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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...
WILL THE 711CI TWIN-TURBO HEMI FIT INTO FINNEGAN’S 1961 CADILLAC COUPE DEVILLE?
I met up with Mike yesterday at the PRI Show and he was smiling from ear to ear. It’s good to be Finnegan, and it was great getting to catch up to him even if it was just for a few minutes. I...
TOP 5 JUNKYARD TURBO LS QUESTIONS FOR BEGINNERS! BUILDING A TURBO LS? WHAT ARE THE BEST QUESTIONS?
LS Turbo Combos baby! They are awesome, and fun, but man do people have a lot of questions about them. Some are totally good, others not important, but I’ve head a jillion of them. So has...
DO YOU NEED A NITROUS CAM? WILL I MAKE MORE POWER RUNNING NITROUS WITH A DEDICATED NITROUS CAM?
Do you need a nitrous cam? Does it matter how much nitrous you are going to use? Will 100 shot of nitrous work regardless of camshaft? Richard Holdener is going to show you why they do or do not...
Wanna See A New ZZ632 Cranked Up On The Engine Dyno? Watch This!
If you’ve never been to a dyno shop to see an engine being tuned and tested on an engine dyno, you are missing out and should schedule a time to test your next engine build. I love being on the...
Rebeldryver’s Ford 428 FE Project Part 2: Let The Bottom End Assembly Begin!
It’s back for Part 2, where the 428 FE is going to get ready for its crankshaft, but first, some measuring has to happen. No matter how good the machine shop is, it is always a good idea to do...
How Much Does Heat Change Clearances In An Engine? The Answer Is, More Than You Might Think.
In several forms of racing, they preheat the engine oil and coolant so as to preheat the engine and it’s components as well. For many of these applications it is said to be critical to go...
More Chains Than Brains: Pushing A Mod Motor To The Limits. What Goes Into Mark Rogers’ Radial Car.
I first met Mark Rogers at Mooresville Dragway one night when I was in town and came to hang out with Eric Yost (Bigun). Bigun introduced Mark to me and told me how bad ass his Mustang was and that...
THE BEST BBC CAM EVER MADE? 1 CAM WORKS WITH LOW COMPRESSION, TUNNEL RAMS, NOS AND BOOST? BUT HOW?
Can one cam really rule them all? How can one camshaft be great in all different scenarios? Well, Richard Holdener is about to show us how good it really is in all these combos. But remember, it...
ANATOMY OF A 5.0L TURBO CAM, BLOWER CAM, NITROUS CAM, STROKER CAM AND NA CAM-THEY ARE ALL THE SAME!
Every cam is a blower cam! Wait, what? Is every cam a turbo cam? How about a nitrous cam? But what if I’m running a stroker. Richard is going to show you how the exact same cam runs in all...
How It’s Made: Steve Morris Racing Engines 4500HP SMX Head Gets Machined to Life!
Machining stuff out of billet aluminum is cool, and this right here is extra cool. When you are talking about a billet aluminum head for a 4500 horsepower racing engine, it’s something to see...
4.6L VS 5.4L-MISTAKES WERE MADE! HOW TO ADD A VORTECH SUPERCHARGER TO FORD 4.6L 2V & 5.4L 4V MOTOR!
I don’t see how adding boost to anything can be considered a mistake, but if you do it wrong I guess it can seem like it. Richard is back at it as always, and he’s got all kinds of great...
LS 6.0L AND 408 HEAD SWAPS – CATHEDRAL v REC PORT v TFS/AFR CNC HEADS! HOW MUCH ARE HEADS WORTH?
The argument over which cylinder head is best on an LS engine is always fun to listen to, but there is nothing better than testing. Most people don’t have an engine and multiple cylinder heads...
