Engine Masters is an automotive enthusiast series that takes a scientific and entertaining approach to testing engine performance. Hosted by automotive experts David Freiburger, Steve Dulcich, and Steve Brule, the show conducts rigorous dyno testing and head-to-head engine comparisons to answer questions that gearheads have debated for decades. Each episode explores different aspects of engine building and modification, from testing various aftermarket parts and components to comparing different engine configurations and tuning strategies. The hosts use professional dynamometer equipment to provide real, measurable data about horsepower and torque gains, separating automotive myths from facts. Whether examining the effectiveness of different intake manifolds, carburetor setups, camshaft profiles, or complete engine builds, the series delivers practical information for both amateur enthusiasts and professional engine builders. The show combines technical expertise with an accessible presentation style, making complex automotive engineering concepts understandable while maintaining entertainment value for viewers passionate about internal combustion engines and performance optimization.
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8×26 |
Header Science: Step vs. Merge |
Nov 17, 2023 |
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8×25 |
The Exhaust Duration Equation |
Nov 10, 2023 |
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8×24 |
Port v. Plate Nitrous Injection |
Nov 3, 2023 |
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8×23 |
Sniper 2 the Rescue |
Oct 27, 2023 |
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8×22 |
BIG CFM Shootout |
Oct 20, 2023 |
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8×21 |
Controlling the Hit |
Oct 13, 2023 |
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8×20 |
A Study in O2 Sensors and AFR Readings |
Oct 6, 2023 |
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8×19 |
Heat Management |
Sep 29, 2023 |
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8×18 |
BBF Intake Manifold Comparison |
Sep 22, 2023 |
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8×17 |
The Nitrous Plate Debate |
Sep 15, 2023 |
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8×16 |
Proper Pushrods & Sufficient Springs |
Sep 8, 2023 |
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8×15 |
The Surprising Findings of the Air Filter Shootout |
Sep 1, 2023 |
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8×14 |
Keep Your Fuel Cool!! |
Aug 25, 2023 |
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8×13 |
The Weight of Oil |
Jun 16, 2023 |
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8×12 |
Big-Block Chevy Dual Plane Shootout! |
Jun 9, 2023 |
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8×11 |
When Headers Don't Matter |
Jun 2, 2023 |
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8×10 |
Cams: How Small Is Too Small? |
May 26, 2023 |
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8×9 |
Exhaust Tech: Header Primary Length |
May 19, 2023 |
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8×8 |
Straight Talk About Spark Plugs |
May 12, 2023 |
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8×7 |
One Cam, Three Ways! |
May 5, 2023 |
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8×6 |
Sequential vs. Batch Fire EFI |
Apr 28, 2023 |
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8×5 |
Bellmouth for Power?! |
Apr 21, 2023 |
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8×4 |
The Throttle-Body Throwdown! |
Apr 14, 2023 |
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8×3 |
Tank Testing for Air-to-Water Intercoolers |
Apr 7, 2023 |
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8×2 |
High vs. Low Injectors |
Mar 31, 2023 |
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8×1 |
Air-to-Air Intercooler, Now With CO2!! |
Mar 24, 2023 |
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season 7 |
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7×26 |
Tunnel Ram Battle: Single v. Dual Quad |
Dec 23, 2022 |
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7×25 |
Blown v. NA - Two Ways to 1,000 hp |
Dec 16, 2022 |
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7×24 |
Carb v. EFI: The Multipoint Edition |
Dec 9, 2022 |
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7×23 |
Wet vs. Dry Nitrous |
Dec 2, 2022 |
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7×22 |
The Leaker Episode |
Nov 25, 2022 |
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7×21 |
The Magic of the Flex Fuel Sensor |
Nov 18, 2022 |
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7×20 |
