Suburban Small Block

The first-generation Chevy Small Block deserves its reputation as a powerful and reliable engine. It’s the foundation for an old-school stroker build with an emphasis on durability.

Season 8, Episode 7

Latest Engine Power Episodes

Suburban Small Block

The first-generation Chevy Small Block deserves its reputation as a powerful and reliable engine. It’s the foundation for an old-school stroker build with an emphasis on durability.

Suburban Small Block

Season 8, Episode 7

Back to Basics Part II

Want to build your best powerplant? It starts with understanding the fundamentals of engine building: valve lash, header sizing, and more!

Back to Basics Part II

Season 8, Episode 6

Sharpening the Javelin

We take the original anemic 304 powerplant from an AMC Javelin, and turn it into a high-tech muscle car bullet with some bite!

Sharpening the Javelin

Season 8, Episode 5

445 FE Flatbed

Our 445 FE is back, a modern EFI system, along with a time-tested tunnel wedge intake made for drivability.

Season 8, Episode 4

Ford’s Big Buzzin’ Half Dozen

The six-cylinder Ford’s dyno numbers keep climbing as we give it major cam, piston, and cylinder head upgrades.

Ford’s Big Buzzin’ Half Dozen

Season 8, Episode 3

Back to Basics

There are four basic elements that affect an engine’s performance: spark, fuel, air, and lubrication. We’ll show you how to improve each of them WITHOUT cracking open your powerplant.

Season 8, Episode 2

AMC-Powered Postal Jeep

What started as a simple “aerosol overhaul” for a Postal Jeep’s powerplant gets a little more complicated!

AMC-Powered Postal Jeep

Season 8, Episode 1

Engine Power Season 2 Episodes

600 Horsepower Twin Turbo 2014 Camaro

Team installs latest twin Hellion turbocharger system boosting new Camaro SS to 600 horsepower.

600 Horsepower Twin Turbo 2014 Camaro

Season 2, Episode 1

Resurrecting A 225 Dodge Slant Six

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

Resurrecting A 225 Dodge Slant Six

Season 2, Episode 2

1971 Dodge Gets A Slant Six

71 Dodge gets period-correct restoration with hopped up 225 Slant Six Mopar and fresh automatic trans.

1971 Dodge Gets A Slant Six

Season 2, Episode 3

The Original BigFoot Engine Build Part 1- Engine Power Season 2, Episode 4

Engine Power gets the honor of rebuilding the 640 inch blown nitrous injected V8 from the original Big Foot monster truck.

The Original BigFoot Engine Build Part 1- Engine Power Season 2, Episode 4

Season 2, Episode 4

The Original BigFoot Engine Build Part 2

The team visits Kaase Racing to machine the 429 inch Ford big block from the first monster truck, Big Foot #1.

The Original BigFoot Engine Build Part 2

Season 2, Episode 5

Building A 518HP Supercharged 350 Small Block

Team celebrates the 60th anniversary of Chevy's small block building a potent supercharged 350 with dual EFI.

Building A 518HP Supercharged 350 Small Block

Season 2, Episode 6

The Original BigFoot Engine Build Part 3

Mike and Pat assemble and dyno tune massive 640 cubic inch tri-power 429 Ford with 871 blower and nitrous.

The Original BigFoot Engine Build Part 3

Season 2, Episode 7

Stroking A 5.0L Small Block Ford to 347 C.I.

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

Stroking A 5.0L Small Block Ford to 347 C.I.

