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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

Chassis Dyno Mania
We put our past engine builds to the test now that they have been installed in awesome hot rods!
Season 12  Episode 4
Chassis Dyno Mania
302 vs. 305 Round 2
302 vs 305! Round 2 of the classic debate. Budget head swap dyno test. Which 90's head rules?
Season 12  Episode 3
302 vs. 305 Round 2
632ci EFI BBC Part 2
632 BBC dyno time! Forged short block, heads, cam, EFI. Max HP tuning!
Season 12  Episode 2
632ci EFI BBC Part 2
632ci EFI BBC Part 1
Pat & Frankie refresh their 632 BBC for a street rod. New cam, EFI, and more!
Season 12  Episode 1
632ci EFI BBC Part 1
Classic Car Collaboration
The Engine Power crew hits the road and travels to Boston to visit famous Factory Five Racing.
Season 11  Episode 18
Classic Car Collaboration
High Tech Dyno Upgrades
The star of our show, the engine dyno, gets a huge upgrade from SuperFlow.
Season 11  Episode 17
High Tech Dyno Upgrades
Super Street 427ci SBC Part 2
We continue with our aftermarket 427ci Small Block Chevy engine, with plans on getting it into the Dyno Cell.
Season 11  Episode 16
Super Street 427ci SBC Part 2

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
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.
15 Episodes
Fat Stack
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.
5 Episodes
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.
9 Episodes
Road Burner
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.
8 Episodes
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.
8 Episodes
Junk Mail DJ5
We build a wicked dirt track car, starting with a hand-built chassis and hi-tech suspension!
3 Episodes
UMP DIRTcar
A triple threat G-Machine!
9 Episodes
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…..
1 Episode
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.
3 Episodes
Yellow Fever Black Magic (Rislone Mustang)
Mike and Pat modernize a mid 90's themed Pro Street '62 Chevy II Nova.
4 Episodes
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.
3 Episodes
Opposites Attract (Scion)
Pat and Mike look for big power from the factory supercharged power house found in the Cadillas CTS-V's
2 Episodes
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.
4 Episodes
In House Power Mouse
Team installs 200-mph capable suspension on its 1,000-hp '63 Galaxie
5 Episodes
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.
2 Episodes
PowerStop Z06
Pat and Mike team up with Duplicolor to build old skool street rod with Factory Five Racing's '33 hot rod kit
2 Episodes
Rattle Can Rod
Team makes big street/strip power on a budget by stroking a stock 5.0L small block Ford to 347
3 Episodes
Black & Blue
Team resurrects and hot rods Mopar's indestructible 6 cylinder, the bulletproof 225 Dodge Slant Six.
2 Episodes
Slant Six
Team creates over-the-top street/strip pickup wedging a nitrous-powered 427 big block into a compact S10.
3 Episodes
Lime Dime
Transforming an anemic 4 cylinder Mustang with a Ford Racing Coyote Aluminator V8 to become a street legal auto-crosser on steroids.
4 Episodes
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.
3 Episodes
"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.
2 Episodes
Ford "Old Skool Flatty"
70's era Ford inline six by taking it to a local auto machine shop.
2 Episodes
Old Skool Six
Engine Power builds a 4.8 LS on the cheap starting with a junk yard 4.8L iron block out of a Chevy truck.
2 Episodes
Budget LS Tech

Engine Power TV Schedule

Week of May 5
Two Engines, One Big Plan
Two Engines, One Big Plan
Season 9, Episode 5
Week of May 12
Two 496 Big Blocks on One Dyno
Two 496 Big Blocks on One Dyno
Season 9, Episode 6