Category Archive: TECH, XL Suspension Tech, XL Videos
Project Escargot, The Ultimate RV And Race Car Hauler, Gets A New Rear End And Some Serious Floor Removal
When the guys at Bad Obsession Motorsport started building Project Binky, their all-wheel drive turbocharged Mini, I was immediately a fan. And when they decided they needed something cool to haul...
How To Build A Basic Chassis Jig, And How To Use It. The Fabrication Series Is Building Something Cool!
I’ve dreamed of having a big fancy chassis table for many years. You know, the kind you see in full blown chassis shops? Yeah, I want one of those, with all the fixtures and all the clamps and...
Engine Tech Video: Watch This Little 302 Receive A Trick Flow 11R Top End Kit – Installing The Upper End Of The Valevtrain
One of the neatest things to happen for people who love making horsepower over the last ten years has been the emergence, explosion, and acceptance of the “top end kit”. It was a...
Cylinder Head Tech Video: Watch Five Different Heads Get Dyno Tested On A Stroker Jeep Inline Six!
A couple of weeks ago we showed you a great video that explored the question of roller rockers making horsepower on a modified engine. This time we’re back with the same Jeep stroker inline six...
Piston Tech Video: Learn All You Ever Wanted To Know About Piston Coatings With MAHLE Motorsport
When it comes to piston coatings, there’s lots of stuff that people think they know and lots of stuff that’s just flat out wrong. In this video you are going to learn all you ever wanted...
Know Your Gearbox: This Walk Around Of A Tremec Magnum Six Speed With American Powertrain Is Great
Knowledge is power and when it comes to selecting large components for your project car, that power is important to have. How do you know what the right transmission is for your project? Well, if you...
Wanna Know What A Blueprint 540 Makes On Nitrous? With A Roots Blower? With Twin Turbos? With A ProCharger? Watch This.
When Blueprint Engines came out with their power adder series of crate engines we got one of the very first off the assembly line. It was their 400 cubic inch traditional small block featuring forged...
Suspension Tech Video: How To Calculate Spring Rate With The Guys At QA1 – Get It Right The First Time
We live in a world where the high performance aftermarket can service every single one of your needs, especially when it comes to suspension. We don’t live in a world where people have...
Dyno Test Video: Measuring The Gains Of Roller Rockers On A Hot Rod Stroker Jeep Inline Six Engine
It’s the age old question that hot rodders have asked themselves since the dawn of time. “Are they worth the money?” This goes for basically any part of parts that people have to...
Project Hay Hauler Update: Bringing New Life To My Old 383 Stroker
(Words and Photos by Scott Liggett) When we last left off on the Project Hay Hauler’s build, we had just replaced the broken Dana 44 with a junkyard scored 12 bolt, then replaced the entire...
Heavy Duty Junkyard Crawl And Engine Teardown: Watch The DeBoss Garage Guys Get Busy With Some Caterpillar Fun!
I had occasion to meet the guys from DeBoss Garage last week and they were really cool to hang out and have a beer with. They’re the same dudes you see on the screen when you watch their videos...
Truck Suspension Tech Video: Check Out The Install Of QA1s Complete Single Adjustable Coil-Over Suspension On A 1970 C10!
There’s nothing hotter in the aftermarket these days than classic trucks. After just meeting with dozens of high performance parts manufacturers last week, I came away with a keen understanding...
Best of 2019: Transmission Tech Video: American Powertrain Explains Why A Junkyard 6-Speed May Not Be Your Project’s Best Friend
There’s a lot of stuff in life that seems really, really good on the surface but going a little bit deeper than that reveals that there are hidden costs. Such is the case with scoring a...
Are You Afraid To Recover Your Own Truck Seat? Here’s How Easy It Is To Do On A Squarebody Chevy Pickup
My 1987 Chevrolet Crew Cab Dually is an amazingly clean truck that makes me happy each and every time I drive it. Sure, there are TONS of things I’m planning to do to it, but it’s really...