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Category Archive: TECH, Tech Stories, Tools, Videos

Are Expensive MIG Welders a Ripoff? Or Are Cheap MIG Welders Actually Worth Owning? Let’s Settle This In This Video From Project Farm

Technology is a wonderful thing sometimes and has brought all kinds of previously high-priced items into the realm of reality for many home hobbyists and automotive enthusiasts. One of the areas...

If You Crash Your Race Car, When Should You Fix It And When Should You Scrap It And Start Over? Tim McAmis Lets Us Know!

I’ve had the opportunity to drive a lot of cool cars in my life, but before I even started up the engine in a race car I haven’t driven before, I always inspected it so I could make an...

Part 4: Questionable Garage Is Engine Swapping A Plymouth Duster THREE TIMES For Three Events!

So here’s a little back story… When we started doing Holley’s Moparty event at Bowling Green Kentucky’s Beech Bend Raceway Park, an event that is happening this weekend as a matter of fact,...

THE AMAZING 4.8L LS-HOW TO MAKE MORE LOW-SPEED TORQUE! LT HEADERS? CAMS? THE ANSWER IS ALWAYS BOOST

Boost makes torque baby! But is that the only way to make torque in a smaller engine like a 4.8 LS? In this video from Richard Holdener, he’s going to put a 4.8L through its paces to see if he...

The Real Reason Why Finnegan Is Not Racing At Hot Rod Drag Week 2023! Behind The Scenes Details

Finnegan isn’t racing this week in Blasphemi and a lot of folks have been wondering why. They must not be subscribers, because here are the details on the Hemi in Blasphemi and why it...

The DD Speed Shop Gasser 1964 Nova: FIRST DRIVE! – Trouble Free?… I Thought This Was DD Speed Shop.

Well folks, if you have been paying attention over the last week or so you’ve seen all the cool updates on this Chevy II Nova Gasser project from DD Speed Shop. This thing is legit cool, and all...

How To Rebuild A Holley Carb, Part 3: Installing The Carb And Making Initial Adjustments For A Successful First Fire Up!

Here is Part 3 on how to rebuild your Holley carburetor at home for cheap! We’ve had good instruction and now it is time to put it on the car and adjust it to be ready to start for the first...

Who Makes The Best Center Punch? Automatic And Manual! Let’s Settle This! Snap On vs Starrett vs Proto And Many More!

I’m kind of picky about my center punches, and while I’ve owned a bunch of cheap ones, when you have a good one you kind of question why you didn’t get it sooner. I like both...

427 BBC CHEVY EXHAUST TEST-STOCK L72 VETTE MANIFOLDS VS LONG TUBE HEADERS. BONUS TEST-600-HP 427!!!

427 Big Block power baby. It’s muscle car engine goodness with Richard Holdener, and since we’re talking about Corvette power there are always opinions on what they really need to be the...

Part 3: Questionable Garage Is Engine Swapping A Plymouth Duster THREE TIMES To Go To Three Events!

So here’s a little back story… When we started doing Holley’s Moparty event at Bowling Green Kentucky’s Beech Bend Raceway Park, an event that is happening this weekend as a matter of fact,...

408 STROKER FORD TURBO BUILD & DYNO. TURBO ON TURBO ACTION. HOW MUCH POWER DOES A TURBO 408 MAKE?

Little turbo or big? Big boost or little? Is a stroker better for boost than a stock stroke 351? These questions AND MORE, answered in this video from Richard Holdener. We’re talking dyno...

The Highest Torque 1-Handed Impact Wrench on Earth!? Head To Head With Alibaba’s Most Expensive Impact Gun!

The Torque Test Channel is back at it folks and this one is impressive! We’re talking about the most powerful one handed cordless impacts on the planet are going head to head. One is from...

HOW DOES A SPINTRON WORK? WHAT CAN WE TEST? HOW DOES A SPINTRON HELP MAKE BETTER CAMS & VALVETRAIN?

If you have never seen a Spintron run, you are going to want to watch this. It’s nuts to see and hear an engine that is NOT running, but still making almost all the noises like it is, because...

How To Drop Your Own Axle: Fabricated JIG to Drop 1928 – 48 FORD Axles Part 1.

It sounds crazy to heat up a factory axle, especially one from the 20’s and 30’s, but the truth is that these were forged from good steel and this practice has been going on for 100...