Category Archive: Apex Project Cars, Apex Spotlight, Apex Video, ENGINE, ENGINES, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos
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...
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...
5.3L LS VS 5.3L LT VS 5.3L LS/LT HYBRID-WHICH ONE MAKES MORE POWER? 500+ HP 5.3L SHOOTOUT-WHO WINS?
We talked about putting LT heads on an LS to make a hybrid of the two, but how does that stack up to an LS or an LT? Which 5.3 is the best one to build? I mean there are more and more L83 LT engines...
HOW TO: LT HEAD SWAP AN LS. GEN V L83 HEAD SWAP ON A GEN 4 5.3L L33. HOW MUCH HP ARE THEY WORTH?
GM’s LS engine may be the hottest internal combustion engine in the last two decades, but that doesn’t mean it’s the only thing GM built that is worth building. The LT engine, the...
Will This Abandoned F250 RUN And DRIVE 800 Miles To Mount Rushmore? With A Camper On It?
Derek is back at it, but this time he’s in a truck that is a bit more interesting because it has a camper on it! To me, this won’t be nearly as fun of a story if he doesn’t stay in...
HOW MUCH POWER ARE AFR HEADS WORTH ON A SBF? ARE THEY WORTH 20 HP OR 100 HP? THE ANSWER IS YES!
We all know that a good cylinder head can make a big difference in power on just about any engine, but what about AFR heads in particular? They are known for being one of the finest cylinder heads...
