Category Archive: ENGINE, ENGINES, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos
How To Install Gen V LT-series Cam Bearings, Plus Tips and Tricks!
Jefferson is back at it with another cam bearing video. All of us that know him well are giving him a hard time about being the cam bearing guy, but nobody takes them more seriously so pay attention...
Halfass Kustoms 1935 Dodge Coupe Project: Cutting Out And Chopping The Back Window
There has been a lot of progress, but now that the roofline and doors are the right size and shape it is obvious that some more tweaks are needed for the back window to look right. The original plan...
Best Car Wheel Theft Deterrent Lug Nut? Can Any Wheel Lock Prevent Theft? Let’s find out!
When wheel locks started to become a real thing in the 1970s nobody realized that these devices would in fact be the reason for their own demise. You see within the first week of the first 100 sets...
The 1955 Chevy Apache Pickup Rebuild: The ’55 Stroker Gets a DIY X-Pipe Exhaust
So much has been done to this truck to get it ready to drive all the way back to Canada, and man is it cool. In this installment, the exhaust is going together as this bad boy gets closer and closer...
HOW TO: CHEAP SBC MODS THE $1000 QUESTION? WHAT MODS ARE WORTH THE MOST POWER AND WHAT DO THEY COST?
So what does $1,000 get you if you use it right to upgrade your small block? We know that LS engines are all the rage, and with good reason, but there are jillions of small blocks out there in...
Low-Profile Exhaust Manifolds For Your Gen III Hemi Swap – Fit A HEMI In Anything With These!
If you have a project in need of a Gen 3 HEMI, and the fit is going to be tight, then these are the manifolds for you. There are a lot of Mopar engines that were pretty tight in the engine...
WHERE’S THE TORQUE? HOW CAN I MAKE MORE LOW SPEED TORQUE? WHO MAKES THE BEST LOW-SPEED TORQUE CAM?
What’s a torque cam? What do I need to do to get the right cam to make big low end torque in my junkyard ls? The answer might surprise you, because there is no magic science in a camshaft that...
5 Things To Pay Attention To For Your Drag And Drive Suspension: Race Only Control Arms May Not Be Enough
When I started doing Drag and Drive events way back in 2005, the number of people who tried to complete them with cars that featured mostly race-only parts was staggering and that meant lots of them...
How-To Build a Metal Shaping POWER HAMMER From Scrap Metal / Pull Max /Nibbler With Karl From Make It Kustom
In this episode of Make It Kustom, Karl gets his fabrication on but this time it is building a tool for the shop, not a part for a car. He’s an expert in metal shaping, spends tons of time...
FINNEGAN INSTALLs 2,500HP WORTH OF TURBOS ON HIS ’61 CADILLAC COUPE DEVILLE!
The Caddy, it’s all anyone wants to talk about when it comes to Finnegan’s projects, and for good reason. We’re talking about a car that is being setup to do drag and drive events,...
RPM vs TQ-WHAT WORKS BEST? THE 480-HP TEST, HIGH-RPM, LOW TORQUE 5.3L OR LOW-RPM, BIG TORQUE 8.1L?
Here it is, the LS vs Big Block shootout that you guys have been asking for. Richard Holdener is going to show just how these two engines compare given the fact that they make nearly identical...
Making A Curvy Bomber Style Seat With Ron Covell: Part 2, Making The Sides
Here is Part 2 of Ron Covell’s curvy bomber seat build. This is some really good tech right here, so pay attention and stay tuned for the rest of the series as this could be a great project to...
ABANDONED MOPAR Budget Engine Build + Paint REVIVAL – Lost for 30+ Years!
Junkyard Digs has a cool new Mopar project and we approve. The idea is to take this long-forgotten 1971 Plymouth Satellite and make it back into something cool but on a budget. The engine needs a...
