Category Archive: BangShift XL, ENGINE, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos, XL Engine Tech, XL Spotlight, XL Tech Stories, XL Videos
Will It Run? This 1965 Fargo LCF is “Lightly Seized” After Sitting 5 Years… But I Have Faith In The DEBOSS Garage Crew
What does “lightly seized” mean? It sounds like something I would say but at the same time something nobody SHOULD say. Of course, I would also be the guy that was interested in some...
The Alfarrari Project: Designing And Making Badges, Pulling The Engine AGAIN, And Trans Tunnel Mods
There is so much going on with the Alfarrari project, and this update has all kinds of stuff going on. First is the design of the new badges for this thing and then it’s more mechanical work as...
Finnegan Built A Plasma Cutter Table Out Of A Kitchen Sink And He’s Giving Away A MIG Welder!
If you don’t regularly watch Mike Finnegan’s YouTube channel, you might not realize that while he does have a building with his cars and trucks stored in it, the work he does on them all...
Building Aluminum Body Panels For A 1979 Firebird From Scratch! English Wheeling Aluminum Panels – 1979 Firebird Part 2
This is awesome! This project is a 1979 Firebird and it is being built by a guy who decided he didn’t want restoration parts, but rather to build as much of the car out of aluminum as possible....
Will This Abandoned F250 RUN And DRIVE 800 Miles To Mount Rushmore? With A Camper On It?
Derek is back at it, but this time he’s in a truck that is a bit more interesting because it has a camper on it! To me, this won’t be nearly as fun of a story if he doesn’t stay in...
HOW MUCH POWER ARE AFR HEADS WORTH ON A SBF? ARE THEY WORTH 20 HP OR 100 HP? THE ANSWER IS YES!
We all know that a good cylinder head can make a big difference in power on just about any engine, but what about AFR heads in particular? They are known for being one of the finest cylinder heads...
Building Aluminum Body Panels For A 1979 Firebird From Scratch! English Wheeling Aluminum Panels – 1979 Firebird Part 1
This is awesome! This project is a 1979 Firebird and it is being built by a guy who decided he didn’t want restoration parts, but rather to build as much of the car out of aluminum as possible....
Dylan McCool Is Teaching a High Schooler How to Pull an Engine for the First Time
I honestly can’t remember the first time I was around an engine getting pulled from a car, because I’ve been around it since I was born. But I do remember pulling engines at my...
HOW WELL DOES STACK INJECTION REALLY WORK? DUAL SBF STACK TEST, 331 & 408 STROKER-FULL DYNO RESULTS
Stack Injection, or Individual Runner Injection, whatever you call it, there is nothing that looks quite like it. If you aren’t familiar, this is a setup that has been around for decades and...
HOW CAN I MAKE MORE POWER FROM MY 190 Horsepower SBC 350? BOLT ONS VS BOOST-WHICH ONE MAKES MORE POWER? TRY BOTH!
We all know you can make real power with any of the common hot rod and racing engine platforms, and that the small-block Chevrolet is obviously capable of being built into a real race engine. But...
LS3 VS LS7 HEAD TEST-WHICH PORTED HEADS MAKE THE MOST POWER? 720+ HP 427 TEST MOTOR (FULL RESULTS)
The internet is full of experts who swear they know they answer to this question, but very often the information you get is based on seat of the pants feelings, or straight theory, and while...
Newbern Has A New Ramp Truck Project! This 1968 C50 Is Going To Be Awesome!
Newbern has spent way too much time around all of Finnegan’s ramp trucks, so now he’s going to embark on his own ramp truck project. He and Wesley just picked up this bad ass peach and...
Rebeldryver’s Ford 428 FE Project Part 7: First Fire Of His Newly Rebuilt Ford 428. Will It Run Or Be Another Failure?
In Part 7 of the build, Scott bolts this sucker to the engine run stand to see if it will actually fire up and not eat itself like the last time it was rebuilt. Let’s see how it all works out,...
Who Makes The Best Plastic Welder? Are Plastic Weld Repairs Stronger Than New? Do You Need One? Let’s find out!
It used to be that the only way to repair old broken plastic pieces was to use super glue, plastic cement, bracing, good luck and hope. Sometimes these repairs worked great, other times not so much....