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HOW TO MAKE MORE BBC TORQUE FOR TOWING-454 VS 496 VS 496. DUAL PLANE VS SINGLE PLANE VS TUNNEL RAM!
I’ve been wanting to build a new big block for my square body Chevrolet Dually for the last couple years, and now that it has hurt itself I really need to get on it. Of course, like all car...
Engine Tech: Here’s How To Install A Distributor The Right Way, The First Time, Every Time. Here Are The Common Mistakes To Avoid
Installing a distributor is not hard. It just isn’t. But everything that makes it simple also makes it easy to do wrong. The good news is that most of the things you can do wrong when...
Scott Liggett Shows Us How To Rebuild a Rochester Quadrajet Carburetor, Part 1. The easy way!
I’ve been a Quadrajet fan for a long long time, but that’s because we ran NHRA Stock Eliminator, and in it we had to run a Quadrajet for our particular combo. I’ve built a ton of...
ALL-MOTOR, JUNKYARD LS MEGA POWER. HOW TO ADD 200 HP TO YOUR SBE 5.3L WITH NO BOOST AND NO NOS
200 horsepower without boost or nitrous?! Is that really possible? Of course it is! With the right parts you can make real power gains on any engine and we all know that LS engines are just begging...
Street Freak – Part 8: This Mid-Engine Drag And Drive Lambo Powered All-Wheel Drive Volvo Is Getting The Engine And Trans Installed!
Here’s the eighth video in the series, and the engine is going in! With just a few weeks to go before Street Week starts, it is time to make big stuff happen and this sure counts. There is still...
Polishing Turds Season 2: Part 8 – Head Porting Cody’s ProCharged 360 Cubic Inch Small Block, And How A Port Job Really Effects Flow
In the eighth episode of this new Polishing Turds engine project, Pete is going to be performing some cylinder head porting on this little supercharged small-block so it will be able to make big...
Finnegan’s Twin-Turbo Cadillac Project Is Back! It’s Time For Some Headers And Turbo Plumbing!
Finnegan is back at it with the Caddy project and we’re glad to see it coming together. He’s got more fabrication to do before the mockup engine can get replaced by the real engine, but...
TOP SECRET ACCUFAB 5.0L FORD INTAKE-NEVER BEFORE TESTED. PLUS STOCK VS ROLLER ROCKERS-HOW MUCH HP?
Richard is back at it with some super top secret, never before tested, Accufab 5.0 intake testing. We love the guys at Accufab and their creativity, so it is no surprise that something like this...
Why Do You Need To Use ARP Ultra-Torque Fastener Assembly Lubricant? This Video Tells The Story
We’re really proud to have ARP as member of the BangShift family of sponsors. Why? These guys are the industry standard not only fasteners but also fastener technology and that’s what the...
So What’s The Cardinal Rule Of Turbo Charging? Watch This Video And Find Out From The Man Himself, Peter Harrell At Harrell Engine And Dyno.
Whenever we can learn stuff from Pete, we do. This guy is super smart and absolutely generous with his information. So when Pete says he’s going to share the cardinal rule of turbo charging, he...
Piston Tech: Know What Ring Micro-Welding Is? Know What Causes It? Here’s All The Info You Need
On the best day of its life, a piston’s job sucks pretty hard. There is extreme heat, fire, all kinds of directional changes and generally speaking, the things just get tormented. Believe it or...
GEN 2 LT1-THE OTHER GUYS SMALL BLOCK-HOW MUCH ARE PORTED HEADS & TPIS ZZ409 CAM WORTH ON THE LT1?
I’ve got a Gen 2 LT1 in a 1956 Chevy, and it has always been a fun engine. It’s mostly stock, but when we put a stand alone EFI on it and significantly improved ignition, we were able to...
GEN 2 LT1 INTAKE TEST-CARB VS EFI! STOCK LT1 EFI VS GM DUAL-PLANE & EDELBROCK VRS CARB. WHO WINS?
I’ve got a Gen 2 LT1 in a 1956 Chevy, and it has always been a fun engine. It’s mostly stock, but when we put a stand alone EFI on it and significantly improved ignition, we were able to...
Finnegan’s New Mystery Drag and Drive Project Car Needs Major Surgery Already! What Has He Done?
In typical Finnegan style, something in the new race car is just not going to work and requires some surgery. But it’s fine. I mean it will all be fine, right? This project is something...