In the February '95 issue of HOT ROD we ran a test on the TFS Twisted Wedge small-block Chevy heads ("A New Twist On The Old Heads"). But we were unable to complete the test because the engine blew up ...

Information is a wonderful thing because it enables us to find better ways of doing things. When building an engine, the traditional method of ensuring that fasteners are doing their job is to tighten ...

When it comes to hot rods, bench racing - never seems to stray very i far from engines. Power is where hot rodding will always be. When it comes right down to it, the only way to learn how to build ...

We’ve noticed a shortcut that some engine builders take that could cause severe engine damage. The hack is to adjust the torque setting for a pair of rod bolts in one rod to produce the required ...

Torque it, stretch it, compress it--these are just a few of the exercises that engine builders encounter when assembling a high-performance engine. The process of building a bullet requires the skills ...