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3 DAY Custom Truck BUILD! Puddin’ Scores A 1984 S10 From Marketplace And Proceeds To Build A Simple, Clean, & Budget Friendly Mini Truck.
Everyone loves a big elaborate custom build, but I have to say that I also really love the simple, quick, and budget friendly builds like this one from Puddin’s Fab Shop. I wish more of my...
Dyno Video: This 427 cubic inch LS3 8-Stack Injected Beast Sounds AMAZING! But How Much Power Does It Actually Make?
It is kind of amazing how differently engine combos can sound at full song.You can take the same long block and top it with five different induction setups and get some very different sounding...
BluePrint Engines Tech: Compression Testing The Right Way. Check Out The Simple Tools And Techniques You Need!
Doing a compression test on an engine is pretty straight forward, and only requires a couple of tools. And only one of those is a “specialty” tool, and you can either rent one from your...
How To Fab Headers: Follow Along As The Iron Trap Garage Crew Build Custom Stainless Headers For The Ardun Powered 1933 3 Window!!
Headers are one of those fabrication projects that seem to intimidate a lot of people, and for good reason. If you go at them from the wrong direction, don’t have a game plan in place to start...
Turning This Old Farm Truck into a Killer Street Machine Using Scrapyard Ford Parts! Bumpside Ford Goodness Part 2!
Here we go with Part 2 of Tony Angelo’s bumpside Ford build continues! Here we go with Part 2, where all of it really starts coming together to make the noise and the tire smoke. I love donor...
Turning This Old Farm Truck into a Killer Street Machine Using Scrapyard Ford Parts! Bumpside Ford Goodness!
I love donor vehicle builds like this one. What I mean by that is when you buy a car, or parts from the wrecking yard, to build something new and exciting in a way it never was before. My 1956 Chevy...
How Much Horsepower Does An Engine Driven Cooling Fan Really Take From Your Engine?
We tested alternators, engine driven fans, and other accessories on the dyno years ago and I can tell you that most of the accessories on the front of your engine take very little power to turn under...
Engine Dyno Video: The New BTR Gen 3 Hemi Trinity Intake Makes HOW Much Power?! Full Dyno Results!
The guys and gals at Brian Tooley Racing never slow down when it comes to developing parts that make horsepower and we love them for it. Their Trinity line of intake manifolds have been setting the...
A Broken Valve and Beat Up Piston Couldn’t Stop The BTR And Tin Soldiers Race Car Gang!
There are racers, and then there are RACERS. We’ve all known guys who will never give up, regardless of the damage or obstacles that are trying to keep them from racing, but we probably all...
Will This 450HP, 5-Speed, 1955 Chevrolet Wagon RUN AND DRIVE 850 Miles Home? @Stay Tuned and @Vice Grip Garage Built This Car In Just DAYS!
I’ve built cars in absurdly short periods of time, and then driven them cross country on multiple occasions, but to most people that is insanity. Heck, to most hot rodders the thought of...
Iron Trap Garage Video: Cummins Swapping A 1947 Ford Flatbed, Checking Out A 1934 Phaeton & Carlisle Prep!!
The Iron Trap Garage crew are at it, getting some work done and prepping for the upcoming Carlisle swap meet. The big job in this one is doing a Cummins swap on a cool 1947 Ford Flatbed pickup. This...
Engine Rebuilding 101 with David Freiburger, Alex Taylor, and More! O’Reilly Auto Parts Convention Fun!
O’Reilly Auto Parts puts on an annual meeting and convention that is attended by O’Reilly Auto Parts associates from all over the country each year and as part of that they also bring in...
Dyno Testing Dual Plane Intake Manifolds: Made in the USA vs Cheap Import Knockoffs – How Do They Compare?
We’re all about made in the USA parts when they make sense, but I’m very well known for saying that crap is crap, regardless of where it comes from. The point being that you should buy...
Is This Thing An ABOMINATION or GREATNESS? This Is A Small Block Chevy Powered Ford F100! Installing a HUGE Cam and Engine Refresh With Derek.
I know that some of you are screaming already, but the reality is that it’s not like you can’t replace the Chevy with a Ford in this F100 if you buy it and want to “save” it...