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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

Ultimate Ford 300 Turbo Build - Part 2
Our Turbo Ford 300 dream build continues, assembling for big dyno power!
Season 12  Episode 7
Ultimate Ford 300 Turbo Build - Part 2
Ultimate Ford 300 Turbo Build - Part 1
Our famous Ford 300 comes home to the Engine Power shop for even BIGGER POWER upgrades.
Season 12  Episode 6
Ultimate Ford 300 Turbo Build - Part 1
505ci Monster Mopar
We revive a 505ci RB Mopar with upgrades and a fresh look, unleashing more power for a hotrod build.
Season 12  Episode 5
505ci Monster Mopar
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

Engine Power Season 8 Episodes

Will There Be A Big Power Difference On A Mildly Modded AMC 258 Straight 6?
What started as a simple “aerosol overhaul” gets more complicated!
Season 8  Episode 1
Will There Be A Big Power Difference On A Mildly Modded AMC 258 Straight 6?
How To Achieve Power Gains Without Taking Apart Your Engine
There are four basic elements that affect an engine’s performance: spark, fuel, air, and lubrication.
Season 8  Episode 2
How To Achieve Power Gains Without Taking Apart Your Engine
Full-Tilt Build On Our Ford 300 Inline 6 For Serious Power Gains
The six-cylinder Ford’s numbers keep climbing as we give it major cam, piston, and cylinder head upgrades.
Season 8  Episode 3
Full-Tilt Build On Our Ford 300 Inline 6 For Serious Power Gains
Junkyard Ford 445 FE Gets Modern EFI
Our 445 FE is back, a modern EFI system, along with a time-tested tunnel wedge intake made for drivability.
Season 8  Episode 4
Junkyard Ford 445 FE Gets Modern EFI
Complete Rebuild Of An AMC 304 Including Adding Port Fuel Injection
We take the original 304 powerplant from an AMC Javelin, and turn it into a high-tech muscle car bullet.
Season 8  Episode 5
Complete Rebuild Of An AMC 304 Including Adding Port Fuel Injection
Testing 4 Common Engine Building Myths: Which Ones Are True?
It starts with understanding the fundamentals of engine building: valve lash, header sizing, and more!
Season 8  Episode 6
Testing 4 Common Engine Building Myths: Which Ones Are True?
How Camshaft Timing Affects Engine Performance
The first-generation Chevy Small Block deserves its reputation as a powerful and reliable engine.
Season 8  Episode 7
How Camshaft Timing Affects Engine Performance
Reconfiguring A 427 LSX From Naturally Aspirated To Supercharged
We reconfigure our racy 427 LSX from naturally aspirated to supercharged status.
Season 8  Episode 8
Reconfiguring A 427 LSX From Naturally Aspirated To Supercharged
Old School 302 Ford Goes High Tech
We take an old-school 302 Ford and bring it into the 21st century.
Season 8  Episode 9
Old School 302 Ford Goes High Tech
Building A Race-Ready 5.0L Coyote From A Pile Of Parts
Ford’s high-revving modern engine gets some racy parts, then it is put to the test in the dyno cell!
Season 8  Episode 10
Building A Race-Ready 5.0L Coyote From A Pile Of Parts
Building A Naturally Aspirated 6.0L LS Iron Block
We build up a naturally aspirated 6.0 liter LS iron block engine for both track and street duty.
Season 8  Episode 11
Building A Naturally Aspirated 6.0L LS Iron Block
Burnt Junkyard 6.4L Gen III HEMI Rises From The Ashes
A burned-up 6.4L Gen III HEMI is revived with some old school hot rod parts.
Season 8  Episode 12
Burnt Junkyard 6.4L Gen III HEMI Rises From The Ashes
The Great Intake Debate: Dual Vs. Single Plane Intake Manifolds
We test multiple configurations of our V8 to see what makes the biggest difference on the engine dyno.
Season 8  Episode 13
The Great Intake Debate: Dual Vs. Single Plane Intake Manifolds
Turbocharged Ford 300 Inline Six Makes Over 500 HP on the Dyno
Ford’s inline six industrial engine gets what you’ve been asking for...a turbo!
Season 8  Episode 14
Turbocharged Ford 300 Inline Six Makes Over 500 HP on the Dyno
Laying The Foundation To Rebuild A GM 4.3L V6
The first steps you take in building any engine can lay the foundation.
Season 8  Episode 15
Laying The Foundation To Rebuild A GM 4.3L V6
Building Up a New 6.4L Gen III HEMI For Reliable Muscle Car Power
Starting with a bare block, we build a piece of big modern Mopar muscle!
Season 8  Episode 16
Building Up a New 6.4L Gen III HEMI For Reliable Muscle Car Power
Backyard Engine Build
Out of the shop and into the yard!  We take a weekend to rebuild a 350ci small block Chevy V8.
Season 8  Episode 17
Backyard Engine Build
Winning at the Track with the 3000HP Diesel Master
Diesel truck drag racer Lavon Miller has been pushing the boundaries at the strip.
Season 8  Episode 18
Winning at the Track with the 3000HP Diesel Master
Easy Upgrades for a Stock Big Block Chevy
We take a Chevy 454 big block and dial in hard-hauling, heavy-pulling torque.
Season 8  Episode 19
Easy Upgrades for a Stock Big Block Chevy
Back to Basics Part IV
We bring you straightforward information and tips to make your next engine build go quicker and easier!
Season 8  Episode 20
Back to Basics Part IV
Hot Rod LQ9 Cam Swap
Our GM LQ9 engine needs the right ingredients to turn it into a spicy hot rod street bullet.
Season 8  Episode 21
Hot Rod LQ9 Cam Swap
Engine Powers' Favorite Dyno Days
As we say in Engine Power, “Dyno days are the BEST days!” and these are some of our favorite dyno runs.
Season 8  Episode 22
Engine Powers' Favorite Dyno Days

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 Jun 2
Ultimate Ford 300 Turbo Build - Part 2
Ultimate Ford 300 Turbo Build - Part 2
Season 12, Episode 7
Week of Jun 9
632ci EFI BBC Part 1
632ci EFI BBC Part 1
Season 12, Episode 1
Week of Jun 16
632ci EFI BBC Part 2
632ci EFI BBC Part 2
Season 12, Episode 2
Week of Jun 23
302 vs. 305 Round 2
302 vs. 305 Round 2
Season 12, Episode 3