Horsepower’s back to the second annual Holley LS Fest. It's an event where LS-only powered cars compete on the drag strip, the autocross and even a drift car challenge.
Aired: 03/10/2012
Horsepower discovers a non-dyno way to test engines before they’re installed. It’s an engine run stand they also use for carb tuning. Plus, a look at how race car stopping power goes into new street car brake kits.
Aired: 02/25/2012
Water/methanol injection has been used successfully since World War II as a way to enhance power by increasing octane. Horsepower conduct a pair of first-ever tests – one for naturally-aspirated engines, another for turbo engines. The results may astonish you.
Aired: 02/18/2012
Horsepower embraces the latest supercharging technology from Edelbrock and applies it to a new, Hemi-powered Dodge Challlenger. Plus, a “heads-up” on picking pistons.
Aired: 02/18/2012
The guys install their uniquely designed, newly built LS engine in a ’69 Camaro, along with a race-ready trans. Then it’s put up or shut up, as they pay it off a quarter-mile drag strip. Also go behind the scenes at the home of a top tool box manufacturer.
Aired: 01/21/2012
The LS engine and the first generation Camaro are a match made in high performance heaven. With help from engine specialists, ATK, the Horsepower guys build a carbureted 408 version with hopes for big numbers on the dyno. Plus, a one-of-a-kind race event where Prestolite Gathers late model muscle machines for their MMX Shootout on the strip.
Aired: 01/7/2012
It’s a Horsepower first – the buildup of a classic Buick 350 small block. From the boneyard to the dyno cell, discover how to enhance the factory performance of a little-known Chevy cousin and keep its original looks.
Aired: 12/17/2011
Horsepower visits the inaugural “Run to Music City”. It’s a pro touring event loaded with beautiful old muscle cars, all modified for power and performance on the autocross, the speed-stop challenge and the road course. Plus, we show how to pump the performance of a six-cylinder Mustang GT.
Aired: 10/29/2011
Horsepower helps legendary racer Mario Andretti build a supercharged, modified, stylized Signature Camaro. It’s a one-of-a-kind car with a special mission. It’s destined for the Auction block with all money going to the Wounded Warrior Project.
Aired: 10/22/2011
We use a bunch of re-purposed parts and a whole lot of massaging to build a real world bracket race engine that’s got plenty of competitive, consistent power.
Aired: 09/24/2011
Time again to wake up Project Deep Sleep – Horsepower’s ’97 T-bird hiding a 427 cubic inch small block beast. The guys put final touches on their stealthy Mustang and Camaro killer.
Aired: 09/10/2011
Legendary engine-builder Keith Dorton joins the Horsepower guys in the build of a new Dorton series circle track engine. Keith shares shop secrets from more than 40 years of building championship race engines.
Aired: 08/6/2011
The Horsepower guys forge ahead with their ultimate “sleeper” project. First, they drop in their 610-horsepower 427 into the ’97 T-bird, then, after massive modifications, mate it to a new-tech tranny and complete the exhaust system. Plus, a trip to the Matco tool expo and the testing of a powerful coolant additive.
Aired: 06/4/2011
Project Deep Sleep gets the ultimate sleeper engine. It’s a stroked 427, based on Ford’s new Boss 351 Block. After adding a high performance parts combo, its off to the engine dyno, where the engine produces surprisingly stout horsepower.
Aired: 05/28/2011
With the passing of engine guru Joe Modello, the world of high performance lost one of its true legends. Horsepower honors the memory of “Dr. Olds” with a retrospective that includes Modello sharing tech and life secrets with Joe and Mike, as they joined forces to build a fabled Olds 455.
Aired: 05/21/2011
Horsepower builds the epitome of a “sleeper” car. They take a drab, mundane 1997 Thunderbird, remove it’s stock 4.6 engine to replace it with a 427 cubic inch beast. It’s Project also involving transmission, rear end and suspension upgrades. However the exterior will be “plain Jane” all the way.
Aired: 04/30/2011