Category Archive: 1320 Cars With Doors Feature, 1320 Tech Story, 1320 Videos
Every Good Race Car Has Power Windows, Right? Alex Taylor’s Six Second ’55 Chevy Is Coming Together!
More updates, including the power windows going in the carbon fiber doors on Alex’s ’55 Chevy. It sounds funny to put them into a hot street car like this, but they are arguably easier to...
Chassis Hardware Lessons: Nuts And Bolts Matter! Tim McAmis Explains Why You Need To Pay Attention To The Hardware You Use.
You are going to love this video if you like Tim McAmis, because he has a ton of typical Tim McAmis one liners that will have you laughing. And this isn’t just a video telling you what grade of...
Video Of Rob Wendland Front Halfing Larry Dixon’s Top Fuel Dragster: Sounds Simple, But It All Has To Be Perfect!
It isn’t uncommon for Top Fuel and Top Alcohol cars to get front halfed after a certain number of runs, a crash, big wheelstands, or what have you. The same could be said for a Funny Car...
What Should You Paint Your Roll Bar Or Roll Cage With? Rustoleum, Hammertone, And Steel-It Tested
There is nothing worse than finishing a car with a roll bar or roll cage in it and then not being able to paint the cage well. In all honesty, a tube chassis car is usually much easier because you...
Holley Carb Tuning Tips And Tricks With Steve “The Carb Whisperer” Brule From Westech Performance!
Steve Brule is the smartest dyno operator and tuner I’ve ever seen or heard about. There, I said it. Are there other incredibly talented tuners and operators out there? Of course! Are there...
Own Your Data: Tim McAmis Talks Data Storage, Data Ownership, And More For Your Race Car
Drag racing, and racing in general, has become very technologically advanced in recent years and that means that even at the lowest level you are probably using some kind of data logging when you...
Too High? Holley Hi-Ram VS Mid-Rise VS Stock LS Truck Intake. Which Is Best For Which Engine?
Nobody, and I mean nobody, has done more LS engine intake manifold testing than Richard Holdener. You might have seen some of his videos on the subject, but know that this is a fraction of those...
Flywheel Tech: Listen Up As Will Baty Of Centerforce Drops All Kinds Of Knowledge On The Hows and Whys Of Flywheels
You may be thinking, “Flywheels, what do I need to know about them?” The answer would be, “a lot.” Thankfully Will Baty of Centerforce is one of the most seasoned,...
Valvetrain Tech: If Light Weight And Low Reciprocating Mass Matter So Much, Do Stiffer Valve Springs Cost Horsepower?
Roller rockers, roller lifters, beehive valve springs, lightweight valves, lightweight locks and retainers, and the list goes on. These are all things designed to aid in controlling valvetrain at...
Alex Taylor’s Quest For The Sixes 1955 Chevrolet Project Details Keep Coming: Welding The Chassis
Alex Taylor and her dad Dennis have been thrashing like mad on the 1955 Chevy project, and this video is sort of out of order. Why? Well in reality they were thrashing to try to get this thing ready...
Jumpin’ Through Hoops: Watch This Vortec Blown 427ci Windsor Small Block Get Perfected On The Dyno
Engine building is about problem solving, right? You want to make more power so you solve that problem with better heads, a better camshaft, a better block, maybe you add some boost. What happens...
Gasser Build Starts Now: Pulling An Old 1951 Studebaker Out Of Storage And Transforming It Into Gasser Greatness
It’s as if Brent at Halfass Kustoms never sleeps. But we know he does, and we know he goes in for supper with his wife every night. We know this because it is always on his videos as he goes...
There’s Only 5 Days Until Rocky Mountain Race Week 2021! Will Alex Taylor’s 6-Second ’55 Chevy Get Done In Time?
We certainly hope so! We know the videos aren’t in real-time, but we also know that they are coming down to the wire and that means this car will likely show up completely untested. We do know...
LS Turbo Tech: Stock Manifolds, Shorty Headers, Or Dedicated Turbo Headers – What’s The Real Difference?
Here’s the truth. If you connect the exhaust housing of a turbocharger to the exhaust on an LS engine, and the compressor side to the intake manifold, it will make boost and more power than it...