Category Archive: 1320 Engine Tech, 1320 Tech Story, BangShift 1320
Amazing Engine Tech: SAM Tech eliminates The Competition By Wringing 825 hp and 8,300 RPM From An NHRA Legal LS7 Stocker Mill
(Words and photos by Stephen Kim) – Any bozo can slap a supercharger on a stock 505 horsepower LS7 small-block and pick up another 200 hp. Yawn. Increasing output that same 200 hp through...
Old School 1949 Fiat Bodied Altered For Sale! Steel Body, History, Magnesium Wheels, Love
No form of motorsports in America benefitted more from the weird, sometimes foreign, cheap little cars that ended up in junkyards across the country during the 1950s and 1960s. From Willys coupes to...
Deep Tech: Compensating for the Dozens of Variable that Affect Engine Balance Requires Serious Research and Experimentation
(By Judson Massingill) – For decades, machinists and engine builders have been taught that when balancing a crankshaft, its counterweights should equal 100 percent of the rotating mass and 50...
Aerospace Components Dual Rear Brake Systems Delivery More Stopping Power, Control, and Holding Ability
(Words and photos by Mike Galimi) – Some things just go well in double servings like two scoops of ice cream instead one or a Double-Double for those who enjoy In-N-Out Burger. But when it...
How To Build Your Own Chassis Table With The Guys From Eastwood
With my son Cole’s Project First LUV in the grinding phase, we’re looking forward to the next phase after frame cleanup which is suspension design. Following that we’ll be doing our...
Cool Tool Spotlight: These New Punch And Flare Dies From Eastwood Are Rad And Take No Press!
I like tools, in fact I was grimacing at how many I have last night when I was reorganizing and cleaning up in the shop. But despite having lots of tools I don’t have ALL the tools, nor do I...
SEMA 2015: Mercury Racing Has Insane Crate Engine Offerings – DOHC LS7?!
Mercury Racing is coming into the LS crate engine market in a way no one else has even thought of to this point. The company that has made its name building high performance engines on the water and...
Power Adders: Part 1 Turbo Boost Baby! It’s All About That Boost, Bout That Boost!
Our buddy Richard Holdener is a nut. He’s also pretty smart, but don’t tell him we told you that. He’s also probably got more time on an engine dyno than most professional engine...
Video: Header Tech Tips From Dynatech – Is Bigger Always Better?
It seems that as hot rodders and hot rodding has evolved there is a greater understanding of a high performance engine being a matched set of components and systems as opposed to being a big grab bag...
How It’s Made: Mark Williams Axles. Boy There Is More To These Than Meets The Eye
Axles are not necessarily the sexiest part you can buy for you race or street car, although when you get the good ones they tend to look a lot like jewelry. Like plain axles, this video isn’t...
Going EFI? Have Fuel Pump Questions? Aeromotive’s FAQ Section May Give You The Answers You Need
When you are diving into uncharted hot rodding waters in your world, arming yourself with information is the best thing you can do. Thankfully companies like Aeromotive know that an informed buyer is...
Chad Talks Clevite Bearing Tech With Mahle’s Bill McKnight
There are few names that garner more respect in their given part of the aftermarket than Clevite. The brand has been around for decades upon decades and the main reason is that the quality associated...
Tech Video: Mahle Motorsports Shows You The Right Way To Install CirClips And Maintain The Use Of Your Fingers
You know when a guy has recently been cranking on an engine build and especially when he assembled the pistons and rods. That part of the program is easy to spot because the guy will be treating the...
