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HOW TO BUILD BETTER BBC BOOST-VORTECH 454 VS VORTECH 496-HOW TO MAKE MORE POWER WITH LESS BOOST!

Big blocks with blowthrough carburetors and superchargers makes for big power and lots of fun. Check out these two combos, one a 454 and one a 496. How to make more power with less boost! Video...

Casey’s Customs 1965 Mustang Chassis Swap: Air Ride! The New Suspension Goes On!

In this video, Casey gets the trunklid on, the quarters going, and the air ride suspension installed. Check it out. In this installment of the 1965 Mustang chassis swap, and the front sheet metal is...

12-Point, 6-Point, Splined, Or ? Let’s Settle This! What Wrench & Socket Design Will Slip 1st?

It seems like there are new wrench and socket designs that are always coming out claiming to be the best for removing tight or rusted nuts and bolts. Another group of wrenches and sockets exists that...

IS THE BEST 4.8L MOD GEARS AND CONVERTER? HERE IS WHY YOU PROBABLY NEED THEM ON A CAMMED 4.8L!

Power is great, but physics is what controls how quick your 4.8L LS powered machine will accelerate and sometimes that isn’t just about adding more power. In fact, there might be other things...

Q-JET VS THE WORLD!! PONTIAC 400 CARB SHOOTOUT 2-BARREL VS Q-JET VS QUICK FUEL 750 (THE OTHER GUYS!)

GM cars and trucks came with Quadrajet carburetors for decades, and they came on every GM makes engines at some point or another. They were considered to be a performance 4-barrel carburetor that...

Forgotten Honda CL350: Daddy Daughter Project (SHE PAID HALF!)

Tommy Lee Byrd, The Hot Rod Hoarder, is back at it with his 9-year-old daughter on a project that just might be the perfect first step to her flipping vehicles. And while she may only be 9, if she...

Sheet Metal Fabrication: Repairing Previously Repaired 1933 Ford Fenders Part 3

Here’s Part 3 of the 1933 Ford Fender Repair. If you missed any of the previous videos, use the link below. With rare exceptions, fenders from 1920s and 1930s cars are going to have some old...

Iron Trap Garage: Building Simple Flat Floor Pans For George’s 1930 Model A Pickup!!

Sometimes helping friends with their projects is just as satisfying as getting work done on your own, which is one of the things that makes hot rodding so much fun. We love the fact that Matt and the...

5.0L FORD-CARB VS FUEL INJECTION-WHICH ONE WORKS BEST? EDEL RPM & 750 VS GT-40 & 65MM THROTTLE BODY

Carb vs EFI, it’s a battle that has been the topic of discussion since the inception of electronic fuel injection, and one that isn’t going to stop anytime soon. And the truth is that...

Make It Kustom 1960 Cadillac Project: Front Fender Repair And Hammer Forming 14 Gauge Inner Structure with Simple Tools!!

The 1960 Cadillac Coupe De Ville is coming along with more and more progress. We’ve already seen lots of work going into the chassis with hydraulics, as well as lots of sheet metal work going...

Iron Trap Model A Shop Truck: The 1929 Ford Roadster Pickup Gets A Chopped Windshield And A NEW Bed!

The Iron Trap shop truck is so close to being ready to run! Watch as they install some nice new parts this week and actually sit in it and make engine noises for the first time. I think this is going...

Half Ass Kustoms 1951 Ford Pickup Project: Shortening The Driveshaft, Sorta First Drive, And More For The F1 Project

Here is Part 11 of the 1951 Ford Project. It’s nearly ready for the big unveil, and in this episode the driveshaft gets shortened, the radiator goes in, and the running boards get mounted so it...

Chevy Small-Block V-8 Time-Lapse Rebuild! RESTORED And IMPROVED | Redline Rebuild

Watching time-lapse videos is fun, but the ones that are done so that the parts and pieces in the video appear to be doing their own thing without tools, people, etc is something truly special. It is...

FORD 5.0L INTAKE SHOOT OUT-GT-40 vs 93 COBRA R vs SN95 COBRA vs EXPLORER-WHICH ONE MAKES MORE POWER?

The GT-40 intake manifold is one of the most talked about and revered intake manifolds in small-block Ford history. And because it is so good, Ford enthusiasts were always looking for intakes that...