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Engine Tech Video: Watch This Little 302 Receive A Trick Flow 11R Top End Kit – Installing The Upper End Of The Valevtrain
Apr 07, 2020Brian Lohnes5
One of the neatest things to happen for people who love making horsepower over the last ten years has been the emergence, explosion, and acceptance of the “top end kit”. It was a...
Cylinder Head Tech Video: Watch Five Different Heads Get Dyno Tested On A Stroker Jeep Inline Six!
Apr 06, 2020Brian Lohnes1
A couple of weeks ago we showed you a great video that explored the question of roller rockers making horsepower on a modified engine. This time we’re back with the same Jeep stroker inline six...
Piston Tech Video: Learn All You Ever Wanted To Know About Piston Coatings With MAHLE Motorsport
Apr 06, 2020Brian Lohnes2
When it comes to piston coatings, there’s lots of stuff that people think they know and lots of stuff that’s just flat out wrong. In this video you are going to learn all you ever wanted...
Know Your Gearbox: This Walk Around Of A Tremec Magnum Six Speed With American Powertrain Is Great
Mar 25, 2020Brian LohnesComments Off on Know Your Gearbox: This Walk Around Of A Tremec Magnum Six Speed With American Powertrain Is Great
Knowledge is power and when it comes to selecting large components for your project car, that power is important to have. How do you know what the right transmission is for your project? Well, if you...
Wanna Know What A Blueprint 540 Makes On Nitrous? With A Roots Blower? With Twin Turbos? With A ProCharger? Watch This.
Mar 21, 2020Chad Reynolds1
When Blueprint Engines came out with their power adder series of crate engines we got one of the very first off the assembly line. It was their 400 cubic inch traditional small block featuring forged...
Tim McAmis Talks Driver’s Compartments: Why Do So Many People Put This Area On The Back Burner?
Mar 21, 2020Chad Reynolds3
When building a race car there are tons of things to do, and lots of priorities, but why is it that the driver’s compartment often seems to take a back seat? Sure the suspension geometry is...
Suspension Tech Video: How To Calculate Spring Rate With The Guys At QA1 – Get It Right The First Time
Mar 20, 2020Brian LohnesComments Off on Suspension Tech Video: How To Calculate Spring Rate With The Guys At QA1 – Get It Right The First Time
We live in a world where the high performance aftermarket can service every single one of your needs, especially when it comes to suspension. We don’t live in a world where people have...
Take A Look At The Basics Of Pushrod Length Importance When Building An LS Engine
Mar 12, 2020Brian LohnesComments Off on Take A Look At The Basics Of Pushrod Length Importance When Building An LS Engine
Our pal Richard Holderner is the star of this video for COMP Cams which takes you through a quick two minute tutorial on the critical nature of selecting the proper length pushrods for your engine....
Dyno Test Video: Measuring The Gains Of Roller Rockers On A Hot Rod Stroker Jeep Inline Six Engine
Mar 11, 2020Brian Lohnes2
It’s the age old question that hot rodders have asked themselves since the dawn of time. “Are they worth the money?” This goes for basically any part of parts that people have to...
More 2020 Pro Mod Rules Explained: Tim McAmis Talks About Trans Tunnel Rules
Mar 07, 2020Chad Reynolds6
For 2020 the NHRA has come out with some pretty significant rule changes with regards to Pro Mod chassis and more. These new rules are intended to combat some of the recent issues with parts on cars...
NHRA 2020 Pro Mod And Pro Stock Rules Modifications: Interior Carbon Roof Panels To Protect Drivers
Feb 29, 2020Chad Reynolds4
Five years ago rules changes were made to include an additional “headliner” carbon fiber panel in Pro Mod cars that would be an additional level of protection between the driver and the...
Will Procharged Pro Mods Make Roots And Nitrous Combos Go The Way Of The Dinosaurs? Tim McAmis Thinks They Might. Watch This.
Feb 23, 2020Chad Reynolds3
When Procharged Pro Mod combinations were first approved in the Mid West Pro Mod series, everyone was wide eyed and paying attention as the first race featured a Proline Procharged combination that...
NHRA Has Been Making Chassis Tech Changes In 2020 And Tim McAmis Is Here To Explain What They Mean To You.
Feb 15, 2020Chad Reynolds2
For 2020 the NHRA has come out with some pretty significant rule changes with regards to Pro Mod chassis and more. These new rules are intended to combat some of the recent issues with parts on cars...
Junkyard Boost Battle: Who Will Reign Supreme? Mopar, Ford, Or Chevrolet?
Feb 10, 2020Chad Reynolds3
The battle over brand superiority has been being waged since the first two people started making and selling the same product. From that moment on, brand battles have been a thing, but perhaps none...






