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GTX3584RS-THE ULTIMATE 800+HP LOW BUCK LS TURBO! HOW MUCH HP WILL A GTX3584RS TURBO MAKE ON A 5.3L?
Richard is back at it, testing turbos and telling us all just how to make real power with a Chevrolet 5.3 race, I mean junkyard, engine. After all, every junkyard LS is a race engine in waiting...
Tim McAmis Shows How Using a Shrinker Stretcher Makes It Possible To Flush Mount Rear Windows The Easy Way
A shrinker stretcher is one of the simplest tools, easy and cheap to acquire, and insanely useful. In the video below, Tim McAmis is going to show you how to use one to flush mount a rear window in...
Synthetic Oil Is The Right Choice For Your Ride, But Is There A Difference Between Oil That Costs $5 and $10 Per Quart?
If synthetic oil is superior to conventional, even if it isn’t anything fancy, how do we know if there is a difference between the cheap synthetics and the expensive ones? Thanks to our friend...
Finally! A Budget Universal Joint Impact Adapter That’s Indestructible! Who’s Works Best For The Money?
There is a difference between price and value. I just had this conversation with a friend of mine last night, when we were talking about hardware stores. Sometimes the value of an item is about that...
Suspension Tech: Drag Racing 4-Link Forces DEMO! What Do Squat, Anti-Squat And Neutral Really Mean?
Suspension dynamics can be very confusing without the right base knowledge. There are a lot of terms going on when talking about typical front and rear suspension systems and they can be confusing....
Dyno Video: This Turbocharged 292 Inline-6 Powered 1936 Chevy Pickup Gets Dyno Tested And Makes 1320 Horsepower!
This truck is so awesome! Not only because it is a super cool looking 1936 Chevrolet pickup, but because this bad boy is powered by a 292 cubic inch inline-6 with a big turbo on it. How cool is that?...
ARP (Automotive Racing Products) Expands Their “Tiny Bolt” Availabilities
Industry-leading fastener manufacturer ARP makes it easy to upgrade factory hardware with premium quality polished stainless steel bolts that come in handy 5-packs by size. In addition to large bolts...
Tech Tips: Did You Know That You Might Be Using Your Thread Locker Wrong? Or Using The Wrong Loctite In General!
Thread locker, regardless of brand, is often referred to as Loctite because it is the most widely recognized brand out there. It’s like Kleenex. But regardless of which brand you go with, using...
DULCICH & FREIBURGER of ENGINE MASTERS Discuss Horsepower Myths – Dynos Don’t Lie, But The Internet Might
I can’t even begin to count the number of old wives tales, myths, and wacky theories I’ve heard about how to make horsepower during my life. I can tell you that some of the ones I...
The Motor Oil Geek Says We Need To STOP Using Regular Oil – Here Are 4 Reasons Synthetic is BETTER And Should Be In Your Engine
For a long time, folks seemed to think that there were particular scenarios when synthetic oil should be used in your engine and certain scenarios when conventional oil was more appropriate. If you...
JUNKYARD 6.0L LS INTAKE TORQUE TEST-TRUCK VS TBSS (WHO IS THE REAL TORQUE KING?) FULL DYNO RESULTS!
We love us some 6.0 junkyard LS dyno testing around here and where can you get more of it than from Richard Holdener? In this test he’s checking out the Trail Blazer SS intake vs the Early...
Checking Main Bearing Clearances: Big Block Building 101 – Squarebody Stuff Keeps Rolling On The 454 Big Block Chevy For Project Creampuff.
Chad from Squarebody Stuff has got a .060 over 454 block that he is planning to do a full rebuild on for a project, and the next step is checking bearing clearance for the mains. Check it out and let...
THIS IS NOT GOOD! Check Out Finnegan’s Struggles, Just Days Before Sick Week 2025!
Sick Week 2025 is in the books, but here’s what Finnegan and the gang had to go through in order to even make it. We already shared some thrash video from the prep, but just days before Sick...
OIL FILTER TECH: The Motor Oil Geek Is Going To Tell Us What Most People DON’T Know! Learn How Your Oil Filter Really Works!
It’s time for some more oil tech, but this time we’re talking about oil filters, and not the oil itself. If I had a quarter for every opinion I’ve heard about oil filters over the...