Category Archive: DRIVETRAIN, ENGINE, ENGINES, MOPAR, Project Cars, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos
Roadkill’s Left For Dead Dodge Daytona Gets a Big Block and a Stick Shift!
Jul 31, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Roadkill’s Left For Dead Dodge Daytona Gets a Big Block and a Stick Shift!
Prep is happening! That’s right, the Dumpster Fire Dodge Charger Daytona clone is getting three pedals and a bunch of other goodies on a new episode of Roadkill so Finnegan has to get the thing...
Best Tire Pump? Let’s Settle This! Milwaukee vs DeWalt And Makita. Which Little Compressor Works Best?
Jul 31, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Best Tire Pump? Let’s Settle This! Milwaukee vs DeWalt And Makita. Which Little Compressor Works Best?
Everyone loves their shop air compressor, but it isn’t always the most convenient thing when you are trying to fill up kids toys, an air mattress, etc. And if you are on the road doing a drag...
Wide vs Narrow Off-Road Tires – Tinkerer’s Adventure Put Together 3 Scientific Experiments to Settle This Once And For All. Maybe…
Jul 30, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Wide vs Narrow Off-Road Tires – Tinkerer’s Adventure Put Together 3 Scientific Experiments to Settle This Once And For All. Maybe…
The debate between off-roaders about different setups has been going on forever. The debates on manual vs automatic transmissions, big power vs small, axle gears vs transfer case, leafs vs links, and...
FORD VS CHEVY-TRUCK MOTOR SHOOT OUT! 5.3L TRUCK LS VS 5.4L 4V NAVIGATOR MOD MOTOR. FULL DYNO RESULTS
Jul 30, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on FORD VS CHEVY-TRUCK MOTOR SHOOT OUT! 5.3L TRUCK LS VS 5.4L 4V NAVIGATOR MOD MOTOR. FULL DYNO RESULTS
Ford vs Chevrolet, this battle has been going on since the first Chevrolet pulled up next to its first Ford, and continues as strong as ever to this day. And with the unbelievable level of...
Will It RUN AND DRIVE 700 Miles Home? Is This The RUSTIEST Forgotten Firebird EVER! Vice Grip Garage Thinks So
Jul 29, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Will It RUN AND DRIVE 700 Miles Home? Is This The RUSTIEST Forgotten Firebird EVER! Vice Grip Garage Thinks So
Sometimes I wonder if Derek just picks some of these cars to make us think he’s crazy. I mean seriously, he can’t possibly think all of these are a good idea. I know he used to, but he...
Testing A Twin Turbo Mustang On The Street In Preparation For Asphalt Wars !
Jul 27, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Testing A Twin Turbo Mustang On The Street In Preparation For Asphalt Wars !
Ah the good old street test session. These usually go one of two ways, you either find a spot that you can hang out at all night and make run after run or you find a great spot and get chased off in...
New Product Spotlight: Tim McAmis Talks About Their Fabricated Axle Housing Blanks. Anyone Can Build A Bitchin Rear With This Setup!
Jul 27, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on New Product Spotlight: Tim McAmis Talks About Their Fabricated Axle Housing Blanks. Anyone Can Build A Bitchin Rear With This Setup!
Building a badass custom fabricated rear end for your race car has never been easier thank to the gang at Tim McAmis Race Cars, who have a bitchin Fabricated Sheet Metal housing that is ready for you...
DD Speed Shop RUINED By Make It Kustom And Halfass Kustoms – Why Did Dan Ever Trust Them?!?
Jul 27, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on DD Speed Shop RUINED By Make It Kustom And Halfass Kustoms – Why Did Dan Ever Trust Them?!?
Sometimes your friends can be your worst enemies. You know it’s true because we’ve all either been the friend doing the influencing, or been influenced by a friend to become a car guy or...
More Cool, But Rusty Iron At The Junkyard! 1971 Camaros, Some Full Size Chevy’s, A 1976 Buick Park Avenue And An Old IHC!
Jul 26, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on More Cool, But Rusty Iron At The Junkyard! 1971 Camaros, Some Full Size Chevy’s, A 1976 Buick Park Avenue And An Old IHC!
Chad is taking us on another tour of a bunch of cars in the junkyard, which is providential since I’m going to be there tomorrow doing just that with him! I’m going to pickup a new...
Is This Old Honda Scooter Worth Customizing? The RedDirt Rodz Crew Thinks So. Check Out What They Are Doing To It.
Jul 26, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Is This Old Honda Scooter Worth Customizing? The RedDirt Rodz Crew Thinks So. Check Out What They Are Doing To It.
Sometimes I think that Jefferson has got a screw loose when he comes up with projects or video ideas, and that’s because he marches to the beat of a different drummer. I have to tell you, this...
This Is What The Inside Of A Burned And Melted LS Engine Looks Like After A Huge Shop Fire At Halfass Kustoms
Jul 26, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on This Is What The Inside Of A Burned And Melted LS Engine Looks Like After A Huge Shop Fire At Halfass Kustoms
When I was on Team Bigun, for the $10,000 Drag Shootout #2, our car was burned in a fire on a transport truck and the damage was kind of crazy. You would have been blown away if you saw the amount of...
Iron Trap Garage’s New, Unbelievably Solid, 1934 Ford 5 Window Coupe Project! This Thing Is Awesome And I So Dig It!
Jul 26, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Iron Trap Garage’s New, Unbelievably Solid, 1934 Ford 5 Window Coupe Project! This Thing Is Awesome And I So Dig It!
This new Iron Trap project is pretty badass. It has been built up at some point in its life and was done pretty well. Of course, the Iron Trap crew couldn’t just let it sit there on stands,...
WHICH LS HEADS MAKES MORE HP? PORTED REC PORT OR CATHEDRAL PORT? TFS 245 VS TFS 255 ON 427 STROKER
Jul 25, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on WHICH LS HEADS MAKES MORE HP? PORTED REC PORT OR CATHEDRAL PORT? TFS 245 VS TFS 255 ON 427 STROKER
The Rectangle Port vs Cathedral Port argument in the LS engine world is as fierce as the Rectangle Port vs Oval Port argument that has been going on for decades in the Big Block Chevrolet world. But...
Finnegan Fixes His Toyota Mini Truck Using Titanium! Wait, What? Oh And You Can Win A Trip To The SEMA Show!
Jul 25, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Finnegan Fixes His Toyota Mini Truck Using Titanium! Wait, What? Oh And You Can Win A Trip To The SEMA Show!
Video Description: Episode 252 of Mike Finnegan’s Garage is here and this time I’m not only working on my 1985 Toyota pickup but I’ve also partnered with Bling Sauce to give you a...





