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DZ302 CHEVY-HOW TO ADD 200 HP TO YOUR SBC WITHOUT BOOST OR NITROUS! HEADS, CAM, INTAKE & OILING!
Can you really add 200 horsepower to a naturally aspirated small block with heads, cam, and intake? When it’s only 302 cubic inches? This sounds too good to be true, but Richard is testing one...
JUNKYARD LS CAM WARS! NA VS NITROUS VS BLOWER VS TURBO CAM. SPOILER ALERT-IT’S ALL THE SAME CAM!
Every cam is a nitrous cam! Wait, I mean every cam is a turbo cam! Wait, I mean… well, okay here’s the deal. Richard Holdener is sort of famous for saying that every cam is a turbo cam,...
400 FORD VS 400 CHEVY-THE OTHER GUYS STROKER BATTLE. HOW TO: 600+ HP 400-INCH SMALL BLOCKS!
It’s the classic Ford vs Chevrolet battle, but this time it is with 400 cubic inch stroker small blocks! If you’ve wondered what a bigger cubic inch small block battle would look like,...
Make It Kustom Cab Over Ramp Truck: Maiden Voyage Issues, Some Get Fixed, Others Not So Much, Lets Road Trip This Thing 4500 km!
When things aren’t going right, you just go all in right? That’s what Brent and Karl are doing on the ramp truck! It’s got some issues, but they think they can fix them in the...
Budget 5.3 Rebuild: Prepping For Twin Turbos For A Long Travel 1960 Chevrolet C10 Prerunner Build!
Ian Johnson has all the fun projects! This latest one is no different. He’s building a bitchin 1960 Chevy C10 pickup into an ultra capable long travel prerunner, and besides getting a late...
Tune Up Your Tuning Skills: You’ll Be Amazed At How Much You Can Learn From A Real Class!
(Words by Jefferson Bryant) Late model engines, particularly GM LS and LT series, require complex tuning to get the most out of them. Even with an aftermarket ECM that has a setup wizard and...
How Does This 6.5 Diesel Make Duramax Torque? The Willomet Motor And Fab Build Breakdown
In the 1980s and 1990s there were a lot of mediocre diesel engines offered from manufacturers in a variety of cars and trucks. But none of them were awesome, until the diesel game changed with...
How Do Engine Oil Experts Choose Which Oil To Buy? Hint, It’s Not By Brand Name!
When I was a kid we always used Quaker State oil because my dad had a deal with them as a result of some partial sponsorship. And it was good oil, because we never had a single engine failure that...
Ford 302 Tear Down And Inspection With Vice Grip Garage. Can It Be Rebuilt At Home? Check Out Derek’s Big Surprise!
The first few engines I ever built were Chevrolet 350 small blocks, and I never measured anything except ring gap. They were engines that had been running, had no bearing wear, and I dingle ball...
Halfass Kustoms $0 1951 Ford Rat Rod Project: It Looks Right, But Can You Actually Get An Engine Into The Zero Dollar Budget Rat Rod?
Well, it’s time to see if Brent can stuff and engine and transmission into this thing. It started out as just a fun yard art project, which I TOTALLY approve of, but now it’s turning into...
Lobe Separation Angle, Lift, And Lobe Intensity: Powell Machine Talks Cam Specs And What We All Need To Understand To Speak Intelligently On The Subject.
We’ve shared plenty of Powell Machine videos here on BANGshift.com and that’s because this dude knows his stuff and is wide open when it comes to sharing knowledge. And that makes him...
The Big Fix: Watch This Welder Perform A Repair On A Massive Lanz Bulldog Piston
Ok, now this is neat. You are about to watch a welder perform a piston repair on a massive Lanz Bulldog piston. So a Lanz Bulldog is a tugboat engine? No. A locomotive engine? Negatory. How about a...
Will It RUN AND DRIVE? Is There Any Chance For This Old C10 Truck That’s Been Parked For Decades?
Derek at Vice Grip Garage is back at it and this time he’s found himself an old C10 pickup that has apparently been sitting for decades. Will it run and drive, or is this going to be one of...
Finnegan’s OBS GMC Pickup Is Under The Gun To Get Ready For The SEMA Show! Next Up: Installing A $669 Fuel System That Will Make Real Power And Keep The 1,000HP LS Engine From Blowing Up
Finnegan’s OBS GMC is going to be one sweet ride. Hell, it was awesome stock since it has almost no miles on it and was relatively untouched. There is no way I could have left it alone and not...