Six Pack Shootout!! |
Nov 11, 2022 |
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7×19 |
Quest for F-Rod Greatness |
Nov 4, 2022 |
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7×18 |
Oil Pumps for Power?! |
Oct 28, 2022 |
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7×17 |
Single Pattern vs. Split Pattern Cams |
Oct 21, 2022 |
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7×16 |
Pick-a-Carb Shootout |
Oct 14, 2022 |
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7×15 |
Low Buck SBC Head Shootout |
Oct 7, 2022 |
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7×14 |
Every Trick in the Book |
Sep 30, 2022 |
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7×13 |
Exhaust Cutouts |
Jun 24, 2022 |
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7×12 |
Manifold Shootout for the Carbureted LS Crowd |
Jun 17, 2022 |
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7×11 |
Which Ram? All the Rams?! |
Jun 10, 2022 |
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7×10 |
Do Header Wraps Work? |
Jun 3, 2022 |
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7×9 |
Measuring the Max Wedge for a Street 440 |
May 27, 2022 |
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7×8 |
Does Fuel Temperature Matter?? |
May 23, 2022 |
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7×7 |
Manifolds or Headers for Your Turbo LS? |
May 13, 2022 |
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7×6 |
Solid Lifter Cam Comparo - Roller v Flat Tappet! |
May 6, 2022 |
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7×5 |
SBF Intake Shootout! |
Apr 29, 2022 |
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7×4 |
The Battle of the Gen III Hemis!! |
Apr 22, 2022 |
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7×3 |
Rectangle vs. Cathedral Ports for LS Power!! |
Apr 15, 2022 |
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7×2 |
Slant-Six Manifold Shootout!! |
Apr 8, 2022 |
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7×1 |
Holley Carb Tuning Tips |
Apr 1, 2022 |
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season 6 |
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6×26 |
A Crash Course in Valve Float |
Dec 10, 2021 |
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6×25 |
General Mayhem 440 Returns |
Dec 3, 2021 |
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6×24 |
The Piston Pin Offset Flip -- Is It a Flop? |
Nov 26, 2021 |
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6×23 |
5.9 Magnum Intake Shootout |
Nov 19, 2021 |
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6×22 |
The Split Duration Decision |
Nov 12, 2021 |
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6×21 |
Nitrous for Noobs - The 150 Shot Walkthrough |
Nov 5, 2021 |
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6×20 |
Cold Air Considerations |
Oct 29, 2021 |
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6×19 |
Water-Meth Injection: Is It Cooler Than the Intercooler?? |
Oct 22, 2021 |
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6×18 |
Choosing Fuel: Which Barrel Is Right for You? |
Oct 15, 2021 |
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6×17 |
Hilborn Stacks! |
Oct 8, 2021 |
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6×16 |
The Wedge Head Shootout!! |
Oct 1, 2021 |
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6×15 |
Exhaust for Turbos - The Dos and Dont's |
Sep 24, 2021 |
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6×14 |
It's the Oil Pump Pump-Off!! |
Sep 17, 2021 |
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6×13 |
Screaming 8K RPM!! |
Jun 25, 2021 |
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6×12 |
Mopar Muscle Showdown! |
Jun 18, 2021 |
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6×11 |
Does Compression Make Power? |
Jun 11, 2021 |
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6×10 |
4150 v. 4500 - The Battle of the Holley Carbs |
Jun 4, 2021 |
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6×9 |
Dyno Testing for Real Life! |
May 28, 2021 |
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6×8 |
Is Intake Manifold Port Matching Worth It? |
May 21, 2021 |
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6×7 |
Roots Blower Testing! |
May 14, 2021 |
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6×6 |
Carb Hats for Blowers |
May 7, 2021 |
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6×5 |
Oil Filter Shootout |
Apr 30, 2021 |
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6×4 |
Mandrel- v. Crunch-Bent Exhaust |
Apr 23, 2021 |
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6×3 |
The Blow-Through Battle: Carb v. TBI |
