Category Archive: ENGINE, Tech Stories
Holley Sniper EFI Is Only $999 And Easy To Install – Watch How Easy Right Here.
Holley’s Sniper EFI systems are the latest in Holley’s long line of throttle body injection systems. The folks at Holley started offering TBI kits decades ago and have continued to...
Thinking Of Installing A Wideband Air/Fuel Gauge? This Video From AutoMeter Takes You Through It
A wideband air/fuel gauge is an excellent piece of equipment that allows one to have immediate and accurate knowledge of the air/fuel ratio the engine is seeing on a seeming nanosecond by nanosecond...
Howell EFI Install: We Upgrade A Classic C10 With Modern Horsepower Fed By The Easiest EFI Install Ever
(Words and photos by Matt Graves) – LS engines are absolutely the hottest thing going. You cannot deny their presence and effect they have on our hobby. They are currently being dropped into...
MAHLE Tech Video: How-To Properly Measure Piston To Bore Clearance
This is a great how-to video and it is an illustration of the steps that dedicated engine builders take when assembling engines. It is not just about bolting stuff together and praying that it works,...
Driveway Tech Part 2: The Caddy Powered C10 Gets A Holley Sniper EFI Installed
(Words and photos by Mike Brooks) – Part 1 in this series of articles covered the install of the new fuel system in the truck. Part 2 will go over what those new parts will be feeding. When...
BangShift Driveway Tech: Upgrading A Cadillac 500 Powered 1986 C10 With An Aeromotive Phantom In-Tank Pump
(Words and photos by Mike Brooks) – For those of us who live in the snowbelt and also have a hot rod or project vehicle, old man winter is a blessing and a curse. Having to put your ride into...
Oil Tech Video: Cameron Evans From Red Line Oil Talks Lubricants and Fuel Additives
You likely recognize the name and the face of Cameron Evans. He’s been in the high performance industry for years on both the media and manufacturer side. The editor of Popular Hot Rodding and...
Engine Masters: Freiburger and Dulcich Test Cheap and Expensive Mufflers and Two Pipe Sizes On A Mild 350hp Small Block
This latest episode of Engine Masters is cool mostly for its real world nature. The guys are not beating on some monster big block or applying there wizardry to an engine using parts that only the...
Want To Learn How To Tune Stand Alone EFI Systems? Check This Out.
We get asked on a regular basis about learning to tune stand alone efi systems like the Holley on Daphne’s wagon, or FAST, Megasquirt, FITech, etc. Despite having self tuning modes on most...
Project Raven: We Assess The Health Of Our 400 Chrysler Big Block With The Help Of Knieriem Racing Engines
It’s been a little less than a year since our last substantial update involving Project Raven, our 1983 Imperial coupe, and we wish we could say we’ve been doing tons of work on the big...
Now This Is Real Hybrid Technology! We Test An 8000 RPM, 339 Cubic Inch, LS3 Hybrid And It’s Awesome!
(Words and Photos by Richard Holdener) The big question behind this BangShift build up was, would a hydraulic-roller cam LS rev cleanly to 8,000 rpm? But getting that answer was only half the fun!...
Hot Rod Garage’s “Bonemaro” Camaro Build Gets Turbocharged! Can A Dirt-Cheap Kit Make The Power…And Live?
An LS and a turbocharger…there isn’t a happier combination for the average horsepower junkie out there right now. No matter your feelings on the subject, you can’t deny the fact...
Engine Masters Tests CNC-Ported Heads Against Vortec Heads On A 383 Chevy To See If The Performance Gain Is Worth The Cost!
Ever been bench racing with some buddies and come up with a build plan? Does it usually sound like, “I’m gonna build a (insert engine here) and I’m gonna run this intake, these...
