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Can Tony Angelo And The Stay Tuned Crew Make 600HP from a Junkyard BIG BLOCK CHEVY on the CHEAP?!

We all know that a Big Block Chevrolet can make big power, that’s no secret. But with modern parts and technology they can make insane power easier than ever. But they can’t necessarily...

New Product Feature: The Burndown 15″ Brushless Silverado Fan Mount Makes Modern Fan Technology On Your Hot Rod An Easy Install

Dane Thompson is a creative cat who isn’t afraid to put himself out there. And when he came up with a cool universal bracket/shroud/mount/fan holder for the 15 inch brushless electric cooling...

JUNKYARD LS TURBO SHOOT OUT. GT45 VS GTX3584 VS S369 VS 6670 VS 7675 VS 7875 VS G42. ALL THE DATA!

If you’re like me, there are times where you see a shootout between a couple of turbos and then wonder how those two compare to the other comparisons you’ve seen. I want a master list of...

Bennett’s Customs Helps With This Barn Find Revival: This 1929 Ford Roadster’s First Start in 20 Years!

The Bennetts Customs crew got to take a look at an old 1929 Ford hot rod barn find recently, and the video is good stuff. This is a cool car, and it is hard to believe someone would leave it sitting...

Is The Factory Wrong About Which Oil You Should Run In Your Late Model Car? STOP Following OEM Oil Advice – The Recent GM Recall Proves Why

We’ve been told for decades that we need to run the specific oil that the factory calls for in our late model vehicles. The first cars I remember that were particular was when Mobil 1 and...

WILL IT RUN? Dylan McCool’s Mystery Auction Racecar Got A NEW ENGINE, But Is That Enough?

Whenever you buy something at auction that either isn’t currently running, or you didn’t get to test and preview, it’s always a stressful moment when you try to start it up for the...

WHAT IS THE TURBO POWER CONE? TOP SECRET JUNKYARD TURBO LS POWER MODS! DOES IT REALLY ADD POWER?

Can you really do something to the inlet of the turbo that will make power? I mean we’ve all seen nitrous fed through them and know that this works, and there have been modifications to the...

Derek Took This ABANDONED Barracuda And Officially Revived It After 23 YEARS Of Neglect.

Derek is back at it, saving a long forgotten or abandoned ride again and this one is an interesting and cool project. This time he’s saving an old Plymouth Barracuda. Not a ‘Cuda, a...

A Kids Dream Comes True! – 4 Years Of Working, Saving & Building His First Truck And It Finally Makes Noise!

Ryan Wing, co-host of my Beards, Burnouts, and Beer podcast, has been slowly working with his son Jake as he’s saved, studied, hustled and worked until he could get the truck he always wanted,...

PONTIAC RAM AIR 5 BUILD!!! EVAN PERKINS TALKS ABOUT HIS PONTIAC ENGINE BUILD WITH RICHARD HOLDENER

Evan Perkins is one of those magazine guys that not only writes about the stuff but really lives it. That should go without saying when talking about magazine publications, but it doesn’t...

LETS GET THIS VAN RUNNNNINNNGGGG! Cotten’s Econoline Van Is Something Truly Special, But Needs Some Love To Get This Broken Engine Running.

Mike Cotten is one of the coolest car guys we know, and he’s got an awesome project going on right now that makes us smile. It’s a 1967 Econoline Ford van that he’s swapped C4...

FAKE Oil Claims: The “Lubricity” Test Problem. Do These “Tests” Prove Anything, Or Are They Just For Show On Commercials?

While this testing device has been around for a very long time, it became really popular in the 1980’s when some major oil and additive companies used the results in TV commercials to make...

The Stanceworks, Honda-Swapped, Ferrari Is Almost Ready For GRIDLIFE South Carolina! Made 536WHP On The Dyno!

Prepping for race season means all kinds of stuff is getting touched, swapped, torqued, and prepped for a season of abuse as the Stanceworks crew prepares their Honda swapped Ferrari for another...

This $700 1978 Ford F250 4X4 Is Getting A Budget Friendly Transformation! What Does Mortske Have In Store For This Thing?

Sometimes I wonder where Mortske finds some of these projects and cheap finds, but I always appreciate the fun stuff that he does with them after. This F250 4×4 is a great example of how cool a...