Category Archive: 1320 Spotlight, Apex Spotlight, ENGINE, ENGINES, HISTORIC, Tech Stories, Videos, XL Spotlight

Engine Builder Hall of Fame Class of 2025 – Kenny Duttweiler – Turbo Buicks, Drag Racing Records, Speed Demon, Land Speed Racing, And More.

I am fortunate to have gotten to know Kenny Duttweiler over the past 18 years or so. Of course I grew up knowing his accolades, but racing at Bonneville has given me the chance to spend some good...

There Is Something Oddly Satisfying About Rescuing This Odd 1961 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88

A 1961 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 was a very futuristic looking car when it was new, and still has a Jetson’s vibe today. If you were a fan of Oldsmobile’s, you loved them. But for many they...

Freiburger’s RESTO RESCUE Part 2: His ’72 Road Runner Looked Good, But Now It Should Run And Drive Too. Or Will It? Ugh…

Freiburger has owned some cool cars during his magazine and tv career, but not all of them are pretty. This Road Runner here is the exception because it is in fact pretty. Unfortunately that beauty...

TIJUANA TO TACOMA! Will This BIG BLOCK Square Body RUN AND DRIVE After 20 Years? Derek Sure Hopes So! Part 1/3

Family road trips are what cars used to be about. In the days of our favorite cars and trucks, Americans did road trip family vacations. People don’t do that much anymore. But that’s...

4.3L V6 VS THE WORLD! VORTEC 4.3L V6 vs 4.3L L99 V8 vs 4200 ATLAS vs 4.3L LV3. THE 4.3L HP EVOLUTION

While the 4.3L might not be the most famous GM engine size, it surely does have a lot of history for the brand. We’re talking about the 4.3 V6 we’re used to seeing, a 4.3L inline 6, and...

FuelTech USA Hub Dyno Video Featuring Chris Rini Racing: This Pro 632, Jerry Bickel Built 1969 Camaro, Makes Real Power On The Hub Dyno

The FuelTech hub dyno is getting put through its paces each and every week, but sometimes there is something really special that gets bolted up to it. The video below shows the Chris Rini Racing 1969...

1962 Chevrolet Milk Truck! This Bad Boy Has Been Abandoned For 50 Years! Will It Run For Mortske With A Little Love And Attention?

There is something cool about old milk and delivery trucks. For decades, Divco was the top manufacturer of delivery trucks and they are incredibly cool now when hot rodded. In the 1960s, Chevrolet...

JUNKYARD LS BATTLE. L33 5.3L vs LQ4 6.0L WHO YOU GOT? ALUMINUM 5.3L VS IRON 6.0L NA CAM & BOOST!

Which junkyard LS is the best? Can a 5.3 compete with a 6.0? Which 5.3? And which 6.0? Richard Holdener is comparing two different junkyard 5.3 LS engines to two different 6.0 LS engines to see which...

Freiburger’s RESTO RESCUE: This ’72 Road Runner Looked Good, But Was Falling Apart. How Much Will It Take To Make It Good?

Freiburger has owned some cool cars during his magazine and tv career, but not all of them are pretty. This Road Runner here is the exception because it is in fact pretty. Unfortunately that beauty...

EXPOSED: The TRUTH About Diesel Additives. What You Need To Know About Diesel Fuel Additives. Good? Bad? Necessary?

The Motor Oil Geek is back at it with another video on additives, but this time it’s Diesel Fuel additives that he’ll be testing. It’s funny because gasoline and diesel fuel...

LOG STYLE VS TUBE HEADER FOR A JUNKYARD TURBO LS. WHICH ONE IS MORE RESPONSIVE? FIRST EVER ASYMMETRICAL TURBO LS?

Do you need headers on the hot side of your turbo kit, or do log manifolds work just as well? And do shorty headers work fine or do you need longer equal length primaries? Richard Holdener is about...

LS Swapped S-10. CHEAP CAM SHAFT. How much power can it make?? Cam, X pipe, And More!

Who would have thought that the 5.3 LS would become so popular that you would eventually be able to buy hundreds of different camshafts for them, or that some of them would be so cheap that just...

GTX3584RS-THE ULTIMATE 800+HP LOW BUCK LS TURBO! HOW MUCH HP WILL A GTX3584RS TURBO MAKE ON A 5.3L?

Richard is back at it, testing turbos and telling us all just how to make real power with a Chevrolet 5.3 race, I mean junkyard, engine. After all, every junkyard LS is a race engine in waiting...

Tony Built a $1000 Turbo Kit for His 6 Cylinder Shop Rig and it RULES! Making This 1983 GMC Squarebody Cooler Yet!

Tony Angelo does some fun stuff, there is no doubt. One thing I love about him is that he not only builds the hot rod and racing style stuff, but also goes for the oddballs, like the 6 cylinder...