Category Archive: Apex Spotlight, DRIVETRAIN, ENGINE, OTHER, Project Cars, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos
When You Take 16 Chainsaws, Build A V16 Out Of Them, And Swap Them Into A Lada, What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
If you don’t follow the Garage 54 crew on YouTube, then you are missing out on a level of crazy you just can’t understand. These guys are in Russia and certainly know how to have fun...
The Vice Grip Garage GIVEAWAY Nova Makes Great Power On The Dyno, New Tires & Wheels, And A Final Cruise Before The Giveaway!
Here’s the final video of the Vice Grip Garage giveaway Nova’s build and in this one it is time for some new wheels and tires, and a final cruise, but not before it gets strapped to the...
Wonder What To Do With A Biscayne That’s Been Sitting 46 Years? Answer: Blown Small Block And A 4-Speed!
I feel like if you went through life with the answer to all car questions being a blower and a 4-speed, you’d probably be a pretty happy camper. I mean I know it’s not cheap, but it sure...
HOW MUCH POWER IS AN INTAKE UPGRADE WORTH ON A LS? WE TEST A CROSS RAM, ADJUSTABLE RUNNERS & BOOST?
Just the other day we posted up one of Richard’s dyno testing videos where he tested aftermarket throttle bodies to see if a bigger throttle body was actually worth power. Today he’s...
Amazing Engine Video: This Awesome, Ultra-Rare, Chevy Small Block 5-Cam, 4-Valve, Overhead Cam Beast Runs!
There were plenty of overhead cam engines that existed in 1971, including some cool V8s like the SOHC Fords, but there were NOT overhead cam Small Block Chevrolets. Well, not from the factory that...
LS THROTTLE BODY UPGRADE-WHAT’S IT WORTH? HOW MUCH POWER IS A THROTTLE BODY UPGRADE WORTH ON AN LS?
We always used to laugh at the dyno shop and say that we wanted to take all the “As seen on TV” type of performance parts and install them all to see if they actually made any power...
This Old Hot Rod Traditional Style Drag Car Project Part 6: The Vintage Dragster Gets Front Hubs, Engine, Trans, And Seat Placement!
This cool vintage dragster project is going to be something fun, that’s for sure. As simple as it is, there are a lot of steps to making it right and lucky for us we get to see each and every...
The TRUTH About Valvoline’s BOLD Engine Cleaning Claims: Is Restore And Protect Real, Clickbait, or Lies?
I used to know a few “oil guys”, and some of them were actual specialists who blended oil and other lubricants for oil companies you would know. Then I met Lake Speed. Once I met Lake, I...
Making A Bullitt Mustang Great Again! Liggett Get’s After It And Makes This 1968 Mustang Run Like It Should.
There are no shortage of famous Mustangs in TV and film, but nobody would argue that the Bullitt Mustang driven by Steve McQueen is arguably one of the most famous. The movie, and the car in it, were...
Stanceworks Is Building A Real Ferrari F40: Step 2 – Ferrari Enzo V12 on Steroids! The ULTIMATE Engine for my F40!
Things are starting to get exciting on the Ferrari F40 over at Stanceworks. They have all the body parts and tub, this thing is sitting up on the chassis table so they can start building the chassis,...
DZ302 CHEVY-HOW TO ADD 200 HP TO YOUR SBC WITHOUT BOOST OR NITROUS! HEADS, CAM, INTAKE & OILING!
Can you really add 200 horsepower to a naturally aspirated small block with heads, cam, and intake? When it’s only 302 cubic inches? This sounds too good to be true, but Richard is testing one...
Mortske Says This Is the Worst Running And Driving 1969 Camaro In The Country… And It’s LS Swapped! What Do You Think?
As I write this, I have not watched the video yet. But from the thumbnail I want to cry BS to Mortske because this thing doesn’t look horrible. Not horrible at all as a matter of fact....
The Vice Grip Garage GIVEAWAY Nova Gets Some Much Needed Horsepower Upgrades! “SO MUCH BETTER!” Says Derek!
A couple weeks ago we shared the first video of the new Vice Grip Garage Giveaway Nova and this thing is pretty good. It’s not perfect, but man it is going to do someone right as a project. But...
