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Parking Lot Piston Swap On Rocky Mountain Race Week 2024! Nobody Is More Hard Core Than Tom Bagguley From Britain!

Chad Reynolds — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 16:59:31 +0000

I first met Tom Bagguley after he took off on vacation and flew across the pond to hang out with us on Rocky Mountain Race Week a couple years ago. Now he’s been back and forth a couple of times, bought a turbocharged, LS swapped, Fox Mustang sight unseen for cheap, and has been participating in these events with us all over the country. This dude is doing it on the cheap, having a great time, and is one of the nicest people you will ever meet. On this year’s Rocky Mountain Race Week, he hurt a piston on day one and started out the trip by having to swap it out. In a parking lot. By himself. The dude is a legend, a monster, a dude, and we love him for it. Check out the Rocky Mountain Race Week highlight video on his piston swapping adventures below.

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Tom is awesome and has done multiple Race Weeks and Drag and Drive events but this one started off a bit rough when he hurt a piston on day one. He swapped in a “new” one and made the 350 mile trip and laid down another pass to stay in the competition!

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TOP SECRET ACCUFAB 5.0L FORD INTAKE-NEVER BEFORE TESTED. PLUS STOCK VS ROLLER ROCKERS-HOW MUCH HP?

Chad Reynolds — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 13:12:29 +0000

Richard is back at it with some super top secret, never before tested, Accufab 5.0 intake testing. We love the guys at Accufab and their creativity, so it is no surprise that something like this exists from those guys. In the video below you will see Richard testing this bad boy on the dyno, along with a stock vs roller rockers upgrade to see if it makes a difference and if so by how much. Check it out below.

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CUSTOM DUAL OVAL-BLADE UPPER INTAKE-WHAT’S IT WORTH? HOW TO MAKE 5.0L FORD POWER. HOW MUCH POWER ARE ROLLER ROCKERS WORTH ON A 5.0L FORD? HOW MUCH POWER IS A CUSTOM ACCUFAB UPPER INTAKE WORTH ON A 5.0L FORD? WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU ELIMINATE THE RUNNER LENGTH IN THE UPPER INTAKE? ARE TWO THROTTLE BLADES BETTER THAN 1? DOES THE 5.0L FORD NEED MORE AIRFLOW? CHECK OUT THIS VEIDEO WHERE I WORKED WITH LEGENDARY 5.0L FORD GUYS MARK SANCHEZ AND JOHN MIHOVETZ TESTING A SET OF ROLLER ROCKERS AND THEN A CUSTOM (1-OFF) UPPER INTAKE FROM 1990 THAT FEATURED DUAL OVAL THROTTLE BODIES. HOW MUCH POWER WERE THE MODS WORTH?

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So What’s The Cardinal Rule Of Turbo Charging? Watch This Video And Find Out From The Man Himself, Peter Harrell At Harrell Engine And Dyno.

Chad Reynolds — Thu, 20 Jun 2024 19:50:55 +0000

Whenever we can learn stuff from Pete, we do. This guy is super smart and absolutely generous with his information. So when Pete says he’s going to share the cardinal rule of turbo charging, he means with regards to drag racing. And that is power management, meaning be able to achieve your desired boost level on the starting line every single time. Because if you don’t start a run with the boost where you want it, and you don’t have the control of that boost down low, you won’t be successful going down the track. The good news is that there has never been more technology, knowledge, or available help than there is right now. So watch this video from Pete and see if you can learn something.

The best part is that you can do all the testing of this you want, without ever going to the dragstrip!

Watch and learn folks.

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GEN 2 LT1-THE OTHER GUYS SMALL BLOCK-HOW MUCH ARE PORTED HEADS & TPIS ZZ409 CAM WORTH ON THE LT1?

Chad Reynolds — Sat, 15 Jun 2024 10:29:48 +0000

I’ve got a Gen 2 LT1 in a 1956 Chevy, and it has always been a fun engine. It’s mostly stock, but when we put a stand alone EFI on it and significantly improved ignition, we were able to squeeze a surprising amount of extra power out of it. So when I saw Richard doing more testing on his LT1 I figured there was some good stuff to learn. Check out the video below and see what you think.

