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Cordless Ratchet Comparison Tests: DeWALT’s ONLY High Speed Ratchet, New Harbor Freight & Kobalt vs M12

More cordless tool testing baby! It’s time for another cordless ratchet comparison as there are some new ones on the market. If you don’t have a cordless ratchet, you are missing out. I...

Freiburger’s RESTO RESCUE: This ’72 Road Runner Looked Good, But Was Falling Apart. How Much Will It Take To Make It Good?

Freiburger has owned some cool cars during his magazine and tv career, but not all of them are pretty. This Road Runner here is the exception because it is in fact pretty. Unfortunately that beauty...

EXPOSED: The TRUTH About Diesel Additives. What You Need To Know About Diesel Fuel Additives. Good? Bad? Necessary?

The Motor Oil Geek is back at it with another video on additives, but this time it’s Diesel Fuel additives that he’ll be testing. It’s funny because gasoline and diesel fuel...

LOG STYLE VS TUBE HEADER FOR A JUNKYARD TURBO LS. WHICH ONE IS MORE RESPONSIVE? FIRST EVER ASYMMETRICAL TURBO LS?

Do you need headers on the hot side of your turbo kit, or do log manifolds work just as well? And do shorty headers work fine or do you need longer equal length primaries? Richard Holdener is about...

LS Swapped S-10. CHEAP CAM SHAFT. How much power can it make?? Cam, X pipe, And More!

Who would have thought that the 5.3 LS would become so popular that you would eventually be able to buy hundreds of different camshafts for them, or that some of them would be so cheap that just...

The Truth About Dash Cams: What Do You Need To Spend, Do They Work, And Which Ones Offer The Best Value?

I know people who have had dash cams in their cars for years and years, but I’ve always wondered if they are something smart to have. On too many occasions to count I’ve said to myself...

Tool Testing And Tech: How to Buy Cheap Cordless Tools that Don’t Suck. There Are More Options Than You Might Think!

We show tool reviews around here all the time, and are all about comparing high end tools vs low cost alternatives, but how do you know when a cheap tool is actually worth owning? Cheap doesn’t...

THE GREAT CAR TRADE EXPERIMENT PART 1: FINNEGAN SWAPPED A RUSTY EL CAMINO FOR A CADDY ON BAGS. WANT IT?

We’ve all heard stories from friends or acquaintances who have traded cars and trucks forever and ended up with something far cooler than they started with. I know I’ve always wanted to...

GTX3584RS-THE ULTIMATE 800+HP LOW BUCK LS TURBO! HOW MUCH HP WILL A GTX3584RS TURBO MAKE ON A 5.3L?

Richard is back at it, testing turbos and telling us all just how to make real power with a Chevrolet 5.3 race, I mean junkyard, engine. After all, every junkyard LS is a race engine in waiting...

Tim McAmis Shows How Using a Shrinker Stretcher Makes It Possible To Flush Mount Rear Windows The Easy Way

A shrinker stretcher is one of the simplest tools, easy and cheap to acquire, and insanely useful. In the video below, Tim McAmis is going to show you how to use one to flush mount a rear window in...

Has Harbor Freight Outdone TimWelds Favorite Weld Prep Tool? Hercules Right Angle Die Grinder

We love cordless tool reviews and are well known for being all about bang for your buck around here. And who isn’t, especially nowadays. We can all agree that Milwaukee is a premier cordless...

Weighted Impact Socket Testing: Will The Biggest Be The Baddest? Back to Back to Back Testing

The impact wrench wars have really gotten crazy in the last few years, whether cordless or air, and with that craze has also come some new accessories to make them even more powerful. Weighted...

New Products: From Prototypes To Castings – These HammerHead® IRS 12 Bolt And 8.8 IRS Differential Housings Are A Game Changer For GM, Mopar, And More!

Jeff and Skip Lee were a couple of die hard racers, family men, and hot rodders who just happened to have a sickness that made them want to take on the hugely complicated task of making a better,...

The Hurst Competition Plus Shifter Is A Staple For 4-Speed Owners, But Here Are Some Powershifting Mods That Make It Better For BANGshifters.

Growing up in a stick shift racing family means I’ve got lots of experience with a Hurst Competition Plus shifter. Hurst shifters have been the go to upgrade for stick shift cars for decades,...