Budget Mods for Big Power! | Engine Masters | MotorTrend

Let's face it, right now everyone wants to find as much power as they can on their engine, for as little money as possible. On Engine Masters, Freiburger and Dulcich test some dirt cheap parts and tweaks to add more power to stock engines. #EngineMasters #Engine #EngineMods

[nate.frechmann]

Idk, slapping a turbo bigger than my future on every bone stock engine sounds like a good plan

[DBSSTEELER]

Remember when all these episodes were free? I remember.

[hellpig]

LOL, I went hydraulic flat tappet and used the money I saved over a roller setup to add nitrous.

That boys and girls, is what we call a WIN-WIN situation!!!!

[fishinfool]

Motor trend subscription numbers must be down were getting free samples again

[ben]

Love this episode and episodes like it. It would be SOOOO much fun to have the ability to do these tests like they do. Can you imagine the quality of the engines you could haha

[rd-truth]

Really cool show and great video. You guys talking my language...as being close-to-broke but need to enjoy life. As many times I’ve seen you guys blowup motors that cost three times as much as my entire build, this show really puts feet to the ground with concepts and real world dollars. Thank you! Can’t say how much this can add to the many people out here with dollar signs in their eyes, and lint in their pockets. Cheers!!

[daviddavid]

Whoah. The hp increase from those upgrades was jaw-dropping. Over 50 extra ftlbs and way over 100 extra hp??

[Motoman.]

Best show out here, also really like how dave doesn’t hide prices on things and actually talks more of a modern back yard garage build. Unlike power nation

[scottvincent]

Hilarious! I also used a PAW cam back in the day. I think David and I are the same age. I feel a connection.

[andrewayersman]

I planned on copying this but during the build I snuck a bigger cam in it lol. I did run the big 2.02 valves in it. Did run the 600 Holley originally but I’ve since put an edelbrock avs2 on it. I didn’t save any money using salvage yard vortecs. I had $80 in heads and then another 800 in machine work. Could have bought the ones done already but I’m happy with mine. They’re clearanced for any cam, have the big valves. Surprisingly I still made 15-16 inch of vaccuum on the motor too. Enough for power brakes. My cam is 303/303 and I think in this episode they used a 280 comp? The power band isn’t great with my larger cam but it’s okay. It starts at 2800 but it doesn’t stop making power til I don’t wanna spin it any faster! Lol

[boxerfan]

In the 70s my dad ordered a 327 chevy motor from a catolog it had camel hump heads he put in a fireball camshaft. That beast made 350 horsepower had a lot of fun with it.

[jesseschoonover]

i been circle track racing for 30 years, started out with holley fuel pumps, pretty much garbage, always leaked oil, switched to carter fuel pumps i run the same one for 4-5 years and finally only change it cause i figure its time. never had one issue with a carter, very well made and reliable.

[Repete]

What a confirmation! I was getting fuel starvation last summer on my marine 383 with 5/16 fuel lines.
It already had a good pump ((Holley Red). So I redid the fuel system to 3/8 ID and added a return to keep the fuel cooler.
Took some doing. The filter/separator housing was 5/16 so I drilled it out and tapped it to the next thread size. And I had to jump through some hoops to do a return. But I am really excited for next summer. Bonus is, it looks cool since the lines are made of nicely bent copper. I had to do it with metal because rubber is not allowed except for a short piece.

Worse thing is, I have the paid Motortrend app and never watched this video til February during a snowstorm.

[RenaissanceThinking]

Been buying from Scoggin Dickeys out of Lubbock, Texas for years. Great group to work with.

[ddd]

It's the Steve, Steve and Dave show!

[kencohagen]

A 400” Chevy had to have an aftermarket crank in it. When guys started stroking their 350’s to 383” we were inundated with broken factory cranks. If it was me? A 283, 302, 307 or 327. I think the 307 was the answer Chevy needed for their 5.0 liter smog engine. A friend of mine was working on one of the first HEI units to come into our HS Auto Shop for a tuneup. The problem was a bad set of wires. The insulation had cracked. He started by trying to adjust the timing. Leaning over the fender and his one hand on the timing light, the other on the Distrubuter cap he took 50, 000 volts to his best friend and doubled over in pain sounding a bit like a Michael Jackson as he swore!

[johnmarzari]

I fought vapor lock from first to second gear at the track and changed fuel line size, fuel tank pickup and went larger and larger mechanical pumps and nothing fixed it until I installed a electric pump at that backend and Presto! Fixed. Moral of this journey, ethanol on a very warm to hot days liked to be pressurized not sucked. Sucking creates bubbles due to low pressure but pushing fuel creates high pressure and eliminates this issue. BTW the mechanical pump is still in line so now if one fails I have a backup.
Note: my 1967 camaro has no return line so if your car has a return line you may not experience this problem

[Packer]

A couple more pro-roller items. I’ve done a cam change and I was able to keep my roller lifters. Can’t do that with flat tappers. Pretty good chance I’ll do another cam swap before I retire this engine. Also, I’ve been hearing a lot of flat tappet cams getting flattened lobes. I’ve been running my 385 roller for 12 years now. No wear problems.

[jamessutherland]

Id rather take the $750 that only upped HP by 4%(?) and put it toward forced induction

[hightechredneck_]

Love this channel cause you guys always dyno the engines. Keep it up!