Category Archive: 1320 Drivetrain Tech, 1320 Tech Story, Apex Driveline Tech, Apex Tech Stories, DRIVETRAIN, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos
Stick Shift Tech: How To Index Your Bellhousing For Perfect Manual Transmission Operation
When you buy a manual transmission, a bell housing, a clutch, and the linkage to make it all work, you quickly realize during the installation that there is a lot going on here. It’s not...
TURBO 4.8L LS TIMING TEST! HOW MUCH TIMING IS TOO MUCH ON YOUR VORTECH, WHIPPLE OR TURBOCHARGED LS?
Whenever someone starts talking about putting boost to an engine the topic of ignition timing comes up. Everyone jokes about putting more fuel and timing into it to make more power, and that does...
Does Coolant Flush Really Work? Flying Sparks Garage Puts It Through The Paces
As hot rodders and racers, we tend to focus on the things that make power and make things look cool, rather than paying attention to boring maintenance items. Sometimes that’s okay, but...
LOW BUCK 4.8L LS TURBO TEST-HOW MUCH HP DO CHEAP TURBOS MAKE? IS A BIGGER TURBO BETTER? T76 V GT45
Richard Holdener has another turbo shootout going on, this time with a 4.8 L LS engine and the battle is between a T76 and a GT45. Which one is best and will come out on top? Richard is going to put...
Mopar Alternator Comparison: Stock vs Powermaster Original Look vs Powermaster 220amp Upgraded Alternator
When it comes to the charging system of your classic car, you have a few options. The first is to just hope and pray that the 50-year old alternator that’s on the engine continues to work even...
How Much Does Header Size Effect High Horsepower Combos: Testing 600 And 750 Plus Horsepower LS Combos On The Dyno
We all know that long tube headers, and header size, can make an impact on horsepower, but recent testing from Richard Holdener shows that smaller 1 3/4 inch headers don’t suffer at high rpm on...
DO LONG TUBE HEADERS ADD HP? 1 3/4 vs 1 7/8 HEADER TEST. WHAT MAKES MORE POWER ON AN LS?
Headers, everyone wants them for their hot rodded combo. But are they really an effective speed part? How much power and torque are they worth? Are bigger long tubes better than smaller long tubes?...
Tech Tip: How Much Fluid Should Your Automatic Transmission Really Have In It?
How much is too much? Or how much is too little? Is one worse than the other? The answers might surprise you and have to do with more than just the marks on your transmission dipstick. Of course,...
Engine Tech: Daddy Dave Tears Down Proline Hemi Engine From Goliath
If you don’t know who Daddy Dave is, and who Goliath is, then you must live under a rock. Goliath, his Nova, is a bad beast and can really haul the mail as we’ve all seen. It’s got...
Electrical Tech: How To Wire Up Your Kill Switch The Right Way – Alternator And Battery Wiring
One of the most common tech failures we see at race tracks is an improperly wired battery cutoff switch. We see it all the time, and most of the time the person whose car is failing has no idea why...
Dyno Video: TURBO 4200 ATLAS-ELECTRONIC BOOST CONTROLLERS-DO THEY WORK? DO THEY ADD BOOST? DO THEY ADD POWER?
Technology has come a long way with just about everything in our lives, and boost is no different. While you can control boost mechanically, with a simple to turn boost control knob, there are much...
LS Corvair Project: Figuring And Fabrication, That’s All It Takes To Put An LS4 In A Corvair Right?
While I’ve heard of a few drivetrain swaps that practically bolt in to other makes and models, that is not going to be the case when you are trying to put an LS4 into the back of a Corvair....
Old School Repair: This Dude Welds A Crankshaft Back Together Like A Boss! It Was Broken In Two!
If you watch videos from other countries, where guys are doing repairs that would seem nearly impossible without modern tools, you start to appreciate and understand what our grandparents and great...
Dyno Proven 500 Horsepower Combos: Three Stock Bottom End 5.3 LS Combos That Will Make You 500 Horsepower Or More.
I get asked about LS engine combos all the time, and the overwhelming majority of them are from people who think that they need to build an engine with all aftermarket parts. When I ask them how much...