Category Archive: 1320 Tech Story, Apex Tech Stories, Hack of the Week, Metal Fabrication, TECH, Tech Stories, Tools, Videos

Legless Tool Stand System For Your Garage! Want To Have Secure Stands For Your Grinder, Shrinker, Vice, Bender, And More? Check This DIY Space Saver Out!

We’re huge fans of DIY tools and garage hacks around here, so this cool DIY system from the Garage Fab channel on YouTube does it for us. Aaaron does all his work in a two car garage in a...

Finnegan Made Massive Changes To His Car. We Hope This New 528 Inch Hemi Is Happy In Blasphemi!

Finnegan is back at it again, after having spent some time at Peter Harrell’s HED getting his Hemi back in prime shape. Now it’s up to him to get this bad boy in the car and setup so that...

THE 400-HP QUESTION-4.6L 2V MOD FORD-ALL MOTOR VS SUPERCHARGED-WHAT IS THE BEST ROUTE FOR HP? BOTH?

Looking for Mod Motor horsepower recipes? Want to make a lot more power with the one you have? Wonder which way to go on your own build? You aren’t alone, and that’s okay because Richard...

TUNE PORT L98 350-CAN WE MAKE 500 LB-FT OF TORQUE? PLUS, TRI-Y VS 4:1 HEADER TEST-WHO MAKES TORQUE?

When the TPI small block came out, it was the high performance combo that powered Corvettes and Camaros. It didn’t make much power, but it made more than most anything else available at the...

PONTIAC 350 VS PONTIAC 400-IS THERE A REPLACEMENT FOR DISPLACEMENT? YES…IT’S CALLED BOOOOOOST!

Boost, boost, baby, it can be the great equalizer! So how about a Pontiac 350 vs 400 test? These two are both good engines, but the 400 is getting harder to find and the 350s are still around. So...

SMALL BLOCK 400-THE OTHER GUYS SMALL BLOCK! HOW TO MAKE MORE HP WITH YOUR BIG-INCH SMALL BLOCK CHEVY

I’m a fan of a 400 cubic inch small block, because we have one in our ’66 Bel Air wagon and because it is the biggest Chevrolet Small-Block that you could get from the factory. But are...

HOW TO: 700+ HP FOR ONLY $2700. BUILD A BACK-UP, NO PREP OR DRIFT LS RACE MOTOR FOR JUST $2700!

Yes you can make real power with an LS for almost no money! Is it going to be a “real race engine”? No. But if you treat it right it will be pretty reliable and will make your low buck...

Everything Should Have A Line Lock! Master Smooth Tire Burnouts With Hurst Roll Control Line Lock Kits

Okay, maybe not everything, but most things should for sure! I’m a big fan of a line lock, or Roll Control, and always have been. I’ve never been without them on my cars and can tell you...

:What Does The 1972 Javelin Race Car Weigh In At??? Learning the Suspension Secret Sauce from QA1 Motorsports

With all the stuff that has gone on with the Javelin, one question that Jacob and the crew have been asked a bunch of times is “How much does it weigh?” So while they were getting some...

What No One Tells You About Engine Swaps! What Is The Best Engine To Pick? Or Is There One?

You’ll remember that Jared just finished up the Duster project where he installed an LS, then a Gen 3 HEMI, and then a Ford Coyote, all in the same platform so that he could run that same car...

Blasphemi’s 1,100HP Supercharged Hemi is Rebuilt: Finnegan Takes Us Inside This Aluminum Beast As Pete And The Crew At HED Put It Back Together!

Finnegan is back at it with another great update on Blasphemi, and that means behind the scenes footage of this bad boy going back together at HED. But it isn’t just about putting it together,...

BOOSTED 5.3L LS-HOW TO ADD 100+ HORSEPOWER WITHOUT MORE BOOST! VORTECH SUPERCHARGED 5.3L MODS

When in doubt, turn up the boost. I mean this makes sense right? If you need more power, just turn up the boost. But what if you don’t want to turn up the boost because of fuel limitations or...

Hot Rodding 101: The ULTIMATE Ford Flathead Intake Guide – Everything You Ever Wanted To Know!

The guys at Iron Trap Garage started a Hot Rodding 101 series a couple of years ago and have posted some great video content. The first one in the Hot Rodding 101 series was about Ford Flathead V8...

Measuring For Your New Hydraulic Clutch Install: How To Get Perfect Hydraulic Release Bearing Air Gap For an American Powertain Hydramax

Installing an American Powertrain Hydramax system in your hot rod or muscle car is an excellent upgrade. If you are swapping to a modern manual transmission, and why wouldn’t you, then...