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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...
Watch This 434ci Small Block Make 1,440hp With Twin Turbos – New Zealand Hot Rodding, Baby!
We’ll save the jokes about the turbochargers spinning in the opposite direction for another day because this little small block is a meanie! Build in New Zealand and packing a set of...
NHRA Shop Talk: Why Stuff Blows Up – We Talk Carnage In Pro Stock, Pro Mod, and The Nitro Classes
Why does stuff blow up? That’s the topic of this week’s NHRA Shop Talk Live where Alan Reinhart and I talk drag racing and engine tech for your viewing pleasure. Using footage from the...
Great Video: An In-Depth Discussion About Clutches and Torque Converters With McLeod and FTI Hosted By VMP
Soooo, a supercharger company hosting a clutch manufacturer and torque converter outfit on their weekly tuning show? Does this make any sense? Of course it does! It actually makes all the sense in...
Adjustable Shocks You Are Afraid To Use? Watch This Video From QA1 And Get Over Yourself!
There’s a syndrome that befalls even the most hardcore of hot rodders. That is the paralysis by too may adjustments that comes with adding lots of cool parts to your car. There’s the carb...
Richard Holdener Dyno Tests Ford’s Highest Horsepower Small Block, And Then Makes It Make Even More!
When Richard Holdener decided he was going to be testing what he refers to as “The Other Guys”, meaning engines that aren’t GM LS or Big and Small Block Chevrolets and Windsor...
Do You Know How To Get The Right Shifter Position On Your Tremec Transmission? Watch And Learn How To Change It.
Tremec transmissions have some cool features that aren’t just about handling huge amounts of power and providing a great driving experience for your engine. Nope, a lot of what makes driving...