From a few solid hammer whacks to the quick checks with a measuring caliper, there’s an amazing amount of knowledge in this little room. These guys have clearly been at it a while. It does seem that the cranks being done here are for small inline engines. We picked up a three cylinder application may be the final stop for these guys. Now, are they going into newly built engines? Are these replacement cranks? We know none of that.

We do know that watching these guys work is fascinating.

Press play below to see these cranks finished off by hand in an old factory –

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DO ROLLER ROCKERS ADD POWER? FULL DYNO RESULTS ON LS ROLLER ROCKER UPGRADES. HOW MUCH POWER DO THEY ADD TO AN LS MOTOR? ARE ROLLER ROCKERS A GOOD UPGRADE? HOW DO ALUMINUM ROCKERS COMPARE TO A CAM SWAP? HOW MUCH POWER IS A CAM WORTH? CHECKOUT THIS VIDEO WHERE I RAN THREE DIFFERENT MOTORS, THE FIRST WITH A SIMPLE BTR TRUCK NORRIS CAM SWAP ON A 5.3L. TEST NUMBER 2 INVOLVED COMPARING A STOCK LM7 CAM TO AN LS7 CAM, THEN SHOWING THE RESULTS OF 1.8 ROCKERS ON THE LS7 CAM. THE FINAL TEST WAS TO DYNO TEST 1.85 ROCKERS VERSUS THE STOCK ROCKERS ON A 5.7L LS1, THEN COMPARE THE ROCKER GAINS TO A CAM SWAP (WITH STOCK ROCKERS).

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In the video below, Project Farm is going to put several OE oils through their paces, including oil analysis, so check it out and see how they stack up against Mobil 1. What do you think? OE Oil or aftermarket?

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Motor Oils: Mopar, Motorcraft, ACDelco, Honda, Toyota, and Mobil 1. Motor oils compared for lubricity or film strength, evaporative loss, and cold oil flow before and after heat exposure.

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You guys say you want more videos and more projects – and we’re delivering! Welcome to the new section of the Riding with Alex Taylor Channel, where more episode with different content will come out. We’re pulling out forgotten projects, ones left to sit, and starting new ones. And we’re kicking it off with this 41 Willys Gasser with a 392 Blown Alcohol Hemi! This is the LAST Willys that Deb and Den every laid up out of their molds. It became a tribute car to the iconic Stone Woods and Cooks Willys of the past, got dad back into racing, and then it got parked after the Hemi kept giving fits. This is a good one, so buckle up!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtMNDu-t5ko

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Watch, laugh, and be amazed as always.

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This 1967 Ford Fairlane was bought sight unseen after sitting for 40 years. This is a legendary street/strip car from Pottstown PA. We stuffed a small block ford and 5 speed manual in it. A guys going to take a few laps at the local drag strip, then attempt to drive it 900 miles home back to Tennessee.

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HOW MUCH BOOST CAN I RUN ON MY 4.8L? HOW MUCH NITROUS CAN I RUN ON MY 4.8L? CAN I RUN A CARBURETOR WITH BOOST? CAN I RUN A DUAL-PLANE INTAKE WITH BOOST? HOW MUCH POWER IS NITROUS WORTH ON A 4.8L? HOW MUCH POWER IS A VORTECH SUPERCHARGER WORTH ON A 4.8L? HOW MUCH POWER IS A TURBO WORTH ON A 4.8L? CHECK OUT THE POWER GAINS OFFERED BY A CHEAP NOS SNIPER NITROUS SYSTEM. FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED WHEN WE RAN A VORTECH Ti TRIM VORTECH ON A BLOW-THROUGH (CARB) 4.8L! CHECK OUT THE FINAL TEST WHERE WE RAN A SUMMIT RACING S475 TURBO ON A BTR-CAMMED 4.8L. THERE IS NOTHING LIKE BOOST OR NITROUS TO MAKE SOME SERIOUS POWER GAINS.

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This is a little Yamaha TR125 and while we do know that it is huffed, we do not know where the turbo came from, how hilariously small it is, and where you can find one. We can tell you that according to the video there were virtually NO internal modifications to the engine. There were stronger clutch springs added to the engine which we’re guessing was to keep the thing from just running away on the stock clutch.

The engine was factory rated right around 26-27hp and with 1 bar of pressure being shoved into its face, enriched fuel system, and the hammer down this thing made 53hp effectively doubling the factory output and doing it in a very, very short money way.

Can you imagine this thing on the back of a shifter kart? We’re thinking that ginger throttle application would be necessary coming out of the corners and on the straights you’d be passing people like they were tied to a stump.

Fun deal here and a neat engine!

Press play below to see this turbocharged 125cc two stroke make power!

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HOW MUCH POWER ARE SHORTY HEADERS WORTH? HOW MUCH POWER ARE LONG TUBE HEADERS WORTH? HOW MUCH POWER IS A CAM SWAP WORTH ON A 4.8L? SHOULD I UPGRADE THE TRUCK INTAKE ON MY 4.8L? WHAT HAPPENS IF I ADD HEADS, CAM AND INTAKE ON A 4.8L? CHECK OUT THIS VIDEO IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN MAKING MODIFICATIONS TO YOUR 4.8L LS MOTOR (WORKS ON 5.3L AND 6.0L TOO). I COMPARED STOCK EXHAUST MANIFOLDS VS SHORTY HEADES AND LONG TUBE HEADERS ON A STOCK AND MODIFIED 4.8L TO DEMONSTRATE THE CHANGE IN POWER ON EACH COMBO. I ALSO COMPARED THE STOCK VS BTR TRUCK NORRIS NSR CAM, STOCK TRUCK INTAKE VS FAST LSXRT AND DEMONSTRATED THE GAINS OFFERED BY UPGRADING THE HEADS, CAM AND INTAKE.

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What do we mean by “big” engine? Well there were two different blocks used to make the straight eight. The 320ci variant was in a block 34.5 inches long and the smaller variants like the 221, 230, 233, 235, 278, and even the larger 345 were built off a block that was 31.25 inches long. Just carry your measuring tape to the cruise night to figure out what family you’re looking at. People will love that, we’re sure.

The 320ci Fireball Eight had a 3 7/16th bore and stroke of 4 5/16. They did not turn a lot of RPM, obviously but they did make solid power for their day. The 320 was factory rated at 168hp at 3,800 RPM. Back in the era of their newness, they could compete with the best any other car company was cranking out. These engines actually become somewhat popular in the weirdo D/dragster category of drag racing in the 1960s where strange engines ruled the day. In fact, straight eight engines can still be found in pretty good supply at the Bonneville Salt Flats during speed week each, year. We have included video of a hairy one being dyno tested here.

So there’s your quick and dirty lesson on the 320ci Buick straight eight here on 3/20.

Here are some cool Buick straight eight videos – We THINK they all “big” engines –

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It sure wasn’t pretty, but they got that part in the works and got some suspension under it, so now it is time to stuff some power into this beast. It’s time to build a burnout truck and that’s just what they are going to do. But not before some real work had to happen and part of that was getting this thing up in the air so they could start taking it apart and seeing what is going to need to be done to add some pretty back into the mix. With that sorted it is time to get cracking on some new parts going together and that means some cool stuff from QA1, and several other companies. In the case of the engine, they have chosen none other than Texas Speed and they’ve picked out something special to go under the hood.

Don’t worry, after that this thing is going to be getting all the go fast goodies it needs to successfully spin the tires at eleventy thousand miles per hour in pursuit of all the smoke and tire blowing applause. I mean what could possibly go wrong?

Watch.

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