Category Archive: ENGINE, ENGINES, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos
This ’56 Chevy Is Getting An LS Swap, But Will It Run And Drive On The Stock Stuff After Sitting For 20 Years?
The craze that is going around of trying to start up old junk to see if it will run and drive is cool and yet drives me nuts at the same time. Unless an engine is seized up or has some catastrophic...
4.3 V6 vs 4.2 Inline 6 – NA And Under Boost The Small Block Based VORTEC V6 Tries To keep Up With The Ameri-Barra
When GM came out with the 4.3 V6 it was a VERY popular upgrade in smaller trucks like the S10 and S15 lineup and was the base engine in full-size trucks as well. Considering the previous 2.8L V6 was...
A Tucker On The Dyno?! Watch Tucker 1044 Make A Pull With Its Franklin Helicopter Engine!
Not that we’re breaking any news here but Bob and Rob Ida are two of the most amazing automotive craftsmen in the world today, certainly among the top one tenth of one percent in the USA. These...
Awesome Video: Watch A 3,000+ Horsepower Nitrous Pro Mod Make A Hub Dyno Pull
Things in hot rodding and racing sometimes comes in bounds and waves, right? It’s kind of like the aftermarket EFI world. There were a couple of companies offering products, and then a couple...
Jumpin’ Through Hoops: Watch This Vortec Blown 427ci Windsor Small Block Get Perfected On The Dyno
Engine building is about problem solving, right? You want to make more power so you solve that problem with better heads, a better camshaft, a better block, maybe you add some boost. What happens...
Chop Top How-To: Walden Speed Shop Continues To Show Us How To Chop A ’32 Ford Coupe
Here is the second installment of videos from Walden Speed Shop on how to chop the top on a bitchin 1932 Ford. If you missed the first installment, use the link below to watch them first. Chopping a...
Gasser Build Starts Now: Pulling An Old 1951 Studebaker Out Of Storage And Transforming It Into Gasser Greatness
It’s as if Brent at Halfass Kustoms never sleeps. But we know he does, and we know he goes in for supper with his wife every night. We know this because it is always on his videos as he goes...
There’s Only 5 Days Until Rocky Mountain Race Week 2021! Will Alex Taylor’s 6-Second ’55 Chevy Get Done In Time?
We certainly hope so! We know the videos aren’t in real-time, but we also know that they are coming down to the wire and that means this car will likely show up completely untested. We do know...
Small Block VS LS: Which 383 Reigns Supreme, Mild And Modded
The 383 stroker is one of the most iconic hot rod small block Chevrolet combos ever. When they first became popular, everyone wanted one and 3.75 inch stroke 400 small block cranks were being gobbled...
Hand Tool Tech: How To Use A Tap And Die Set To Thread Holes And Studs, And To Make Repairs
Sometimes the most basic hand tools can be intimidating if you have never been taught how to use them. And sometimes the most complicated can be simple to use because you had someone show you how....
Edd China’s Workshop Diaries: Plumbing Shop Air, And Getting Close To Done With The Worlds Fastest Electric Ice Cream Van
Edd China’s Workshop is a pretty cool spot, with lots of great projects, but like most shops it is always in need of upgrades and updates. In this episode Edd takes some time to use Sharkbite...
LS Turbo Tech: Stock Manifolds, Shorty Headers, Or Dedicated Turbo Headers – What’s The Real Difference?
Here’s the truth. If you connect the exhaust housing of a turbocharger to the exhaust on an LS engine, and the compressor side to the intake manifold, it will make boost and more power than it...
The Tweedy Pie Re-creation Project Keeps On Giving. What A Lesson In Hot Rodding.
In these first two episodes on this build you got a history of the original Tweedy Pie, and then go on the hunt for parts to build the Mad Fabricator’s clone. Think of it as a homage to the great...
