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Why Do Some Engines Burn Oil And Others Don’t? And What Can You Do About It With A Motor Oil!
We’ve shared plenty of engine oil videos around here, and there is a lot of information to go through if you really want to take a deep dive into the subject. Thankfully we have the Motor Oil...
Wheel Bearing Press Tool Kits Testing: If You Hardly Ever Need One, Should You Spend $800 On A Kit? Or Do The Cheap Options Work Just As Well?
Cheap tools vs expensive tools. The argument for each has been going on for a hundred years or more, just here in the United States! But it isn’t as simple an argument to make nowadays, because...
The Grind Hard Giant Trike Project: Part 10 and 11 – The Trike Fab Is Getting So Close To Done! 3 Wheel Steering And More!
We’ve shared the first nine parts of this build and can’t get over everything that is going on here! This is a full on project that is not for the weak of heart. This is going to be something...
Newbern Engine Swaps The Mail Jeep And Then Races It At Dennis Anderson’s Muddy Motorsports Park
When I was a teenager, I worked for my buddy’s dad at their auto glass shop during the summer and one of our mobile glass repair vehicles was a mail Jeep. Now I have a soft spot for them. So...
ETHANOL: Higher OCTANE, Higher RISK? Does E85 Makes Sense In Your Daily Driver VS Your Race Car?
E85 is good stuff, there is no doubt. I’ve run it in boosted applications for drag and drive cars, and know lots of other folks who do the same. With that said, my cars and trucks that utilize...
East Coast Gear Supply And Ian Johnson Take Us On A 14-Bolt Axle Casting Deep-Dive – OE vs Semi-Shave vs Full Shave
The 14-Bolt GM axle is arguably one of the most desirable and sought after in the heavy duty truck and off-road world. They are ultra strong, came in a jillion trucks, and are about as customizable...
Paint Tech: Here’s How To Paint Raised Letters Like The Ones On A Tailgate. Tools, Tips, Tricks, And More!
If you have a truck with a tailgate with raised letters, or some other stamped metal part with raised areas, then this video is going to show you how to lay down some paint to make them clean and...
Tooning It For Dale! A Look At The Remote Tuning Process Harrell Engine And Dyno Does For Cleetus McFarland!
Peter Harrell at Harrell Engine and Dyno has been tuning Cleetus McFarland’s race cars for the last couple of years and has made some big advancements in his racing and engine programs....
SUPERCHARGER HOW TO: ROTREX LS SUPERCHARGER INSTALL AND DYNO! INTERCOOLED VS NON INTERCOOLED. 5.3L TAHOE TEST
I first came across Rotrex Superchargers on Power Tour in 2006 when Kurt Urban and the guys from Wheel2Wheel brought their 1972 Nova sleeper. It was the talk of Power Tour because it was the ultimate...
Weight vs Aerodynamics: How Bad Does Mileage Suffer When Pulling An Enclosed Trailer? The Answer Might Surprise You!
Several years ago a friend of mine told me about his two trailers and how differently they towed, with the same tow rig. His open trailer, a two car gooseneck, and his enclosed, a 26 foot race...
Putting Some Chill In The Hemi Monte Carlo! 12 VOLT AIR-CONDITIONING FOR COTTEN’S HEMI MONTE CARLO…IS IT WORTH IT?
He already made some die hard Chevrolet guys mad because of the Gen3 Hemi that he swapped into it, so why not go all the way and try out some new fangled electric air conditioning on this bad boy. If...
Quick Welding Tech Video: How To Weld Thick Aluminum To Thin Aluminum, Like The Bung In This Aluminum Tank
There are a lot of technical tips and tricks to welding that seem logical, but if nobody every pointed them out then you might never think of it. Instead, you might spend countless hours trying, and...
DIRT CHEAP Turbo Power! $250 Junkyard Engine and $125 Turbo DOUBLED The Power of Tony Angelo’s Square Body C10
Tony is back at it, fixing the 250 cubic inch 6 cylinder in his cool C10 Square Body they call Cherry. And to be fair, fixing it makes it sound like they are taking this engine apart, but the reality...
GM’s $1 BILLION Dollar Blunder: ROUGHNESS Matters… But Can It Really Be Something So Simple That Caused So Many Issues?
Everyone in the automotive world has talked about GMs engine recalls as some point or another, but the number of “reasons” that have been talked about online range from the ridiculous to...