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SMALL TIRE GANGSTERS GO FOR THE $20K+ AGAIN!!!! LOSER’S BRACKET AT DIG OR DIE DIG DAYS 7 AT THE ROCK

If you like Dig or Die coverage as much as we do, then check out this race video from our friends at Spoold Media. Keep in mind, this race is worth more than $20,000 and it’s the losers bracket...

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Leroy Engine Teardown: Did Cleetus Tear Up This HED Beast? Or Is It In Great Shape Still And Ready For More Boost?

Anybody who knows Cleetus, knows that he can tear up just about anything. I can’t even begin to guess the number of engines he’s blown up over the years, but it’s an insane number....

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8×8 and 6×6 Truck Trials Competition: These Bad Ass Rigs Take On All The Mud, Climbs, And Obstacles You Can Throw At Them!

If you have never seen the Tatra truck trials, you are missing out. These 6×6 trucks are truly something special as they have insane suspension, locking diffs, and the ability to ascend and descend...

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Testing TikTok versus Instagram Tool Hacks: Testing a Fractal Vise versus a Dual Battery Behemoth. Are Either Worth Having?

You can imagine that being a tool testing channel on YouTube means digging through tons of comments telling you that you are wrong about the tools you test, or are testing the wrong ones all...

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Finally BIG TURBO POWER! Swapping a 500HP SRT4 Turbo Engine Into A Classic Dodge Caravan Wasn’t As Easy As They Thought!

In the previous installments of the SRT4 powered Caravan build, I said that I wasn’t sure there has ever been a Dodge Caravan that was cleaner and cooler than this one right here, and the engine...

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INDYCAR NTT SERIES: EXTENDED HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2026 Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix At NASHVILLE SUPER SPEEDWAY

Heavy rain meant the NTT INDYCAR SERIES couldn’t race on Sunday for the 2026 Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix, but they were at it bright and early on Monday! If you missed the racing...

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Easy Step by Step! How To Paint Interior Plastic, Vinyl, & Leather.

Whether you have a new project that needs some interior love, or you’ve gone to the wrecking yard in pursuit of some interior parts for your project, it always sucks when you find the right...

Summernats 34: Day 5 Of Australia’s Ultimate Horsepower Celebration

Day 5 action from Summernats 2022 is right here, and if you missed Day 4 use the link below to check it out! Every single hot rodder on the planet knows about Summernats and there isn’t anyone out...

I’m Confused. Will It Make It 2,100 Miles? It’s Nicer Than Most Of The Things I Own!

I own some nice cars and a bunch of not nice cars, and if they are running then thoughts on their reliability don’t even cross my mind. If it is running and will drive me around town, then it...

Mooneyes New Year’s Party Coverage: More Photos Of Bitchin Traditional Rods, Customs, Drag Cars, And More!

(Photos by Wes Allison) Our photo coverage from the Mooneyes New Year’s Party Car Show and Drag Races is just getting wound up. We have a bunch of great photos thanks to Wes Allison, and we are...

DIY Tool Mods: How To Take A Cheap Blasting Cabinet And Make It Not Suck

Everyone that I know who has a blasting cabinet has one of two thoughts when it comes to theirs. One is that it is the greatest thing they ever bought for the shop, and two is that it sucks but...

Fender Flare Install: Be Inspired By Welding Steel Flares To A 911 Porsche

When some folks think fender flares they thing four wheel drive trucks, while others think back to the 1970’s when folks installed fiberglass fender flares on everything that didn’t move,...

Historical Drag Racing Video: Mario Andretti Drag Racing For The Only Time In His Life At Connecticut Dragway!

This right here is some stuff! The first part of the video seems to date from the first half of the 1960s but the last half comes from 1968 and there’s one really specific way that we know...

Torrid Torana: This 2,000hp LJ Torana Uses A Twin Turbocharged 23-Degree Small Block Chevy Engine!

This car is freaking spectacular. It is absolutely the cleanest little Torana we have ever seen, it has run 6.94/200, it does all of this one a 275-radial tire, and you’ll never believe what...

Glorious Failure Video: This Film Documents NASA Space Shuttle Main Engine Test Failures – They Blew Up A LOT Of Stuff!

The old expression, “If you want to make an omelette, you’ve got to break a few eggs,” has never been illustrated more clearly than it is in this video. You are going to watch a...

Watch This Mighty 1971 McLaren M8F Destroy The Quick Time Of The Day At Goodwood A Couple Years Back

When we talk about the history and evolution of the legendary Can-Am series of road racing, what we have to really make as a line is the era before the Porsche 917 and then the era after the Posche...

Watch This Drag Car Warmup End In A Sadly Humorous Way – Did Not See That Coming

We have seen all sorts of stuff happen to heavy duty drag race cars during engine warm ups. We have seen them backfire, we have seen them seize up because they had no oil in them, and we have seen...

Summernats 34: More Power, More Burnouts, More Fun!

Day 4 action from Summernats 2022 is right here, and if you missed Day 3 use the link below to check it out! Every single hot rodder on the planet knows about Summernats and there isn’t anyone out...

Own Some Piston Pumping History: We Found A Freshly Rebuilt Allison V-1710 Engine On eBay!

Oh sure, the Merlin may be more sexy in a few ways but we’ll always hav the Allison V-1710 in our hearts as the workhorse V-style piston engine of WWII. These engines were found in a load of...

Just Awesome: This 6.0L LS Engine Is Destroked With A 4.8 Crank and Uses An 8 To 1 Header To Feed The Turbo!

If you are among the people that think all LS engine builds are the same, by all means keep right on walking. If you think no one can do anything interesting with one of these venerable mills your...