Category Archive: 1320 Engine Tech, 1320 Tech Story, Apex Engine Tech, ENGINE, ENGINES, Tech Stories, Videos, XL Engine Tech, XL Tech Stories, XL Videos
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...
Factory Muscle Car Small-Block Shootout: 340 Six Pack, DZ302, 327, 350, Boss 302 and Boss 351! Which One Reigns Supreme On The Dyno?
Richard Holdener is back at it and is putting on the ultimate small-block muscle car powerplant showdown. Whether you are a Ford guy, a Mopar guy, or a Chevrolet guy, there is an engine on this list...
Edd China Show Us What Happened To The Cadillac’s That He And Mike Were Supposed To Race Across China And Europe!
On this episode of Edd China’s Workshop Diaries he keeps working on one of his favorite projects, the electric ice cream truck starts looking racier, but the big news is the Cadillacs. The...
Holy Crap, This Might Be The Baddest Throttle Body Ever Invented! Serious Game Changer. The ICON 102 From Motion Raceworks
Wow, just wow. Throttle bodies aren’t something that is super exciting because of their functionality, but they are usually made out of all kinds of billety goodness and they look awesome so...
Finnegan And Newbern Swap Out The Blown Up LS In The Rogers Jet Boat And Now It’s A Runner!
When you blow up an LS engine in a boat for one show, like Roadkill, then the logical thing to do is to take that boat and remove the broken LS so you can replace it with another one. Of course when...
From Broken Head Bolts And No Compression, To Big Power Both NA And With Boost! The Ameri-Barra Atlas 4200 Making Power On The Dyno
It made no compression and then he broke every head bolt but three while getting it apart to figure out just what was wrong with it, but that did not deter him! Nope, our dude Richard Holdener busted...
Have You Been Using The Wrong Hose Clamps? According To This Guy, Yes. What Do You Think?
You know how you are watching some video on YouTube, get distracted, and then all of a sudden another video starts playing? Of course you do. Well that’s what happened to me that got me...
Compression Testing Junkyard Engines, In The Junkyard. Know What You Are Getting Before You Buy, Because This Engine Is Junk!
Here’s another junkyard video from Richard Holdener, the king of junkyard horsepower, and one that teaches you how to choose the right engine at the junkyard. This one hits close to home as...
Edd China’s Workshop Diaries Episode 7: More Work On The Electric Ice Cream Van , Plus Ask Edd!
In the latest episode of Edd China’s Workshop Diaries he keeps working on one of his favorite projects, the electric ice cream truck, or van as those weirdos over there call it. But...
Which LS Intake Is The Best? Cheap Truck Intake Or Big Money Brands?
Sometimes cheap is good. Sometimes expensive is better. But which one is better when it comes to LS Intake manifolds? Can the factory GM truck manifold that came on a jillion LS engines keep up with...
Ford Godzilla 7.3 Supercharger Testing: This Thing Is A Beast!
These Ford Godzilla engines make big power stock, and we’ve heard of lots of dyno shops making 550 horsepower on the engine dyno in stock form other than headers and a tune. That’s stout...
Gen 4 6.2L LS3 VS Gen 5 6.2L LT1: Which Of These Modern Muscle Engines Is The One For You?
Is newer always better? Well…maybe. There are no shortage of modifications and parts to make both the Gen 4 LS3 and the Gen 5 LT1 into absolute fire breathers. Hell, the Gen 4 LS3 sets the bar...
Stroker 351 Cleveland Or Clevor? Which Engine Is The Best?
If you aren’t familiar with the term Clevor, then let me explain. Ford made three different 351 cubic inch engines, and each was based on a different engine platform, sorta. The 351 Windsor,...
