Category Archive: BangShift XL, ENGINE, Tech Stories, XL Engine Tech, XL Tech Stories
Project Isolation Restoration: Time To Tackle The Walbro LME Carb Rebuild! Small Fuel Mixers Are Fun
Project Isolation Restoration has turned a fun corner. I’m now in the mode of actually putting stuff back together and making it nice rather than taking stuff apart, cleaning it, and mending...
Can’t Keep A Good Mouse Down: Watch This Twin Dominator Equipped Small Block Make 970+ Horsepower!
We love the fact that the small block Chevy and engine builders keep reminding us that there’s still decades of fight left in the little engine that was displaced from its lofty perch by the...
A Critical Review: Gale Banks Watches The Hoonigan Diesel Dyno Video And Has Plenty To Say
Several years ago I read Al Michaels’ book. It was filled with colorful and fun stories of his career and life as a sports broadcaster. Many of them from his early career were centered around...
Isolation Restoration Video Update: Take A Quick Tour Of The Tecumseh On The Operating Table
It’s a funny thing. There’s so many downsides to this period of “life pause” we’re living in and may be coming out of now but there are a couple of benefits. It has been...
Beast of Burden: Watch And Listen To This 427-based Ford Big Block Make 700+ Naturally Aspirated Horsepower On The Dyno!
Sometimes you just have to do it the hard way and that’s why we love the sound and the fury of a true max-effort naturally aspirated engine. This is so cool we can hardly stand it. Our man...
Hydroform Your Own Parts At Home With A Grease Gun!
Fluid has incredible power when used properly, and can be used to form metal for all kinds of purposes. Hydroforming, the process where a fluid is used to exert pressure on a material in order to...
Engine Building Zen Video: Watching This 500hp, 12.7L Detroit Diesel Come Together Is Awesome
There are engine building videos that strike us as cool because of how they are shot, maybe some creative angle about the content, or a gimmick that we love. This is a totally different deal. This...
Project Isolation Restoration Part 4: Making Repairs And Improvements As We Wait For Parts To Show Up
After tearing down and inspecting our 1960s Tecumseh HH120 engine, it as time to assess what we needed for parts and pieces to get it all back together again and to perhaps figure out why the thing...
More Shop Tips and Tricks From QA1: Quick and Easy Ways To Make Your Project Cooler and Wrenching More Fun
The last time we checked in with the crew at QA1 they were passing long helpful shop tips to help with your wrenching enterprises. That video was cool and successful so they’re back again with...
Dzus Fasteners Rule, But How Do You Install Them Properly? Doug At Motion Raceworks Shows You How!
Dzus fasteners, or quarter turn fasteners as they are often called, are one of the coolest aerospace and race car fasteners around. You’ve got a real race car when you have something being held...
Which LS Intake Manifold Is Right For You? Here Is The Biggest Intake Test In LS History. Check Out All The Testing Results
Normal people can’t get a handful of intake manifolds and bolt them to their engine to test and see which one is best for their project. But if you could, you certainly would. And when Richard...
Here’s What It Really Takes To Put Together An Aftermarket Mustang Body
With all the reproduction parts available for your favorite muscle cars and trucks, you can fix just about anything. But what about folks that are going crazy with a build or have something that is...
Engine Tech Video: How To Properly Degree In Your Camshaft – Take Your Time And Follow This Process For Success
Perhaps you have been used to needing to get jobs done in a rush. Time has been of the essence in your wrenching life because you’re thrashing after work, between your kid’s games, or in...
