking for killer rides and finds at his favorite junkyards already this year and this one here just might be the...
Happy 3/01 – Let’s Celebrate With A Video About A Turbo 301 Firebird
Mar 01, 2022Brian Lohnes1
God bless ’em they were trying. They of course were the engineers at various car companies in the late 1970s and early 1980s and what they were trying to do was make horsepower in any way...
New One On Us: Watch This Boat Make Repeated Pulls On A Prop Dyno – This Is Pretty Cool
Feb 28, 2022Brian LohnesComments Off on New One On Us: Watch This Boat Make Repeated Pulls On A Prop Dyno – This Is Pretty Cool
Well this is awesome and something that we really didn’t know existed. A prop dyno for boats is something we should have known about. Hell, if you have a hub dyno for cars and trucks why...
Incredible Snow Driving Skill! Putting On A Show As Rally Sweden Opens At Full Speed
Feb 27, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Incredible Snow Driving Skill! Putting On A Show As Rally Sweden Opens At Full Speed
Rally driving is awesome and the WRC, World Rally Championship, is some of the finest automotive action you’ll find in the world. With a variety of terrain and conditions throughout the season,...
Road Course Dice! Watch Two Historic BMW 3.0L CSL Batmobile Coupes Beat On Each Other At Daytona
Feb 26, 2022Brian LohnesComments Off on Road Course Dice! Watch Two Historic BMW 3.0L CSL Batmobile Coupes Beat On Each Other At Daytona
It is pretty rare to see a single 1973 BMW 3.0L CSL anywhere but to have a pair of them literally racing door handle to door handle in the heat of battle is absolutely awesome! This footage comes to...
Install Video: Using The Ridetech StreetGrip System To Upgrade The Handling Of Your C2 or C3 Corvette Is Easy! Watch!
Feb 25, 2022Brian LohnesComments Off on Install Video: Using The Ridetech StreetGrip System To Upgrade The Handling Of Your C2 or C3 Corvette Is Easy! Watch!
Ridetech contines to expand the line of StreetGrip applications and that is now great news for classic Corvette owners. If you have an original C2 or C3 Corvette that is finally ready to have the...
Funday Friday Video: 14-minutes of Vintage Trans-Am In-Car Video = Awesome
Feb 25, 2022Brian Lohnes3
Mike Skeen is a very capable young road racer who competes in a variety of series across the country. He runs Trans-Am, the Pirelli World Challenge, and any other venue that will let him behind the...
Watch A Beautiful Failure Run Up The Hill At Goodwood – The Ferrari 712 Can-Am Car Was A Light Hitting Legend
Feb 24, 2022Brian LohnesComments Off on Watch A Beautiful Failure Run Up The Hill At Goodwood – The Ferrari 712 Can-Am Car Was A Light Hitting Legend
This car is powered by the biggest engine that Ferrari ever made and it never won a race. The Ferrari 712 was the company’s answer to the question surrounding how it was going to attack the...
This Video From The 1957 12 Hours of Sebring Grand Prix Is Completely Awesome – The Cars!
Feb 24, 2022Brian LohnesComments Off on This Video From The 1957 12 Hours of Sebring Grand Prix Is Completely Awesome – The Cars!
Here’s a pro tip. If we ever see a video that features an amazingly beautiful 1957 Chevrolet convertible towing an MG race car down the highway, we’re featuring that thing. Such is the...
Cheap Z28 Project: F-Body Drift Car Build Part One – Dual Rear Calipers. Plus, Other Brake Upgrades!
Feb 19, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Cheap Z28 Project: F-Body Drift Car Build Part One – Dual Rear Calipers. Plus, Other Brake Upgrades!
It’s time for more progress on the Cheap Z28 Project. In the first video you saw a few upgrades and a sneak peak into what was going to happen to this thing and what its new life would be. Well...






