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Category Archive: ENGINES, Videos

Screaming Dyno Video: Repeated 9000-RPM Pulls on a NASCAR Engine Being Converted to EFI

One of the latest videos from the prolific Nelson Racing Engines shop is a near eight minute cut of dyno testing a legit ex-NASCAR engine that the shop converted over to EFI for a Bonneville team. It...

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Leaked Test Video:Prototype Enderle Bug Catcher With Holley EFI!

Long established as the industry leader in high performance carburetors, the men and women of Holley are quickly becoming known as EFI ninjas as well. Their easy to use and tune EFI systems have...

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20 Minutes of Engine Pornography: A Look at 25 Motors from Nelson Racing Engines

No matter what you think of Tom Nelson and his engines, there’s no denying that the man understands how to promote his business. His “NRE TV” channel on YouTube draws tens of...

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Video: BangShiftChad’s Dad Dynos his Real, One Owner, 1968 Z28 Camaro

Anyone who has been on Hot Rod Magazine’s Drag Week in the last few years, and most all BangShifters, know that my Dad Walt has a 1968 Z28 Camaro that he bought brand new. They also know that...

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Screaming Dyno Video: 660hp At Nearly 9,000-RPM!

We purposely omitted the fact that the engine in this video is a V8 that would have normally been found in a Titan pickup truck. As you’ll see in this video, the engine has been reworked to...

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The Parting Shift Rerun: The Coolest Job in the World, Driving an F1 Engine and Trans on a Test Stand

We’ve seen some awesome automotive jobs in our day, but the guy featured in this video has the best one hands down. The video is from the early 1990s and it shows a Renault V10 Formula One...

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Awesome Vintage Promotional Video: The Turbocharged Oldsmobile Jetfire V8

With the current hot rodding love affair with turbocharging in full swing, it is important to see the domestic history of exhaust driven compressors. That tale starts with the currently dead...

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Buick Video Bonanza: Buford Engines Making Power on the Dyno

Yesterday’s look at the 409ci Chevy powered Riviera got us to thinking about Buick engines. The make has had some awesome power plants through the years and they’ve ranged from big inch...

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Video: Hanging with Paul Romine and the Man o War Funny Car Crew at the California Hot Rod Reunion

Along with sponsoring our live broadcast of the 2010 California Hot Rod Reunion, Aeromotive Fuel Systems also helped three time IHRA Top Fuel Champion Paul Romine and the Man O War Nostalgia Funny...

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Nelson Racing unveils 2000 Horsepower Twin Turbo Supercar #004

If 572 cubic inches of twin-turbo Big Block Chevrolet making 2000 horsepower doesn’t excite you, you should be checked for a pulse. And if having all that power stuffed into a sinister black...

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Diesel Power Video: A One-Off 24 Cylinder Detroit That Makes Nearly 3,000 hp

Two-stroke Detroit Diesel engines are neat and in their many configurations they have provided reliable grunt for decades in hundreds of applications. The mighty sixteen cylinder examples were the...

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Neato Engine Video: The Highest Tech International Harvester 345 V8 Ever

When we ran a video showing a roots blown 345ci International Harvester V8 on the dyno yesterday, we thought that we had found the pinnacle ‘Binder performance motor. It only took a couple...

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Weirdo Dyno Video: An Awesome Blown 345ci International Harvester V8 Makes a Few Pulls

The International Harvester 345 and 392ci V8 engines were tough, heavy, and thirsty engines. The 345 was the biggest engine offered in the venerable Scout and despite being a workaday oxen of an...

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MSD Tech Video: Chad Installs an MSD Crank Trigger

When it comes to getting the most out of your high performance engine, timing is literally everything. Maximizing the efficiency and accuracy of the ignition system on your mill will get the most...

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