Category Archive: 1320 Engine Tech, Apex Engine Tech, Apex Tech Stories, ENGINE, ENGINES, Tech Stories, Videos
Tunnel Ram VS The World! Dual Plane, Single Plane, Or Tunnel Ram? Which One Is Right For A Big Block?
Which intake rules them all? Well to make that determination Richard Holdener put together a hot “little” 496 Stroker Big Block Chevrolet to strap to the dyno at Westech Performance Group...
How Much Power Can You Make With A Crate 514 Big Block Ford? A LOT!
GM always owned the factory crate engine world. No matter what make or model, you could go to any car show or race and find dozens of GM Crate engines in everything under the sun. But Ford and Mopar...
Better Engine Building Video: Eliminate Common Lifter Failures – Roller and Flat Tappet!
If there is one thing that can hurt your heart, wallet, and will to live, it is a lifter failure in your high performance engine. Whether we are talking rollers or flat tappers, when a lifter goes,...
Using The Wrong Lube Hurts! Here Is The Straight Truth On What To Use To Properly Torque Your Fasteners
Everyone thinks about the expensive parts of their engines that are sexy, like pistons, rods, crankshafts, cylinder heads, intakes, etc. But what holds all that stuff where it is supposed to be?...
Hunt For Grunt! LS Torque Cams: Do You Know What Really Works?
In this video from Richard Holdener, he lets you in on yet another round of dyno testing Speed Secrets in the never ending Hunt for Grunt. LS Engines aren’t particularly known for being torque...
Twin Blown: This 1,100hp LS Engine Does Not Use Turbos But Rather Two TorqStorm Centrifugal Blowers
This is a really neat engine build video and the best part is that you can win the engine! Seriously Holley is giving this actual engine away and we have been telling you how to enter. If you are...
Build Your Own Adjustable Swaybar For Your Next Project!
I’ve built a few adjustable sway, or anti-roll bars in my time, but never has one of my modifications been nearly as trick looking as the one Matt from Urchfab has whipped up for the Mongrel...
Back On The Buick: Here’s A Lost Episode Of The Hagerty Straight Eight Redline Rebuild Series
We’ve been jonesing for an update on the Hagerty Buick Straight Eight Redline Rebuild project from Hagerty of late. With the whole social distancing and other junk it’s stopped a lot of...
Control Timing With Holley EFI. Here’s How To Install And Wire A Dual Sync Distributor For Your Sniper
Switching from a carbureted combination to one that uses fuel injection can be a great way to improve drivability, fuel mileage, cold starts, and more for your hot rod or street machine. But as good...
Weekend Paint Job! – Painting Kym and Jim Fissel’s Anglia With Alex and Dennis Taylor!
One of the best things about summer is getting to hang out with our friends the Taylors during Rocky Mountain Race Week. It’s always fun with mom “Dammit” Deb Taylor, dad Dennis,...
Don’t Think Exhaust Can Be Sexy? Look At This Celeritech GT40 Exhaust And Tell Us That!
At what point to parts become art? Is there an intersection of those two lines? Personally, I believe that there is and this incredible Celeritech exhaust for Ford GT40s and replicas is proof of...
Watch This: You Really Can Fix Big Dents With Hand Tools!
My grandpa Lanning lived next door to a couple of guys that regularly built cars for themselves, and others, in the early 2000s when he was building a hot rod of his own. The neighbors, Jack and...
Trick Flow Does Mopar: Watch This Pair Of CNC Ported 240cc Port Big Block Chrysler Wedge Heads Get Bolted On
It was not that long ago that Trick Flow came into the market with their big block Chrysler heads and people were super happy about it. The company with its long track record of high quality...
