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Engine Power shows you building tips and secrets on assembling and tuning everything from mild performance street engines to full-race monsters.

Latest Engine Power Episodes

Twins for the Win

We're twin-turboing our 600+ HP 427ci Small Block Chevy with new EFI, pushing "Baby Blue" to the limit!

Season 12 Episode 16

Twins for the Win

Salvage to Savage 5.3 LS

We upgrade our 5.3 LS with forged parts, cam, EFI then dyno NA & boosted on 93 octane.

Season 12 Episode 15

Salvage to Savage 5.3 LS

427ci LSx Part 2

We're finishing our 427ci LSx engine for Music City Trucks' C10, adding EFI and dyno-tuning it.

Season 12 Episode 14

427ci LSx Part 2

427ci LSx Part 1

We're building a 427ci pump-gas LSx for a Music City Trucks C10, aiming for serious hot rod power.

Season 12 Episode 13

427ci LSx Part 1

434ci UMP Race Engine

We visit UNOH where we build and dyno a brutal 434ci UMP Modified dirt track engine.

Season 12 Episode 12

434ci UMP Race Engine

509ci W-Series Big Block Chevy Part 2

We continue building our 509ci W-Series with high-flow induction and EFI for big dyno power.

Season 12 Episode 11

509ci W-Series Big Block Chevy Part 2

509ci W-Series Big Block Chevy Part 1

We build a big-inch, pump-gas Chevy W-Series monster from an aluminum block!

Season 12 Episode 10

509ci W-Series Big Block Chevy Part 1

Engine Power Season 10 Episodes

Can a Stock Cast SBC Crank live at 7000 RPM and 570+ HP?

E85 fuel promises high-octane performance for almost any engine. We put it to the test.

Season 10 Episode 1

Can a Stock Cast SBC Crank live at 7000 RPM and 570+ HP?

Race Engine Tuning & Tech

We’ll show you tips to keep any high performance powerplant running strong.

Season 10 Episode 2

Race Engine Tuning & Tech

Big Horsepower at High RPM With Our Pump Gas 496 Stroker Big Block Chevy

Our Big Block Chevy gets ready for life inside a high-revving hot rod.

Season 10 Episode 3

Big Horsepower at High RPM With Our Pump Gas 496 Stroker Big Block Chevy

How To Plan Your Engine Build: To Make Power, You Need to Have a Plan

If you want to make power, you need to have a plan!

Season 10 Episode 4

How To Plan Your Engine Build: To Make Power, You Need to Have a Plan

Turbocharging a Stock 460 Big Block Ford for Massive (And Affordable) Power

We turbocharge a bone stock Big Block Ford on the cheap.

Season 10 Episode 5

Turbocharging a Stock 460 Big Block Ford for Massive (And Affordable) Power

Compression Obsession: A Bigger Block

Our Small Block Chevy cracked during a cold snap. So we’re going to put the guts in a bigger block.

Season 10 Episode 6

Compression Obsession: A Bigger Block

Compression Obsession: More Power

Once we finish assembly on our improved Compression Obsession SBC, we’ll run this mule on the dyno.

Season 10 Episode 7

Compression Obsession: More Power

Top 5 Reasons Why Your Engine Won’t Start

Today we’ll show you the 5 most common reasons your engine won’t start...and how to fix it!

Season 10 Episode 8

Top 5 Reasons Why Your Engine Won’t Start

High Tech Slant Six

We reinforce our Slant Six with a fully-forged rotating assembly.

Season 10 Episode 9

High Tech Slant Six

High Tech Slant Six Gets Boosted

We give our Slant Six a huge induction upgrade, a custom EFI system, and a turbocharger.

Season 10 Episode 10

High Tech Slant Six Gets Boosted

440ci Motown LS Race Engine: Part I

We're putting together a high-compression 440ci road race engine for Carcass' 1972 Camaro race car!

Season 10 Episode 11

440ci Motown LS Race Engine: Part I

440ci Motown LS Race Engine: Part II

We finish the assembly of our 440 with a conventional SBC bottom end and LS induction.

Season 10 Episode 12

440ci Motown LS Race Engine: Part II

Pro LS Bottom End Build

We build the foundation of a stroker LS that would be a PERFECT fit for a hot rod!

Season 10 Episode 13

Pro LS Bottom End Build

Pro LS on the Dyno

We complete our stroker LS powerplant and put it to the ultimate performance test in the dyno cell!

Season 10 Episode 14

Pro LS on the Dyno

496ci Stroker Big Block Chevy

We put custom touches on our 496ci Stroker Big Block and get it ready for the street rod life!

Season 10 Episode 15

496ci Stroker Big Block Chevy

From Classroom to Circle Track

As part of the Motorsports Team, students at UNOH build high-performance dirt race cars.

