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Pro Street Video: The ULTIMATE Pro Street Muscle Car Compilation – Big Tires & Blowers!

Pro Street is not dead, and never really has been. Sure it’s not nearly as popular as it was in the 1980s, and 1990s, but based on all the attention that these Pro Street machines are getting...

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GUMBY THE HOT ROD GET’S MORE LOVE! Check Out The Build Progress On Freiburger’s 1929 Model A Ford Coupe!

Model A Fords are cool. Period. They are just one of those iconic machines that the hot rodding and racing world has always loved, and we totally get why. This one that Freiburger has is a cool...

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John Jackson Found The HOTTEST Custom Car and Truck Show In Oklahoma! This is Slamboree ’26!

I was planning to attend Slamboree 2026 at Osage Casino this past weekend, but a variety of things kept me from being able to make the trip. But you can imagine how excited I was when I found out...

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Even More Problems for Big Cordless Tool Brands from Walmart! These Walmart Brands Kick Ass! Watch Milwaukee Cower!

A couple of weeks ago we shared a Torque Test Channel video that was putting Walmart’s newest cordless tool brand, Greenworks Pro, to the test where it passed with flying colors. So much so...

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KALITTA, TODD & ANDERSON RACE TO WINS AT MUCKLESHOOT CASINO RESORT NHRA NORTHWEST NATIONALS

– Kalitta rolls to second straight TF win – Todd gets first FC win of 2026 – Anderson goes back in PS points lead SEATTLE (July 26, 2026) – Funny Car’s J.R. Todd won for the...

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BROWN, WILKERSON & G. STANFIELD GET MISSION #2FAST2TASTY CHALLENGE WINS AT MUCKLESHOOT CASINO RESORT NHRA NORTHWEST NATIONALS

Josh Hart, J.R. Todd and Dallas Glenn power to No. 1 spots at Pacific Raceways SEATTLE (July 25, 2026) – Four-time Top Fuel world champion Antron Brown earned his first Mission #2Fast2Tasty...

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Halfass Kustoms Newest Project: Starting Work On The 1949 GMC Roadster Pickup Custom

This project is one that Brent has had sitting around for some time and has just been waiting to get back onto it. It isn’t your average 1949 GMC, as it is mounted on a modified Caprice chassis...

PRI Show Photos: We Came, We Saw, And We Made A Dream List. Check Out The Cars And Parts Of PRI 2023

Here’s another batch of photos from the 2023 PRI Show and a link below in case you missed any of them. We’ve got more photos from the 2023 PRI Show in Indy. Man this place is full of epic stuff...

Daniel and the Crew at Powell Machine Show How To Rebuild Gen 3 HEMI Heads The Right Way. Valve Job, Surfacing, And Removing Broken Bolts

Powell Machine Inc. is known for building some pretty impressive engines, and for being experts in valve train and lifter technology, particularly in those classes of racing that require a flat...

Cool Historic Video: Watch Walter Cronkite Cruise A Sports Car, and Check Out Vintage In-Car Racing Action From Lime Rock!

Walter Cronkite was a car guy, no kidding. He was a sports car guy, having fallen in love with the small speedy cars while working as a front line war correspondent during WWII. Cronkite owned and...

King Of The 1980s Sleepers: The 1985 Ford LTD LX Had 5.0L Power Along With Cop Shocks, Tires, and Suspension

This is pretty awesome. The Ford LTD was a car owned by grandparents across America. It was not an exciting car, not a fast car, not a car that was designed to do anything but just shuttle people...

Not So Magnificent Seven: This Video Profiles Seven Of The Most Heartbreaking Racing Losses Ever

The awesome thing about racing is that it is an unending battle between man/woman and machine. Typically speaking, the best men and women get the best machines and then make with them what they will....

Retro Awesome Video: Watch Ms Bigfoot Crush Cars and Sled Pull Back In 1986

This is some great footage. Captured at an event in Missouri, we are going to watch the famed Ms. Bigfoot Ford Ranger smash some cars and hook to the pulling sled. The first thing you’ll notice...

FLYWHEEL VS FLEXPLATE-DOES A LIGHTWEIGHT FLYWHEEL ADD ANY POWER? 45 POUNDS VS 16 POUNDS-WHO WINS?

In a lot of racing, folks are real big on the weight of their flywheels because it effects how the engine accelerates. But on a lot of occasions I’ve seen folks go with the lightest flywheel...

Bello’s Kustoms LS Swapped A Merc! Here’s The Exhaust, The Finishing Touches, And The First Road Trip In The LS Merc.

Here’s the videos you guys have been waiting for on the LS swapped Merc build. The first one below has the finishing touches and exhaust being finished and then it is time to take this thing...

Finnegan’s Cummins-Swapped Chevy Square Body Roadkill Ramp Truck Hauls His New Race Trailer AND Blasphemi!

Finnegan has gone through a fair number of trailers and haulers in the past few years and on several occasions he’s talked about how heavy some of them have been to haul around. Well now...

Dirthead Dave Installs A Sliding Ragtop And Shaves The Gas Door on the Bagged Mustang II Project!

If you haven’t ever wanted a sliding rag top in a vehicle then you are a weirdo. I’ve never been a sunroof guy, but a sliding rag is pretty damn cool. I think a VW bug or bus with a...

The Torque Test Channel Tests Out Big Boy 3/4″ Impacts: Modded DeWALT v Metabo, TEMU v Amazon

Cordless impact guns are insanely strong in 1/2″ sizes, but what about these giant 3/4″ bad boys? And do any of these cheap ass tools from Amazon and TEMU actually have any merit? Is it...

DIY Engine Tech: How To Replace Valve Springs and Do A Budget Refresh On An LS Head At Home.

I know a lot of folks who get a junkyard LS and then start doing upgrades and are intimidated by the thought of replacing their own valve springs or cleaning up their own cylinder heads in general....

Weird From New: This Review Of The 1988 Buick Reatta Asks Questions We Still Ask Today

We’re so used to being able to put different cars and trucks into their respective buckets. This one is a sport sedan, this one is a luxury cruiser, this one is a grand touring car, etc. The...