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A rebuilt junkyard Chevy LQ-4 motor is treated to a more aggressive camshaft and springs to see how much dyno power it makes. Plus, Joe and Mike hit the road to take in the annual Horsepower Finals, a season-finale drag racing event featuring some of the country's top Outlaw racers!
After another power test on their Chevy LQ-4 motor, using a new intake, throttle body and fuel injectors, the HorsePower guys break new ground! First installing an E-85 carb conversion from a small block Chevy and then testing results.
HorsePower's '92 Foxbody's got a thousand-horse turbo motor. And now its got the rest of the race-ready parts it needs to make horsepower at the rear wheels. That includes fuel system, cooling system, electronics, transmission and the works!
The HorsePower guys set out to build a classic Ford 460 big inch motor on a rock bottom budget. From the junkyard to a fresh, nearly-new powerplant. It's a TV build full of tech tips and fun facts about the good ole 460. Best of all, it's a low-cash project for money-strapped gearheads!
The second annual Engine Builder Challenge, is a rematch between Wyotech's Blairsville and Sacramento campuses. With a 347 cid Ford Racing short block and a $5,000 budget the teams match skills, and determination in their quest for the 2009 trophy!
HorsePower teams up with Oldsmobile engine guru, Joe Mondello, to build the show's first 455. It's a legend among muscle car era performance engines. HorsePower visits Mondello's shop to build one of their own monumental 455 powerplants!
A hot rod cop car? That's right! The HorsePower guys help their local Sheriff's Department with a buildup on one of their Dodge Chargers. First, with air induction and exhaust upgrades
After launching their classic Olds 455 engine build at the homebase of Dr. Olds, Joe Mondello, Joe and Mike finish their buildup and test results on the engine dyno. Plus, another budget-friendly tech tip!
HorsePower's Ford big block is back! After a low-budget buildup, it's time pull out the stops and see how much power Mike and Joe can cram into it with beefy aftermarket heads, cam and more.
Joe and Mike put their modified 460 on the dyno with a goal of making 600+ horsepower!
The HorsePower guys try out a new concept in nitrous oxide, using a 2005 Mustang! Plus, a money-saving tech tip and creating your own engine cradle for your home shop.
It's Chevy's turn as Mike and Joe build a classic 454 big block engine on a skimpy budget of 25-hundred dollars! Will it make more horsepower than their recent Ford budget build? The dyno will reveal the answer. Plus, a trip to the annual NHRA Hot Rod Reunion in Bowling Green, KY.
After a successful budget build, the HorsePower Team go hog wild with their 454 big block Chevy in an all-out performance buildup! After all the wrenching, they'll dyno the motor again to see if beats the horsepower of their Ford 460 big block.
After building a 623-horsepower big block engine, Joe and Mike drop it into an '85 Monte Carlo - convert the car to an automatic transmission and take it to the streets for the ultimate test of real world performance!
HorsePower launches its first build of a '68 Mustang track car - a ride especially built for the road course. In the first episode, Joe and Mike build a 347 cubic inch smallblock with the right power combination to handle the challenges of road course driving.
Mike and Joe continue the buildup of a '68 Mustang built especially for road courses. This time they address the chassis, suspension, brakes, transmission and more!
It's Mopar's turn! After completing rock-bottom budget builds on Ford and Chevy engines, HorsePower now gives a Mopar 360 the same treatment. The challenge is to make impressive street power with only about 25-hundred bucks to work with.
The HorsePower guys use a Summit catalog to source all the parts they need for a budget-friendly, high performance smallblock engine build. We'll see what kind of dyno numbers they get from their little mail order monster!
HorsePower finishes up its '68 track car project. After a paint job, it's time for re-assembly and installation of gauges, fuel lines and misc. accessories. She'll be picture-perfect and road course-ready.
HorsePower's budget Mopar motor is a done deal. Now, it's time to amp up the power in that same motor. Joe and Mike load it up with high performance parts to see how much Mopar muscle their small block engine has got.
Mike and Joe build their own a super high performance cold air intake system for their Monte Carlo project car. Plus, they test the newest craze in drag racing, using fifth-scale remote controlled, gas powered cars.
HorsePower becomes the first TV show to supercharge Chevy's new factory muscle car, the 2010 Camaro! Mike and Joe will bolt on a new kit to pump an already powerful, stock V-8 smallblock. Then, they use their chassis dyno to measure the horsepower payoff.
Which monumental motor will make the most horsepower... the Chevy 454 or the Ford 460? Joe and Mike build one of each in the HorsePower shop. Then, a showdown on the dyno will determine who is the baddest!
