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Apr 04, 2021ENGINE, Tech Stories

Rebeldryver’s Garage: The Intro Of The 400 Power Adder Small Block – Boost Ready Baby!

It’s time for Scott to get his 1965 Impala back on the road after years of neglect. But to do that means a new engine, new trans?, more power and even more fun. This is the 400 cubic inch Blueprint Engines Power Adder Small Block, which is the same engine we’ve made over 1,200 horsepower with after adding a Procharger and some other goodies. This engine is fully capable of supporting 1,000 horsepower and we know the short block is up the task of more than that for sure. In this video Scott goes through the specs on the engine, the process of building it and testing it, and what he plans to do with it in his Impala.

Here is all the information from Rebeldryver himself.

I am putting together my small block 400 from BluePrint Engines. This is their part number BP4003CT1. This is their power adder ready 400. Just add your own boost or nitrous to it and make big power from a small block Chevy. I am planning on installing twin turbos in the future. See it on their website: https://blueprintengines.com/products...​ This engine is destined for my 1965 Impala SS. In this video I am installing an Edelbrock 2925 Super Victor intake, Holley 0-4781S 850 double pumper, and a MSD 8360 ready to run distributor.

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Mar 17, 2021OTHER, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos

Cheap And Easy Tire Balancing At Home: Balancing Drag Radials And Slicks Made Easy!

I grew up in auto shops and at race tracks where tires were always balanced after being installed on a set of wheels. At my Grandpa’s or my Uncle’s shops it was super common place and I learned at my Grandpa’s on an old fashioned Bubble Balancer. Later on I would learn to use a Hunter rotational balancer at my Uncle’s shop, and would mount and balance wheels all the time. But the bubble balancer never went away, because every single Firestone, Goodyear, or Mickey Thompson slick that my dad ever had installed at the track was balanced with a bubble balancer. And if you go to the track today, Goodyear, MT, and Hoosier all have bubble balancers in their trailers and use them for slicks. Some of them do have newer digital rotational balancers as well, but these can only be used for smaller tires. In the drag radial world there are even folks who claim no balancing is needed. I don’t happen to subscribe to that philosophy myself, as I want a smooth drive on the road and no shaking when going fast on the track.

In this Tech Tip Tuesday, Doug from Motion Raceworks shows you how he balances his drag radials for his VERY low 7 second Nova and what he uses to do it. He also has some tips on weights for racing. Watch and learn and go buy a balancer.

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6.7L Of LS To Go! Watch This Katech Built Endurance Racing Engine Get Tortured On The Dyno

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Jan 27, 20211320 Project Cars, OTHER, TECH, Tech Stories, Videos

Fitzee Shows Us How To Build Rust Repair Panels From Scratch. This Stuff Isn’t As Hard As You’d Think!

Fitzee’s Fabrications is building a car that he calls Crusty, because it is just that. Because the car is getting built into a cool drag car, and a ton of the rusty crusty bits have to be cut out anyway to build the chassis, cage, floors, firewall, and tubs, it was no big thing. Luckily Fitzee is a specialist at sheetmetal fabrication and repair, and he not only makes it look easy, but also explains how you too can make it easy. His tips and tricks, methods, and attitude are enough to inspire anyone to do rust repair. I have learned so much from watching him and a couple other guys online that I know I’ll be more comfortable doing rust repair and sheetmetal fabrication than I’ve ever been. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve done rust repairs, body mods like shaved handles, and plenty of fabrication, but I’ve never been a body guy. I have done repairs and made them ready for bodywork, but I would never have considered myself super comfortable with it. But Fitzee is confidence inspiring!

Seriously, watch this, learn, be inspired, and check out the new project. It’s a 1970s Corolla, that’s going to have a custom chassis, cage, turbo LS combo, with leaf springs out back and  a Mustang II up front. This is going to be a fun little car and we totally approve. He’s planning to stretch and resize the rear wheel openings because he’s going to have more tire than will fit the stock opening, and the entire project is being built on a budget. Anything that can be fabricated instead of being bought, will be, and we love him for it.

Watch and enjoy and be inspired to do something.

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Road Tour Episode 3: 1500 Miles In Epic Hot Rods Like This '70 Chevelle and '63 Impala

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Jan 16, 20211320 Engine Tech, 1320 Tech Story, 1320 Videos, Apex Engine Tech, Apex Tech Stories, Apex Video, ENGINE, ENGINES, Tech Stories, Videos, XL Engine Tech, XL Tech Stories, XL Videos

Small Block Ford Intake Testing – Single vs Dual Plane On Both 351 Cleveland And Windsor

The world of intake manifolds is a diverse one, where dual plane, single plane, tunnel ram, IR, cross ram, long runner and short are available for just about every popular engine combo. And because modern intakes have gotten more and more modular, there are lots of ways to configure intakes for your particular application. But with the increasing number of throttle body fuel injection systems, and the still much larger number running carburetors, the age old discussion of dual plane vs single plane is a valid one. There has always been a belief that single planes are for racing and dual planes are for street cars, but with the ever increasing performance potential that we take advantage of, our street cars are getting more and more powerful all the time. So does the rule still apply? Is single really only good for the race track? Are dual planes only good for a cruiser?

Thanks to our friend Richard Holdener, we’re going to see the results of some testing with both a 351 Cleveland and a 351 Windsor on the dyno at Westech Performance Group. Watch, look at real data, and listen to the conclusions Richard has come to after years of dyno testing. Then use the info to help you make the right parts decisions for your bitchin Ford build.

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Nov 18, 20201320 Drag News, 1320 Videos, Apex Video, BangShift 1320, BangShift APEX, BangShift News, ENGINE, ENGINES, MISC, Tech Stories, Videos

Not A Supercharger: This All-Billet Four Rotor Engine Build Is Awesome And Wild!

It was 1991 when Mazda won the 24 hours of Le Mans with their famed C787B race car which was powered by a four rotor version of the company’s rotary engine called the 13J (also built as the 26B). Instantly, rotary engine fans everywhere wanted a four rotor mill. It was never made as a production line engine but over the years people have gotten creative and stacked the rotors in about every form you can think of, building their own and even larger versions. This being said, using factory parts has it drawbacks and this video goes over those drawbacks and shows an-all billet version of the engine going together. Sure it looks like an overgrown blower, but this is actually a big horsepower maker.

Filmed in Australia where the rotary engine has a really strong following (chased only by the USA on this front) we are at the Promaz engine building shop to see how they assemble one of these and to learn some of the tricks of the trade as well as some of the inner workings of these amazing billet parts.

You are looking at probably $45,000 worth of engine before it has even been completed here. These things with boost can produce 1,500+ horsepower so it’s not like there isn’t payoff but it’s big money for a very specific way of making horsepower.

Watch the build and appreciate the engineering!

Press play below to see an all-billet four rotor engine get bolted together –

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The Desert Truck Of Your Mopar Dreams: This Dodge Bodied Class 8 Baja Truck Is Nearly Done - Unique And Awesome!