About HorsePower

Cable's highest rated and longest running auto how-to show, HorsePower TV targets street machine owners, hot rodders and racers who modify and tune for performance. The show backs up it's projects with before and after tests on it's engine and chassis dynos making this the ideal series to market speed parts.

HorsePower Season 17 Episodes

Parade of LS Power
HorsePower budget tips and LS innovations.
Season 17  Episode 1
Parade of LS Power
Building an EFI Ford 331
HorsePower builds a Ford 331 stroker, using new aftermarket EFI technology.
Season 17  Episode 2
Building an EFI Ford 331
The New GM COPO Camaro
HorsePower's all about the new COPO Camaro this time - from the factory to the race track.
Season 17  Episode 3
The New GM COPO Camaro
Edelbrock Anniversary Supercharged Mustang
HorsePower modifies a new 5.0 Mustang giveaway car with a supercharger, performance suspension and more!
Season 17  Episode 4
Edelbrock Anniversary Supercharged Mustang
Summit Racing 383 Stroker Pt. 1
HorsePower's detailed how-to on the preparation and build of a stroker smallblock short block.
Season 17  Episode 5
Summit Racing 383 Stroker Pt. 1
Summit Racing 383 Stroker Pt. 2
Part two of HorsePower's budget 383 stroker build - the top end.
Season 17  Episode 6
Summit Racing 383 Stroker Pt. 2
LS RX-7
LS-powered SRX-7, a road course monster in the making.
Season 17  Episode 7
LS RX-7
Big Block Mopar Match Up
How to build a reliable torque wrenching big block that produces big numbers on the dyno.
Season 17  Episode 8
Big Block Mopar Match Up
Driving the Texas Mile
An event where car and driver go all-out for top speed bragging rights.
Season 17  Episode 9
Driving the Texas Mile
Coyote-Powered Racer
Building a Coyote heads up race car.
Season 17  Episode 10
Coyote-Powered Racer
Cheap, Useful Tech
HorsePower Engine Tech
Season 17  Episode 11
Cheap, Useful Tech
High Tech Engine Testing
Header tech & high-tech dyno testing.
Season 17  Episode 12
High Tech Engine Testing
Double Power Adder Big Block
HorsePower builds a big block engine, augmented with two power adders.
Season 17  Episode 13
Double Power Adder Big Block
Camshaft Creation Secrets and a Super Chevy Celebration
High performance camshafts in the making and a Super Chevy celebration of Speed and beauty.
Season 17  Episode 14
Camshaft Creation Secrets and a Super Chevy Celebration
HorsePower's Nissan 240/LS Launch
HorsePower turns a Nissan 240 SX into a 240/LS.
Season 17  Episode 15
HorsePower's Nissan 240/LS Launch
HorsePower's Nissan 240/LS Finale
Payoff of HorsePower's 240/LS.
Season 17  Episode 16
HorsePower's Nissan 240/LS Finale
Restarting a '55 Chevy 350 Small Block After Sitting for Over 10 Years
Driveway rescue and new supercharger tech.
Season 17  Episode 17
Restarting a '55 Chevy 350 Small Block After Sitting for Over 10 Years
A Buildup of Ford's Classic Inline Six
Classic Ford inline six budget build.
Season 17  Episode 18
A Buildup of Ford's Classic Inline Six
Encore Engine Tech
HorsePower's hottest engine tech.
Season 17  Episode 19
Encore Engine Tech

HorsePower Builds

HorsePower goes into complete details of a smallblock Chevy stroker engine build. This how-to shows everything you need to know about engine blueprinting, preparation and the build of the budget-minded engine short block.
2 Episodes
Summit Racing 383 Stroker Build
HorsePower tears down and rebuilds a pair of Ford 351 smallblocks - a Cleveland and a Windsor.
2 Episodes
Twin Ford 351 Builds
A 1969 Oldsmobile Hurst Tribute Restomod
9 Episodes
Hurst Olds
HorsePower builds a 1978 Buick Century wagon into the ultimate sleeper machine.
3 Episodes
'78 Buick Century Wagon "Sucker Punch"
HorsePower builds a sleeper 1997 Ford Thunderbird.
4 Episodes
'97 Ford Thunderbird "Deep Sleep"
Building a big block bow tie classic on a shoestring budget.
3 Episodes
Chevy 454 Big Block
Building a classic Ford 460 on a rock bottom budget.
3 Episodes
Ford 460 Big Block
HorsePower builds a 1992 Camaro for optimal fuel economy and horsepower!
3 Episodes
'92 Chevy Camaro "Lean Green"
The mid-eighties Chevy Monte Carlo is a new old hot rod with unlimited potential. Joe and Mike get an '86 and start a buildup that includes a new, big block powerplant, manual five-speed transmission, and more. The idea is to build the car they think Chevy should have built back in the beginning.
4 Episodes
Monte Carlo
A low-mileage 1970 Chevy Nova gets a 440hp GM crate engine upgrade!
7 Episodes
'70 Chevy Nova "Old Blue Hair"
HorsePower hosts, Mike Galley and Joe Elmore embark on a mission: to build a car that can compete in heads-up Outlaw racing events! They start with buying a 1979 Chevrolet Malibu. Back at the shop, they tear everything out of the car that won't be used in racing...which is just about everything!
2 Episodes
EZ Boo
HorsePower goes on a mission to build one raunchy rat rod!
6 Episodes
Raunchy Rat Rod
Mike and Joe kick off a two-show build up transforming a stock '06 Mustang into a Roush Stage 3. After base line runs, they wake up the GT big time with a bolt-on Roushcharger!
2 Episodes
Stage 3
Our mission: treat the car to some budget bolt ons that'll deliver the most horsepower possible for your hard earned money.
3 Episodes
Mustang LX
Our big 474 inch Pontiac delivers a fat 550 hp on dyno!
2 Episodes
Royal Bird