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JUNKYARD LS TURBO SHOOT OUT. GT45 VS GTX3584 VS S369 VS 6670 VS 7675 VS 7875 VS G42. ALL THE DATA!
If you’re like me, there are times where you see a shootout between a couple of turbos and then wonder how those two compare to the other comparisons you’ve seen. I want a master list of...
Sounds Like Roadkill! Freiburger Overpaid, EVERYTHING Needed Fixing On This Jeep Cherokee And The Road Trip Did NOT Go As Planned!
It’s not like Freiburger hasn’t been down this road before, but he really seemed to think this Jeep was going to be a fun and simple project to get on the road for some adventures....
FAKE Oil Claims: The “Lubricity” Test Problem. Do These “Tests” Prove Anything, Or Are They Just For Show On Commercials?
While this testing device has been around for a very long time, it became really popular in the 1980’s when some major oil and additive companies used the results in TV commercials to make...
Is DIESEL Oil Actually WORSE for Gas Engines? Here’s The Truth About What You Shouldn’t Be Running In Your Engine
If diesel oil is bad for gasoline engines, I’m guilty of that one. I haven’t done it in years, but back when engine oil dropped the high zinc load, everyone was scrambling for oil that...
TIJUANA TO TACOMA! Will This BIG BLOCK Square Body RUN AND DRIVE After 20 Years? Derek Sure Hopes So! Part 1/3
Family road trips are what cars used to be about. In the days of our favorite cars and trucks, Americans did road trip family vacations. People don’t do that much anymore. But that’s...
JUNKYARD LS BATTLE. L33 5.3L vs LQ4 6.0L WHO YOU GOT? ALUMINUM 5.3L VS IRON 6.0L NA CAM & BOOST!
Which junkyard LS is the best? Can a 5.3 compete with a 6.0? Which 5.3? And which 6.0? Richard Holdener is comparing two different junkyard 5.3 LS engines to two different 6.0 LS engines to see which...
EXPOSED: The TRUTH About Diesel Additives. What You Need To Know About Diesel Fuel Additives. Good? Bad? Necessary?
The Motor Oil Geek is back at it with another video on additives, but this time it’s Diesel Fuel additives that he’ll be testing. It’s funny because gasoline and diesel fuel...
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...
Tony Built a $1000 Turbo Kit for His 6 Cylinder Shop Rig and it RULES! Making This 1983 GMC Squarebody Cooler Yet!
Tony Angelo does some fun stuff, there is no doubt. One thing I love about him is that he not only builds the hot rod and racing style stuff, but also goes for the oddballs, like the 6 cylinder...
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...
DULCICH & FREIBURGER of ENGINE MASTERS Discuss Horsepower Myths – Dynos Don’t Lie, But The Internet Might
I can’t even begin to count the number of old wives tales, myths, and wacky theories I’ve heard about how to make horsepower during my life. I can tell you that some of the ones I...
The Motor Oil Geek Says We Need To STOP Using Regular Oil – Here Are 4 Reasons Synthetic is BETTER And Should Be In Your Engine
For a long time, folks seemed to think that there were particular scenarios when synthetic oil should be used in your engine and certain scenarios when conventional oil was more appropriate. If you...