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The Vice Grip Garage GIVEAWAY Nova Gets Some Much Needed Horsepower Upgrades! “SO MUCH BETTER!” Says Derek!
A couple weeks ago we shared the first video of the new Vice Grip Garage Giveaway Nova and this thing is pretty good. It’s not perfect, but man it is going to do someone right as a project. But...
JUNKYARD LS CAM WARS! NA VS NITROUS VS BLOWER VS TURBO CAM. SPOILER ALERT-IT’S ALL THE SAME CAM!
Every cam is a nitrous cam! Wait, I mean every cam is a turbo cam! Wait, I mean… well, okay here’s the deal. Richard Holdener is sort of famous for saying that every cam is a turbo cam,...
SEMA New Product: Modernize Your Small Block Chevy Engine With Holley’s SBC Hi-Ram EFI Intakes
If you have been drooling over Holley’s Hi-Ram intake manifolds for the past few years, wishing that they had one for your traditional small block Chevrolet, they do! Here’s the new...
400 FORD VS 400 CHEVY-THE OTHER GUYS STROKER BATTLE. HOW TO: 600+ HP 400-INCH SMALL BLOCKS!
It’s the classic Ford vs Chevrolet battle, but this time it is with 400 cubic inch stroker small blocks! If you’ve wondered what a bigger cubic inch small block battle would look like,...
SLEEPERDUDE TRIED EVERYTHING!! THIS COMPLETELY STUCK ENGINE GAVE THEM FITS! What Finally Worked?
I’ve unstuck a few engines in my day, and have had them that are barely stuck, some that seemed pretty stuck, and a couple that seemed to have zero chance of ever turning over again. Some of...
Did Finnegan’s OBS Truck Get Finished In Time For SEMA? Will It Run? Will It Drive?
Finnegan’s OBS GMC will undoubtedly be a fun and cool ride, but will it run and drive and be ready to go at the SEMA Show? Or will it be a roller that just looks cool? There are plenty of those...
Dylan McCool’s Forgotten Dart V8 Four Speed Goes Drag Racing! Will It Survive? Probably Not, But It Sure Will Be Fun!
Okay, that’s not fair, because in all reality I am not sure that I’ve seen Dylan at one of the events in Bowling Green where he hurt something bad enough to not survive the weekend. I...
Two Thing: Check Out The Build Of This Two Cylinder Engine From A Pair Of One Lungers!
The other day we showed you basically the pinnacle of American engine building with a look inside the shop of Sandy Wilkins and the build of a secretive and complex variant of the RY45 V8. Today we...
Hemi History: This Debut Video Featuring The Red Ram Hemi Is Awesome
It was an engine that would change the face of American hot rodding, but like all new engines debuted by a manufacturer, it was at first a mechanical ox, yoked to factory metal. Like all new stuff...
Budget 5.3 Rebuild: Prepping For Twin Turbos For A Long Travel 1960 Chevrolet C10 Prerunner Build!
Ian Johnson has all the fun projects! This latest one is no different. He’s building a bitchin 1960 Chevy C10 pickup into an ultra capable long travel prerunner, and besides getting a late...
Tune Up Your Tuning Skills: You’ll Be Amazed At How Much You Can Learn From A Real Class!
(Words by Jefferson Bryant) Late model engines, particularly GM LS and LT series, require complex tuning to get the most out of them. Even with an aftermarket ECM that has a setup wizard and...
Engine Magic: Watch This Video About Bringing A Buick Stage II IndyCar engine Back to Life On The Dyno!
This is one of the neatest engine videos we have seen in a long, long time. Why? It is all about bringing a Buick Stage II IndyCar engine back to life on the dyno…in Australia. The engine was...
How Does This 6.5 Diesel Make Duramax Torque? The Willomet Motor And Fab Build Breakdown
In the 1980s and 1990s there were a lot of mediocre diesel engines offered from manufacturers in a variety of cars and trucks. But none of them were awesome, until the diesel game changed with...
Lobe Separation Angle, Lift, And Lobe Intensity: Powell Machine Talks Cam Specs And What We All Need To Understand To Speak Intelligently On The Subject.
We’ve shared plenty of Powell Machine videos here on BANGshift.com and that’s because this dude knows his stuff and is wide open when it comes to sharing knowledge. And that makes him...