Season 10 Episode 16

From Classroom to Circle Track

Engine Power Featured Projects

Spicy Sleeper Granada

Spicy Sleeper Granada

DejaVroom Twin Engines

DejaVroom Twin Engines

Ford 300 Turbo

Engine Power Builds

The Detroit Muscle crew searches through a big-body boneyard to find a green 1971 Chevy Caprice. In order to separate this car from stereotypical b-body builds.

We heard about a 1977 Granada with a great body, but several mechanical issues. We wanted to build a ride that looks like a Sunday driver…until you step on the throttle! With each aftermarket upgrade, our 1977 Ford takes one step closer to that goal.

Spicy Sleeper Granada

Everyone knows that the Plymouth Road Runner is one of the most iconic American muscle cars ever produced. While some have retained museum-like quality, others have received a personal touch from Mother Nature and Father Time. Detroit Muscle is always on the cutting edge of tackling projects that stand out from the crowd. So look no further than this rough and rugged masterpiece.

What’s more exciting than an instant classic? Music City Trucks knew they needed to hit the ground running, and they decided to do this by building a classic 1991 GMC Suburban they named Unbreakable. They chose this truck for a few reasons, one being the last of the classic square body style, and another because it’s the biggest SUV of its era. The Suburban is a prime example of a beginner off-road rig where parts are readily available at a reasonable price.

Unbreakable Suburban

It’s hard to make a DJ5 Mail Jeep cooler than it already is, but Carcass managed to do just that and build an off-road monster that delivers on its mission of conquering any terrain and keeping its character in the process. The guys sought a unique right-hand drive project that could maintain its allure no matter the project’s direction while providing the off-road performance few vehicles can match on the trails. They did this by stripping down the retired mail Jeep and starting from scratch.

We build a wicked dirt track car, starting with a hand-built chassis and hi-tech suspension!

A triple threat G-Machine!

Triple Threat Camaro

The Engine Power guys have turbo guru John Urist in the shop to add big power to GM’s latest Camaro. Twin turbos and the new LT1 powerplant are the perfect recipe to spin the dyno rollers to big numbers…..

2017 Camaro (Hellion)

Pat and Mike start the transformation of a stock Mustang GT into the Rislone Mustang Sweepstakes Ride. They install a track engineered suspension system, massive brakes, plus wheels and tires.

Yellow Fever Black Magic (Rislone Mustang)

Mike and Pat modernize a mid 90's themed Pro Street '62 Chevy II Nova.

Pro Street or No Street (Nova)

The Engine Power guys are impressed with the power gains from the Edelbrock supercharger, so they attack the suspension, clutch and brakes with familiar performance enhancements.

Opposites Attract (Scion)

Pat and Mike look for big power from the factory supercharged power house found in the Cadillas CTS-V's

Cadillac LSA 427

A 3 stage build of the durable small block Chevy. A back to basics 355 inch powerplant that makes great reliable power for under 4000 bucks.

In House Power Mouse

Team installs 200-mph capable suspension on its 1,000-hp '63 Galaxie

Half Mile Hauler 1963 Galaxie

C6 Z06 gets new Track Day brake package, suspension upgrades, sticky tires plus get more LS7 power with long-tube headers.

Pat and Mike team up with Duplicolor to build old skool street rod with Factory Five Racing's '33 hot rod kit

Team makes big street/strip power on a budget by stroking a stock 5.0L small block Ford to 347

Team resurrects and hot rods Mopar's indestructible 6 cylinder, the bulletproof 225 Dodge Slant Six.

Team creates over-the-top street/strip pickup wedging a nitrous-powered 427 big block into a compact S10.

Transforming an anemic 4 cylinder Mustang with a Ford Racing Coyote Aluminator V8 to become a street legal auto-crosser on steroids.

Barely Legal Mustang

How-to build a modern Chevy stroker starting from scratch with an LQ4 iron truck block strong enough to survive plenty of turbo boost.

"Iron Animal" 408 Turbo

Transforming a junkyard Ford flathead into a classic hot rod V8 with prepping the block to handle a stroked rotating assembly.

Ford "Old Skool Flatty"

70's era Ford inline six by taking it to a local auto machine shop.

Engine Power builds a 4.8 LS on the cheap starting with a junk yard 4.8L iron block out of a Chevy truck.

Engine Power TV Schedule

Week of Jan 26

505ci Monster Mopar

505ci Monster Mopar

Season 12, Episode 5

Week of Feb 2

434ci UMP Race Engine

434ci UMP Race Engine

Season 12, Episode 12

Week of Feb 16

509ci W-Series Big Block Chevy Part 1

509ci W-Series Big Block Chevy Part 1

Season 12, Episode 10