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WHAT IS THE BEST LS INTAKE UNDER BOOST? SINGLE PLANE vs DUAL PLANE BLOW-THROUGH DISTRIBUTION TEST!
I’ll never forget the first time I was in a dyno cell while testing an engine with 8 oxygen sensors. Instead of just having one or two, which is the norm on most of what we work on around here,...
SINGLE PLANE VS DUAL PLANE, WHICH INTAKE OFFERS THE BEST AIR FUEL DISTRIBUTION? FULL DYNO RESULTS!
Years ago Freiburger and I spent the day on the dyno at Westech to see how nitrous worked with a single plane vs dual plane intake manifold. To test it we sprayed the same shot on the same engine...
Buffing a BARN FIND! – Can You Restore Faded Paint on Classic Cars? Here’s How To Bring Barn Find Paint Back To Life!
I’m a huge fan of a good patina on a car, after all it takes decades for the sun and weather to create it. But sometimes you find a car that is still all one color, if a car has been hidden in...
Cool Tech-Demo Video: Why ARP Ultra-Torque Is THE Fastener Assembly To Use On Your Project
When a technically obsessed company spends two years of time, resources, and capital to make a product that increases the efficacy of their already industry leading parts, it’s not time wasted....
Can He Save The Worlds Worst 1957 Chevy? USED and FREE Body Panel Install
Dan is calling this the world’s worst ’57 Chevy because there is nothing on it that isn’t rotten or bent or something. Of course that just means there is plenty to do which means lots of great...
COMPRESSOR MAPS 101!! TURBO COMPRESSOR MAPS MADE EASY! HOW TO READ A TURBO COMPRESSOR MAP. MAP HACKS
If you are confused by AR, wonder how to know which Compressor Map is right for your future turbo combo, or just don’t understand what everyone is talking about and why you care, this is the...
Check Out Holley’s Fuel Pump Buyers Guide For Your EFI Equipped Ride!
Looking for the right fuel pump for your EFI conversion? Fear not, because Holley Performance has so many offerings it is hard to keep up. There isn’t much that Holley’s parts can’t...
HOW TO: CHEAP LS AFM/DOD CONVERSION. CHEAP, CHEAPER AND CHEAPEST OPTIONS. CONVERT FOR PERF CAM SWAPS
DOD, or Displacement on Demand, and AFM, or Active Fuel Management, is the feature that allows your modern LS/LT to run on just 4 cylinders when going down the freeway so that it gets better mileage....
HOW MUCH ARE AFTER MARKET IRON & ALUMINUM HEADS WORTH ON A BBC? STOCK REC PORT VS SUMMIT VS AFR 290
The debate over iron vs aluminum heads has been a long argued one. For years, the old school guys would swear that iron was better for towing and this and that and heat retention and blah blah blah....
New Product: If You’ve Ever Though About Building Your Own Fixture Table, Or Adding Holes To One You Already Have, This New Fireball Tool Is What You Need!
There are other ways to do this, but none as easy as this cool kit from Fireball tools. They have a new line of fixture tables, that are truly some of the finest you could buy, but if you already...
Bending Frame Rails The Hard Way And The Easy Way: Impossible, or just a lot of work? Bending Both Ways On A Single Frame Rail.
Bending rectangular tubing requires some special bending equipment, but even with that there is a “hard way” and an “easy way”. The hard way refers to bending it along the...
BIG BORE VS BIG STROKE-372 VS 383-WHICH SBC STROKER DOES IT BEST? BONUS TEST-302 VS 347 FORD
Is big bore more important than a big stroke? Or are cubic inches cubic inches? In this video we’re going to see Richard Holdener test a big bore 372 vs a big stroke 383 to see if one is a...
CHEAP, JUNKYARD ALUMINUM 5.3L LH6-WHAT WENT WRONG? COMPLETE TEARDOWN AND INSPECTION…PLANS TO FIX!
So what happens if you go to the wrecking yard and find that dream aluminum 5.3 L33 or LH6 engine and then you put it into your ride only to find it has low oil pressure? I mean all these junkyard...
CAN YOU RUN REC-PORT LS3-STYLE HEADS ON A SMALL BORE 4.8L/5.3L? WILL REC-PORT HEADS EVEN FIT A 4.8L?
Which cam and which heads are probably the two most asked questions about an LS build, and the amount of info on the web can sometimes be daunting. Lucky for us, we have Richard Holdener who tests...