Apr 16, 2021 |
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6×2 |
Does Octane Make Power? |
Apr 9, 2021 |
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6×1 |
Do Cylinder Heads Matter Under Boost? |
Apr 2, 2021 |
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season 5 |
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5×26 |
Engine Masters go to School on the Gen III Hemi |
Nov 13, 2020 |
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5×25 |
The Great Blower Cam Debate |
Nov 6, 2020 |
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5×24 |
Dulcich's Quest for Slant 6 Greatness! |
Oct 30, 2020 |
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5×23 |
Small-Block vs. Big-Block. How Do You Want YOUR 500 hp?! |
Oct 23, 2020 |
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5×22 |
1,000 HP Muffler Showdown!! |
Oct 16, 2020 |
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5×21 |
Tunnel Ram vs. Cross Ram! The Old School Dual Quad Shootout |
Oct 9, 2020 |
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5×20 |
Headers for Boost!! |
Oct 2, 2020 |
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5×19 |
Less Weight to Rotate!! Diet Testing the Rotating Mass |
Sep 25, 2020 |
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5×18 |
ZOOMIES!! A Novelty Header Shootout! |
Sep 18, 2020 |
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5×17 |
One THOUSAND Horsepower. Naturally Aspirated. Period. |
Sep 11, 2020 |
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5×16 |
Tuning the Tubes: Why Header Collector Length Matters |
Sep 4, 2020 |
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5×15 |
Throwing Sparks: The Great Ignition Debate |
Aug 28, 2020 |
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5×14 |
Welcome to a Day at the Dyno! |
Aug 21, 2020 |
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5×13 |
The Turbo MoHo 4-4-0 |
Aug 14, 2020 |
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5×12 |
Engine Personality Test: Camshaft LSA Explained |
Aug 7, 2020 |
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5×11 |
1,500 HP, the Blown and Squeezed BBC Way!! |
Jul 31, 2020 |
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5×10 |
Windsor Manifold Showdown |
May 1, 2020 |
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5×9 |
The Mystery of the Great 4/7 Swap |
Apr 24, 2020 |
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5×8 |
Carb Spacers: Gimmick or Gold? |
Apr 17, 2020 |
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5×7 |
Single vs. Dual Exhaust |
Apr 10, 2020 |
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5×6 |
Free Valvetrain Tuning for More Power! |
Apr 3, 2020 |
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5×5 |
Advances in Cam Timing |
Mar 27, 2020 |
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5×4 |
Iron vs. Aluminum Heads: A Study of Heat |
Mar 20, 2020 |
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5×3 |
Pantastic News! |
Mar 13, 2020 |
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5×2 |
Cheap Carb Showdown |
Mar 6, 2020 |
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5×1 |
Rod Ratio Examined |
Feb 28, 2020 |
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season 4 |
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4×12 |
The 440 You Can Afford |
Dec 4, 2019 |
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4×11 |
Big-Inch, Big-Power, Big-Block Manifold Shootout |
Nov 6, 2019 |
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4×10 |
You're Gonna Need a Bigger Plenum... |
Oct 9, 2019 |
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4×9 |
Battle of the Budget Fuel Pumps |
Sep 11, 2019 |
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4×8 |
$40 Muffler Shootout |
Aug 14, 2019 |
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4×7 |
Hydraulic vs. Solid Lifters: the Redux! |
Jul 17, 2019 |
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4×6 |
Tuning in the Tune-up |
Jun 19, 2019 |
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4×5 |
Pressure Testing the "Blower Manifold" Debate |
May 22, 2019 |
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4×4 |
Hot In, Cool Out—Intercooler vs. Water/Methanol Injection for Turbos |
Apr 24, 2019 |
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4×3 |
Carb Size Matters |
Mar 27, 2019 |
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4×2 |
Heat Kills Power—The How and Why |
Feb 27, 2019 |
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4×1 |
SBC Dual-Plane Shootout |
Jan 30, 2019 |
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season 3 |
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3×12 |