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HOW MUCH POWER DID THE GEN 2 LT1 REALLY MAKE? HOW MUCH POWER ARE PORTED HEADS WORTH ON AN LT1? HOW MCH POWER IS A CAM WORTH ON AN LT1? IS THE LT1 BETTER THAN THE LS? WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU REPLACE THE STOCK LT1 HEADS AND CAM WITH PORTED HEADS AND AN AFTER MARKET CAM? CHECK OUT THIS VIDEO THAT FEATURED PERFORMANCE MODS ON THE GEN 2 LT1. IN THIS ONGOING SERIES, THE LT1 RECEIVED HAND-PORTED LT1 HEADS (STOCK VALVE SIZES) AND A TPIS ZZ409 CAM. CHECK OUT THE POWER GAINS OFFERED BY REPLACING THE STOCK COMPONENTS WITH THE PORTED HEADS AND TPIS CAM. THE QUESTION IS-WAS IT ENOUGH?

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GEN 2 LT1 INTAKE TEST-CARB VS EFI! STOCK LT1 EFI VS GM DUAL-PLANE & EDELBROCK VRS CARB. WHO WINS?

Chad Reynolds — Fri, 14 Jun 2024 09:41:53 +0000

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HOW MUCH POWER DOES A GEN-2 LT1 REALLY MAKE? CARB VS EFI-WHICH ONE MAKES MORE POWER? WHICH ONE MAKES MORE TORQUE? HOW GOOD IS THE FACTORY LT1 INTAKE MANIFOLD? CAN AN OLD-SCHOOL CARBURETOR COMPETE WITH MODERN FUEL INJECTION? HOW GOOD IS THE EDELBROCK VRS CARBURETOR? CHECK OUT THIS VIDEO WHERE I RAN A STOCK, GEN-2 LT1 ON THE DYNO WITH THE FACTORY EFI LT1 INTAKE AND THROTTLE BODY USING A HOLLEY HP MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. I THEN REPLACED THE EFI INDUCTION SYSTEM WITH AN EDELBROCK VRS CARBURETOR AND GM PERFORMANCE LT1-BASED, DUAL-PLANE INTAKE. IN THE CARBS VS COMPUTERS SHOOTOUT, WHO CAME OUT ON TOP?

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Vice Grip Garage’s Chopped Top 1935 Ford Truck is Back, But It Is Time To BUILD IT BETTER This Time!

Chad Reynolds — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 11:54:44 +0000

Who doesn’t love a chopped 1935 Ford pickup truck? Well whoever owns it when it doesn’t run or drive well enough to be fun, that’s who. And in this case it’s Derek from Vice Grip Garage. I love the look of this thing, but it sure doesn’t work well. It’s got a hodgepodge of parts in it and now it is time for Derek to get it fixed up the right way so it can be driven more. He’s pulling in some help from some friends, which I love, so stay tuned for the next couple of videos on this project as well. You are going to dig where it is going and the thrash that they are putting into it in order to get it ready to rock at Hot Rod’s Power Tour.

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Does the 1935 ford still run? It’s currently 318 mopar powered, and running terribly bad. Let’s crawl it into the barn, and come up with a plan to build it much better!

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JUNKYARD 8.1L CAM TEST. STOCK VS ZZ502-REAL DYNO DATA. HOW MUCH HP IS A ZZ502 CAM WORTH IN A GEN 7?

Chad Reynolds — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 13:53:47 +0000

Richard Holdener is back at it! This time he’s taking that Vortec 8.1, aka the 496, and seeing if he can make real power gains with a bigger cam. And can that cam come from a Gen 6 Big Block? Will it work in the Gen 7? Is it worth doing? Here are the answers to all those questions with full dyno results to prove it all!

