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1000-HP PUMP GAS LS3-MAX TIMING UNDER BOOST? STEVE MORRIS VORTECH AFR HEAD TESTING Naturally Aspirated And Supercharged Part 1
Can you really make 1,000 horsepower on pump gas with a boosted LS3? How much timing is safe and realistic without hurting parts? Watch Richard Holdener and Steve Morris on the dyno as they test an...
AI Lies EXPOSED! The TRUTH About 0W-20 vs 5W-30 Is Not What You Might Think. Listen to the Experts, Not AI Generated Ads!
I often joke that there is no room for science in 2025, because society seems to have lost its mind and would rather listen to social media “experts” and ads that are designed to get you...
DIY Electric Power Steering, The Easy Way, With Mike Cotten. No Engine Driven Power Steering Pump Makes This Clean And Simple.
Electric power steering is incredibly common in new cars nowadays, and has been available from the aftermarket for several years as well. There are lots of factory components that have been used over...
Engine How To Video: Here’s How To Install A Distributor And Set Timing. You Can Do This At Home With Simple Tools.
Blueprint Engines asked me to come by the shop a few months ago so they could film some tech videos on a bunch of topics that are typical tech calls they get each and every week. The thought being...
Get This WRONG, Say GOODBYE To Your Engine! Filter Tech That Matters! Oil, Air, or Fuel, Filtration Is Not All The Same.
Our friend Lake Speed Jr. is back at it with more awesome tech on the Motor Oil Geek channel, but this time he’s gone to visit some industry experts in the filtration world to find out what we...
Tool Testing Video: How Does The Cheap $78 Torque Wrench Compare To The $790 Snap On & ICON?
I remember the first time I saw the results from a test of a cheap torque wrench vs an expensive one, but I can’t remember which Harbor Freight brand it was that was going up against Snap-On. I...
Every Blueprint Engine Comes With An Incredibly Valuable Info Packet! Here’s What’s Inside, And Why You Should Open It!
A few months ago, the guys and gals at Blueprint Engines asked me to come visit them so we could shoot some informative videos on some of their engines and common tech questions. Of course I was...
The Hot Rod Hoarder Gasser Henry J Project Gets Fancy Brakes From Wilwood, And Then Tommy Cuts Them Up!
Why in the heck would Tommy be cutting up a brand new set of Wilwood brakes? I mean they have to make something that fits the Henry J I’d think. I mean, they have brakes for just about...
Why Do Some Engines Burn Oil And Others Don’t? And What Can You Do About It With A Motor Oil!
We’ve shared plenty of engine oil videos around here, and there is a lot of information to go through if you really want to take a deep dive into the subject. Thankfully we have the Motor Oil...
Here’s What Finnegan Had To Do To Blasphemi To Get It Ready For Drag Week 2025! Was He Prepared For The Wheelstands?
We’ve all seen the crazy wheelstands that Finnegan couldn’t help but do during Drag Week last week in his 1955 Chevrolet Gasser named Blasphemi, and the power wheelies show just how good...
Wheel Bearing Press Tool Kits Testing: If You Hardly Ever Need One, Should You Spend $800 On A Kit? Or Do The Cheap Options Work Just As Well?
Cheap tools vs expensive tools. The argument for each has been going on for a hundred years or more, just here in the United States! But it isn’t as simple an argument to make nowadays, because...
Newbern And The Boys Are Building A Street Freak 1957 Chevrolet! It’s Not A Gasser, It’s A Freak Of Nature!
If you aren’t familiar with the street freaks that roamed Southern California in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s then you are missing out! These hot rods and muscle cars took cues...
The Hot Rod Hoarder Gasser Henry J Project Gets An Engine: Check Out The FATHER & SON Gasser Big Block Upgrades Happening Now!
It is time for some big block upgrades! It turns out that Tommy had the perfect engine for the Henry J and just had to make sure it was a good runner! It is, so now it’s time to make this thing...
