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Ultimate Flap Disc Test: Norton Red Heat And Diablo Steel Demon Face The Grinder Test Rig To See Which One Survives Best In Round 3.

A couple days ago we shared the video from Fireball Tool where Jason was building the ultimate grinding disc test rig in preparation for the ultimate grinding wheel test we’ve ever seen. And now it...

Check Out Newbern’s Video From The PRI Show Where He’s Highlighting All His Favorite Cars!

If you don’t normally attend the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, or the PRI Show in Indianapolis, then you rely on sites like ours, and all your favorite industry folks, to share all the cool stuff you...

Ultimate Flap Disc Test: Neiko and Bauer Go Toe To Toe With The Grinder Test Rig To See Which One Survives Best In Round 2.

A couple days ago we shared the video from Fireball Tool where Jason was building the ultimate grinding disc test rig in preparation for the ultimate grinding wheel test we’ve ever seen. And now it...

Ultimate Flap Disc Test: Makita and DeWalt Face Off In Round One To See Which One Hogs Metal And Lives The Longest

A couple days ago we shared the video from Fireball Tool where Jason was building the ultimate grinding disc test rig in preparation for the ultimate grinding wheel test we’ve ever seen. And...

Mike at Cornfield Customs Is Doing A Step-by-Step Video On Bending Tubing For Frame Rails As He Bends Up A Custom Back Half

Bending tubing is a fairly simple principle, but there are a lot of little things going on that have to be taken into consideration. Whether you are compression bending tubing, like at a muffler...

Cleaning Up A Dirty Rear! – Resto How To: Repainting a Rusty Rear Axle on a 1980 Trans Am

Sometimes technique is everything, and using the right products can be a game changer. When combined, the right methods and techniques, along with the right chemicals and coatings, can make all the...

Grinding Disc Testing: The Ultimate Grinding Disc Shootout Requires A Pretty Trick Grinding Disc Testing Rig

Jason at Fireball Tools is doing the ultimate grinding and flap disc shootout, and because he only does stuff as scientifically as is reasonable, it means that a very special testing rig is required...

CHEAP, JUNKYARD TURBO LS POWER. HOW MUCH POWER IS A TURBO WORTH ON A JUNKYARD 4.8L, 5.3L OR 6.0L LS?

Turbo LS power baby. Whether you’ve got a 4.8, 5.3, or 6.0, that junkyard LS engine is just begging for boost and will make real power with even the smallest amount. What’s interesting...

Stanceworks Is Building A Real Ferrari F40, And Here Is All The Info You’ve Been Asking About On This Project

It’s time for Episode 4 of the Ferrari F40 build over at Stanceworks, and that means Q&A time. There have been a jillion questions since they announced this project, and the answers to most...

Vice Grip Garage FINALLY WON At Freedom Factory! BONUS Multi-view EXTENDED Version!

The 2.4 Hours of Le Mullets is obviously a parody of the 24 hours of Le Mans, but with way less skill, way less horsepower, and a lot more antics. It’s part Endurance Race, part NASCAR race,...

Wanna See What It’s Like To Drive A Sprint Car On A Road Course? Watch The Video!

I’m a fan of sprint cars, super modifieds, and midgets. I mean how can you not be? At the PRI Show, me and Eric Yost walked around a Super Modified at the show and drooled at all the coolness...

Tech Tip: Here’s How Your Wiring Should Look When Wiring Your Meziere Or Other High Performance Starter For Maximum Cranking Power

I have to admit that for a very long time I did NOT wire my starters like the one in this video. Well I wired it like one of them in the video, with the jumper wire, but not like Meziere shows you in...

If You Drooled Over A Porsche 959 In The 1990s, Then Check Out The KALMAR 9×9 : The $2.15 million 959 Hypercar Tribute

I wasn’t a huge Porsche fan growing up, but I certainly appreciated them and was as impressed with them as anyone else. I mean who doesn’t dig an air cooled 911 or a 930 slant nose? Or a...

LOW-BUCK, CHEAP VS EXPENSIVE HEADERS-WHO WINS? STOCK VS SHORTY VS LONG TUBES, BIG TURBO EXHAUSTS.

How much are headers and exhaust systems worth on the dyno, or in the car? The numbers might surprise you. But what’s funny to me is how some exhaust mods impact different combos. After all, we...