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HOW TO SWAP AN 8.1L CAM! CAN I RUN A GEN 6 454 CAM IN MY GEN 7 496? HOW MUCH POWER IS A CAM SWAP WORTH ON MY BIG BLOCK CHEVY? DOES THE GEN 7 8.1L RESPOND WELL TO A CAM UPGRADE? HOW MUCH POWER IS A ZZ502 CAM SWAP WORTH ON A GEN 7 8.1L? SHOULD I SWAP THE CAM IN MY GEN 7 8.1L? THESE QUESTIONS ARE ALL ANSWERED IN THIS VIDEO DETAILING A CAM SWP ON AN 8.1L, GEN-7 496 BIG BLOCK CHEVY. I GO STEP BY STEP ON HOW TO SWAP THE CAM AND HOW TO UPGRADE THE SPRINGS FOR THE CAM. FULL DYNO RESULTS ARE PROVIDED AS ALWAYS.

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Carb Tuning 101: Powell Machine Talks Holley Carburetor Tuning For Maximum Power. Learn How Your Holley Works.

Chad Reynolds — Wed, 05 Jun 2024 10:13:44 +0000

We’re fans of the tech that is shared by the Powell Machine crew, and the two videos below are no different. If you are looking for Holley carburetor tuning info, then these Holley Carburetor Tuning 101 videos should be right up your alley. If you don’t understand how a carburetor works, with regards to idle circuits, main circuits, power valves, and more, then you want to watch this.

For an automotive part that is often referred to as super simple and old school tech, there are really a bunch of cool tech going on inside them. I’ve owned lots of carbureted cars, and several that are fuel injected. And while I love my Holley EFI, I still totally dig my Holley carburetors too.

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The first video talks about the idle circuits and main circuit functions of a traditional Holley Carburetor, and how to tune them.

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This video is more about tuning, plus what the metering blocks are really doing.

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This BURIED Plymouth Barracuda Has Been Parked for 22 YEARS! Will it RUN, AND DRIVE 400 Miles Home For Vice Grip Garage?

Chad Reynolds — Wed, 05 Jun 2024 10:03:55 +0000

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A guy bought a 1965 Plymouth Barracuda Sight Unseen from some fans of Vice Grip Garage. It was previously restored, but parked for 21 years. It’s rough, doesn’t run, but we’re going to try get this Iconic old car back home!

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Is It Stupid To Fix Up A 300,000 Mile Vehicle? Or Are They Only Good For Parts? Project Farm Wants To Settle This!

Chad Reynolds — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 16:35:46 +0000

We talk about junkyard LS engines all the time around here, and I’ve personally had LS powered vehicles with nearly 300,000 miles on them. Hell, one of them gave up it’s engine for one of Richard Holdener’s Big Bang projects and made over 1,400 horsepower on the original rods, pistons, rings, bearings, and crankshaft, with over 279,000 miles on them. So let’s say you find a 250,000 to 300,000 mile Silverado that runs and drives but could use some love. Is it worth fixing it up a bit in order to make it into a nice driver?

In this video from Project Farm, he’s going to take his analytic approach to deciding what is worth fixing up and what isn’t. I think you can save a lot of vehicles, if I didn’t I wouldn’t be a hot rodder, but that doesn’t mean they are always a smart project. So what do we think?

Let’s watch the video and see what his conclusions are and how that fits with what we, as hot rodders, think.

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Most people get rid of vehicles well before 300,000 miles, often times due to concerns about reliability. So, let’s go through a vehicle that has over 300,000 miles on it from top to bottom and front to back to prepare this vehicle for another 100,000 reliable miles! Includes rust repair, front end rebuild, complete tune up, axle hub bearing replacement, fluid changes, new brakes and rotors, front end alignment, headlight bulb replacement, MAF sensor cleaning, tensioner pulley bearing replacement, fan clutch replacement, axle seal replacement, and A/C freon level check.

I purchased all of the parts and supplies used for this vehicle. So, thank you for supporting the channel!

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