Category Archive: 1320 Spotlight, ENGINE, ENGINES, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos
Vintage Speed Parts Find: The IronTrap Gang Found An Ardun Hemi Headed Flatty And Are Making It Run!
I’m lucky enough to know some folks who race Ardun headed flathead Fords at Bonneville and can tell you that these are some seriously cool cylinder heads that can make a Flathead actually make...
Dylan McCool’s 1971 Roadrunner Might Have Been Forgotten For 35 Years, But What Will It Take To Make It Run Again?
Dylan McCool is back at it with his long forgotten 1971 Plymouth Roadrunner. This bad boy needs to come back to life and Dylan is working to make that happen. Cars like this one are so cool to find...
Snap On vs Icon: 7″ Diagonal Cutters. Harbor Freight 1/3 the price and 99% the same. But will they last?
Cheap tools used to suck, but with the incredible advances in manufacturing over the years it is much easier to build quality tools than it used to be. In addition, name brands aren’t always...
Is Milwaukee’s Latest Impact Driver The The Least Reliable On The Market? Here’s The Fix Though… Would You Buy One?
I’ve been building a new shop for the last couple of years, and we’ve done 99% of the work ourselves. Without a couple of good impact drivers I could not have gotten this project going at...
Tool Testing: $60 vs $4,000 Torque Multiplier: Can You Hand Turn 5,000 lb ft? Putting Them To The Test!
The Torque Test Channel is back at it, and this time they are testing something a little different. If you haven’t heard of a torque multiplier before, or you have but have never seen one in...
Iron Trap’s Hidden 1938 Ford Convertible Hot Rod: Shaved Trunk Lid W/ An Old School Popper To Complete The Hot Rod Look
In this update on the Iron Trap Garage 1938 Ford Convertible project, Matt and the crew are “shaving” the trunk lid and adding an old school popper to make it open on command. This is an old hot...
Featured Products: Baer Brakes Classic Series – Modern Brakes Now Available For Lots Of Classic Vehicles
Automotive brakes have come a long way since the 1960’s, and that means that you no longer have to live with brakes that only work well a couple of times in a row. With high performance brake...
Will It RUN AND DRIVE 1,600+ Miles Home? Dodge Polara Parked 32 Years! Vice Grip Bought It SIGHT UNSEEN!
Derek Bieri is getting braver and braver with his will it run car purchases. It used to be that you’d look at half of them and think there is no way, and the other half that it would totally...
Which Ratchet Head Type Is Best? If You Can Only Have One In Your Car’s Tool Kit, Which One Should You Choose
If you are like me then you have several styles of ratchets in your toolbox. And if you are like me then you have a couple of them that you almost never use, or that when you do use them you find...
6.0L LS2 VS 6.2L LS3-WHICH ONE MAKES MORE HP STOCK, MINOR MODS THEN ALL THE MODS? FULL DYNO RESULTS
There’s no replacement for displacement. That’s the age old saying and we know that there isn’t much that compares with going bigger in search of more power. But how much bigger is...
IT’S GOING DOWN! FINNEGAN IS STARTING HIS SEMA 2024 OBS TRUCK PROJECT RIGHT NOW.
In case you missed it, we’ve got the link to the video showing Finnegan getting this truck here in Texas and driving it home below, but if you did see it then you know this super clean low...
Who Makes The Best OBD 2 Code Scanner? Are They All The Same? If Spending More Money Makes It Better, The Test Should Show That.
OBD 2 Scanners are no different than anything else we are going to buy, and if there is a cheap option we’re always going to wonder if it will do the job and how well. I know there are people...
Dare To Be Different Video: Watch This Blown 4.3L V6 Make More Than 450hp and 400 lb-ft On The Engine Dyno!
Today I am definitely feeling the alternative engine family flow. From the little sleeper Pinto earlier to this killer V6, there are so many fun ways to make horsepower it’s almost...
How To: Section The Hood On The Top Chop 1953 Chevy Truck Project. Radical Change In Looks On This Cool Project
If you missed Part 1, 2, or 3 of this 1953 Chevrolet truck chop, we’ve got a link below to make sure you see them too. But now that the top is chopped, it is time to section the hood as well. Some...