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Richard Got A New Turbo Project And It Goes Like Hell! Check Out All The Trick Mods Already On It!
Richard needs another project like a hole in the head, which is roughly how much I need another project, but because he is a real deal car guy there is not doubt that on occasion he is going to end...
Carb to EFI Conversions Are Easier than Ever with Sniper Quadrajet Drop-in Fuel Pump Master Kits
Lots of folks feel like you are either a carburetor fan or an efi fan, but that these two camps are separate. I’m a huge fan of carburetors, but I am also a huge fan of electronic fuel...
Air To Water Intercoolers: What You Need To Know Before Installing One On Your Ride
Intercoolers are a heat exchanger, just like your radiator, designed to cool the intake charge of an engine after it has gone through the supercharger or turborcharger. There are two kinds, air to...
Cams, Cubes, Or Boost? Which One Makes The 4.8 LS A Torque Monster?
Torque, it’s the grunt that gets thinks moving and it’s what makes an engine good for towing, or for moving a big heavy car like our 1966 Bel Air Station Wagon. Typically, gas engines...
Got An LS7 You Want To Run As A Wet Sump? This Cool Drill Guide Will Help Your Conversion By Making The Dipstick Install Easy
GM’s LS7, the engine that came in Z06 Corvettes, was factory equipped with a dry sump style oiling system. I say dry sump style because the system they use isn’t exactly the same as a...
Edd China’s Workshop Diaries: Will The Range Rover Finally Start? Or Has All This Work Been For Nothing?
What started out as a simple job of getting his buddies Range Rover back running, has turned into a lot more of a project for Edd. This beast had been sitting for some time, but I don’t think...
Flathead Tech: How Ardun Overhead Valve Heads Work On A Flathead Ford
Ardun heads are the ultimate upgrade for a Flathead Ford V8 engine. Our friends Don Berg, Allen McAlister, and Doug Robinson, aka BMR Racing, own the famed Hemi powered BMR Roadster, but it’s...
HOW TO: 4.0L BARRA-DISASSEMBLY AND HEAD FLOW TEST Richard Holdeners First Barra Build!
Richard has been doing all kinds of testing with the Atlas 4.2 GM engine that he’s dubbed the Ameri-Barra, as it’s the American GM equivalent so to speak, but the Australian Barra from...
How To Pin The Crankshaft On An LS Engine. (NO MORE SLIP = MORE BOOST AND HP) FULL RESULTS
LS engines have a press-fit harmonic balancer, damper, whatever you want to call them, and they are an interference fit that requires a balancer installer to put one on and sometimes a hydraulic...
An Electric Subaru Brat? Okay, This Is An Electric Vehicle Swap We Think Might Be Real Fun!
The idea of taking a gas or diesel-powered car and making it electric intrigues me. I think it would be a fun project and have been thinking about a few different fun cars to do the conversion on. Of...
Check Out This See Through Carburetor Working In Ultra Slow Motion!
So just to be clear, this is NOT a Holley 4-barrel or something. This is a little single barrel carburetor like you would see on a small engine on your minibike or lawn mower. But the way it works is...
Holley Carb Tuning Tips And Tricks With Steve “The Carb Whisperer” Brule From Westech Performance!
Steve Brule is the smartest dyno operator and tuner I’ve ever seen or heard about. There, I said it. Are there other incredibly talented tuners and operators out there? Of course! Are there...
Barn Find Startup: Here’s What Happens When A Car Guy Just Can’t Stop Himself From Getting Something Old Running
All the “Will It Run” videos that have become so popular lately have spilled over into all kinds of stuff, and they certainly are fun to watch. I’ve been involved in making...
