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The Engine Builder Hall of Fame Class of 2024 – The Pioneer of Performance Parts: Ed Winfield

The Engine Builder Hall of Fame is meant to recognize and memorialize the individuals that played a significant role in the development of internal combustion engines for competition. From the...

The Iron Trap Garage Crew Is Unloading A MASSIVE Truckload Of Speed Equipment & Early Ford Parts From A Recent Score!

Matt and the crew are back at it and that means unloading a literal ton of parts from a recent collection they discovered. These guys bring more parts to the world than you might imagine, and when...

ARP Expands Lineup Of Special Bolt Hole Cleaning Chaser Taps – Clean Threaded Holes Quick And Easy Without Damaging Threads

When you get ready to assemble an engine or it’s components, cleanliness is one of the most important things. Trash on surfaces can cause issues with how bearings sit, can send stuff through...

The Engine Builder Hall of Fame Class of 2024 – The Legend, Harry Miller

The Engine Builder Hall of Fame is meant to recognize and memorialize the individuals that played a significant role in the development of internal combustion engines for competition. From the...

Facebook 5.3 LS Build: Part 6 – Installing The Rotating Assembly Now That All The Bottom End Machine Work Is Done

Here’s Part 6 of the Facebook 5.3 LS build that Powell is doing. If you missed the first five videos in this build, use the link below to check them out too. In this one he’s installing the...

Facebook 5.3 LS Build: Part 5 – Bearing Installation and Checking Clearances Before Putting This Thing Together

Here’s Part 5 of the Facebook 5.3 LS build that Powell is doing. If you missed the first four videos in this build, use the link below to check them out too. In this one he’s installing the...

The Twin-Turbo Cadillac is Back! Finnegan Is Fabricating Like A Mad Man To Get This Sucker Up And Running!

He’s back at it! Everyone has been busting his balls about finishing this Caddy build and nobody wants to be driving it more than Finnegan himself. So he’s been thrashing on tubing,...

HOW TO ADD A CARBURETOR TO THE BACK OF THE CHEAP, JUNKYARD M90 BLOWER! PLUS…CARBS VS EFI VS BOTH!

Who in their right mind would take a junkyard M90 blower that costs tens of dollars, and try to make a carburetor mount through the back so you could run it without fuel injection? Richard. Richard...

Derek Still Has To Do The Ford 9″ Rear end, Radiator, and Ignition for Liberty! Can they still make Sick Week?

They are thrashing like mad in this next video in the series, as they try to get ready for Sick Week and they still have much to do! Derek is back at it, with a big block swap that has to happen if...

TIGHT LSA 5.3L CAMS-DO THEY WORK? ENTER THE SUMMIT BIG NASTY CAM TEST-BIG NASTY VS BIG BOY 8711R1

There are always internet experts when it . comes to engine combos, but it seems that camshafts have always been one of the most debated parts when talking about engine builds. With the huge...

Vice Grip Garage Is BIG BLOCK Swapping A 80’s Built Drag Car and will the Independence Chevelle make a return?

Derek is back at it, with a big block swap that has to happen if the car was going to make it to Sick Week. This time he might have bitten off more than he can chew, because it sounds too simple of a...

Finnegan Got His CSI On And Sherlock’d His Dead Big Block Chevy and Found Out Why It Broke!

Finnegan is back at it, in the garage and tearing stuff apart. This time it’s the 632 cubic inch Big Block Chevrolet that he broke. But what broke? Sometimes you tear up something so bad that...

CARBURETED M90 LS TEST-HOW TO: RUN A CARB ON A CHEAP M90 SUPERCHARGER! JUST CUT A HOLE IN THE TOP!

Richard has been testing these low buck M90 Superchargers like a mad man and has found the limits of their performance, along with simple ways to run them on just about anything. It’s awesome...

Facebook 5.3 LS Build: Part 4 – Honing The Block After Boring. You Can’t Make Power Without It! Powell Machine Builds A High Performance 5.3 Step By Step

Here’s Part 4 of the Facebook 5.3 LS build that Powell is doing. If you missed the first three videos in this build, use the link below to check them out too. We’ve talked about Powell...