The Vice Grip Garage Buick LeSabre is back after sitting 4 YEARS! Epic Fuel System Fixes, Some Paint, and CRUISE!
Big cars are cool! Sure, we love lighter weight muscle cars and high performance rides, but there is something that just brings a smile to your face when you get into a big boat like this Buick...
BangShift Test Drive: Dodge Hornet R/T Blacktop and Track Pack – Horsepower Changes Everything
Back in May of 2024 we were thrown the keys to a 2024 Doodge Hornet GT and we shared our finding here. We were not terribly impressed nor were we terribly disappointed by the Hornet GT. Maybe we were...
THE BACONSHIFT SALE ENDS TODAY!!! FREE BACON IS BACK, With $300 Discounts! It’s The BACONSHIFT Sale At American Powertrain And It Ends January 13th!
SNOW AT AMERICAN POWERTRAIN HEADQUARTERS SHUT DOWN THE SALES DEPARTMENT EARLY ON THE 10TH, SO THEY EXTENDED THE SALE THROUGH THE 13TH!!! One of the most exciting times of year is when the BACONSHIFT...
Radial Tires At A No Prep Race? Who Does Jimmy Dale Think He Is? Clearly This Can’t Work
Or can it? I’ve seen some stuff, and heard some stuff, and ultimately it’s still all just stuff. I know guys that ONLY run on drag radials, and have never even touched a slick. And I...
Changing A Serpentine Belt Can Be A Pain. Do You Have One Of These Tools In Your Box? Which Ones Are Worth Owning?
I’m an old car guy. Meaning I prefer cars that are older and would traditionally have a v-belt drive system for the accessories. Sometimes that’s one, sometimes two, and sometimes three...
Ian Shows Us How To Run 40″ Tires on Stock JK Axles: The Ultimate JK Axle Build For Those That Want To Crawl More Than The Mall
Mall crawlers make up a huge portion of the Jeep buyers over the last few years, but the ones that want to crawl more than a mall are always looking for bigger and better upgrades. Over the years,...
CHEAP JUNKYARD NITROUS-300 SHOT 5.3L. NITROUS WITH A TURBO? NITROUS TIL IT BLOWS! FULL DYNO RESULTS
Nitrous and boost?! YES, YES, YES!!! I’ve been a huge fan of running nitrous with other power adders for years and stand by it all the time. All my stuff that has a power adder, has nitrous....
Full Build: Taking This 1984 Caprice Wagon From Family Cruiser to Muscle Wagon Makes It The Ultimate Power Tour Machine
The Power Nation guys built this cool Caprice wagon and if you didn’t see all the episodes and instead want to see it all go together in just one go, here’s your chance. This thing is...
What’s Your Ultimate OBS Chevy Look Like? Dave at Willomet Fab Is Road Tripping What May Be The Ultimate OBS Chevy Off-Road Rig.
The ultimate of anything is a hard thing to quantify. I mean us car and truck folks have been working for over 100 years to try and create the “ultimate” hot rod, race car, off-road rig,...
I Was On Richard Holdener’s LIVE Last Night To Talk Cars, Engines, And How The Hell I Got Here In The First Place!
Plus all kinds of other sidetracking stuff since I’m like a kid with shiny things around. Squirrel!!! At any rate, I spent my Saturday evening hanging out with my longtime friend Richard...
The Mangled Mercury Project: Part 3 – Making Big Changes To The Rear Roof Of The 1939 Mangled Mercury To Make The Roof Flow
We introduced the Mangled Mercury Project a couple of weeks ago and shared the first cuts, plans, etc. for this soon to be cooler ride. It’s time to continue the chop, and the third episode in...
FINNEGAN MAKES THE FIRST RIP IN HIS BLOWN LS-SWAPPED GMC TRUCK! IS THIS THING TOO PRETTY FOR THE DRAGSTRIP?
There are a lot of vehicles that make it to the annual SEMA Show in Las Vegas every year that do not run and drive. At all. Or some that sort of do, but are far from ready to hit the track or the...
Ultimate Flap Disc Test: 3M 769F And Gator Face The Extreme Grinder Test Rig To See Which One Survives Best In Round 15
We’re making our way through the totally insane Fireball Tools flap disc test series with two flap discs at a time. This testing is about as thorough as it gets, and I can tell you that so far it...
Rocky Mountain Race Week’s MegaWeek Registration Opens To The Public Today! The Biggest Drag And Drive In History! Be A Part Of It!
When we announced that Rocky Mountain Race Week was going to do something different in 2025, we weren’t kidding. Rather than doing two big events like usual, Matt Frost decided he wanted to...