Season 2, Episode 8

Getting More Power Out Of A 5.0L Small Block Ford

Team tests the limits of Ford's 5.0L block with big compression, solid roller cam and 8000 RPM dyno runs

Getting More Power Out Of A 5.0L Small Block Ford

Season 2, Episode 9

Build a Kit Car with ONLY a Drill, Pop Rivets, and Rattle Can Paint

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

Build a Kit Car with ONLY a Drill, Pop Rivets, and Rattle Can Paint

Season 2, Episode 10

Dropping A Ford 302 5.0 V8 In A '33 Ford Hot Rod Kit Car

Mike and Pat install reengineered drive train in '33 FFR hot rod kit and test it for Dupli-Color sweepstakes

Dropping A Ford 302 5.0 V8 In A '33 Ford Hot Rod Kit Car

Season 2, Episode 11

Dirt Late Model Iron Headed Engine Build

Pat and Mike reveal secrets on how to build a winning all-iron Chevy small block for dirt track racing

Dirt Late Model Iron Headed Engine Build

Season 2, Episode 12

Adding a 427 Big Block to a Street Strip S10

Team dials in Lime Dime drag truck at the strip with how to set up the trans brake, ladder bar suspension and NOS

Adding a 427 Big Block to a Street Strip S10

Season 2, Episode 13

Rebuilding a 4.0L Jeep Straight Six to 242HP

Pat and Mike rebuild and hop up a 4.0L Jeep straight six with trick cam, modified intake and aluminum head.

Rebuilding a 4.0L Jeep Straight Six to 242HP

Season 2, Episode 14

Piston Tech 101

Engine dyno tuning fact and fiction, performance piston technology and how to build the ultimate engine stand.

Piston Tech 101

Season 2, Episode 15

Twin Turbo'ing a 2015 Mustang GT to Beat the Young Kids at the Strip

New Mustang gets 900 HP twin turbo kit, looser torque converter, one piece driveshaft then a trip to the strip.

Twin Turbo'ing a 2015 Mustang GT to Beat the Young Kids at the Strip

Season 2, Episode 16

Can We Upgrade a '08 Z06 Corvette to Outperform a '15 Z06 For Half the Cost?

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

Can We Upgrade a '08 Z06 Corvette to Outperform a '15 Z06 For Half the Cost?

Season 2, Episode 17

Dyno Results: Modded C6 Z06 Corvette Lays Down More Power Than Stock C7 Z06

Supercharging a 2008 Z06 and adding Z26 performance brake package to out perform the new $90,000 Z06 Corvette

Dyno Results: Modded C6 Z06 Corvette Lays Down More Power Than Stock C7 Z06

Season 2, Episode 18

Big Block Chevy 572 Bracket Blaster From Leftover Parts

Pat and Mike freshen a 572 with a radical cam swap and test a hi-rise intake verses a dual-quad tunnel ram.

Big Block Chevy 572 Bracket Blaster From Leftover Parts

Season 2, Episode 19

Unleashing a Boosted 347 Small Block Ford

Team takes their wild 347 Ford to Stage 3 with Hellion 76mm turbocharger, making massive power on race gas.

Unleashing a Boosted 347 Small Block Ford

Season 2, Episode 20

Maxing Out a Ford 460 to 557 Cubic Inches

We stretch a Ford big block to 557 cubes and flog our Power Stop Z06 at the new Corvette racetrack.

Maxing Out a Ford 460 to 557 Cubic Inches

Season 2, Episode 21

Pressing the Limits of a Ford 557 by Adding Nitrous

Pat and Mike button up their 557" Ford stroker and add a healthy dose of nitrous on the dyno.

Pressing the Limits of a Ford 557 by Adding Nitrous

Season 2, Episode 22

Galaxie Teardown

Team preps survivor '63 Galaxie for 1/2 mile top-speed assault, installing our turbo’d Black & Blue 347.

Galaxie Teardown

Season 2, Episode 23

Engine Power Builds

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)

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)

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

Pro Street or No Street (Nova)

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 (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

NBC Sports Network

Thu Mar 11 3:00pm ET

Back to Basics

Back to Basics

Season 8, Episode 2

NBC Sports Network

Thu Mar 11 3:30pm ET

Ford’s Big Buzzin’ Half Dozen

Ford’s Big Buzzin’ Half Dozen

Season 8, Episode 3

NBC Sports Network

Tue Mar 16 6:00pm ET

445 FE Flatbed

445 FE Flatbed

Season 8, Episode 4

NBC Sports Network

Fri Mar 19 11:30pm ET

Sharpening the Javelin

Sharpening the Javelin

Season 8, Episode 5