Category Archive: Metal Fabrication, Tech Stories
Everyone Sucks At TIG Welding The First Time They Do It, But Here Are Three Tips That Will Help You Not Suck For Long
With rare exceptions, you kinda suck at everything you do for the very first time. Trying to ride a bike? Yep, you suck. But you did have mom and dad there with you giving you tips and tricks in an...
FJ45 Rock Crawler Project: Cutting And Wedging The Bed On This Unicorn Almost Makes Me Cringe…Almost.
If you know old Toyota Land Cruisers then you know that an FJ40 is an iconic off-roader. Like a Jeep CJ, it’s a short wheelbase little utility ride that can be built into anything. The FJ60 on the...
Iron Trap 1933 Ford Project: The Channeled Coupe Gets A Full Custom Flat Floor
Matt at Iron Trap does some really cool stuff and is always fun to watch. His builds always make me want to build a 1930’s or 1940’s ride and this one is no different. This 1933 Ford is one that...
JUNKYARD 6.0L LS CAM TEST-STOCK VS BTR TRUCK (STG 1-3) VS LS3 VS SLOPPY STAGE 2 VS (BIG) COMP 469
It’s cam testing time! I’ve been in the dyno cell with Richard on several occasions where all we were doing was testing camshafts, and I can tell you that when you get in the groove...
Iron Trap 1933 Ford Project: Trying To Make The Doors On This Channeled Hot Rod Actually Close
Matt at Iron Trap does some really cool stuff and is always fun to watch. His builds always make me want to build a 1930’s or 1940’s ride and this one is no different. This 1933 Ford is one that...
LS VS BIG BLOCK! WHICH STROKER MAKES MORE TORQUE? 6.0L VS 408 LS, 454 VS 489 BBC THEN 408 VS 489 !
Stroker vs Stroker baby! LS or Big Block, which one will reign supreme? As the owner of a tow pig in need of a new torque monster, who’s not in the market for a diesel swap, I’m looking...
Rally Car Revival Part 2: Giving a Bug Eye Subaru WRX A New Lease On Life With Cobb Tuning
Written By Steve Baur – Photography by the Author Most everyone with a performance car thinks about how they can extract more performance from his/her vehicle. Whether it’s improved...
MAHLE Motorsport Introduces Ford EcoBoost 1.6L Shelf Stock PowerPak Plus Piston Kit
The high performance aftermarket never ceases to amaze, right? It is a forward looking industry that works hard to meet the demands of an ever evolving customer base and an ever evolving world of...
TURBO VS BLOWER-WHO DOES BOOST BETTER? CAN A BLOWER AND TURBO MAKE THE SAME BOOST CURVES?
The Turbo vs Blower argument has been going on for decades and even which blower vs turbo, but how do two things specifically designed to create boost do it differently? Because a turbocharger and a...
Cubes Are Good: Watch This 441ci LS7 Make 612hp At 6,500RPM On The Dyno
We’re like everyone else in the high performance world these days. We get dazzled by the big numbers that boosted engines produce. Four digit horsepower seems to be as easy to make as falling...
How To Make A Muffler: Paul Brodie Works His Magic
Paul Brodie’s videos that I usually look at are about brazing and bicycle building, not muffler making. With that said, Paul is a bad ass and makes some super cool stuff so when I saw that he...
Speed Parts: Holley’s Single Plane 4500 Split-Design Race Intake Manifold for LS Engines Is Truly Something Special
If you are building a big inch LS engine, that’s ready to spin to the moon, and you want to run a big Dominator carb (gasp!) or big 4500 throttle body, then here is the intake for you. This is...
LOW BUCK, JUNKYARD V8 TORQUE TEST-6.0L LS VS 7.4L 454 BBC-WHO MAKES MORE TORQUE? BETTER VS BIGGER!
For towing there is nothing that matters like torque. It’s why the current class of diesel engines coming from GM, Ford, and Ram are bigger and more powerful than ever before, and why older...
