Category Archive: 1320 Tech Story, Apex Tech Stories, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos
Dzus Fasteners Rule, But How Do You Install Them Properly? Doug At Motion Raceworks Shows You How!
Apr 25, 2020Chad ReynoldsComments Off on 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
Apr 25, 2020Chad Reynolds2
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
Apr 24, 2020Chad ReynoldsComments Off on 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
Apr 22, 2020Brian Lohnes1
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...
Project Isolation Restoration: Our 1960s Single Cylinder Engine Gets Cleaned Up And We Learn More
Apr 20, 2020Brian LohnesComments Off on Project Isolation Restoration: Our 1960s Single Cylinder Engine Gets Cleaned Up And We Learn More
When last we left you, Project Isolation Restoration had been torn down and we were pleased to find that there were no real Boogey men waiting for us inside the engine. As an early teaser for the...
Gen 3 HEMI Dyno Testing: Long VS Short Headers, Single Plane VS Stack Injection, And DIY Adjustable Stacks! Which One Makes The Most Power?
Apr 19, 2020Chad Reynolds1
If you are going through the trouble of bolting an engine to an engine dyno, you really should be taking advantage of all the time you have to test as many things as possible. This is exactly what...
Project Isolation Restoration: The Teardown Continues and We Get Our Block Squeaky Clean
Apr 17, 2020Brian Lohnes4
In part one of Project Isolation Restoration, we told you about the vintage engine that we scooped up to rebuild for fun during this downtime when there’ not much else to do. The mill, if you...
Project Isolation Restoration: Bringing A Cool Old Engine Back To Life For The Fun Of It – Part 1
Apr 16, 2020Brian Lohnes9
Idle hands are the devil’s playthings, right? After spending more than couple weeks home from the world of motorsports, it was time to put my money where my mouth was. Hell, I’ve been...
Basically Brutal: Watch This Paxton Supercharged, Holley EFI Equipped, Stock Bottom End 302 Mustang Make Power On The Dyno
Apr 15, 2020Brian Lohnes4
This right here is BangShifty as hell. It has been a long time since we saw someone doing some stuff stuff with a stock bottom end 302ci Ford in a Fox Mustang and when we stumbled upon this video we...
Engine Tech: How To Check Piston To Valve Clearance Two Different Ways – Using Clay or Using A Dial Indicator
Apr 15, 2020Brian LohnesComments Off on Engine Tech: How To Check Piston To Valve Clearance Two Different Ways – Using Clay or Using A Dial Indicator
It’s kind of funny. Lots of our lives are spent in a rush, right? Trying to make time for the stuff we want to do after finishing the stuff we have to do. If there is one thing we know...
How To Build A Basic Chassis Jig, And How To Use It. The Fabrication Series Is Building Something Cool!
Apr 12, 2020Chad ReynoldsComments Off on How To Build A Basic Chassis Jig, And How To Use It. The Fabrication Series Is Building Something Cool!
I’ve dreamed of having a big fancy chassis table for many years. You know, the kind you see in full blown chassis shops? Yeah, I want one of those, with all the fixtures and all the clamps and...
What Makes A Blow Through Carburetor Different? Here’s What’s Inside And Why!
Apr 11, 2020Chad Reynolds2
Electronic Fuel Injection, EFI, seems to be the rage with anyone adding boost nowadays, but the truth is there have been jillions of hot rods and race cars built with carburetors designed for boost....
Engine Tech Video: Watch This Little 302 Receive A Trick Flow 11R Top End Kit – Installing The Upper End Of The Valevtrain
Apr 07, 2020Brian Lohnes5
One of the neatest things to happen for people who love making horsepower over the last ten years has been the emergence, explosion, and acceptance of the “top end kit”. It was a...
Cylinder Head Tech Video: Watch Five Different Heads Get Dyno Tested On A Stroker Jeep Inline Six!
Apr 06, 2020Brian Lohnes1
A couple of weeks ago we showed you a great video that explored the question of roller rockers making horsepower on a modified engine. This time we’re back with the same Jeep stroker inline six...