Stock vs. Built vs. Boost vs. Both |
Nov 7, 2018 |
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3×11 |
200-MPH Horsepower! |
Oct 10, 2018 |
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3×10 |
EFI vs. Carbs Redux!! |
Sep 12, 2018 |
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3×9 |
What's the Best Intake for Nitrous Oxide? |
Aug 15, 2018 |
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3×8 |
1,500HP Junkyard Short-Block! |
Jul 18, 2018 |
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3×7 |
598ci of Torque vs. Horsepower! |
Jun 20, 2018 |
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3×6 |
If Accessories Could Kill |
May 23, 2018 |
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3×5 |
Turbo LS the Right Way! |
Apr 25, 2018 |
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3×4 |
Intakes for Torque vs. Horsepower |
Mar 28, 2018 |
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3×3 |
How Oil Kills Power! |
Feb 28, 2018 |
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3×2 |
Chevy 350 vs. Ford 351! |
Jan 31, 2018 |
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3×1 |
Gas vs. E85: Power and Pros & Cons |
Jan 3, 2018 |
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season 2 |
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2×11 |
Do Roller Rocker Arms Add Horsepower? |
Dec 4, 2017 |
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2×10 |
Cylinder Head Games – How Big is Too Big? |
Nov 6, 2017 |
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2×9 |
Air Filter Horsepower Shootout! |
Oct 9, 2017 |
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2×8 |
How Much Boost Can a Stock Engine Take? |
Sep 11, 2017 |
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2×7 |
Supercharger Tuning and Proven Power! |
Aug 14, 2017 |
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2×6 |
Best Cheap Chevy 350 Mods - Dyno-Proven! |
Jul 17, 2017 |
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2×5 |
Powerstroke Turbo on a Ford 5.0! |
Jun 19, 2017 |
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2×4 |
Straight Exhaust vs. H-Pipe vs. X-Pipe! |
May 22, 2017 |
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2×3 |
DIY Cylinder Head Porting Gains 92 Horsepower! |
Apr 24, 2017 |
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2×2 |
Ultimate Horsepower-Killing Fans! |
Mar 27, 2017 |
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2×1 |
Camshaft Specs Explained |
Feb 27, 2017 |
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season 1 |
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1×18 |
Stock vs. Stroked Horsepower Test! |
Feb 9, 2017 |
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1×17 |
Cheap vs. Expensive Mufflers! |
Jan 2, 2017 |
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1×16 |
Roller vs. Flat-Tappet Cams! |
Nov 28, 2016 |
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1×15 |
Power Test: Cast Manifolds vs. Headers |
Oct 31, 2016 |
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1×14 |
Junkyard Jewel Power Bolt-Ons! |
Oct 3, 2016 |
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1×13 |
How Much Nitrous Can a Stock Engine Take? |
Sep 5, 2016 |
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1×12 |
Pick the Right Exhaust Headers! |
Aug 8, 2016 |
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1×11 |
Stroker Shootout! Ford vs. Mopar 408s |
Jul 11, 2016 |
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1×10 |
600hp Camshaft Shootout! Hydraulic vs. Solid |
Jun 13, 2016 |
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1×9 |
The Power of 2.5 vs. 3-Inch Exhaust |
May 16, 2016 |
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1×8 |
Battle of Budget Boost! Centrifugal vs. Roots, Paxton vs. Weiand |
Apr 18, 2016 |
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1×7 |
Holley vs. Edelbrock, Tri-Power vs. Dual-Quad! |
Mar 21, 2016 |
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1×6 |
Are CNC-Ported Cylinder Heads Worth the Money? |
Jan 25, 2016 |
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1×5 |
Hellcat Power with a 5.7 Hemi? |
Jan 18, 2016 |
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1×4 |
Exhaust Header Bash! Testing Power Loss from Dents |
Jan 12, 2016 |
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1×3 |
383 Chevy vs. 383 Mopar! |
Dec 28, 2015 |
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1×2 |
Carburetor vs. EFI Shootout! |
Dec 14, 2015 |
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1×1 |
Dyno Proven: 50 HP with One Bolt-On! |
Nov 23, 2015 |
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