Category Archive: ENGINE, ENGINES, Tech Stories, Videos
Can You Add 30 Horsepower To Your Small Block Ford For Free? Almost…
The King of Junkyard Engine Scrounging is Richard Holdener. He’s good at finding stuff anywhere he goes, and is blessed with some epic wrecking yards really close to Westech Performance Group...
$1,000 Build: Yep, This F100 Is Coming Together With An Ultra Cheap Budget
This $1,000 F100 build has been incredibly popular, and for good reason! This is a no bull real deal $1,000 build that is cool, will be fun to drive, and can be done by you at home. Yes the real...
How Much Does Air Line Size Matter In Your Shop? See How Much Power You Can Gain
If you have the ability to test how much torque an impact gun actually makes, why wouldn’t you. And that is exactly what they have been doing on the Torque Test Channel. Because of their...
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...
Here’s A Simple, Organized, And Convenient Way To Store Your Clamps In The Shop
I started watching Ron Covell’s videos primarily because he is a metal shaping master, and I am not. What I’ve come to realize is that Ron’s insane amount of experience means he...
Pacific Arc Tig Welding Shares 5 Tips For Beginner TIG Welders To Avoid So You Can Learn Quicker
Here are five tips for those of you out there starting to TIG weld for the first time. But these aren’t tips about things to do as much as it is about things NOT to do. By default you’ll...
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...
$1,000 Build: The Hot Rod F100 Is Coming Together For Stupid Cheap Money!
When you decide to build something on the cheap, and to share the entire experience with the world, it is pretty cool. But when you do so in a way that shows every detail, and every expense,...
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...
Candy Paint Job Tech: Here’s How To Do Amazing Candy Panel Paint. The Serape Mexican Blanket Paint Job.
Custom panel paint, candies, flake, and the like are often found on custom motorcycles, lowriders, and customs, and regardless of whether it is your favorite or not, and regardless of the color and...
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...
Quick Paint Tech: How To Remove A Horrible Paint Job Without Ruining The Original Paint Underneath? Wait, What?
Hmmmmm. I mean, I own a car with some seriously nasty paint on it, but I have never ever considered just taking the crappy paint off of the thing. Until now. Hmmm. But my particular project...