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LS Engine How To: How to Install An LS Steam Vent Kit – It’s Simple, But Important, For Proper Cooling Of Your LS Engine
Sep 13, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on LS Engine How To: How to Install An LS Steam Vent Kit – It’s Simple, But Important, For Proper Cooling Of Your LS Engine
From the factory, every LS engine has a steam vent system which is a couple of hoses and fittings that come from the top of the cylinder head’s water jackets and connect into a port on the...
How Much Power Can Evan And The Gang At Westech We Squeeze Out of GM’s Tiniest 4.8L LS? Let’s Find Out!
Sep 13, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on How Much Power Can Evan And The Gang At Westech We Squeeze Out of GM’s Tiniest 4.8L LS? Let’s Find Out!
We’re fans of all engines, but there is something cool about little displacement engines making big power. Since Chevrolet’s unveiling of the small-block Chevrolet in 1955, people have...
Make It Kustom And HalfAss Kustoms Cab Over Ramp Truck: The 1971 GMC Cabover Ramp Truck Fire?? uhh FIRE FIRE FIRE!!! & Brakes in the COE RAMP TRUCK
Sep 12, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Make It Kustom And HalfAss Kustoms Cab Over Ramp Truck: The 1971 GMC Cabover Ramp Truck Fire?? uhh FIRE FIRE FIRE!!! & Brakes in the COE RAMP TRUCK
It’s moving along! After three days of thrashing on it with friends, it is time to fire this pig up! Watch. This project has been a fun one to watch, it started when Brent from Halfass Kustoms...
Forgotten 1951 Chevrolet Farm Truck! Will it Run after 30 Years of Being Long Forgotten?!? Mortske Is Going To See What It Takes
Sep 09, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Forgotten 1951 Chevrolet Farm Truck! Will it Run after 30 Years of Being Long Forgotten?!? Mortske Is Going To See What It Takes
I’m sure glad to see that I’m not the only one who randomly ends up with a car or truck and then leaves it to sit and age somewhere. Mortske did the same thing with this cool 1951...
Can Premium Fuel REDUCE Engine WEAR? Or Is All Gasoline Pretty Much The Same? Engine Oil Expert Gives The Details And The Science To Answer That One!
Sep 09, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Can Premium Fuel REDUCE Engine WEAR? Or Is All Gasoline Pretty Much The Same? Engine Oil Expert Gives The Details And The Science To Answer That One!
I’ll be honest, I’ve almost always been a cheap gas person. I get whatever is cheap and available, unless I’m talking about fuel for something special. And I only run the minimum...
Another Junkyard Engine To Swap! LT Based Aluminum DI LV1 And LV3 4.3L V6 Accidental Marketplace Find Features & Possibilities!
Sep 05, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Another Junkyard Engine To Swap! LT Based Aluminum DI LV1 And LV3 4.3L V6 Accidental Marketplace Find Features & Possibilities!
When my buddy Jeff Lee at ET Enterprises found a couple of interesting engines on Facebook Marketplace, and then had to share all the info with a group chat we’re in, I cursed him. I know these...
500-HP NA JUNKYARD 4.8L-NO BOOST, NO NOS! CAN IT BE DONE? HELP ME ADD 25 HP TO THE 475-HP 4.8L!
Sep 04, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on 500-HP NA JUNKYARD 4.8L-NO BOOST, NO NOS! CAN IT BE DONE? HELP ME ADD 25 HP TO THE 475-HP 4.8L!
It never ceases to amaze me the number of people who want to “build” a 400 horsepower LS engine, when you can easily make that with a junkyard engine and some bolt-ons. But what if you...
Freiburger And Finnegan Are Rescuing ’70s-styled 1956 Ford F-100 Truck And Then Driving It To South Dakota
Sep 01, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Freiburger And Finnegan Are Rescuing ’70s-styled 1956 Ford F-100 Truck And Then Driving It To South Dakota
Freiburger talked about this F-100 of his on the video about the 35 project cars and trucks he currently owns. If you missed that one, we’ve got a link below which you are going to want to...
First Truck, First LS Swap, And More: Newbern’s Kid Got A C10 And It Is Getting A New Engine AND Some Aces Fuel Injection
Sep 01, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on First Truck, First LS Swap, And More: Newbern’s Kid Got A C10 And It Is Getting A New Engine AND Some Aces Fuel Injection
A kid’s first truck is a pretty special thing, and it’s awesome that Newbern’s son has got himself a project. This one is a 1969 C10 and it needs some love for sure, but they are...
Bagged BIG BLOCK Square Body! – Will It RUN AND DRIVE 700 Miles Home To Vice Grip Garage While Pulling A Popup Camper?
Aug 28, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Bagged BIG BLOCK Square Body! – Will It RUN AND DRIVE 700 Miles Home To Vice Grip Garage While Pulling A Popup Camper?
I can’t even imagine how many cars and trucks Derek at Vice Grip Garage has bought over the past year, but it has to be a lot. I mean a lot a lot. After all, he’s trying to drive a truck...
BANG FOR THE BUCK SHOOTOUT! NITROUS VS TURBO-WHICH ONE MAKES MORE POWER AND WHICH ONE COSTS LESS?
Aug 27, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on BANG FOR THE BUCK SHOOTOUT! NITROUS VS TURBO-WHICH ONE MAKES MORE POWER AND WHICH ONE COSTS LESS?
I’m a bang for your buck guy, and always have been, because I’ve never had real money to spend on projects. I’ve had to do it myself, learn from those I can, and ultimately run as...
Carburetor How To: Setting Up And Installing An Edelbrock Carburetor To Replace An Old Worn Out Carb
Aug 27, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Carburetor How To: Setting Up And Installing An Edelbrock Carburetor To Replace An Old Worn Out Carb
Have you ever heard someone say “I just bolted that new carb on and never even touched it! And it runs perfect!”? Yeah, me too. And to be honest, that’s usually bs. Not that they...
Polishing Turds Season 2: Part 10 – Balancing And O-Ringing Cody’s ProCharged 360 Cubic Inch Small Block, And How These Two Things Help The Engine Live With Big Power
Aug 26, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Polishing Turds Season 2: Part 10 – Balancing And O-Ringing Cody’s ProCharged 360 Cubic Inch Small Block, And How These Two Things Help The Engine Live With Big Power
In the tenth episode of this new Polishing Turds engine project, Pete is balancing and o-ringing this little supercharged small-block so it will be able to make big consistent power. He’s also...
WHICH ONE IS CHEAPER? 600-HP 408 STROKER VS 600-HP JUNKYARD 4.8L TURBO. FULL PRICING FOR EACH.
Aug 23, 2024Chad ReynoldsComments Off on WHICH ONE IS CHEAPER? 600-HP 408 STROKER VS 600-HP JUNKYARD 4.8L TURBO. FULL PRICING FOR EACH.
There is more than one way to skin a cat, and never has that been more true than when it comes to building a high horsepower LS combo. NA, blown, nitrous, there are too many ways to count on how to...