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Category Archive: ENGINE, ENGINES, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos

Hopping Up A Flathead V8 For A Project At Iron Trap Garage

When you watch this video not only will you appreciate the upgrades going into the Flathead Ford V8, but also Matt’s attitude toward what should be done to it. Because this engine is going into...

Straight Shooters: This Intake Manifold Shootout On A Jeep Straight Six Is Interesting and Cool

If there is an engine platform that we have learned more about over the last couple of years on YouTube than the Jeep inline six, we’re not sure what it is. The Horsepower Monster channel has...

DO INTERCOOLERS ADD POWER? JUNKYARD SUPERCHARGED 3800 L67 V6 INTERCOOLER TEST. ZZP AIR-TO-WATER TEST

Intercoolers are a common performance upgrade on boosted applications nowadays, with their installation on turbocharged and centrifugal supercharged combos pretty much the norm. And with factory...

Job Done: Check Out This Second And Final Part Of The Big Compressor Restoration

Here’s the second and final part of the big compressor restoration we started to show you yesterday. Talk about awesome, this machine really is interesting. This video concentrates on the power...

Dyno Video: 5.7L LS1 MODS-CAMS, THROTTLE BODIES AND INTAKES. CARBS VS FUEL INJECTION-WHAT MAKES MORER POWER?

With the advent of the LS engine platform the battle of EFI vs Carburetors took on an entirely different look. With the power potential of the LS engine and specifically the intake manifolds they...

The Silent Treatment: This Video Of An Absolutely Mangled Diesel Engine Doesn’t Need Commentary

Sometimes no words are necessary, right? Take this short video for example. It shows one of the most thoroughly destroyed engines this side of the top fuel eliminator pits. Someone with a really keen...

Shortest Block: The Hagerty 1275cc Mini Cooper Engine Short Block Assembly Gets Completed

Last time we checked in on the Hagerty 1275cc Mini Cooper engine build, Davin was thwarted by an incorrectly ordered set of rod bearings. The idea was that they were going to rebuild the transmission...

Dyno Video: This Little Holden 308 Is A Stock Appearing Screamer And We Dig It.

The GM Holden 308 isn’t known for being some crazy powerhouse. It came stock with just 240 horsepower. But when this customer wanted to rebuild the 308 from his GTS he wanted more power but...

Sometimes Mild Is Wild: This Little Holden 308 Is a Tough Stock Looking Customer!

Call it an Iron Lion, a Holden 308, or a little sleeper small block, but just don’t call it boring. We truly dig this little engine build and its performance on the dyno for the fact that it...

Little Engine, Little Headache: Assembly Begins On The Hagerty Mini Four-Banger

Ahh, the fun process of building an engine. Getting the parts, making the sub assemblies up (pistons and rods), measuring things, and then bolting all of those exacting, clean, awesome new parts...

LS Corvair Project: More Chassis Work As The Suspension Mounts, Hubs, And Roll Bar Come Together

While I’ve heard of a few drivetrain swaps that practically bolt in to other makes and models, that is not going to be the case when you are trying to put an LS4 into the back of a Corvair. These...

Dyno Video: TURBO 4200 ATLAS-ELECTRONIC BOOST CONTROLLERS-DO THEY WORK? DO THEY ADD BOOST? DO THEY ADD POWER?

Technology has come a long way with just about everything in our lives, and boost is no different. While you can control boost mechanically, with a simple to turn boost control knob, there are much...

Project Mud Bomber Update: Rebeldryver’s Abandoned Barn Yard Find ’64 Galaxie 500 Has A New 428 FE Coming!

This poor barn find Galaxie has had an interesting life. After being abandoned for 35 years in a barn it was dubbed the mud bomber because the entire car was full of mud dobbers and dirt. And while...

SHELBY GT500 VS LS3 CAMARO SHOOTOUT-KENNE BELL 2.8L SUPERCHARGED 5.4L GT500 VS KB SUPERCHARGED LS3

Ford vs Chevrolet has been the quintessential brand battle for the last century, and when the Mustang and Camaro came out that battle only got more fierce. Thankfully that battle still rages on and...