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Polishing Turds Season 2: Part 10 – Balancing And O-Ringing Cody’s ProCharged 360 Cubic Inch Small Block, And How These Two Things Help The Engine Live With Big Power

In the tenth episode of this new Polishing Turds engine project, Pete is balancing and o-ringing this little supercharged small-block so it will be able to make big consistent power. He’s also...

We BROKE our HIGHEST HP DYNO RECORD! Over 5300HP From Paul Mouhayet’s Bad Ass Machine!

Holy crap! 5,300 horsepower on the hub dyno with an insane twin turbo Pro Mod combo from Proline, is absolutely epic and the highest hub dyno number ever. Watch. Video Description: NEW FUELTECH HUB...

Tony Angelo Swaps An 800+ Horsepower NASCAR V8 Into His 1955 Chevy Street Car! Part 3: Firing This Bad Boy Up For The First Time!

This bad boy is going to run in this video whether it likes it or not! Tony Angelo is back at it on his cool 1955 Chevy, and even if we weren’t Tri-Five fans around here we’d totally approve of...

WHICH ONE IS CHEAPER? 600-HP 408 STROKER VS 600-HP JUNKYARD 4.8L TURBO. FULL PRICING FOR EACH.

There is more than one way to skin a cat, and never has that been more true than when it comes to building a high horsepower LS combo. NA, blown, nitrous, there are too many ways to count on how to...

Bill Martens, Special Programs Manager At Chevrolet Performance Is Talking About All Their Crate Engine Packages For 2024

Bill Martens is like the James Bond of Chevrolet performance parts. I say this because just like James Bond, who everyone knew was a special agent, everyone knows that Bill is one of the dudes with...

Piston 101: Cast Or Forged, Which One is Best for Your Engine? Should You Always Go For The “Full Race” Option?

As car guys and gals we are often guilty of going all in on every single thing we do to our hot rods and race cars. And sometimes this makes sense. I mean if we are going to be putting together a car...

WALMART Oil Showdown: Oil Expert Is Myth Busting Results! Testing Walmart Oil vs Name Brand Oil Using Science And The Engine Dyno

When I was a kid we always used Quaker State oil because my dad had a deal with them as a result of some partial sponsorship. And it was good oil, because we never had a single engine failure that...

Polishing Turds Season 2: Part 9 – Filling And Line Honing Cody’s ProCharged 360 Cubic Inch Small Block, And How These Two Things Keep An Engine Like This Alive

In the ninth episode of this new Polishing Turds engine project, Pete is filling and then line honing this little supercharged small-block so it will be able to make big consistent power. He’s also...

Better Burnouts Through Science! Finnegan Helps A Friend Make Cooler Air, And More Power, In A 10 Second Suburban Burnout Machine

An LS Swapped squarebody GM truck is nothing new, even if this one is a 3/4 ton Suburban. But when you have a very simple, stock bottom end 6.0 in it that makes 800 at the tire then even this 4600 lb...

HOW TO MAKE JUNKYARD 5.3L LS POWER. BTR CAM FAMILY FEUD-L33 VS TRUCK NORRIS NSR VS TRUCK NORRIS VS HOT ROD VS RED HOT.

Making great power with a junkyard 5.3 LS is not hard, after all there are tons of parts available. But sometimes there are so many parts that it makes it hard to know which ones to choose. If only a...

Scott Bought Himself A 327 For Cheap. Is It A Deal? Or Is It A Disaster? We’ll Find Out Shortly!

Scott is always on the hunt for good deals at wrecking yards, on Facebook Marketplace, or just random spots around town, just like the rest of us. But sometimes he finds a deal that he may not have...

Boost Control 101: Here’s How To Plumb and Setup A CO2 Boost Control System On Your Ride For Precise Tuning

Motion Raceworks is always posting up cool stuff for their Tech Tip Tuesday segments, but this one is a bit more detailed than normal. This Tech Tip Tuesday video features a great walk through on a...

HOW TO ADD NITROUS TO A TURBO LS? WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU RUN NITROUS ON A JUNKYARD TURBO 5.3L & 6.0L?

I’ve been very vocal about the fact that I put nitrous on pretty much everything, whether it has boost or not. I’m of the mindset that you should always have a button available, unless...

FULL 6.0L LS DYNO RESULTS. HOW MUCH HP DOES THE LOW BUCK TRUCK CAM MAKE? IS IT THE BEST 6.0L LS CAM?

We’ve all seen parts on Amazon that just seem too cheap to be real, and while we’ve heard some stories about stuff that is junk, we’ve also heard folks talk about stuff that...