Category Archive: 1320 Spotlight, Apex Spotlight, ENGINE, ENGINES, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos
TURBO 2JZ 1968 NOVA? GHOST WHITE TURBO SUPRA DYNO? RB25/26 HYBRID? RICHARD HOLDENER VISITS VICTORY MOTORSPORTS
I know y0u are all familiar with Richard Holdener’s YouTube channel and his proclivity for all things LS and LT, but many of you might not know he’s got a really strong import background...
LT Is Helping Our Friend Eddie Wilson With Some MUCH NEEDED Upgrades For His EXTREMELY RARE Drag And Drive Car
We first met Eddie Wilson on Rocky Mountain Race Week when he was driving his Pontiac with his kids. The Wilson family would become a staple in the Drag and Drive community after that first fateful...
Will This Supercharged El Camino RUN AND DRIVE 800 Miles To Virginia And Back? DISASTER!
Derek isn’t usually rescuing supercharged hot rods for his road trips home, but we’re down if he is! You have to see the whole series behind this El Camino, because it is a big one! Only...
DIRT CHEAP Turbo Power! $250 Junkyard Engine and $125 Turbo DOUBLED The Power of Tony Angelo’s Square Body C10
Tony is back at it, fixing the 250 cubic inch 6 cylinder in his cool C10 Square Body they call Cherry. And to be fair, fixing it makes it sound like they are taking this engine apart, but the reality...
GM’s $1 BILLION Dollar Blunder: ROUGHNESS Matters… But Can It Really Be Something So Simple That Caused So Many Issues?
Everyone in the automotive world has talked about GMs engine recalls as some point or another, but the number of “reasons” that have been talked about online range from the ridiculous to...
He Won The Race But Broke The Hemi. Finnegan Digs Into Blasphemi Again To Find Out Just How Bad The Damage Is.
Finnegan is digging into the Hemi in Blasphemi again because despite winning two drag and drives this year he has also racked up some new carnage in the form of a broken rod in the hemi. This combo...
Is The Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR-LMH The World’s Best Sounding Road Race Car? Watch The Valkyrie AMR-LMH Run At The 2025 Festival of Speed
The Aston Martin Valkyrie turned the world on its ear at the Goodwood Festival of Speed 2025, and we understand why. I mean just look at this thing! It’s got big power coming from a naturally...
How To: Dual Bolt Pattern Valve Covers – Fixing Leaks On BluePrint Engine’s, And Other Dual Pattern, Small Block Chevy Heads
If you have ever owned a pair of small block Chevrolet cylinder heads that have both the perimeter and center bolt valve cover bolt patterns, then you have probably ran into this problem before at...
LEGENDARY VICE GRIP GARAGE 777 Race Car Is BACK! Derek Is Wrenching Live At Iola But He Really Is Out Of Time! Part 3 of 3
The 777 is back! Derek is back at the Iola car show, putting together another project LIVE in front of the fans and we love him for it. We shared the first video in the series a couple of days ago....
From Junker to Jewel. Rescuing A Mazda Mini Truck And Fixing It Up Like Some High School Kid In The 1990s!
What a score! This is a $500 find which we know isn’t the norm, but with a goal of making this thing run and drive reliably and look cool enough to want to drive, there is some work to do for...
Headphone users beware! Engine Sounds From The 2025 Festival of Speed | Trackside Saturday Sounds Insane!
Just listen to all these amazing rides hauling ass down the driveway at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. This is something special, that’s for sure, and we love that they are sharing this kind of...
Pure Unadulterated Engine Sounds From The 2025 Festival of Speed | Trackside Friday Sounds So Damn Good!
Just listen to all these amazing rides hauling ass down the driveway at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. This is something special, that’s for sure, and we love that they are sharing this kind...
100% Synthetic Oil: SCAM or SCIENCE? The Science Is Simple, But The Answer Might Require A Deep Dive With The Motor Oil Geek!
If you are confused at all by engine oil, or by the terms used to market said oil, you are not alone. Is there a difference between Full Synthetic and 100% Synthetic? What about all the acronyms and...
Ignition Tech: How Ignition Timing Works – Vacuum and Mechanical Advance Explained. Simple, But Often Misunderstood
Several years ago I did a bunch of videos for MSD covering several different tech subjects, but one of the videos that still gets tons of comments and views, was one I did showing how to lock the...