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Abandoned 1984 Chevrolet 1 Ton 454 Big Block! Will Mortske Make It Run?!? 4×4 Square Body Transformation.

Mortske is back at it, this time working on a big block truck that he thought he should get in order to have a tow rig. Of course other projects came along and it got pushed to the side, but in...

Daniel and the Crew at Powell Machine Show How To Rebuild Gen 3 HEMI Heads The Right Way. Valve Job, Surfacing, And Removing Broken Bolts

Powell Machine Inc. is known for building some pretty impressive engines, and for being experts in valve train and lifter technology, particularly in those classes of racing that require a flat...

FLYWHEEL VS FLEXPLATE-DOES A LIGHTWEIGHT FLYWHEEL ADD ANY POWER? 45 POUNDS VS 16 POUNDS-WHO WINS?

In a lot of racing, folks are real big on the weight of their flywheels because it effects how the engine accelerates. But on a lot of occasions I’ve seen folks go with the lightest flywheel...

Bello’s Kustoms LS Swapped A Merc! Here’s The Exhaust, The Finishing Touches, And The First Road Trip In The LS Merc.

Here’s the videos you guys have been waiting for on the LS swapped Merc build. The first one below has the finishing touches and exhaust being finished and then it is time to take this thing...

DIY Engine Tech: How To Replace Valve Springs and Do A Budget Refresh On An LS Head At Home.

I know a lot of folks who get a junkyard LS and then start doing upgrades and are intimidated by the thought of replacing their own valve springs or cleaning up their own cylinder heads in general....

CHEAP, HIGH-RPM, 7000-RPM JUNKYARD 4.8L WITH STOCK SPRINGS! STOCK TRUCK INTAKE VS HOLLEY HI RAM TEST

No Springs Required. These are the magic words for so many folks interested in upgrading the camshaft in their LS engine. Cams aren’t cheap, and either are springs, plus most folks don’t...

Tearing Down The Blown Up K24 Swapped StanceWorks Ferrari After A Bad Day Of Racing That Threw The Rods Out Of It.

I’ve only blown up a couple of engines in my day, but when you do there is always the disappointment of tearing stuff up, but then once you get over that there is the desire to tear it apart...

World’s Worst 1957 Chevrolet: FREE MOTOR – Worst Motor Available For The Worst 1957 Chevy Ever? Why Does He Do This To Himself?

If you have been following this series you know that Dan tried to use a free Facebook Marketplace score, in this case an old 283, to power this nasty 1957 Chevrolet. Unfortunately engines don’t...

HOW MUCH POWER DO ACCESSORIES ROB FROM YOUR 4.8L LS MOTOR? STOCK ACCESSORIES v ELECTRIC WATER PUMP!

So how much power does it really take to spin the accessories on your LS engine? Is an electric water pump actually giving you real horsepower gains? How about that alternator and power steering? Or...

Dylan McCool Got A Hold Of RICHARD PETTY’S Forgotten Cadillac Limo – WILL IT RUN After 28 Years?

Dylan McCool recently got a hold of Richard Petty’s 1974 Cadillac Fleetwood Limo and he’s trying to make that bad boy run again! Yeah, that Richard Petty, number 43 himself, who is...

Dave Newbern’s ProCharged Fox Body Mustang Drag And Drive Car Gets Some Upgrades For Bigger Power!

Newbern’s Fox Body Mustang is his first, and while the ProCharged 5.3 made okay power as is, he knows he needs more power and so with the direction of some pretty smart folks, he’s...

Budget Shop Truck: Squarebody Long Bed To Short Bed Conversion – WILL IT RUN BETTER!? New Valve seals and much more!

Today’s update on the budget shop truck build, which includes a clean long bed to short bed conversion, has some work going on to make this thing have less blowby and more so that it runs...

Kevin From KSR Performance And Fabrication Says “This Is The Worst Engine Destruction I Have Ever Had!!”

I talked to Kevin at the PRI Show and asked him about all the carnage in this video and then we laughed a lot. Why? Well it turns out that if you take a stock bottom end LS engine and try to spin it...

DIRT CHEAP, $100 4.8L LS BOOST! JUNKYARD V6 M90 BLOWER TO THE RESCUE! IT FINALLY WORKS ON THE 4.8L!

$100 Supercharger for your LS engine? Wait, what? Has Richard lost his mind? Or will this actually work? The answer might surprise you. Sure it is going to take a little bit of work, but if you are...