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DO PORTED HEADS ADD POWER ON A TURBO LS? YES, BUT DO YOU REALLY NEED THEM? ARE THE DECKS TOO THIN?

Does porting your stock LS heads make sense when you are going to add a turbocharger to the mix? The easy answer is yes. And the easy answer is no. Why both? Well, it kind of depends on what you are...

NHRA Action Photos: Nothing But Pro Stock From zMax Dragway! Mountain Motor And 500 Inchers!

(Photos by David Whealon) – It was a beautiful weekend to go drag racing at zMax! The NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Pro Stockers really provided incredible action through qualifying...

Urban Hillbilly Action Videos Funny Car Chaos Coverage From Mo-Kan Dragway

Sean Melton at Urban Hillbilly Videos is back with more racing action from Mo-Kan Dragway, and this time it’s Funny Cars! The Funny Car Chaos events are always a riot, and Sean gets great...

NHRA Action Photos: Burning Nitro At zMax Dragway!

(Photos by David Whealon) – It was a beautiful weekend to go drag racing at zMax! The NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series nitro burners really provided incredible action through qualifying...

LS Fest East Photo Coverage: More Drag Racing Action From LSFest In Bowling Green

LS’s doing what LS’s do! Making big power and hauling ass on the dragstrip! (Photos by Wes Allison) Holley’s LS Fest events are now spread across the country, but the one that started...

Jason Grima Walks Away From Fiery Crash In St. Louis

We never like seeing a driver crash their car, but we love it when we see them walk away. We also like taking a look at what happened in an effort to keep it from happening again. There is a lot to...

NHRA MidWest Nationals Results And Video! Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, Pro Mod And Pro Stock Bike!

ST. LOUIS (Oct. 2, 2022) – Four-time defending Top Fuel world champion Steve Torrence is back in the title hunt, powering to his second straight win at World Wide Technology Raceway on Sunday at...

TUNE PORT INJECTION-LONG RUNNER VS SHORT RUNNER-WHICH ONE MAKES MORE HP, WHICH ONE MAKES MORE TORQUE?

Long vs Short Runner intake manifolds is a discussion that has been going on for decades. Which is right for my combo? Which one makes the most power? Which one makes the most torque? Is there...

PRO STREET Drag Racing – Ozark Raceway Park Street Machine Shootout

Urban Hillbilly Video is back at it again with some killer Pro Street action from Ozark Raceway Park. This track is cool as hell, but it’s small and rough at the top end, so this is one of those...

Travis Pastrana Gets Behind The Wheel Of An 11,000 Horsepower NHRA Top Fuel Dragster

We already showed you one video from Pastrana’s adventure in Top Fuel, but there are several others as well. This one, produced by the NHRA themselves, is a pretty cool look at what went on and...

Mopar Feature: Darren Tedder’s Wicked Barracuda Was A Stunner At Holley’s MoParty 2022

I may be a Chevrolet guy to the core, but I’ve been announcing at Holley’s Moparty event since it’s inception and can tell you that this show may have some of the nicest cars at any...

GASSERS in Motion! Raw Action From The Southeast Gassers In Knoxville

Tommy Lee Byrd is back at it, with another great Hot Rod Hoarder video. This one is from the 2022 Jackpot Nationals and is nothing but action featuring the Southeast Gassers. These cars are epic, fit...

LOW-BUCK vs MO-BUCK, CHEAP, JUNKYARD 454 VS GM ZZ454 CRATE MOTOR-WHICH ONE WOULD YOU CHOOSE & WHY?

Junkyard vs Crate, this is a comparison that has been going on for a long time and people have a variety of opinions on which one is the best for a hot rod project. While both of the engines in this...

Youtubers Made the Smallest, Fastest Impact Wrenches on the Planet, Torque Test Channel Tests ‘Em!

Hot rodded tools?! Yep, what happens if you take your average cordless tools, in this case impact drivers, and you add parts from an impact wrench/gun? I have a feeling that bad things happen in some...