Engine Masters

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Do Cylinder Heads Matter Under Boost?
Episode overview
On Engine Masters, presented by AMSOIL, the crew dives into how cylinder head flow and boost affect horsepower. They run their 363 Windsor once with 195cc and 225cc heads, and declare .. show full overview
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Does Octane Make Power?
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The guys run back-to-back tests with 87, 91, 110, 116 and even E85 to see if higher octane can make more power, and if an engine's optimal timing even changes with different octane. See .. show full overview
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The Blow-Through Battle: Carb v. TBI
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The guys outfit their ProCharger-fed Ford 363 with a Demon 650 blow-through carb and with Holley's new Super Sniper Stealth throttle-body-style EFI to determine which will reign supreme .. show full overview
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Mandrel- v. Crunch-Bent Exhaust
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The guys find out if mandrel-bent exhaust pipes really make more power over the crimped and crunched pipes the local shop bends up. They'll test them with mufflers, without mufflers, .. show full overview
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Oil Filter Shootout
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As unsexy as it is, protecting an engine starts with the oil and filter. On Engine Masters, presented by AMSOIL, the crew tests 10 different filters back-to-back-to-back. From the .. show full overview
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Carb Hats for Blowers
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Since the dawn of supercharging, compressed air has been stuffed through carburetors, and it's as true now as it was back then. The question today on Engine Masters, presented by AMSOIL, .. show full overview
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Roots Blower Testing!
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The crew is on the hunt for two things. First, they're searching for low air temps and big HP numbers as they compare the heat-extracting power of under-roots intercoolers vs. E85! And .. show full overview
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Is Intake Manifold Port Matching Worth It?
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Does port matching an intake manifold create enough power to justify the cost? On Engine Masters, presented by AMSOIL, the crew is going to find out with an out-of-the-box Super Victor, .. show full overview
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Dyno Testing for Real Life!
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When it comes right down to it, nothing that happens on the dyno matters until you get the engine in the car. Today on Engine Masters, presented by AMSOIL, the guys test everything that will be used in David Freiburger's Model A drag car.
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4150 v. 4500 - The Battle of the Holley Carbs
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Holley carbs have been known for years as the standard by which all racing carbs are measured, but today's question is this: CFMs being equal, is there any difference in power between .. show full overview
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Does Compression Make Power?
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Does compression make power? The easy answer is yes, but the answers we're looking for today have more to do with how it makes power and how sensitive it becomes to temperature on pump .. show full overview
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Mopar Muscle Showdown!
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It's a battle between the iconic 440 Six Pack and the legendary 426 Hemi, and we're settling age-old bets on this one. Do they live up to lore of 440 grunt and 426 top end? Can the Six Pack cool outgun the famed Hemi heads?
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Screaming 8K RPM!!
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We're taking trips to the moon as we test different combos on a 331ci small Chevy. Starting with an excellent little combo good for 7K RPM, we step it up to show you how improved airflow .. show full overview
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It's the Oil Pump Pump-Off!!
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Sounds boring, we know. But if you're like us, you've always chosen an oil pump based on some knee-jerk instinct. It's time to finally learn the difference between standard, high-volume .. show full overview
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Exhaust for Turbos - The Dos and Dont's
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We all know that adding any sort of restrictor -- like a muffler -- is going to hurt power on a turbo motor. We also know that sometimes it just makes sanity-sense to cut down excess .. show full overview
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The Wedge Head Shootout!!
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We love our big-block Mopars here at Engine Masters, and we've finally put together a horsepower-per-dollar comparison of street-centric wedge cylinder heads. Want to spend bottom dollar .. show full overview
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Hilborn Stacks!
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You've seen them, you've drooled over them, and you may have even run them. We dive into the wavy waters of individual runner systems, how you can tune them, and whether all that cool makes any more power than the stalwart carburetor.
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Choosing Fuel: Which Barrel Is Right for You?
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The guys study the fueling demands, horsepower, and the pros and cons of running 116 octane gasoline, E85, methanol and oxygenated gas. They all have different oxygen contents, air/fuel .. show full overview
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Water-Meth Injection: Is It Cooler Than the Intercooler??
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The guys explore the cooling benefits of water-methanol injection. They'll be looking at any added tolerance to detonation, intake air temps, how much to inject at what rpm, and the .. show full overview
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Cold Air Considerations
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We've done air filter shootouts before, but none like this. On this episode of Engine Masters, it's all about finding the least restrictive way to route a cold air system. We're here to .. show full overview
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Nitrous for Noobs - The 150 Shot Walkthrough
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We dive into the fundamentals of the cheapest, easiest and most effective way to give your motor some grunt: nitrous oxide. Using the most basic 150-horse plate system, we'll show you .. show full overview
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The Split Duration Decision
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We explore the differences between single and split-duration camshafts. Can the extended exhaust duration of the split pattern crutch poor exhaust flow? Does the single pattern really .. show full overview
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5.9 Magnum Intake Shootout
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It's finally time for some 5.9 Magnum action! This is the easiest Mopar V8 to score out of the junkyard, and we're shooting out intake upgrades for a street car swap. We pit the factory .. show full overview
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The Piston Pin Offset Flip -- Is It a Flop?
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Some claim it makes more power, others say it helps an engine rev more quickly, but can the simple flopping of a piston's orientation in the cylinder really affect its performance or .. show full overview
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General Mayhem 440 Returns
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We strap the General Mayhem 440 on the dyno to make some decisions on which intake and headers to run in the car, but also -- and most importantly -- to squeeze out more than the 707 .. show full overview
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A Crash Course in Valve Float
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We all know valve float as the evil that lurks beyond the redline, the dreaded robber of horsepower and destroyer of valves. But what is it really? What does it look like when it happens? And how can you put it as high in the RPM band as possible?

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