Category Archive: 1320 Tech Story, Apex Tech Stories, OTHER, TECH, Tech Stories, Tools, Videos
Who Makes The Best Product For Drying Up And Cleaning Up Spills In The Shop? More Than A Dozen Products Tested!
I’ve used a lot of different products over the years to clean up spills in the shop, and I have to say that not all of them have been good. In fact, some of them just plain suck, while others...
Cordless Ratchet Comparison Tests: DeWALT’s ONLY High Speed Ratchet, New Harbor Freight & Kobalt vs M12
More cordless tool testing baby! It’s time for another cordless ratchet comparison as there are some new ones on the market. If you don’t have a cordless ratchet, you are missing out. I...
LOG STYLE VS TUBE HEADER FOR A JUNKYARD TURBO LS. WHICH ONE IS MORE RESPONSIVE? FIRST EVER ASYMMETRICAL TURBO LS?
Do you need headers on the hot side of your turbo kit, or do log manifolds work just as well? And do shorty headers work fine or do you need longer equal length primaries? Richard Holdener is about...
LS Swapped S-10. CHEAP CAM SHAFT. How much power can it make?? Cam, X pipe, And More!
Who would have thought that the 5.3 LS would become so popular that you would eventually be able to buy hundreds of different camshafts for them, or that some of them would be so cheap that just...
GTX3584RS-THE ULTIMATE 800+HP LOW BUCK LS TURBO! HOW MUCH HP WILL A GTX3584RS TURBO MAKE ON A 5.3L?
Richard is back at it, testing turbos and telling us all just how to make real power with a Chevrolet 5.3 race, I mean junkyard, engine. After all, every junkyard LS is a race engine in waiting...
The Hurst Competition Plus Shifter Is A Staple For 4-Speed Owners, But Here Are Some Powershifting Mods That Make It Better For BANGshifters.
Growing up in a stick shift racing family means I’ve got lots of experience with a Hurst Competition Plus shifter. Hurst shifters have been the go to upgrade for stick shift cars for decades,...
Ridetech Install’s Their New F & X-Body Performance Subframe In A 1967 Camaro, And Shows You How
We featured Ridetech’s new subframe for F and X Body GM cars when they debuted it at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas in November, and this thing is impressive. It fits in the stock location,...
David At Willomet Motor And Fab Is Hanging ALL The Steel AND Carbon Body Panels On This Bad Ass 1970 Charger Project
David’s 1970 Charger is something special. At first glance you might think it’s just another Mopar pro-touring build, but there is a lot more to it than that. Not only because he’s...
Synthetic Oil Is The Right Choice For Your Ride, But Is There A Difference Between Oil That Costs $5 and $10 Per Quart?
If synthetic oil is superior to conventional, even if it isn’t anything fancy, how do we know if there is a difference between the cheap synthetics and the expensive ones? Thanks to our friend...
Stanceworks Real Ferrari F40: Part 6 – It’s Time For The Suspension To Start Coming Together With Parts From Ferrari And H&R
It’s time for another build episode of the Ferrari F40 over at Stanceworks, and that means it is time to start talking about suspension components. The chassis has been coming together in the last...
Finally! A Budget Universal Joint Impact Adapter That’s Indestructible! Who’s Works Best For The Money?
There is a difference between price and value. I just had this conversation with a friend of mine last night, when we were talking about hardware stores. Sometimes the value of an item is about that...
Derek Drove A DELOREAN All The Way Across The Country And IT WAS TERRIBLE! Why Would He Do This?
Vice Grip Garage is getting a DeLorean, but Derek has to drive it all the way across the country from the Hot Rod shop to Vice Grip Garage headquarters in Tennessee. I’m not really sure that...
The World’s First LMP Kit Car! Would You Order A Car From Bulgaria? I Might If It Was An Aeromaster LMP!
These prototype style cars are ultra rad to look at, haul ass, and have been a staple in endurance racing for decades. When you watch the 24 hours of LeMans, or Sebring, or Daytona, these cars are...
DIY Upholstery How To: Old School Classic Car Bucket Seat Upholstery For Beginners. Do This At Home!
Paint and upholstery, the two things most folks send their cars out for when building something at home. They are the two parts of a build that intimidate folks most. Yeah, I know there are plenty of...