Category Archive: BangShift XL, CHEVY, ENGINE, ENGINES, Project Cars, TECH, TRUCKS, Videos, XL Engine Tech, XL Project Trucks, XL Spotlight, XL Tech Stories
V8 Squarebody Swap in a Weekend!! Out with the old V6 and in with a new Small Block! Power Upgrades!
Oct 31, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on V8 Squarebody Swap in a Weekend!! Out with the old V6 and in with a new Small Block! Power Upgrades!
Mortske is back at it! This time he’s taking a 6 cylinder square body and doing a swap, but it isn’t getting an LS! It’s been a running and driving truck like lots of folks have,...
Finnegan Made Massive Changes To His Car. We Hope This New 528 Inch Hemi Is Happy In Blasphemi!
Oct 30, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Finnegan Made Massive Changes To His Car. We Hope This New 528 Inch Hemi Is Happy In Blasphemi!
Finnegan is back at it again, after having spent some time at Peter Harrell’s HED getting his Hemi back in prime shape. Now it’s up to him to get this bad boy in the car and setup so that...
ABANDONED Mustang Cobra Rescued After 27 Years – Will Dylan McCool Get It Ready To Race On Nitrous?
Oct 29, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on ABANDONED Mustang Cobra Rescued After 27 Years – Will Dylan McCool Get It Ready To Race On Nitrous?
Dylan is back at it, this time with his Mustang Cobra II that he got running last year for Fordfest in Bowling Green. This thing looks like you drug it out of a field this morning, which is a look we...
Will Demolition Ranch And Vice Grip Garage Save This ABANDONED El Camino With A Seized Engine So They Can Give It Away?- Will it RUN AND DRIVE? Or Will This One Need Too Much?
Oct 28, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Will Demolition Ranch And Vice Grip Garage Save This ABANDONED El Camino With A Seized Engine So They Can Give It Away?- Will it RUN AND DRIVE? Or Will This One Need Too Much?
If they are giving it away, it has to run right? I mean the gods are on their sides! Okay, so maybe the locked up engine is a problem. Are they going to pickle it to get it to move? Force it? Or just...
THE 400-HP QUESTION-4.6L 2V MOD FORD-ALL MOTOR VS SUPERCHARGED-WHAT IS THE BEST ROUTE FOR HP? BOTH?
Oct 28, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on THE 400-HP QUESTION-4.6L 2V MOD FORD-ALL MOTOR VS SUPERCHARGED-WHAT IS THE BEST ROUTE FOR HP? BOTH?
Looking for Mod Motor horsepower recipes? Want to make a lot more power with the one you have? Wonder which way to go on your own build? You aren’t alone, and that’s okay because Richard...
WASTED MONEY – 1956 Chevrolet 2 Door Conversion With Twin Turbos? DD Speed Shop Doing Burnout Things Because Burnouts Matter
Oct 27, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on WASTED MONEY – 1956 Chevrolet 2 Door Conversion With Twin Turbos? DD Speed Shop Doing Burnout Things Because Burnouts Matter
With all the technology available to make real power, and on the cheap, it has never been easier to throw some cheap parts at your beater so it makes lots of big smoke. It’s funny, because...
TUNE PORT L98 350-CAN WE MAKE 500 LB-FT OF TORQUE? PLUS, TRI-Y VS 4:1 HEADER TEST-WHO MAKES TORQUE?
Oct 27, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on TUNE PORT L98 350-CAN WE MAKE 500 LB-FT OF TORQUE? PLUS, TRI-Y VS 4:1 HEADER TEST-WHO MAKES TORQUE?
When the TPI small block came out, it was the high performance combo that powered Corvettes and Camaros. It didn’t make much power, but it made more than most anything else available at the...
Part 6: Questionable Garage Engine Swapped A Plymouth Duster THREE TIMES For Three Events! Doing What Has Never Been Done Before! Triple Crown Duster!
Oct 26, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Part 6: Questionable Garage Engine Swapped A Plymouth Duster THREE TIMES For Three Events! Doing What Has Never Been Done Before! Triple Crown Duster!
The final engine of three! Yep, it’s Coyote time! You read that right, three engines, same car, 4 weeks, three different events. And not just three different mopar engines. Nope, we’re...
Will This Corvette RUN AND DRIVE 750 Miles After Being Forgotten For 20 Years? Derek Thinks He Can Make It Happen.
Oct 25, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Will This Corvette RUN AND DRIVE 750 Miles After Being Forgotten For 20 Years? Derek Thinks He Can Make It Happen.
Derek is back at it, and he’s buying nothing but hard to start and drive cars and trucks that are far away from home. Because buying things close to home would be too easy and nowhere near as...
PONTIAC 350 VS PONTIAC 400-IS THERE A REPLACEMENT FOR DISPLACEMENT? YES…IT’S CALLED BOOOOOOST!
Oct 25, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on PONTIAC 350 VS PONTIAC 400-IS THERE A REPLACEMENT FOR DISPLACEMENT? YES…IT’S CALLED BOOOOOOST!
Boost, boost, baby, it can be the great equalizer! So how about a Pontiac 350 vs 400 test? These two are both good engines, but the 400 is getting harder to find and the 350s are still around. So...
Barn Find!1938 Ford Hot Rod Pickup! OHV V8 Power!! Abandoned For 48 Years! Will It Run?!?
Oct 24, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Barn Find!1938 Ford Hot Rod Pickup! OHV V8 Power!! Abandoned For 48 Years! Will It Run?!?
Mortske is back at it, with a bitchin old Ford truck that has been sitting for 48 years, and he’s going to see if he can make it run and drive again. 48 years is a long time, but this truck is...
No Small Task: Machining Tiny Connecting Rods For A Miniature LS Engine Is Quite The Process
Oct 24, 2023Brian LohnesComments Off on No Small Task: Machining Tiny Connecting Rods For A Miniature LS Engine Is Quite The Process
The world of miniature engine building, like the world of full-size engine building has been forever morphed and changed by the introduction and proliferation of advanced machine tools. What was once...
SMALL BLOCK 400-THE OTHER GUYS SMALL BLOCK! HOW TO MAKE MORE HP WITH YOUR BIG-INCH SMALL BLOCK CHEVY
Oct 24, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on SMALL BLOCK 400-THE OTHER GUYS SMALL BLOCK! HOW TO MAKE MORE HP WITH YOUR BIG-INCH SMALL BLOCK CHEVY
I’m a fan of a 400 cubic inch small block, because we have one in our ’66 Bel Air wagon and because it is the biggest Chevrolet Small-Block that you could get from the factory. But are...
HOW TO: 700+ HP FOR ONLY $2700. BUILD A BACK-UP, NO PREP OR DRIFT LS RACE MOTOR FOR JUST $2700!
Oct 20, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on HOW TO: 700+ HP FOR ONLY $2700. BUILD A BACK-UP, NO PREP OR DRIFT LS RACE MOTOR FOR JUST $2700!
Yes you can make real power with an LS for almost no money! Is it going to be a “real race engine”? No. But if you treat it right it will be pretty reliable and will make your low buck...