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Engine 101: How to assemble an LS top end, including heads, valvetrain, intake, and valve covers!
Putting an engine together can be a pretty intense and difficult task depending on the engine and on the tools that you may or may not have. But, luckily, an LS engine is one of the easier ones to...
Same Blower, Different Engines: 3.8L V6 VS 4.8L V8 CHEAP M90 BLOWER TEST. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU RUN THE SAME BLOWER ON BOTH MOTORS?
Richard has been turning the internet on its ear recently with his M90 Supercharger tests. He’s built an adapter plate to run one on a 4.8 LS and has obviously been testing them on the 3.8...
Abandoned 1984 Chevrolet 1 Ton 454 Big Block! Will Mortske Make It Run?!? 4×4 Square Body Transformation.
Mortske is back at it, this time working on a big block truck that he thought he should get in order to have a tow rig. Of course other projects came along and it got pushed to the side, but in...
Budget Shop Truck: Squarebody Long Bed To Short Bed Conversion – CHEAP Transformation! Paint match, Buff Job, Trim Polish, Body Alignment, and MORE!
Today’s update on the budget shop truck build, which includes a clean long bed to short bed conversion, features some spit shining, polishing, and buffing to make it look as good as possible...
One Day Wash And Flip: Taking A Crusty Square Body GMC K15 And Cleaning It Up For A Quick Profit
At one point or another, every car guy I know has seen a car or truck and said to himself “I could clean that thing up and flip it in a weekend and make me $1000”. And I’d say that...
Halfass Kustoms Newest Project: Starting Work On The 1949 GMC Roadster Pickup Custom
This project is one that Brent has had sitting around for some time and has just been waiting to get back onto it. It isn’t your average 1949 GMC, as it is mounted on a modified Caprice chassis...
Daniel and the Crew at Powell Machine Show How To Rebuild Gen 3 HEMI Heads The Right Way. Valve Job, Surfacing, And Removing Broken Bolts
Powell Machine Inc. is known for building some pretty impressive engines, and for being experts in valve train and lifter technology, particularly in those classes of racing that require a flat...
FLYWHEEL VS FLEXPLATE-DOES A LIGHTWEIGHT FLYWHEEL ADD ANY POWER? 45 POUNDS VS 16 POUNDS-WHO WINS?
In a lot of racing, folks are real big on the weight of their flywheels because it effects how the engine accelerates. But on a lot of occasions I’ve seen folks go with the lightest flywheel...
Finnegan’s Cummins-Swapped Chevy Square Body Roadkill Ramp Truck Hauls His New Race Trailer AND Blasphemi!
Finnegan has gone through a fair number of trailers and haulers in the past few years and on several occasions he’s talked about how heavy some of them have been to haul around. Well now...
DIY Engine Tech: How To Replace Valve Springs and Do A Budget Refresh On An LS Head At Home.
I know a lot of folks who get a junkyard LS and then start doing upgrades and are intimidated by the thought of replacing their own valve springs or cleaning up their own cylinder heads in general....
CHEAP, HIGH-RPM, 7000-RPM JUNKYARD 4.8L WITH STOCK SPRINGS! STOCK TRUCK INTAKE VS HOLLEY HI RAM TEST
No Springs Required. These are the magic words for so many folks interested in upgrading the camshaft in their LS engine. Cams aren’t cheap, and either are springs, plus most folks don’t...
HOW MUCH POWER DO ACCESSORIES ROB FROM YOUR 4.8L LS MOTOR? STOCK ACCESSORIES v ELECTRIC WATER PUMP!
So how much power does it really take to spin the accessories on your LS engine? Is an electric water pump actually giving you real horsepower gains? How about that alternator and power steering? Or...
Budget Shop Truck: Squarebody Long Bed To Short Bed Conversion – WILL IT RUN BETTER!? New Valve seals and much more!
Today’s update on the budget shop truck build, which includes a clean long bed to short bed conversion, has some work going on to make this thing have less blowby and more so that it runs...
DIRT CHEAP, $100 4.8L LS BOOST! JUNKYARD V6 M90 BLOWER TO THE RESCUE! IT FINALLY WORKS ON THE 4.8L!
$100 Supercharger for your LS engine? Wait, what? Has Richard lost his mind? Or will this actually work? The answer might surprise you. Sure it is going to take a little bit of work, but if you are...