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WILL IT RUN? Dylan McCool’s Mystery Auction Racecar Got A NEW ENGINE, But Is That Enough?
Whenever you buy something at auction that either isn’t currently running, or you didn’t get to test and preview, it’s always a stressful moment when you try to start it up for the...
WHAT IS THE TURBO POWER CONE? TOP SECRET JUNKYARD TURBO LS POWER MODS! DOES IT REALLY ADD POWER?
Can you really do something to the inlet of the turbo that will make power? I mean we’ve all seen nitrous fed through them and know that this works, and there have been modifications to the...
A Kids Dream Comes True! – 4 Years Of Working, Saving & Building His First Truck And It Finally Makes Noise!
Ryan Wing, co-host of my Beards, Burnouts, and Beer podcast, has been slowly working with his son Jake as he’s saved, studied, hustled and worked until he could get the truck he always wanted,...
PONTIAC RAM AIR 5 BUILD!!! EVAN PERKINS TALKS ABOUT HIS PONTIAC ENGINE BUILD WITH RICHARD HOLDENER
Evan Perkins is one of those magazine guys that not only writes about the stuff but really lives it. That should go without saying when talking about magazine publications, but it doesn’t...
LETS GET THIS VAN RUNNNNINNNGGGG! Cotten’s Econoline Van Is Something Truly Special, But Needs Some Love To Get This Broken Engine Running.
Mike Cotten is one of the coolest car guys we know, and he’s got an awesome project going on right now that makes us smile. It’s a 1967 Econoline Ford van that he’s swapped C4...
FAKE Oil Claims: The “Lubricity” Test Problem. Do These “Tests” Prove Anything, Or Are They Just For Show On Commercials?
While this testing device has been around for a very long time, it became really popular in the 1980’s when some major oil and additive companies used the results in TV commercials to make...
Dyno Tested: A Ram Air V-Headed Pontiac That Puts Up Big Torque Easily!
As 1970 approached, manufacturers were building high-horsepower engines as if they were preparing for war. Ford and Chrysler were at war with each other on the drag strips and the NASCAR high-banked...
Playing Mad Scientist: Making A Lawn Mower Carburetor Feed A Blown Small-Block Ford
In 2022, Luke took his absolutely ratty and glorious Ford Maverick and created a way to run that car’s 302 with the carburetor from a lawn mower and proceeded to break a lot of brains in the...
The Stanceworks, Honda-Swapped, Ferrari Is Almost Ready For GRIDLIFE South Carolina! Made 536WHP On The Dyno!
Prepping for race season means all kinds of stuff is getting touched, swapped, torqued, and prepped for a season of abuse as the Stanceworks crew prepares their Honda swapped Ferrari for another...
Is DIESEL Oil Actually WORSE for Gas Engines? Here’s The Truth About What You Shouldn’t Be Running In Your Engine
If diesel oil is bad for gasoline engines, I’m guilty of that one. I haven’t done it in years, but back when engine oil dropped the high zinc load, everyone was scrambling for oil that...
Engine Builder Hall of Fame Class of 2025 – Kenny Duttweiler – Turbo Buicks, Drag Racing Records, Speed Demon, Land Speed Racing, And More.
I am fortunate to have gotten to know Kenny Duttweiler over the past 18 years or so. Of course I grew up knowing his accolades, but racing at Bonneville has given me the chance to spend some good...
TIJUANA TO TACOMA! Will This BIG BLOCK Square Body RUN AND DRIVE After 20 Years? Derek Sure Hopes So! Part 1/3
Family road trips are what cars used to be about. In the days of our favorite cars and trucks, Americans did road trip family vacations. People don’t do that much anymore. But that’s...
4.3L V6 VS THE WORLD! VORTEC 4.3L V6 vs 4.3L L99 V8 vs 4200 ATLAS vs 4.3L LV3. THE 4.3L HP EVOLUTION
While the 4.3L might not be the most famous GM engine size, it surely does have a lot of history for the brand. We’re talking about the 4.3 V6 we’re used to seeing, a 4.3L inline 6, and...
Hub Dyno Video: This 1967 Twin Turbo Coyote Powered Fairlane Puts The FuelTech Hub Dyno Through Its Paces
The FuelTech hub dyno is getting put through its paces each and every week, but sometimes there is something really special that gets bolted up to it. The video below shows the Team Hurley USA owned...