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Category Archive: ENGINE, ENGINES, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos

Which One Is Gooder?! 6.0L LY6 vs 6.2L LS3-LOW BUCK LS vs MO BUCK! (THEN BOOST)

6 liter, 6 liter, 6 liter, if I’ve heard it once I’ve heard it a thousand times that there is nothing finer for junkyard boost than a 6.0 LS. On the other side is every Camaro or Corvette...

It’s Day 3 Of The Finnegan C10 Thrash, Will They Do More Than Get The Cab On Today? Or Will They Even Get That Far?

The dudes are a thrashin’! But they don’t seem too confident yet, and that worries me a little. Halfway through the week of thrashing you’d think they would be jamming and...

Finnegan And Newbern Are Road Tripping The C10! Well, After They Thrash On It For 5 Days Straight With Cotten And Two Other Dudes

Mike Finnegan is an entertaining cat, and a dude that is super fun to be around. He’s also pretty talented, although he’d deny that. Like me, he’s always down for a thrash and wants...

How Much Are Headers Worth On A Low Buck Blown LS Combo?

Headers have always been one of the go to performance upgrades that everyone wants on their high performance car or truck. And back in the day they were one of the first performance mods people would...

Finnegan Built A Paint Booth In His Driveway And Painted His C10! I’M SO JEALOUS!!!

I’ve been wanting to build my own paint booth and paint a car for years, and I have a car that is in serious need of a color change and some fresh paint so when I saw this latest video from...

The Full Revival: What It Takes To Put This 1965 Ford Back On The Road For Daily Service

For the last few years, I’ve enjoyed a wide array of revival videos. It warms my heart to see the excitement and motivation that has struck many into digging some old vehicle out of the...

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More TIG Welding How To For Beginners: Fillet Joint Welding, Tips, And Tricks

This TIG Welding For Beginners series has been really great so far, with lots of easy to digest information and practical advice that can have you TIG welding in no time. Sure it is going to take...

CADDY LS BLOWER VS EBAY GT45 TURBO-WHO DOES LOW BUCK BOOST BEST?

Since GM came out with the LS engine, the cheap horsepower craze has grown exponentially. The LS platform isn’t magic, it just has really good cylinder heads. In truth, that’s 90% of the...

Cheap eBay Caddy Blower: How Much Power Will It Make On E85 Instead Of Pump Gas?

Yesterday we showed you what pump gas boost was good for with one of these ultra cheap Cadillac superchargers that you can buy new on eBay for just a few hundred bucks. They don’t bolt on,...

Cheap E-Bay Caddy Blower For LS Engines Made Easy! Pump Gas Boost Baby!

These Cadillac superchargers that came on the STS-V and XLR-V, with the 4.4L LC3 Northstar engine, are a pretty cool little supercharger and they are flooding the market for sale cheap. Apparently...

Plasma Cutter Or Steel Cutting Circular Saw? Which One Is Better, Straighter, Smoother, Faster, Easier?

Everyone who ever fabricates anything out of metal wants to own a plasma cutter. They are cool, make pretty quick work of cutting most anything, and they are way faster that using a cutoff wheel all...

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TIG Welding For Beginners Part 3: Welding Corner Joints Is Fun!

We’ve been sharing a great series on TIG Welding for beginners, and this is the third installment. In the first two videos, which you can get to with the link below, some very important lessons...

How To Measure For Pushrod Length In Your LS Engine: Not Hard, But Really Important

On a pushrod engine like an LS, and  every other American V8 that doesn’t have overhead camshafts, the length and width of them is pretty critical to insure performance and longevity....

Finnegan Shares 5 Must-Do Hacks For Building Headers At Home, So Watch!

Building headers at home is fun! Okay, so you’ve probably not heard that statement very often when talking about building headers, but the truth is that there are tips and tricks that can...