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Motor Oil Geek 101: What EVERYONE Should Know About Motor Oil, With Lake Speed Jr.

We talk about Lake Speed Jr. all the time when we’re talking about oil, and that’s because Lake is the expert when it come to lubrication. He’s called the Motor Oil Geek for a...

Polishing Turds Season 2: Part 11 – Final Assembly And Dyno Testing Cody’s ProCharged 360 Cubic Inch Small Block! How Big Will The Power Gains Be?

In the tenth episode of this new Polishing Turds engine project, Pete balanced and o-ringed this little supercharged small-block so it will be able to make big consistent power. Now it’s time...

MEGA JUNKYARD M90 LS BLOWER TEST. PULLEYS, CAMS, E85, HEADS, HDRS, TB, ATW IC, BLOWER PORTING.

The little M90 supercharger that came on a 3800 V6 has a cult following and Richard Holdener has done tons of testing with them. He’s ported them, carbureted them, and so much more. He’s...

HOW TO MAKE SUPERCHARGED LS POWER! FULL DYNO RESULTS. JUNKYARD VORTECH 4.8L, 383 6-71 & 6.2L WHIPPLE

Which supercharger is best for your LS engine? Do you want a modern style Whipple or Magnuson? How about a centrifugal like a Vortech or ProCharger? And what about all of us who love the look of an...

How To Install Freeze Plugs At Home: Squarebody Stuff Gets Started On Their 454 Big Block Chevy For Project Creampuff.

If you have never built an engine at home, then you might want to check this out! We’re following along as Chad from Squarebody Stuff starts the 454 build for his project truck they call...

Willomet Motor And Fab Install The Duramax Upgrade Everyone Should Do First, Plus Their Square Body Wrecking Yard Crawl!

David at Willomet Motor and Fab is my kind of car guy. He’s got some varied taste, but has a special passion for square body GM Suburbans which are a favorite of mine. In his latest video,...

LOW-BUCK, CHEAP VS EXPENSIVE HEADERS-WHO WINS? STOCK VS SHORTY VS LONG TUBES, BIG TURBO EXHAUSTS.

How much are headers and exhaust systems worth on the dyno, or in the car? The numbers might surprise you. But what’s funny to me is how some exhaust mods impact different combos. After all, we...

Pewe And Freiburger Are Back At It AND IT WILL RUN NO MATTER WHAT! They Have To Drive this WWII Jeep 2,500-Plus Miles!

What could possibly go wrong? I mean how hard is it to keep a Jeep’s Go Devil 4 cylinder running anyway? These little engines were 134 cubic inches, made around 65 horsepower, and were dead...

CHEAP, JUNKYARD LS CAM SWAPS – WHAT’S A CAM WORTH ON A 4.8L, 5.3L (NA AND TURBO) OR A 6.0L LS2?

What are cam swaps worth in an LS engine. Do they work in a 4.8, a 5.3 and a 6.0? Or are some engines just not worth doing a cam swap on? And if you do a cam swap, are the no springs required...

Scott Liggett Shows Us How To Rebuild a Rochester Quadrajet Carburetor, Part 2. Simple, Easy, Reassembly.

We shared Part 1 of Scott’s Q-Jet rebuild series already, but here is Part 2 so you know how to get it all back together and in working order. It’s not too difficult, just a bit different...

Cheap POWER Engine Shootout! SBC vs LS1 WHO WINS?! It’s NOT WHAT YOU THINK! Or Is It?

With the ever growing popularity of the LS/LT engine platform, it’s no wonder this modern GM small-block seems to be everywhere. And if you are building an engine, or a new project, and you...

FORGOTTEN Truck In A Snowy Cow Pasture With SEIZED Motor – Will It RUN AND DRIVE 1,500 Miles Home?

Sometimes I think that weather conditions might slow Derek down a bit, but then I see a video like there where he’s working in the snow to get this square body pickup up and running for a 1,500...

HOW MUCH POWER IS AN INTAKE UPGRADE WORTH ON A LS? WE TEST A CROSS RAM, ADJUSTABLE RUNNERS & BOOST?

Just the other day we posted up one of Richard’s dyno testing videos where he tested aftermarket throttle bodies to see if a bigger throttle body was actually worth power. Today he’s...

Amazing Engine Video: This Awesome, Ultra-Rare, Chevy Small Block 5-Cam, 4-Valve, Overhead Cam Beast Runs!

There were plenty of overhead cam engines that existed in 1971, including some cool V8s like the SOHC Fords, but there were NOT overhead cam Small Block Chevrolets. Well, not from the factory that...