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Fabrication How-To #6: How to Bend Square Tubing Without a Bender! (DIY)
Sometimes the best tips someone can give you about a technical subject is what tools to buy and not to buy. Or which tools to spend real money on, and which ones don’t need to be fancy. Or even...
TURBO LS PORTED HEAD TEST. HOW MUCH ARE PORTED HEADS WORTH ON AN LS3, 408 STROKER OR TURBO 4.8L?
Richard’s latest series is all about what a particular bolt on can be worth on your LS engine build. It started off with a video on oversize throttle bodies, then went to intake manifolds, and...
This Old Hot Rod Traditional Style Drag Car Project Part 7: The Vintage Dragster Gets A Mid-Plate And Comes Off The Chassis Table!
It’s about to get exciting!!! In this video update on the Vintage Dragster project, it gets a mid-plate and then comes off the chassis table to sit on the ground for the first time! Plus the...
Do Your Own Tire Changes At Home! How To Install, And Use, An At Home Manual Tire Changer!
Tire stores suck. Okay, not all of them, but the average big chain tire stores kind of do. So if you want to be self reliant and not have to worry about them tearing up your wheels, or dealing with...
HOW MUCH POWER IS AN INTAKE UPGRADE WORTH ON A LS? WE TEST A CROSS RAM, ADJUSTABLE RUNNERS & BOOST?
Just the other day we posted up one of Richard’s dyno testing videos where he tested aftermarket throttle bodies to see if a bigger throttle body was actually worth power. Today he’s...
This Welding And Fab Table Project Is About As Heavy Duty As They Come! Build One For Yourself!
If you spend any time around here then you know I love welding and fab tables and am always sharing videos of guys and gals building their own. This one here is a big boy! With a top that is 5 feet...
Amazing Engine Video: This Awesome, Ultra-Rare, Chevy Small Block 5-Cam, 4-Valve, Overhead Cam Beast Runs!
There were plenty of overhead cam engines that existed in 1971, including some cool V8s like the SOHC Fords, but there were NOT overhead cam Small Block Chevrolets. Well, not from the factory that...
Crashed LS Turbo Drag And Drive Car Gets Rebuilt: The Maliboom Gets A Bunch More Love! Suspension, Trans, Turbos, And More!
The Maliboom is getting way more than it was ever supposed to, but man is it going to be a bad ass! If you missed it, Dane Thompson’s Maliboom smacked the wall in Oklahoma during Rocky Mountain...
LS THROTTLE BODY UPGRADE-WHAT’S IT WORTH? HOW MUCH POWER IS A THROTTLE BODY UPGRADE WORTH ON AN LS?
We always used to laugh at the dyno shop and say that we wanted to take all the “As seen on TV” type of performance parts and install them all to see if they actually made any power...
Mac-Fab Beadlocks Tour And Step By Step How To Beadlock Wheels With Lyle Barnett
Turbo John recently visited Mac-Fab and shot a great behind the scenes video with Lyle Barnett, showing the shop, the process, the ins and outs, and options for getting your wheels beadlocked and it...
The TRUTH About Valvoline’s BOLD Engine Cleaning Claims: Is Restore And Protect Real, Clickbait, or Lies?
I used to know a few “oil guys”, and some of them were actual specialists who blended oil and other lubricants for oil companies you would know. Then I met Lake Speed. Once I met Lake, I...
Plasma Table Hack! Cut And Notch Round Tubing With Some Simple Brackets And Skateboard Wheels!
Laser and cnc plasma tube notchers are all the rage in manufacturing nowadays because they can significantly shorten the manufacturing process for metal components, and at the same time increase...
Fabrication How-To: #5 – This $50 Tool Will Change Your Fabrication Game! Low Buck But Super Effective.
Sometimes the best tips someone can give you about a technical subject is what tools to buy and not to buy. Or which tools to spend real money on, and which ones don’t need to be fancy. Well...
