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Mortske Tries To Revive A Squarebody Tow Truck!! Abandoned for 12 Years! Will the 6.2 Liter Chevrolet Diesel Run Again?!?
This one is interesting to me not just because it’s a square body tow truck, but also because it’s a 6.2L diesel which is what is under the hood of my recently acquired square body...
4.8L VS THE WORLD! 4.8L (WITH 7 PSI) VS 5.3L VS 6.0L VS 383 VS 408! WHO MAKES THE MOST TORQUE?
There is no replacement for displacement! This is a truth that has been beat into us since our earliest days as hot rodders. And it is true. If you take like engines with two different displacements,...
ABANDONED 29 YEARS! Will This 1975 Dodge Truck RUN and DRIVE Again? Dylan McCool Thinks He Can Make It Happen.
Dylan is back at it, with another old find that has spent a ton of years sitting in the treeline, waiting for someone to remember they left it there. This 1975 Dodge D100 is a looker too! LOL Okay,...
Engine Swap! Father & Son Budget Squarebody Truck Build With Vice Grip Garage- Part 1 Not What You Think!
It’s father and son project time on Vice Grip Garage and that means this fun Squarebody GM truck is getting an engine swap! I love squarebody Chevrolet and GMC trucks and so does Derek, so it...
THE ULTIMATE CHEAP, EBAY, AMAZON AMR500 BLOWER TEST. FULL RESULTS-AIRFLOW, TEMP & POWER CONSUMPTION
If you are not familiar with the AMR500 supercharger, then you are going to wonder what the hype can be about when you are talking about something so small. But they are cheap. Like less than $200...
How To Rebuild A Holley Carb, Part 3: Installing The Carb And Making Initial Adjustments For A Successful First Fire Up!
Here is Part 3 on how to rebuild your Holley carburetor at home for cheap! We’ve had good instruction and now it is time to put it on the car and adjust it to be ready to start for the first...
HOW DOES A SPINTRON WORK? WHAT CAN WE TEST? HOW DOES A SPINTRON HELP MAKE BETTER CAMS & VALVETRAIN?
If you have never seen a Spintron run, you are going to want to watch this. It’s nuts to see and hear an engine that is NOT running, but still making almost all the noises like it is, because...
WHAT IS PISTON TO VALVE CLEARANCE? THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO SEEING AND UNDERSTANDING HOW PISTON TO VALVE CLEARANCE MATTERS FOR YOU!
I know that sometimes you guys and gals out there read a story about an engine and realize there is either something mentioned that you DON’T understand, or that there must be more to it than...
8-Hour DIY Turbo Kit. How to Build a CHEAP Turbo Kit! How to Turbo your Pontiac 350 Or Anything Else! Full Dyno Results
It’s time for Richard to get his cheap turbo kit on, which is like his super power by the way. There are lots of folks who would be embarrassed to see what kind of performance he’s gotten...
Upgrading from Holley’s Sniper 1 to the NEW Sniper 2 EFI: Installation Guide for Enhanced Performance
Holley’s new Sniper 2 EFI system is the latest and greatest in self-tuning, easy to install, EFI conversion systems and it brings a new level of performance to the class. There are lots of...
HEMI HEADER TEST-LONG TUBES VS THE WORLD. NA & SC GEN 3 HEMI! LOG VS SRT8 VS SHORTY VS LONG TUBES!
We all know that long tube headers are the ultimate when it comes to exhausting a high performance street engine, but how do all the other offerings stack up? Has exhaust port and manifold technology...
Cooler Than Rubber! Fabricating Hard Lines For Radiator Hoses Is Simple. You Can Do Them At Home!
Sometimes radiator hoses can be a pain in the butt, especially when you are doing an engine swap. It is getting harder and harder to find some of the older radiator hoses, even for stock...
5.3L LS VS 5.3L LT VS 5.3L LS/LT HYBRID-WHICH ONE MAKES MORE POWER? 500+ HP 5.3L SHOOTOUT-WHO WINS?
We talked about putting LT heads on an LS to make a hybrid of the two, but how does that stack up to an LS or an LT? Which 5.3 is the best one to build? I mean there are more and more L83 LT engines...
