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HOW TO MAKE BIG 6.0L LS POWER! FULL DYNO RESULTS ON CAMS, INTAKES AND (OF COURSE) PROCHARGER BOOST!

While there are a lot of options when it comes to factory engines for LS Swaps, the 4.8, 5.3, and 6.0 LS truck engines are the most popular by far. They are the cheapest, most prolific, and...

Give Your Gen III Hemi That Old School Carburetor Vibe With Holley’s Single Plane 4150 Intakes

While EFI is awesome, there are still tons of people out there who love a good carburetor. And why not? The simplicity, the old-school looks, and the reliability have more than 100 years of history...

HOW TO: BUILD FORD 351W STROKER POWER: 590 HP, 650 HP & 755-HP 427 FORD STROKER COMBOS. FULL RESULTS

Ford fans rejoice! Everything doesn’t have to be LS powered, and you can make real power with a Ford small-block! Here’s a cool video from Richard Holdener talking about not only 351...

How To Build A Roller Bender For Tubing, Flat Stock, Bar, And More, In Your Own Garage

If you do any kind of metal fabrication for cars then you have either wanted or purchased a tubing bender. The most common type is one that bends round tubing for roll bars, roll cages, and tubular...

700+ HP LS7 INTAKE SHOOTOUT-MSD ATOMIC VS HOLLEY HI RAM VS PERFORMANCE DESIGN CARBON pTR. WHO WINS?

I always love seeing people arguing online about which intake is best for their combo, because everyone has an opinion. And opinions are awesome, but dyno testing is even better and so this test from...

IronTrap Garage Is Opening Up The RAREST Flathead Supercharger Ever! Have You Ever Seen One Of These?

Matt often finds rare stuff, but these Marshman superchargers are something really special. I’ve never seen one until they showed one on the IronTrap Garage YouTube channel and now they have...

HOW MUCH POWER IS A SBC TUNNEL RAM WORTH? 355 SBC INTAKE TEST-TUNNEL RAM VS RPM AIR GAP VS VICTOR JR

Tunnel rams make power! Period. But how much? And are they really just for high-rpm power? Do they only work on a racing engine? In this test from Richard Holdener you are going to see him put a set...

FORD VS CHEVY-TRUCK MOTOR SHOOT OUT! 5.3L TRUCK LS VS 5.4L 4V NAVIGATOR MOD MOTOR. FULL DYNO RESULTS

Ford vs Chevrolet, this battle has been going on since the first Chevrolet pulled up next to its first Ford, and continues as strong as ever to this day. And with the unbelievable level of...

Testing A Twin Turbo Mustang On The Street In Preparation For Asphalt Wars !

Ah the good old street test session. These usually go one of two ways, you either find a spot that you can hang out at all night and make run after run or you find a great spot and get chased off in...

New Product Spotlight: Tim McAmis Talks About Their Fabricated Axle Housing Blanks. Anyone Can Build A Bitchin Rear With This Setup!

Building a badass custom fabricated rear end for your race car has never been easier thank to the gang at Tim McAmis Race Cars, who have a bitchin Fabricated Sheet Metal housing that is ready for you...

WHICH LS HEADS MAKES MORE HP? PORTED REC PORT OR CATHEDRAL PORT? TFS 245 VS TFS 255 ON 427 STROKER

The Rectangle Port vs Cathedral Port argument in the LS engine world is as fierce as the Rectangle Port vs Oval Port argument that has been going on for decades in the Big Block Chevrolet world. But...

If You Bought The Squares You Use For Welding At The Hardware Store, You Are Doing It Wrong. Watch To See How.

I’ve talked about the squares that I own from Fireball Tools on a few occasions, and have had mine for years. I even have some of their old weld-together steel squares that you could buy in kit...

Polishing Turds Season 2: Part 4 – Truing Up The Decks On Cody’s ProCharged 360 Cubic Inch Small Block To Make Big Power!

In the fourth episode of this new Polishing Turds engine project, Pete is going to be making the decks perfectly square and flat so this little supercharged small-block will make more power. This is...

The Sniper 2 EFI From Holley Just Dropped And Here Is The Install Guide! Making EFI The Easiest And Best Yet.

Holley is back at it with a whole new Sniper EFI system! The new Sniper 2 is a whole new animal with more features, easier installation, better hardware, and more! Holley says they have taken the #1...