Category Archive: 1320 Engine Tech, 1320 Tech Story, 1320 Videos, BangShift 1320, ENGINE, ENGINES, Tech Stories, Videos
Ever Seen A New Roots Blower Go Together? This How It’s Made Videos Shows You Step By Step
If we were to rank the age of hot rodding power adders, the Roots blower is the granddaddy of them all. Originally developed as a pump for moving air into mines and blast furnaces by a pair of...
Mild To Wild: 700 And 1,000 Horsepower Gen 3 HEMI Builds You Can Do Too!
Our boy Richard Holdener is back at it, and this time he’s making big power with late model Gen 3 HEMIs. In recent years, with the development of the Hellcat platforms, Mopar has made...
Shop Built Electric Cherry Picker: Check This Out? Taking Engine Pulling To A New Level
A couple years ago the hydraulic cylinder on my cherry picker died. When I went to Harbor Freight to get a new one, I realized that the on sale air over hydraulic version was only a couple bucks more...
Custom Tools: This DIY 20 Ton Hydraulic Press Is Made From Scrap Metal – You Can Do This At Home
I love home built tools. Love, love, love them. In lots of cases they are functionally the same as something you could buy, but in many cases the building of tools at home allows you to customize...
Small Block Ford Intake Testing – Single vs Dual Plane On Both 351 Cleveland And Windsor
The world of intake manifolds is a diverse one, where dual plane, single plane, tunnel ram, IR, cross ram, long runner and short are available for just about every popular engine combo. And because...
Rust Repair How To: Fixing Trunk Flange Gutters The Right Way With Fitzee
Rust repair definitely ranks in the top 10 things most hot rodders and racers dread or fear, and I have to admit that I was one of those folks for a very long time. Now I’m no body work guy, so...
Important Tips For Keeping Your MIG Welder Running Smooth, Especially When You Don’t Use Them Every Day
Welders are some super robust machines, designed to do lots of work for a very long time, but that doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t heed these tips and tricks from Matt at Urchfab on how...
REMOTE MOUNT TWIN TURBO TEST-MEGA LAGGY LS? Testing Remote Mount Turbos On The Engine Dyno To See What They Really Do
Remote Mount Turbos have been found in all kinds of applications, and they often are the topic of heated conversations about how well they work and the downfalls or advantages of having them mounted...
Dulcich Does YouTube: This Oil Pan Baffling Video Shows You How To Improve A Stock Pan At Home!
Steve Dulcich is a great guy who’s magazine stories have enthralled us for years. In more recent times it has been his video work on shows like Hot Rod Garage, Engine Masters, and others that...
Bridgeport Mill Restoration: I’ve Always Wanted One, And Supposedly They Can Almost Make Themselves
I’m in the process of building a new shop, and when it is done and filled with all my junk and tools it will not have a Bridgeport in it. Why? Because I don’t own one. But I sure want to...
Watch Richard Holdener Run A Junkyard 4.8 In Real Time On The Dyno With A Precision Turbo, Intercooler, And E85
Unlike most dyno videos that show an edited version of what goes on in the dyno cell, this latest live stream from Richard Holdener had him back at Westech with a junkyard 4.8 LS with a 75/76 VS...
How To Install A High Performance Powermaster Starter The Right Way On Your LS
Installing a starter is not the hardest job on your hot rod or race car, but given the number of them that sound like hell or don’t survive long, it seems that folks could probably use a few...
This DIY Rotary Welding Table Is Cool And Inspiring. It Would Be Fun To Have One In The Shop
You don’t always need a rotary welding table, but when you do there is nothing like it to make welding all around a part easier or cleaner. You can buy them for a lot of money or a little, but...
