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Category Archive: ENGINE, ENGINES, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos

Will Thin Motor Oil Cause Engine Damage? Are They Only Good In Newer Engines?

Over the past two decades, manufacturers have specified thinner and thinner oils for their new engines, and with the increase in synthetic oils the viscosity has gotten even lower. But how does thin...

Finnegan’s 1000WHP Hemi Shakes the Lights Out of the Ceiling At Harrell Engine And Dyno

Finnegan’s Hemi powered 1955 Chevrolet he calls Blasphemi is one bad machine, but it just keeps getting badder and badder thanks to help from guys like Peter Harrell at Harrell Engine and Dyno....

Try and Outrun The Dylan McCool TURBO V8 Police Car! – Custom Exhaust, EFI, Intercooler! Part 1

Dylan McCool has been working on his Dodge Diplomat police car for a while now and although it runs and drives and is cool in “stock” form, it’s going to be way way cooler now that...

DIRT CHEAP V8 Swap – Did The Hot Rod Hoarder Just Ruin His Daily Driver?

Was this Nova better off with the inline 6 under the hood? The short answer is, no, but that’s because every hot rodder on the planet wants more performance whether it is really necessary or...

8-Hour DIY Turbo Kit. How to Build a CHEAP Turbo Kit! How to Turbo your Pontiac 350 Or Anything Else! Full Dyno Results

It’s time for Richard to get his cheap turbo kit on, which is like his super power by the way. There are lots of folks who would be embarrassed to see what kind of performance he’s gotten...

WILL IT RUN? 1969 PONTIAC 350 Step 1-Make it Run Right! Make some dyno Pulls! Make Some Poncho Power

Pontiac engines are awesome, and always have been, and are arguably responsible for the muscle cars we know and love. Even a 350 cubic incho Poncho is a worthy build and if you haven’t seen...

Rebeldryver’s Ford 428 FE Project Part 8: His Newly Rebuilt Ford 428 Is Going In The Mud Bomber Galaxie, Plus First Drive!

In Part 8 of the build, Scott takes his freshly built and broken in 428 FE and slides it into the Mud Bomber Galaxie. This car has been sitting for far too long, as Scott has had some unfortunate...

Awesome Engine Video: The Restoration Of This Three-Valve Mickey Thompson Small Block Chevy Is Amazing

We’re not sure how we missed the memo that Mickey Thompson built a one-off, three-valve small block Chevy to compete at the Indy 500 with in the late 1960s but he did and the engine is amazing....

HEMI HEADER TEST-LONG TUBES VS THE WORLD. NA & SC GEN 3 HEMI! LOG VS SRT8 VS SHORTY VS LONG TUBES!

We all know that long tube headers are the ultimate when it comes to exhausting a high performance street engine, but how do all the other offerings stack up? Has exhaust port and manifold technology...

Four Into Six: Watch How Allen Millyard Made His Own Kawasaki Z1 Six Cylinder Block At Home

It’s purely amazing what the right mind with the right hands and the right tools can make. This video follows yesterday’s where Allen Millyard showed us how he made the cylinder jugs for...

Cooler Than Rubber! Fabricating Hard Lines For Radiator Hoses Is Simple. You Can Do Them At Home!

Sometimes radiator hoses can be a pain in the butt, especially when you are doing an engine swap. It is getting harder and harder to find some of the older radiator hoses, even for stock...

Chained Fury: Watch This Injected Hemi Gasser Roar On The Dyno – What Type Of Horsepower Do These Cars Make? Watch This

We all know and love the Quan Stott formed and operated Southeast Gassers Association. The cars, the period accuracy, the manual transmissions, and the RPM. All of that stuff is killer and the side...

WILL THIS 5.0L FORD MAKE 535 HP? HOW TO: 535-HP 347 FORD STROKER POWER BUILD! SOLID ROLLER CAM SWAP AND MORE!

Stroker small-blocks are good, we all know that, but making 535 horsepower from just 347 cubic inches seems like a bit of a stretch to a lot of folks, especially when you are talking about a...

Boosted Bikes: Turbocharged and Supercharged Motorcycles Are Cool – Some Factory and Some Hot Rods!

It’s a funny thing to say but all engines like boost, not just those in cars. It’s why while we’re not huge motorcycle enthusiasts here, our hearts always beat a little faster when...