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Are They Ruining It? The Motion Raceworks Bubba Nova Gets Engine Swapped
This 1972 Nova is the first street car project to come out of the Motion Raceworks shop, and it is a pretty special one. Yes, they have built several cars that they drive on race events like Rocky...
Two Engines, One Camshaft: What’s Good For One Must Be Good For The Other, Right?
Richard Holdener is fond of saying “Every cam is a turbo cam.” and he’s right. He’s right, because what he means is that if you add a turbocharger to any engine, and make...
The Ford With Chevrolet LS Heads Project Continues! This Just Might Work…Or Will It?
If you missed the first two installments of this series, then you’ll be glad to know that the link to watch is down below and ready for you to get your click on. You’ll also be excited to...
Can You Bolt LS Cylinder Heads Onto A Ford 351 Windsor? And Will They Actually Work?
Since the LS engine came out there have been Ford guys all over the world spouting off about how GM used Ford cylinder head design on them. Of course no GM guys wants to admit that might be true, and...
Edd China’s Workshop Diaries Episode 2: Starting On A New Range Rover Project
Like any good hot rodder, Edd China is all about hauling something out of it’s near grave and making it good again and that is exactly what’s starting right here with a friends Range...
468 vs 496: Does The Size Of Your Big Block Matter That Much? Or Is It More The Motion Of The Ocean That Counts?
If you take the best factory man motor every produced, the GM 454, and bore it .060 over you get 468 cubic inches of big block power. This overbore is incredibly common, and even if you had a block...
Chevrolet 350 Vs Dodge 360: Battle Of The Daily Driver Mills With Mods
The battles of the Big 3 have been going on hot and heavy for more than 100 years. Longer than they have been the Big 3 in fact. Whether fighting over who makes the most power, can haul the most, or...
How To Cam Your LS Engine For More Torque: But I Thought LS Engines Don’t Make Torque? Here’s The Real Info
Everyone knows that big cubic inch and long stroke combos can make big torque, and of course the diesel engines that have become the norm in recent years are torque monsters. But what about the LS...
Rebeldryver’s Garage: The Intro Of The 400 Power Adder Small Block – Boost Ready Baby!
It’s time for Scott to get his 1965 Impala back on the road after years of neglect. But to do that means a new engine, new trans?, more power and even more fun. This is the 400 cubic inch...
Size Matters: But How Big Is Too Big? Or Big Enough? Sizing Fuel Injectors For Any Power Level
Sizing fuel injectors for your latest hot rod or racing powerplant isn’t terribly difficult, after all there are plenty of suppliers who will tell you what to buy and why, and yet somehow folks...
Repairing a 10,000hp Top Fuel Billet Engine Block – Not Horribly Hard, But Easy To Do Wrong
Aluminum top fuel blocks from Alan Johnson Performance Engineering, Brad Anderson Enterprises, and the like are all machined with “windows” that are thinner areas of the block that are...
Richard Is On The Hunt For More Wrecking Yard Engines. Will He Find The Elusive Ameri-Barra?
Nobody does a better job of finding engines in the wrecking yard than Richard Holdener. He’s got a nose for it. Of course our very favorite late model wrecking yard helps because they have a...
They Sorta Made It! Day 6 Of The 5 Day C10 Build, Plus Every Installment Of Finnegan’s 5-Day C10 Build!
The lead in photo for the last video asks if they look tired, and my answer is “You better!” Cause if you are on a 5-Day build thrash and you don’t look wore out, then you either...
