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Vice Grip Garage PROCHARGED LS Dually Squarebody GIVE AWAY Project Part 2: Intake, Fuel System, And More, Coming Together For Big Towing Power!
Mar 10, 2026Chad Reynolds0
Here’s Part 2 of the Vice Grip Garage dually, Corvette, and Trailer giveaway! This just might be one of the coolest giveaways in recent memory, and that is saying something since there are so...
Must Watch! Finnegan, Freiburger, And Friends BUILT a Big Block Chevrolet Engine For The Limo, while Riding INSIDE His LIMO Dually?! (UNBELIEVABLE)
Mar 08, 2026Chad Reynolds0
I’ll admit that I have worked on a few cars, in the trailer, while going down the road and would give that 1 out of 10 stars, do not recommend. Part of the problem with it is that you...
Awesome Dyno Video: 1400HP DYNO RECORD with a Twin Turbo 4.3L V6! All the Dyno Pulls and Deep Dive into This Combo!
Mar 03, 2026Chad Reynolds0
If you still think the only 4.3L V6 is the one that came in a bunch of C1500 and S10s in the 1990s and 2000s then you are in for a treat! This one here is the newer LS/LT based 4.3V6 and as you can...
You Could Win This Tire Smoking Machine! How Much Power Does The ProCharged KSR Giveaway Tahoe Actually Put Down To The Tires?
Mar 02, 2026Chad Reynolds0
I hope you bought your merch so you got entries to win this beast, because this ProCharged Tahoe is something special. I mean who wouldn’t want to own a Tahoe that’s got a ProCharger...
Derek At Vice Grip Garage Is PROCHARGING His LS Dually Squarebody To GIVE AWAY! Plus, A Trailer, A Corvette, And CASH MONEY!
Feb 26, 2026Chad Reynolds0
This just might be one of the coolest giveaways in recent memory, and that is saying something since there are so many nowadays. But this giveaway isn’t just for one vehicle, or even two, but...
The Boys At Centurial Are At It Again, But This Time Their DIY Engine DYNO Got Them Banned!
Feb 26, 2026Chad Reynolds0
The crew over at Centurial march to the beat of a different drummer and it’s awesome. If you aren’t familiar, these guys took 3D printed fabrication tools to a whole new level. They have...
Why Are There So Many Coolant Colors? How did it get to THIS? Green Is Not The Only Color Anymore!
Feb 23, 2026Chad Reynolds0
Why the heck are there so many colors of engine coolant nowadays? I mean was there really a problem with green? And if the colors matter so much, why can you buy coolant that will work with any of...
Add Sensors Without Cutting Your Harness! The Holley EFI Power Tap Explained. Technology Is A Wonderful Thing!
Feb 20, 2026Chad Reynolds0
Sometimes it boggles my mind when folks start cutting and hacking and rigging up electrical systems in their projects, only to find out that the solution to their problem or dilemma was right in...
Look at All This Carnage! Cleetus McFarland’s Limo Engine Get’s Pulled Apart At Harrell Engine and Dyno, Plus Mechanical Fuel Inject Tech!
Feb 20, 2026Chad Reynolds0
I’ve never known anyone that broke more stuff than Cleetus. He’s got a special talent for flinging the rods out of stuff, and I’m not even talking about the stuff he breaks on...
Harrell Engine And Dyno Video: Mike Finnegan’s Rubber Ducky engine teardown! Plus, we’ll get some valvetrain tech too!
Feb 11, 2026Chad Reynolds0
Finnegan’s Rubber Ducky, the cool yellow 1967 Pontiac Firebird that he picked up a few years ago, has been a fun ride that has taken him on Drag and Drive events, done great Christmas tree...
Oiling System Tech: Does An Oil Filter Bypass at COLD START? And Does It Matter One Way Or The Other?
Feb 10, 2026Chad Reynolds0
Oil, no oil, clean oil, dirty oil. It seems to me that those are the options when and engine starts and I guess I’m a fan of having oil flowing, clean OR dirty, rather than having no oil flow...
FORGOTTEN BIG BLOCK BRONCO! Will This Fire Damaged Locked Up Ford RUN AGAIN For Derek?
Feb 10, 2026Chad Reynolds0
How do so many cool cars and trucks get forgotten and left to return back to the earth? It always makes me wonder, and then I look at the pile of cars and trucks I have sitting around at the shop and...
Sick Week Day 4 Video: A Full Day of Racing Brings NEW Leaders, WRECKS & Blown Engines For Veterans And Newbies Alike
Feb 08, 2026Chad Reynolds0
After a long drive, and a rained out day of crappy weather the past two days, racers were really looking forward to Race Day 4. Unfortunately for some they pushed it just a bit too far and that means...
Will a $200 Buick Make a Cross Country Road Trip?!? Sure, Just Close Your Eyes And Pray!
Feb 04, 2026Chad Reynolds0
I’ve owned some cheap cars and trucks that ran hundreds of thousands of miles after getting them and for the most part they didn’t care what I paid for them. With that said, do you think...






