Category Archive: ENGINES, Videos
Another One Coming Back To Life: McCool’s Charger Gets It’s New Big-Block Mopar!
Ever since we first saw it on a trailer headed back to his home in Tennessee, Dylan McCool’s 1969 Dodge Charger has been under our watchful eye. McCool’s a Mopar fan who had scored one of...
LS Fest 2018: Get An Earful Of The V12 LS! Could We Talk The Ferrari Guys Into Trying This Out?
After we posted up the piece on MCR Tuning’s twin-turbo LSX-swapped Ferrari 550 Maranello, several of you readers voiced up a question: why didn’t they go with one of the LS-based V-12...
Video: Steve Morris Built This Blown Dart LS Engine For An Airboat – Watch To See What Makes It Different!
Engine builders are interesting guys. They all have their own approach to things and many of them have their specialties that people know them for. Steve Morris is known as a guy who builds...
Whipple + LS Engine = Big Numbers – This 1,082hp Screamer Makes Incredible Torque As Well
The US Nationals provided an interesting look at the role of the LS in traditional drag racing and perhaps not in the way that you think. Yes, the SAM Tech factory stock showdown was populated with...
Nasty To Nice: This Is How You Do An Engine Makeover In Your Driveway
There is nothing finer than a freshly painted and installed engine. Especially when it has new valve covers, intake, air cleaner, etc. But what if you have a driver that doesn’t need a new...
Good Parts, Bad Vehicle: The Skid Factory’s Barra-Swapped Bedford Van
It’s an ongoing argument that can be made: why would you pick a vehicle that isn’t popular and keep throwing money at it when you could easily replace it with something else instead? The...
The Necropsy: Find Out What Actually Killed The Engine In The Mighty Car Mods’ Mitsubishi!
When the smoke clears, you’ve determined that you are alright and that the car is not longer on fire, the next question is almost always, “Well…what the f**k happened?!” It...
Make It Better: MCM Starts The Rebuild Of The “2Sexy” Mitsubishi – Engine Upgrade Time!
It’s one thing to spend time, money and effort on a car that any and everyone would agree is worth the effort. But what about when someone finds a car they love, but nobody else does? They...
Bet 88 MPH Isn’t A Problem: This Holden Kingswood Is Good For A Megawatt Of Power!
Power ratings for engines can be strange. Most of the time the unit is horsepower: 550 ft/lbs per second. Sometimes you’ll see a different system, like PS or other terms, which are metric...
The Guided Tour: Check Out This Speed Shop And Listen To This 611ci Hemi Scream!
When the day comes that one of us ever lands in Australia…oh, readers…we might not sleep the duration of the trip. Of course we’d find a burnout contest and go blower-counting. Of...
Hemi Prowler? Yes, Please! Here’s Two Takes On Why V8 Swapping A Plymouth Prowler Is A Great Idea!
It’s amazing how little the aftermarket world thinks of the Plymouth/Chrysler Prowler. Nevermind that it came with the V6 and automatic…this is a car that honestly should have never made...
Watch This BMW S85 V10 Crank Out 720 Naturally Aspirated Horsepower On The Dyno!
When we think of stroker engines it is always big and small block V8s, right? Whether we are talking about the 383 Chevy, the 347 small block Ford, the 514ci big block blue oval jam, or the 500ci...
DOH! Here’s What Happens When The Main Caps Do Not Get Torqued In Your Freshly Built Engine
So we have all been there. Whether it was that little mistake on the first problem of the high school math test that threw off the rest of your answers or perhaps that little mistake with too many...
