Horsepower Monster Video Magazine: Videos of Engine Builds, Racing, Muscle Cars and More

Chevrolet will Import Holden Commodore as the New SS

Just take a look at that. Yes, the vertigo-inducing checkerboard makes the image a bit tough to look at for too long, but can you guess what that that is you are looking at? Yes, it a NASCAR Sprint Cup race car. But it’s more than that. When that car, …

Install a Roll Cage in a ’66 Chevy Nova

A pre-fab roll cage kit can make life easier. But pre-fab’s “one size fits all” nature is another way to say “fits nothing perfectly.” Here’s how to make a few modifications so yours fits like a glove.

Dirt Late Model Racing at Friendship

Friendship Speedway is a dirt track tucked into the foothills of North Carolina. I had the chance to hang out with racer Chris Hargett and mount up a few GoPro cameras on his car for a Crate Late Model race. Friendship used to be an asphalt track, and the facility …

Sprint Car on the Chassis Dyno

Now here’s something you don’t see everyday. A Sprint Car on a chassis dyno is an uncommon sight because Sprint Cars lack a starter. Roush Yates Performance has modified their chassis dyno to become on of the few facilities in the world capable of putting a Sprinter through its paces.

How to Degree Your Camshaft

Cam designers exert a lot of research and brainpower developing the absolute best cam lobes that open and close the valves at the perfect time to maximize power. Unfortunately, for a traditional cam-in-block engine, like most American V8′s, the camshaft doesn’t directly activate the valves. There are plenty of other …

New Invention is a Better Way to Assemble Pistons and Rods

I don’t know about you, but one of the tasks I dislike most about engine building (just behind filing rings) is installing spiral locks. The Lock-In-Tool is a new invention created by a longtime engine building friend that makes the chore of assembling pistons on rods a lot easier. Here’s …

Select any channel below to view all posts within that channel: