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HOW TO DIY TURBOCHARGE A JUNKYARD BIG BLOCK CHEVY-8.1L GEN 7 496 TURBO-HOW TO MAKE BIG TORQUE GAINS!
This 8.1L junkyard big block series is really intriguing to me because I am currently trying to decide what to put in my 1987 1-Ton Dually and a turbocharged big block is one of the thoughts...
1979 Bathurst 1000 Video: This Film With Peter Brock Calling His Own Lap and Chris Economaki Reporting Rules!
There are few races on planet Earth that we want to attend more than the Bathurst 1000 in Australia. The event has a legacy, it has awesome cars, and most importantly it has one of the neatest tracks...
Last Of The Barges: This 1977 Olds Toronado Is An Amazing Example Of GM’s Last Gasp Of Largess
We all know what happened at GM for the 1977 model year. The cars all got smaller. They got lighter, more efficient, the lines got more taught, the company was adjusting its lineup to meet the...
Champions Forever: This 1974 F1 Documentary Is The Greatest Film About The Deadliest Era
Nearly half a century before F1 released it’s now famed “Drive to Survive” series, this film was the most amazing, realistic, and breathtaking account of what life was like to be a...
Come One, Come All: Maserati Introduces The Grecale Into An Already Packed Premium Crossover Class
(By Tom Lohnes) – Maserati isn’t in great shape as of right now. Sure, they’re slowly reinventing their brand with the MC20 supercar and various new EVs, but the sales of their volume...
Ridetech Adds Bolt In Subframe Connectors For 1962-1967 and 1968-1974 Novas!
Chassis stiffness is something that virtually everyone racing a car wants and needs to some degree. If you go drag racing you do not what the chassis flexing and preventing an even plant of both rear...
He Loves Drums More Than Ringo: Uncle Tony Gives A Class In Drum Brake Service and Performance
This is another fun watch from our pal uncle Tony. This time he’s giving a great and basic education on the assembly of drum brakes. Why is that cool? Mainly because there are a lot of young...
HOW TO IMPROVE 8.1L POWER. STOCK MANIFOLDS VS HEADERS. ARE SMALLER HEADERS BETTER? THE OTHER GUYS
When the 8.1L Vortec came out it was weird because while it was 496 cubic inches, a very common 454 stroker combo size, it was easy to think that this was just a bigger version of the big block we...
In On Hydrogen: Ford Motor Company Files Patent For Hydrogen Powered Piston Engine
(By Tom Lohnes) –With the push towards EVs being stronger than ever, engine development is pretty much at an all-time low. Of course, there are still some awesome motors out there, but...
Holley EFI’s Smart Coil Kits for Coyote and Gen III Hemi Will Support Up To 3,000 Horsepower
Holley EFI’s Smart Coils for Ford Coyote and Mopar Gen III Hemi applications have what it takes to power engines running big boost or high-RPM conditions. The coils are designed to work with...
Watch a Motorcycle Racer Crash Out of a Hill Climb Less Than 15 Seconds After Starting
I am pretty fascinated with European hill climb time trials. It seems like some super intense racing on amazingly challenging courses. All of the videos that pop up on the internet show cars and...
Simola Hill Climb: Here Are The Top 10 Bad Ass Machines That Battled To Be The King Of The Hill
Hill climb events are pretty unique and special and occur all over the world. One of the things that makes them special is that while there are many familiar vehicles that participate there are also...
Video: This Guy Built A Ratty, Rough, and Perfect Bullitt Mustang As A Tribute To The Movie
When it comes to movie cars, there are not many that can challenge the hemi Charger killing goodness of the famed Mustang fastback from Bullitt. The cop movie with one of the greatest car chase...
