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Part 3: Questionable Garage Is Engine Swapping A Plymouth Duster THREE TIMES To Go To Three Events!

So here’s a little back story… When we started doing Holley’s Moparty event at Bowling Green Kentucky’s Beech Bend Raceway Park, an event that is happening this weekend as a matter of fact,...

408 STROKER FORD TURBO BUILD & DYNO. TURBO ON TURBO ACTION. HOW MUCH POWER DOES A TURBO 408 MAKE?

Little turbo or big? Big boost or little? Is a stroker better for boost than a stock stroke 351? These questions AND MORE, answered in this video from Richard Holdener. We’re talking dyno...

HOW DOES A SPINTRON WORK? WHAT CAN WE TEST? HOW DOES A SPINTRON HELP MAKE BETTER CAMS & VALVETRAIN?

If you have never seen a Spintron run, you are going to want to watch this. It’s nuts to see and hear an engine that is NOT running, but still making almost all the noises like it is, because...

This Dude Is Engine Swapping A Plymouth Duster THREE TIMES To Go To Three Events! I’m Sorry, It Was My Idea… Oops

So here’s a little back story… When we started doing Holley’s Moparty event at Bowling Green Kentucky’s Beech Bend Raceway Park, an event that is happening this weekend as a...

Upgrade Your Ride with Hooker Blackheart Stainless Steel Exhaust Manifolds! Just What Your LS or LT Swap Needs!

Headers are great when you actually need them, but if you have a project that needs reliable, durable, and clean exhaust, then these stainless steel manifolds from Hooker just might do the trick....

The DD Speed Shop Gasser 1964 Nova Project Is Ready For The Street! This Bad Boy Has Really Come Together Into Something Rad.

Well folks, if you have been paying attention over the last week or so you’ve seen all the cool updates on this Chevy II Nova Gasser project from DD Speed Shop. This thing is legit cool, and...

The DD Speed Shop Gasser 1964 Nova Project Gets A FIRE Breathing Small Block! Gasser Heart Transplant Was Successful!

The DD Speed Shop gasser Nova is coming right along, and with the suspension and rear axle all scienced out and installed, it’s time for an engine! They went with a period correct 327 that will...

ANOTHER JUNKYARD 5.3L LS SCORE!!! ALL ALUMINUM, 2006 5.3L LH6-PERFECT FOR BOOST OR SLEEVED STROKER

Richard is back at it, scoring more junkyard jewel LS engines! After moving to Texas a couple years ago, I can tell you that the cheap LS engine junkyard scores I was so used to in SoCal just...

WHAT IS PISTON TO VALVE CLEARANCE? THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO SEEING AND UNDERSTANDING HOW PISTON TO VALVE CLEARANCE MATTERS FOR YOU!

I know that sometimes you guys and gals out there read a story about an engine and realize there is either something mentioned that you DON’T understand, or that there must be more to it than...

The Alfarrari Project: Pedals, Exhaust, Hangers, Sensors, And More! There Is A Lot In This Update!

There is so much going on with the Alfarrari project, and this update has all kinds of stuff going on. The throttle pedal is going in so this engine will actually run, and then it is time for...

Will Thin Motor Oil Cause Engine Damage? Are They Only Good In Newer Engines?

Over the past two decades, manufacturers have specified thinner and thinner oils for their new engines, and with the increase in synthetic oils the viscosity has gotten even lower. But how does thin...

Finnegan’s 1000WHP Hemi Shakes the Lights Out of the Ceiling At Harrell Engine And Dyno

Finnegan’s Hemi powered 1955 Chevrolet he calls Blasphemi is one bad machine, but it just keeps getting badder and badder thanks to help from guys like Peter Harrell at Harrell Engine and Dyno....

Try and Outrun The Dylan McCool TURBO V8 Police Car! – Custom Exhaust, EFI, Intercooler! Part 1

Dylan McCool has been working on his Dodge Diplomat police car for a while now and although it runs and drives and is cool in “stock” form, it’s going to be way way cooler now that...

DIRT CHEAP V8 Swap – Did The Hot Rod Hoarder Just Ruin His Daily Driver?

Was this Nova better off with the inline 6 under the hood? The short answer is, no, but that’s because every hot rodder on the planet wants more performance whether it is really necessary or...