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ULTRA CHEAP (PUMP GAS) JUNKYARD LS BLOWER TEST-THE GEN 3 V6 M90 MAKES SERIOUS TORQUE ON THE V8 LS!

Richard is back at it and the people have spoken! Because everyone wants to know what these power adders can do on pump gas, since most folks looking for dirt cheap boost aren’t looking to...

Facebook 5.3 LS Build: Part 4 – Honing The Block After Boring. You Can’t Make Power Without It! Powell Machine Builds A High Performance 5.3 Step By Step

Here’s Part 4 of the Facebook 5.3 LS build that Powell is doing. If you missed the first three videos in this build, use the link below to check them out too. We’ve talked about Powell...

An All-Aluminum, Flat-Plane Crank, DOHC V8 in 1940! Ford’s 1,100ci (18L) GAA V8 Is a WWII Marvel!

The Godzilla might be a beast, but it’s tiny compared to the all aluminum, double overhead cam and flat plane crank equipped, 1,100 cubic inch V8 that Ford built in 1940. Yeah, 1940! This is...

Facebook 5.3 LS Build: Part 3 – Boring The Block. Powell Machine Builds A High Performance 5.3 Step By Step For You!

Here’s Part 3 of the Facebook 5.3 LS build that Powell is doing. If you missed the first two videos in this build, use the link below to check them out too. We’ve talked about Powell...

DIRT CHEAP, EBAY, AMAZON, SLOPPY LS CAM TEST…SLOPPY STAGE 1 VS STAGE 1.5 VS STAGE 2 VS STAGE 3

It’s time for another LS Camshaft Test with Richard Holdener. No matter how many he tests, folks always want to see back to back to back testing of camshafts on one engine and that is exactly...

CHEAP 614-HP, JUNKYARD M90 BLOWER DUEL! SBE 4.8L VS SBE 5.3L-DOES MORE NA HP EQUAL MORE BOOSTED HP?

Richard has tested just about everything with the M90 supercharger and people have asked about the ultimate Stock Bottom End, SBE, LS test with one to find out if this sucker will make real power...

HOW MUCH HP IS AN INTERCOOLER WORTH? CHEAP, JUNKYARD M90 BLOWER GETS A TICK PERFORMANCE INTERCOOLER.

To intercool or not to intercool, that is the question. For years folks have debated no intercooler, an intercooler, which kind of intercooler, etc. for their supercharged or turbocharged...

Facebook 5.3 LS Build: Part 1- 2. Line Honing And Decking! Powell Machine Builds A High Performance 5.3 Step By Step For You!

We’ve talked about Powell Machine’s videos here on BANGshift before, and I find them to be really informative and easy to follow. Now I’m a nut for engines, both naturally aspirated...

Will It Run?!? Mortske Picked Up Another Failed Facebook Marketplace Project! Chassis Swapped 1953 GMC with EFI!!

I say all the time that some of the best deals on projects are those that someone has either been stumped by, ran out of money or talent on, or has just lost interest in because it has taken so long...

CHEAP JUNKYARD M90 MAKES OVER 600 HP! IS IT A WORLD RECORD FOR THE 3800 V6 M90? 5.3L + M90=600+ HP!

Richard Holdener has been playing around with a junkyard find M90 supercharger for the past few videos, making an adapter to connect it to a 4.8L LS and then modifying the 4.8 for more and more...

CHEAP E-BAY TURBO VS JUNKYARD M90 BLOWER-4.8L TORQUE FOR TOWING. GT45 TURBO VS M90-WHICH WORKS BEST?

Speed parts have never been easier to find, or cheaper to buy in the grand scheme of things, and everyone is always interested in finding out how much horsepower you can make with a cheap chinese...

JUNKYARD 4.8L M90 LS HEADER, HEAD & CAM TEST. 1 3/4 v 1 7/8, 706 v 799 HEADS, TRUCK NORRIS v HOT ROD

Richard is doing more boosted LS testing and this time it’s the M90 Supercharger again with more mods to the 4.8 in an effort to see just how much power this little blower can support. Check...

CHEAP JUNKYAD M90 BLOWER AIR FUEL DISTRIBUTION! DOES A ROOTS BLOWER FAVOR THE FRONT FOUR CYLINDERS?

This little M90 Supercharger, the one that came on supercharged 3800 V6 GM engines, has been the talk of the town lately as it can actually support some real power on a junkyard LS engine that...

The Experts Said It Couldn’t Be Fixed. Jared Did It In Two Hours. For Free! Have You Ever Been This Lucky?

The Questionable Garage is usually doing fun stuff, but they are also usually kind of wacky. That’s not a bad thing, but sometimes a project like this one is what we really need to inspire us....