Category Archive: ENGINE, ENGINES, MISC, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos
Finnegan And Newbern Finally Haul Ass In The LS Swapped “Renegade” Jet Boat!
Doing an engine swap in a boat is a cake walk. Just ask Mike Finnegan. Or is it? Well it turns out that some of the parts for this particular LS engine didn’t exactly jell with the boat itself...
Low Buck 1956 Chevy LS Swap Part 4: Easy Fuel System, Simple Brake Upgrades, Trans Cooler And First Fire Up!
This simple 1956 Chevrolet project is one we can relate to and we know you can too. There are always cool looking patina cars at shows that you see and think how much fun they must be to drive since...
Too High? Holley Hi-Ram VS Mid-Rise VS Stock LS Truck Intake. Which Is Best For Which Engine?
Nobody, and I mean nobody, has done more LS engine intake manifold testing than Richard Holdener. You might have seen some of his videos on the subject, but know that this is a fraction of those...
Low Buck 1956 Chevy LS Swap Part 3: Final Fitment, Exhaust Manifold Mods, And Hooking Up All The Bits Before This Thing Is Ready To Start Up
When the Halfass Kustoms crew got a new project in the other day, a 1956 Chevrolet Sedan, with the stock 6-cylinder and three on the tree that was in for an LS swap and upgrades so it can be a family...
Dyno Shootout: Supercharger or Turbo? Which Is Right For A Junkyard 454?
I get asked all the time which is better, turbos or a supercharger? And there are of course all kinds of superchargers and a jillion different turbos. The answer isn’t one you can just throw...
Valvetrain Tech: If Light Weight And Low Reciprocating Mass Matter So Much, Do Stiffer Valve Springs Cost Horsepower?
Roller rockers, roller lifters, beehive valve springs, lightweight valves, lightweight locks and retainers, and the list goes on. These are all things designed to aid in controlling valvetrain at...
Low Buck ’56 Chevy LS Swap Part 2: Doing The Most With The Least And Still Ending Up With A Great Cruiser
When the Halfass Kustoms crew got a new project in the other day, a 1956 Chevrolet Sedan, with the stock 6-cylinder and three on the tree that was in for an LS swap and upgrades so it can be a family...
This ’56 Chevy Is Getting An LS Swap, But Will It Run And Drive On The Stock Stuff After Sitting For 20 Years?
The craze that is going around of trying to start up old junk to see if it will run and drive is cool and yet drives me nuts at the same time. Unless an engine is seized up or has some catastrophic...
4.3 V6 vs 4.2 Inline 6 – NA And Under Boost The Small Block Based VORTEC V6 Tries To keep Up With The Ameri-Barra
When GM came out with the 4.3 V6 it was a VERY popular upgrade in smaller trucks like the S10 and S15 lineup and was the base engine in full-size trucks as well. Considering the previous 2.8L V6 was...
A Tucker On The Dyno?! Watch Tucker 1044 Make A Pull With Its Franklin Helicopter Engine!
Not that we’re breaking any news here but Bob and Rob Ida are two of the most amazing automotive craftsmen in the world today, certainly among the top one tenth of one percent in the USA. These...
Awesome Video: Watch A 3,000+ Horsepower Nitrous Pro Mod Make A Hub Dyno Pull
Things in hot rodding and racing sometimes comes in bounds and waves, right? It’s kind of like the aftermarket EFI world. There were a couple of companies offering products, and then a couple...
Jumpin’ Through Hoops: Watch This Vortec Blown 427ci Windsor Small Block Get Perfected On The Dyno
Engine building is about problem solving, right? You want to make more power so you solve that problem with better heads, a better camshaft, a better block, maybe you add some boost. What happens...
Small Block VS LS: Which 383 Reigns Supreme, Mild And Modded
The 383 stroker is one of the most iconic hot rod small block Chevrolet combos ever. When they first became popular, everyone wanted one and 3.75 inch stroke 400 small block cranks were being gobbled...
LS Turbo Tech: Stock Manifolds, Shorty Headers, Or Dedicated Turbo Headers – What’s The Real Difference?
Here’s the truth. If you connect the exhaust housing of a turbocharger to the exhaust on an LS engine, and the compressor side to the intake manifold, it will make boost and more power than it...