Category Archive: Hack of the Week, Tech Stories
Hacks of the Week: Hose Clamp Lowering Kit and Vice Grip Engine Mount
Oct 25, 2014Bryan McTaggart8
The only proper way to lower a car is to use the proper pieces: lowering springs, spindles, etc. But for every car you’ll see done right, I’ll find you ten that have been done in a...
Water Pump 101: What’s Really Going On With The Water Inside Your Engine
Oct 23, 2014Chad Reynolds5
When Larson and I were deciding on parts for the World’s Quickest Street Car, the S10 pickup we took on Drag Week, we had to put some serious thought not only into making it fast, but more...
BangShift Tech: We Revamp Our Entire Dash Using Auto Meter Gauges To Replace No Name Junk That Failed – Bonus BangShifty Tricks Applied
Oct 06, 2014Dave Nutting8
Let me start by laying out the scenario for you: There’s pressure to get your project done, whether it be due to the end of the driving season looming (If you’re from a part of the...
Y Ask Y, Part 1: We Build A Big Inch Stroker LS3 So We Can Make Big Power With A Supercharger!!
Aug 13, 2014Chad Reynolds5
(Ok, this guy seems a little TOO excited about the prospect of adding a Vortech supercharger to the stroker LS3, but who can blame him?) Words & Photos By: Richard Holdener – OnTheDyno.com...
More 4-Cylinder Briggs And Stratton Build Videos: This Sucker Is Amazing And Is Almost Done
Jun 27, 2014Chad Reynolds5
It’s Day 3 of our series on the build of what we assume to be the only 4-cylinder Briggs and Stratton engine in the world. These guys have taken 4 Briggs engines, and chopped, cut, welded,...
Bottom Dollar Blazer – Episode 7: It’s Time To Start Thinking Paint, BangShift Style.
Jun 27, 2014Craig Fitzgerald6
Well, it’s been a while since I posted my last update to the Blazer project. Class is wrapped up at Assabet Valley Tech, and I got a ton of the grunt work done. Now it’s time to think...
LS Power Improvements: How The Wally’s World GTO Got A Bunch More Ponies
Jun 10, 2014Chad ReynoldsComments Off on LS Power Improvements: How The Wally’s World GTO Got A Bunch More Ponies
It’s been a while since we did an update on the Wally’s World GTO Project, mostly because we’ve been slacking, and also because all the new horsepower has been a lot of fun out on...
Holley Carburetors Explained: Including Install And Tuning Videos That Will Help You Tune Your Car
May 28, 2014Chad Reynolds1
The guys at Holley have not forgotten about all you carb fans out there, new and old. With the insane amount of attention that has been given to EFI over the past couple of years, guys looking for...
This Is Not A Roll Cage! Roll Bar vs. Roll Cage: We Show You What’s What.
May 22, 2014Chad Reynolds2
Nothing is more annoying to me than being at a race or a show and hearing someone refer to their car as “caged up”, only to see that it is in fact sporting a ROLL BAR or some reasonable...
Hacks of the Week from Reddit’s Just Rolled Into the Shop
Apr 03, 2014Craig Fitzgerald6
Hiyooooo, it’s that time for Hacks of the Week. You know, I’ve been spending a lot more time with a welder in my hand, so I have to cut the hackers of the world a little slack. It takes...
Bottom Dollar Blazer Project – Episode 7: We’re back
Mar 31, 2014Craig Fitzgerald6
It’s been a couple of weeks since I posted an update on the Blazer. It’s not because I haven’t been working on it, but Lohnes convinced me to go on that trip to Detroit and I got...
Hacks of the Week from Reddit’s JustRolledIntoTheShop
Mar 20, 2014Craig Fitzgerald7
I’m headed out on a 2,000 mile road trip with Lohnes and Nutting at the ungodly hour of 2:00 am, so I’m writing this in the hopes that I don’t see anything like these photos on our...
Getting FASTer… Bolt On Upgrades For Your LS That Make Big Power
Mar 17, 2014Chad Reynolds8
(Words and Photos by Richard Holdener with OnTheDyno.com) Hey bangers, if you own an LS motor or are thinking about getting one, you need to check this out. Like the original small-block Chevy, one...
Hacks of the Week from Reddit’s JustRolledIntoTheShop
Mar 13, 2014Craig Fitzgerald12
Look, we’ve all used a butter knife to turn a screw and some of us have opened a beer or two with a cigarette lighter, so we’re all about multi-tasking. With that in mind, the theme of...