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CHEAP, JUNKYARD ALUMINUM 5.3L LH6-WHAT WENT WRONG? COMPLETE TEARDOWN AND INSPECTION…PLANS TO FIX!
So what happens if you go to the wrecking yard and find that dream aluminum 5.3 L33 or LH6 engine and then you put it into your ride only to find it has low oil pressure? I mean all these junkyard...
LS Swap A Square Body Part 1: Halfass Kustoms New Project! Picking A Donor From Behind The Barn, And Pulling Parts To LS Swap A ’74 Chevy Pickup
It’s kind of nice when you have a collection of Chevrolet trucks and SUVs that are sitting with their LS engines and transmissions just waiting to become donors for other projects, and that is...
Unleash the Beast: SuperChips Pulsar XT Power Upgrade for Ford Bronco EcoBoost Engines Makes Real Power Gains
SuperChips tuners are an effective way to not only add power and economy to your late model ride, but also a great way to correct your speedometer when installing larger tires and such. Of course...
Dylan McCool’s BARN FIND 1977 4×4 Ford – Will It Run And Drive After 20 Years? Or Will It Be A Flop?
When you get the opportunity to grab a one owner dent side Ford F150 4×4, and especially one that has been sitting inside a barn for 20 years, you take it. This truck is cool as hell, has the...
HOW TO BUILD LS POWER ON THE CHEAP: THE ULTIMATE 510-HP, ALL MOTOR JUNKYARD 5.3L BUILD. STEP BY STEP BUILD & FULL DYNO RESULTS
Junkyard 5.3s make real power regardless of how many miles are on them. I mean a 200,000 mile 5.3 will make 350 horsepower on the engine dyno. But what happens with simple bolt ons? And how about...
Squarebody Long Bed To Short Bed Conversion: Cutting down a FREE 1976 GMC dented LONG BED into a dent free SHORT BED!
Puddin is back at it, this time with a beat up 1976 GMC long bed pickup that he wants to convert into a short bed. And as funny as it sounds, this isn’t something that he’s every done...
HOW MUCH HP CAN YOU MAKE WITH 317 LS HEADS? HERE IS A HINT-THE POWER LIMIT IS NOT FROM FLOW!
Everyone is always asking which LS heads are best and on the hunt for 243s all the time. But Richard Holdener, and several others, have done all the testing to see if there is much difference and if...
Centurial Shares Their Best Tools, Tips, Tricks, And Secrets As They Build A Simple Roll Cage In Just One Day!
If you are a regular watcher of Mike Finnegan’s YouTube channel then you are probably familiar with the name Centurial. It’s a tool company that makes tools that help you fabricate roll...
Who Makes The Best Jack Stands? And Who Makes The Deadliest Jack Stands? Project Farm Is Testing Them All To Let You Know!
We’ve all heard the horror stories about misused jack stands, faulty stands, and cheap junk stands. I’d say that most of the problems with jack stands come from user error, but the best...
HEADS, CAM OR INTAKE? WHICH LS MODIFICATION SHOULD YOU DO FIRST? WHICH UPGRADE MAKES MORE POWER?
This is one of those questions that EVERYONE asks when it comes to the LS engine, and the truth is that it is a valid question. If the engine platform were different, that might not be a very...
V8 Squarebody Swap in a Weekend!! Out with the old V6 and in with a new Small Block! Power Upgrades!
Mortske is back at it! This time he’s taking a 6 cylinder square body and doing a swap, but it isn’t getting an LS! It’s been a running and driving truck like lots of folks have,...
Ultimate Adventure 2023 With The Dirthead Shed! Watch Dave Take Us Through The Rest Of His Week Of Hell, I Mean Wheeling.
When Dave says he beat the hell out of himself and this truck on Ultimate Adventure 2023, he means it! This project is pretty cool, and we knew there would be some carnage, but this might be one of...
TUNE PORT L98 350-CAN WE MAKE 500 LB-FT OF TORQUE? PLUS, TRI-Y VS 4:1 HEADER TEST-WHO MAKES TORQUE?
When the TPI small block came out, it was the high performance combo that powered Corvettes and Camaros. It didn’t make much power, but it made more than most anything else available at the...
Barn Find!1938 Ford Hot Rod Pickup! OHV V8 Power!! Abandoned For 48 Years! Will It Run?!?
Mortske is back at it, with a bitchin old Ford truck that has been sitting for 48 years, and he’s going to see if he can make it run and drive again. 48 years is a long time, but this truck is...