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427 LS3 STROKER INTAKE TEST-LS3 VS HI RAM VS EDEL PRO FLO XT! WHICH ONE IS BEST FOR BIG-BOY POWER?
Intake manifolds might be the subject of even more controversy than camshafts when it comes to LS engines, but Richard has done all the testing and has the results for this specific combo right here....
FINNEGAN IS CRASH-PROOFING THE FRONT OF HIS TURBOCHARGED ’61 CADDY!
Finnegan is back at it on the Caddy project, one that everybody seems to want to see finished more than maybe anything else he’s working on. This car is going to be awesome cubed and we...
427 LS3 STROKER INTAKE TEST-LS3 VS HI RAM VS EDELBROCK PRO FLO XT! WHICH ONE IS BEST FOR BIG-BOY POWER?
The only thing Richard Holdener has tested more than LS Intake manifolds is LS Camshafts, but he’s spent an insane amount of time not only testing all the intakes on the market, but also...
Engine Building Tech: End Gap Mistakes That Will RUIN Your Engine. Lake Speed Jr.Gives Us The Inside Scoop On Piston Ring Gap!
Lake Speed Jr. is a sharp cat. I’ve known him for years now and ALWAYS enjoy the conversations we have about engine, oil, and motorsports technologies. This dude is super smart, a riot to play...
HOW MUCH POWER IS THE PERFORMANCE DESIGN LS3 INTAKE REALLY WORTH? LS3 VS PD 105 & 112-FULL RESULTS!
If you haven’t seen a Performance Design intake manifold, you are missing out. When this company first came onto the scene everyone in the industry wondered how they had come out of nowhere to...
Watch This Awesome 428ci Pontiac Rev To 9,500 RPM And Make 1,000 Naturally Aspirated HP!
We use the term Pontiac here with a bit of a wink because the engine you are about to see make some big power on the dyno does not have a single stock Pontiac part in it. What it does have it is a...
Is Higher Octane Fuel Better? Better MPGs? More HP? Let’s find out!
Full disclosure, this Project Farm testing is all being done on small engines, both of which are carbureted but we’ll talk about why that might be important in a second. In this video,...
HOW MUCH POWER IS THE LS3 ROD MOD REALLY WORTH? 427 LS3 STROKER INTAKE TEST-STOCK LS3 VS ROD MOD
What is the rod mod anyway? And does it make power? The answer to the power question is in this video, and the thought behind it is that adding rods to the inside of the intake that are specifically...
Polishing Turds Season 2: Part 3 – Tearing Into The Heads On Cody’s ProCharged 360 Cubic Inch Small Block Before The HED Love Starts!
In the third episode of this new Polishing Turds engine project, Pete is going to be pulling the cylinder heads apart to see what is necessary to make them better so this little supercharged...
Big Engine Start Up Video: Rolls-Royce Mk58 Griffon V12 Engine (the Merlin’s bigger brother): START-UP
This thing is huge! Check out this Rolls-Royce Griffing engine and then see it start and run! It’s the very big brother of the famed Merlin and makes 2,450 horsepower! Yeah, this is cool as...
Polishing Turds Season 2: Part 2 – It’s Time To See What’s Inside Cody’s ProCharged 360 Cubic Inch Small Block Before The HED Love Starts!
In the second episode of this new Polishing Turds engine project, Pete is going to be pulling the engine apart to see what is really inside it so he can start figuring out what can be better so this...
Polishing Turds Season 2: Part 1 – How Much Power Does Cody’s ProCharged 360 Cubic Inch Small Block Make Before Getting Some HED Love?
In the first season of Polishing Turds on the Real Good At Doin’ Stuff HED YouTube channel there was another small block that got the love and made considerably more power afterwards. In this...
CHEAP, JUNKYARD LS CAM SWAPS. 4 CAMS TESTED. CAN YOUR LS CAM REALLY BE TOO BIG? HOW TO MAKE LS POWER
Too much cam… is that a thing? Well, it might be in some instances, but what about in your junkyard 5.3? I know I’m looking to swap a 5.3 into a square-body Suburban before too long and I...
