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HOW TO MAKE MORE BBC TORQUE FOR TOWING-454 VS 496 VS 496. DUAL PLANE VS SINGLE PLANE VS TUNNEL RAM!

I’ve been wanting to build a new big block for my square body Chevrolet Dually for the last couple years, and now that it has hurt itself I really need to get on it. Of course, like all car...

Engine Tech: Here’s How To Install A Distributor The Right Way, The First Time, Every Time. Here Are The Common Mistakes To Avoid

Installing a distributor is not hard. It just isn’t. But everything that makes it simple also makes it easy to do wrong. The good news is that most of the things you can do wrong when...

Scott Liggett Shows Us How To Rebuild a Rochester Quadrajet Carburetor, Part 1. The easy way!

I’ve been a Quadrajet fan for a long long time, but that’s because we ran NHRA Stock Eliminator, and in it we had to run a Quadrajet for our particular combo. I’ve built a ton of...

ALL-MOTOR, JUNKYARD LS MEGA POWER. HOW TO ADD 200 HP TO YOUR SBE 5.3L WITH NO BOOST AND NO NOS

200 horsepower without boost or nitrous?! Is that really possible? Of course it is! With the right parts you can make real power gains on any engine and we all know that LS engines are just begging...

Polishing Turds Season 2: Part 8 – Head Porting Cody’s ProCharged 360 Cubic Inch Small Block, And How A Port Job Really Effects Flow

In the eighth episode of this new Polishing Turds engine project, Pete is going to be performing some cylinder head porting on this little supercharged small-block so it will be able to make big...

TOP SECRET ACCUFAB 5.0L FORD INTAKE-NEVER BEFORE TESTED. PLUS STOCK VS ROLLER ROCKERS-HOW MUCH HP?

Richard is back at it with some super top secret, never before tested, Accufab 5.0 intake testing. We love the guys at Accufab and their creativity, so it is no surprise that something like this...

GEN 2 LT1-THE OTHER GUYS SMALL BLOCK-HOW MUCH ARE PORTED HEADS & TPIS ZZ409 CAM WORTH ON THE LT1?

I’ve got a Gen 2 LT1 in a 1956 Chevy, and it has always been a fun engine. It’s mostly stock, but when we put a stand alone EFI on it and significantly improved ignition, we were able to...

GEN 2 LT1 INTAKE TEST-CARB VS EFI! STOCK LT1 EFI VS GM DUAL-PLANE & EDELBROCK VRS CARB. WHO WINS?

I’ve got a Gen 2 LT1 in a 1956 Chevy, and it has always been a fun engine. It’s mostly stock, but when we put a stand alone EFI on it and significantly improved ignition, we were able to...

JUNKYARD 8.1L CAM TEST. STOCK VS ZZ502-REAL DYNO DATA. HOW MUCH HP IS A ZZ502 CAM WORTH IN A GEN 7?

Richard Holdener is back at it! This time he’s taking that Vortec 8.1, aka the 496, and seeing if he can make real power gains with a bigger cam. And can that cam come from a Gen 6 Big Block?...

Carb Tuning 101: Powell Machine Talks Holley Carburetor Tuning For Maximum Power. Learn How Your Holley Works.

We’re fans of the tech that is shared by the Powell Machine crew, and the two videos below are no different. If you are looking for Holley carburetor tuning info, then these Holley Carburetor...

Polishing Turds Season 2: Part 7 – The Right Valve Job For Cody’s ProCharged 360 Cubic Inch Small Block, And How A Valve Job Effects Flow

In the seventh episode of this new Polishing Turds engine project, Pete is going to be performing the valve job on this little supercharged small-block so it will be able to make big consistent...

6.0L LS2 VS 6.2L LS3-WHICH ONE MAKES MORE HP STOCK, MINOR MODS THEN ALL THE MODS? FULL DYNO RESULTS

There’s no replacement for displacement. That’s the age old saying and we know that there isn’t much that compares with going bigger in search of more power. But how much bigger is...

Who Makes The Best OBD 2 Code Scanner? Are They All The Same? If Spending More Money Makes It Better, The Test Should Show That.

OBD 2 Scanners are no different than anything else we are going to buy, and if there is a cheap option we’re always going to wonder if it will do the job and how well. I know there are people...

Powell Machine Tech Talk: We gotta talk about this torque plate deal….. Does It Really Matter?

The internet is a wonderful thing… but it is also a giant pain in the ass. And in its defense, it has just become a vehicle for people to rant and rave about things that sometimes just make no...