Category Archive: 1320 Engine Tech, 1320 Tech Story, Apex Engine Tech, Apex Tech Stories, ENGINE, ENGINES, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos
408 STROKER FORD TURBO BUILD & DYNO. TURBO ON TURBO ACTION. HOW MUCH POWER DOES A TURBO 408 MAKE?
Little turbo or big? Big boost or little? Is a stroker better for boost than a stock stroke 351? These questions AND MORE, answered in this video from Richard Holdener. We’re talking dyno...
HOW DOES A SPINTRON WORK? WHAT CAN WE TEST? HOW DOES A SPINTRON HELP MAKE BETTER CAMS & VALVETRAIN?
If you have never seen a Spintron run, you are going to want to watch this. It’s nuts to see and hear an engine that is NOT running, but still making almost all the noises like it is, because...
Top Fuel 101: The DOWNFORCE on a Top Fuel Dragster Will Blow Your Mind!
Here’s the next installment in the Top Fuel 101 series we’re putting up with videos from Steve Read, so check it out! If you missed the previous video, use the link below to check that...
The DD Speed Shop Gasser 1964 Nova Project Gets A FIRE Breathing Small Block! Gasser Heart Transplant Was Successful!
The DD Speed Shop gasser Nova is coming right along, and with the suspension and rear axle all scienced out and installed, it’s time for an engine! They went with a period correct 327 that will...
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Wiring hot rods, muscle cars, and race cars can be a daunting task for a lot of people, but sometimes the simplest stuff can be the most frustrating. Lets say you buy a bad ass wiring kit for your...
El Camino Project: How To Bend Hard Lines For A Transmission Cooler, Or Brake And Fuel Lines Too!
Video Description: Automatic transmissions need to cool the fluid so it doesn’t burn up. For most applications, this means running coolant lines to the radiator (or separate cooler). Instead of...
Finishing Up The Suspension On The 1964 Nova Gasser: Rear End FIASCO – Fire, Grinding, FRUSTRATION. Ford 9 Inch Install
Um, no matter how good the gasser front end works, if you don’t take care of the rear it will look funny and just be a poser. So the Chevy II had to get some more love. However, there were...
Top Fuel Dragster 101: What’s Inside The Cockpit Of A Top Fuel Dragster And What Do All These Things Do?
You’ve all seen them make passes down the dragstrip, whether in person or on tv, but have you ever seen what is actually inside the cockpit of a Top Fuel Dragster? As close as you can get to...
WHAT IS PISTON TO VALVE CLEARANCE? THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO SEEING AND UNDERSTANDING HOW PISTON TO VALVE CLEARANCE MATTERS FOR YOU!
I know that sometimes you guys and gals out there read a story about an engine and realize there is either something mentioned that you DON’T understand, or that there must be more to it than...
Red Dirt Rodz Show Us How To Work With Fiberglass and Fiberglass Molds! You Can Do This Stuff At Home!
If you haven’t ever worked with fiberglass before, it can be daunting. I have used it enough to be comfortable with it, but not enough that I’d want to cut a hold in a Corvette just so I...
ONE NIGHT ONLY! Taking A 1964 Nova From Stock To Gasser With A Speedway BOLT-ON Front End
It used to be a ton of work to build a gasser because getting the front suspension figured out and mounted so it was both drivable and had the right look was not the easiest task. Half of the time...
Finnegan’s 1000WHP Hemi Shakes the Lights Out of the Ceiling At Harrell Engine And Dyno
Finnegan’s Hemi powered 1955 Chevrolet he calls Blasphemi is one bad machine, but it just keeps getting badder and badder thanks to help from guys like Peter Harrell at Harrell Engine and Dyno....
Tear Down DISASTER – DD Speed Shop Is Stripping Their 1964 Chevy Nova To Be A GASSER
What could possibly go wrong? I mean who wouldn’t take a completely finished, running and driving hot rod, and then take it all apart so you can make it into a gasser. Sounds like a totally...
8-Hour DIY Turbo Kit. How to Build a CHEAP Turbo Kit! How to Turbo your Pontiac 350 Or Anything Else! Full Dyno Results
It’s time for Richard to get his cheap turbo kit on, which is like his super power by the way. There are lots of folks who would be embarrassed to see what kind of performance he’s gotten...