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The Sniper Transmission Controller – Your Plug And Play Solution For Precision Transmission Control For Late Model Electronic Transmission Swaps!
It’s finally here! The new Holley Sniper EFI transmission controller is available! You can buy it to add on to your Sniper 1 or Sniper 2 install, or as a complete stand alone system for those...
THE ULTIMATE JUNKYARD 5.3L SHOOTOUT. 512-HP 5.3L VS 542-HP 5.3L-WHICH ONE REALLY WORKS BEST?
If all you knew about these two engines was the final peak horsepower number, there isn’t anyone reading who wouldn’t choose the 542 horsepower 5.3 in this stock bottom end NA shootout....
How To Index Your Bellhousing At Home: It Is Simple And Easy With Just A Few Tools, And Will Ensure Your Manual Trans Works Flawlessly
You ever fight with a manual transmission that just doesn’t want to slide into the clutch and bellhousing? Or one that just never seems to shift as nicely as you’d like? Or one that makes...
JUNKYARD LS MONSTER MAKEOVER! HOW TO TRANSFORM YOUR JUNKYARD 5.3L INTO A 7,700 RPM, 542-HP DEMON!
A stock bottom end 5.3 that makes 100 horsepower per liter? Yep, and the recipe is right here for you to check out and duplicate with your own junkyard 5.3. Plus it spins 7,700 RPM! Check out what...
Who Makes The Best Mechanics Tool Set? Testing Shows Some Clear Winners, Check Them Out Now.
Between the Torque Test Channel and Project Farm, we’ve seen tons of tool testing. Ratchets, sockets, screw drivers, and pliers have all been put through their paces to find out who makes the...
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,...
Budget Shop Truck: Squarebody Long Bed To Short Bed Conversion – Gas Tank, Brakes, Driveshaft, And MORE!
In this latest video there are lots of other details getting handled, like a driveshaft, brakes, fuel system, and more. In the first video we shared the shortening of the bed and chassis to convert...
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...
LS Swap A Square Body Part 3: Halfass Kustoms New Square Body Chevy Project Is A Runner! First Drive And Shop Burnouts!
We’ve shared all the parts of this build so far and you are going to dig it if you like it when a truck makes noise and smokes the tires inside the garage. We dig it and know you will too. This...
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....