Category Archive: 1320 New Drag Race Products, Apex New Products, ENGINE, ENGINES, New Products, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos, XL New Truck Products

New Product Install: GM LSA Engine Accessory Drive Kit. Replace The Bulky Factory Stuff For Your Next Swap

No matter how good an engine is, swapping it can be a major pain in the butt if the accessories, exhaust, and oil pan won’t fit. This is exactly why companies like Holley make so many swap...

Which Works Better: Richard Petty’s 1981 STP vs 2020 STP? Let’s find out!

Todd at Project Farm is the man when it comes to comparing tools, parts, lubricants, and more. I love his videos and we feature them here on the site whenever one of his tests hits home. This one is...

Sky Ram: Holley’s Latest EFI Intake Will Take You To Torque Levels Never Before Seen In An LS Engine!

Holley’s latest EFI intake is the next step in their awesome lineup of Ram style intake manifolds. With Low-Ram, Mid-Ram, and Hi_Ram models, it was time for something more and more they gave....

Thunder From Down Under: This 383ci Bored and Stroked Aussie Holden V8 Makes 700hp NA

There’s something really neat and tidy about a well-built naturally aspirated engine. This time we’re going to Australia to see a 383ci bored and stroked Aussie Holden V8. The engine...

Bolt ‘Er Up: Watch The Hagerty 4.6L Jeep Inline Six Stroker Engine Go Through Final Assembly

Admittedly, the latest Redline Rebuild from Hagerty has not been the most wildly exciting or off the beaten project ever executed on the internet, but it has a lot of value. Why? Basically because...

Engine Tech: Junkyard Big Block Battle. Gen 6 7.4L vs Gen 7 8.1L

That’s 454 vs 496 for all of you cubic inch fans out there. Yes, there is 42 cubic inches more Big Block in the 8.1 but are it’s weird LS style enhancements enough to be the best big...

Iron Trap’s 1934 Ford Coupe “Beautiful” Replacement Engine Is JUNK!!!

Blowing up an engine in one of your hot rods sucks, but it might even be worse to get a replacement engine that you expect to be good only to find out it is also junk. Unfortunately for the gang at...

HOW WELL DOES THE HOLLEY 2-PIECE, SINGLE PLANE LS INTAKE WORK? SHOULD I PICK A SINGLE OR DUAL PLANE?

There are an insane number of intake manifolds available for LS engines, but the most common are for fuel injection systems since that is what they came with from the factory. Conversely, the number...

LS Corvair Project: DIY Intercooler, Turbo Mounting, And Building A Custom Cantilever Shock Setup!

This project continues to impress and inspire and we love it! Check out all the cool stuff going down in this episode of the build, because this car just keeps getting more trick. John Reynolds is a...

CHEAP, JUNKYARD TURBO SHOOTOUT: TURBO TRUCK NORRIS 5.3L LS VS TURBO 8.1L BBC-WHICH ONE MAKES MORE POWER?

We just shared the video that Richard made about testing a junkyard 8.1L Vortec engine with a Summit Racing S475 turbo that made gobs of power and 850 lb ft of torque. And in a previous video Richard...

Video: When A Brilliant EFI Tuner Gets Inside A Top Fuel Team An Awesome Video Is The Result – Tecklenburg Does Nitro For 24 Hours

This was all a happy accident. Shane Tecklenburg was at the NHRA Gatornationals to tune on a customer’s car in the Constant Aviation Factory Stock Showdown. For one reason or another that car...

HOW TO DIY TURBOCHARGE A JUNKYARD BIG BLOCK CHEVY-8.1L GEN 7 496 TURBO-HOW TO MAKE BIG TORQUE GAINS!

This 8.1L junkyard big block series is really intriguing to me because I am currently trying to decide what to put in my 1987 1-Ton Dually and a turbocharged big block is one of the thoughts...

Short Block Build: Watch The 4.6L Hagerty Jeep Stroker Get The Foundation Built

When you build a house, you start with the foundation. When you build an engine, you start with the short block. Building the short block correctly, accurately, and with a high level of care and...

HOW TO IMPROVE 8.1L POWER. STOCK MANIFOLDS VS HEADERS. ARE SMALLER HEADERS BETTER? THE OTHER GUYS

When the 8.1L Vortec came out it was weird because while it was 496 cubic inches, a very common 454 stroker combo size, it was easy to think that this was just a bigger version of the big block we...