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GIVING AWAY A FREE TRANSMISSION! American Powertrain & TREMEC Transmission Kit Contest Drawing At Hot Rod Power Tour 2026

Every year at Hot Rod Power Tour the folks at American Powertrain partner with TREMEC to give away a free American Powertrain Transmission Kit for one lucky winner. It’s free to enter and you...

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IHRA Triple Crown Testing LIVE: Teams Are Testing For Tomorrows Racing Action At IHRA Darana National Trail Raceway

If you are fired up about the 2026 IHRA Triple Crown, you are not alone! This weekend promises to be full of great racing action from Darana Raceway National Trail! Teams are fired up and ready to...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: We’ve Got NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing From Division 1 Maryland International Raceway – Thursday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 1! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. If you like Sportsman Drag...

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FREE LIVESTREAM: Big Money Bracket Racing From The EAST COAST TRIPLE $50K at Virginia Motorsports Park- THURSDAY

It’s time for more big money bracket racing as we’re right in the thick of summer racing season. We’ve got nearly a half dozen livestreams to share today as this is the hot and...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Division 3 At Summit Motorsports Park – Thursday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 3! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. If you like Sportsman Drag...

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Free Nostalgia Drag Racing Livestream: NHRA’s National Hot Rod Reunion in Bowling Green Kentucky Is LIVE Right Now!

Holley’s NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion is just one of the big events going on every year in Bowling Green Kentucky. With Nostalgia Funny Cars and Top Fuel Dragsters taking wack at Beech Bend...

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American Powertrain Introduces: 4×2 TR-4050™ 5-Speed Pro-Fit HD Manual Transmission Kit for RWD 1988-98 Chevy/GMC OBS Trucks

If you are looking for a legit heavy duty overdrive manual transmission for your truck, then this one here from American Powertrain is the way to go. It uses the Tremec TR-4050 and makes a great...

HOW TO MAKE 5.0L POWER-BOLT ONS VS BOOST. SHOULD YOU PICK HEADS, CAM & INTAKE OR JUST ADD A TURBO?

Small block Ford owners, rejoice in the fact that Richard Holdener still has a soft spot for them and is sharing more bolt on power options for the venerable 5.0 Ford. Should you just add boost? Or...

Happy 5/04! Let’s Celebrate the Workhorse Case 504ci Diesel Inline Six – Built To Last!

There’s no such thing as as 504ci factory engine, right? Wrong. The Case Manufacturing concern which is one of the most legendary names in American tractor and equipment history produced a...

Give Your 2011-2023 Ford More Breathing Room With Holley’s Hi-Ram And Ultra Lo-Ram Coyote Manifolds

If you are looking for a great addition to your Coyote powered Ford, or your Coyote swap, look no further than these great intake manifolds from Holley. The Hi-Ram, and Ultra Lo-Ram, intake manifolds...

Deboss Garage 1966 VW Squareback Pro Street Sleeper Build: LT4 In A ’66 VW Squareback!

This project is going to be awesome. I’m in love with the idea of throwing a full chassis underneath the Volkswagen Squareback and stuffing an LT4 and a Magnum in it. What could possibly go...

Dodge 440 Long Ram Dyno Test – TOO MUCH Torque!

If you’ve never seen one of these long-runner Mopar Long Ram, aka cross-ram, intake manifolds then you are missing out. These things look so amazing in the engine compartment and quite frankly...

Austin Speed Shop – Building A Bomber Seat, The Jesse James Way

We dig bomber seats around here and whenever I see a video about putting one together I am interested in watching the process. It would seem that every one of them must be built the same, but the...

Halfass Kustoms 1935 Dodge Coupe Project: Filling The Roof And Rebuilding The Door Bottoms

With so much going on, everywhere on this car, it is easy to get distracted and go in multiple directions, but the roof still needs the love right now and so Brent is going to starting filling it in...

Daddy Dave’s Audi Hits The Dyno – First 2 Pulls Ever! Can You Guess The Horsepower?

Dave is back with the Audi! I love this car, it looks so cool on camera and in person, and the color is rad. Plus, this is the most comfortable car he’s ever been in. You guys are going to love...

How To Build A Channeled Hot Rod: The Working Man’s Model A Sedan Part 21 Welding The Floors In From Underneath!

The body is mostly done, the patch panels are in, the floors are done from the inside, the firewall has been installed and some of the suspension is even set up. But now it’s time to finish...

Homebuilt Boost: This Ratty Looking Dodge Dakota Has A Home Turbocharged 3.9L V6 And It Makes Some Power!

This is what hot rodding looks like right here. True knees and elbows, make it weird and fast hot rodding. You are looking at a weird little beast of truck that no one will ever really see coming at...

Drag Action Photos: More PDRA Mid-Atlantic Showdown At Virginia Motorsports Park

Here’s another great gallery of photos from the Mid-Atlantic Showdown. (Photos by David Whealon) – It was a competitive weekend of PDRA drag racing action at Virginia Motorsports Park last...

Amelia Island Concourse d’Elegance: The Fancy High End Car Show Greatness Continues!

We’ve got another great gallery of photos from Amelia Island thanks to Joe Grippo. If you missed any of our other photos, use the link below to check them all out. (Words and Photos by Joe...

Vice Grip Garage NASCAR Truck: SO CLOSE To Firing Up The Race Truck (what a MESS) + Bonneville Updates!

Well, it got the big block, the turbo 400, some wiring, some body stuff, and more but it still needs a bit more love to get it up and running. and now it needs electrical, bumpers, and some kind of...