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What to Look For in 6.7 Power Stroke Pushrods
What to Look For in 6.7 Power Stroke Pushrods
How to choose pushrods for a 6.7 Power Stroke: material, construction, tip design, length and diameter matching, and when stock spec is the right call. Read more...
How Long Do Rod Bearings Last on a Mopar 440?
How Long Do Rod Bearings Last on a Mopar 440?
How long rod bearings last in a Mopar 440 RB big block, what shortens their life, how to read the shells you pull out, and when to replace them. Read more...
LT Gen V Pushrods: How to Tell When It Is Worn Out
LT Gen V Pushrods: How to Tell When It Is Worn Out
How to tell when LT Gen V pushrods are worn, bent or failing — the tick, the rocker sweep, the roll test, and what a bent pushrod is really telling... Read more...
Duramax L5P Main Bearings Buying Guide
Duramax L5P Main Bearings Buying Guide
How to choose main bearings for a 6.6L Duramax L5P — bi-metal vs tri-metal, select-fit grading, clearance, and what actually kills a bottom end. Read more...
SBC 350 Loss of Power Under Load — Diagnose It in the Right Order
SBC 350 Loss of Power Under Load — Diagnose It in the Right Order
A 350 Chevy that idles fine but dies under load is telling you something specific. How to separate fuel, spark, exhaust restriction and mechanical wear. Read more...
Mopar 440 Crankshaft Position Sensor Install Mistakes That Cost You the Engine
Mopar 440 Crankshaft Position Sensor Install Mistakes That Cost You the Engine
A 440 RB never left the factory with a crank sensor. If yours has one, it came from an EFI or crank-trigger conversion — here is how those installs go... Read more...
What to Look For in 5.7 Hemi Valve Cover Gaskets
What to Look For in 5.7 Hemi Valve Cover Gaskets
The 5.7 Hemi valve cover carries the coils and the spark plug tubes. Here is what separates a gasket set that seals for years from one that leaks in a... Read more...
5.0 Coyote Camshaft Install Mistakes That Cost You the Engine
5.0 Coyote Camshaft Install Mistakes That Cost You the Engine
The Coyote is a DOHC Ti-VCT V8 with four cams and no pushrods. Here are the camshaft install mistakes that bend valves, wipe heads and kill 5.0s. Read more...
SBC 350 Oil Cooler: OEM vs Aftermarket
SBC 350 Oil Cooler: OEM vs Aftermarket
OEM vs aftermarket oil cooler for an SBC 350: factory oil-to-coolant units, aftermarket oil-to-air kits, thermostats, and which one your build needs. Read more...
Mopar Magnum Thermostat: Which Brands Are Worth It
Mopar Magnum Thermostat: Which Brands Are Worth It
Which Mopar Magnum thermostat brands are actually worth buying for a 5.2 or 5.9 - OE service, mainstream aftermarket, fail-safe designs, and what to skip. Read more...
Ford Windsor Build: Where the Money Actually Goes
Ford Windsor Build: Where the Money Actually Goes
A realistic look at where a Ford Windsor build budget actually goes - machine work, heads, rotating assembly, cam and the small parts that quietly eat the rest. Read more...
6.4 Hemi Main Bearings: Which Brands Are Worth It
6.4 Hemi Main Bearings: Which Brands Are Worth It
Which 6.4 Hemi main bearing brands are actually worth buying - OE service, tri-metal performance, coated race sets, and how to size them correctly. Read more...
6.7 Cummins Rod Bearings Buying Guide
6.7 Cummins Rod Bearings Buying Guide
How to choose 6.7 Cummins rod bearings - tri-metal vs bi-metal, coatings, crush and clearance, sizing off a measured crank, and when to replace. Read more...
6.0 Power Stroke Water Pump: OEM vs Aftermarket
6.0 Power Stroke Water Pump: OEM vs Aftermarket
Choosing a water pump for a 6.0L Power Stroke — why most overheats are not the pump, what separates OEM from aftermarket, and how to buy and fit it once. Read more...
5.9 Cummins 24V Valve Cover Gasket Replacement: Tools, Torque and Sequence
5.9 Cummins 24V Valve Cover Gasket Replacement: Tools, Torque and Sequence
How to replace the valve cover gasket on a 5.9 Cummins 24V - tools, the harness and fuel line hazards under the cover, torque method and tightening sequence. Read more...
What to Look For in a 6.7 Cummins Water Pump
What to Look For in a 6.7 Cummins Water Pump
How to choose a 6.7 Cummins water pump - impeller material, bearing and seal quality, gasket style, and the failure signs that mean replace it now. Read more...
6.7 Power Stroke Pushrods: How to Tell When It Is Worn Out
6.7 Power Stroke Pushrods: How to Tell When It Is Worn Out
How to tell if 6.7 Power Stroke pushrods are worn or bent - the symptoms, the bench checks that confirm it, and what a bad pushrod is usually telling you. Read more...
How to Replace the Valve Cover Gaskets on a Vortec 4.3
How to Replace the Valve Cover Gaskets on a Vortec 4.3
Replacing both valve cover gaskets on a 4.3L Vortec V6 - what to remove, which gasket style fits, how to torque it, and how to stop the leak returning. Read more...
P0507 on a Duramax LB7: Idle Speed Higher Than Expected and What Actually Causes It
P0507 on a Duramax LB7: Idle Speed Higher Than Expected and What Actually Causes It
P0507 on a 6.6 Duramax LB7 means idle is higher than commanded. Here is why a diesel sets it, what to check first, and what the code cannot tell you. Read more...
Ford Modular Harmonic Balancer: How to Tell When It Is Worn Out
Ford Modular Harmonic Balancer: How to Tell When It Is Worn Out
How to spot a failing harmonic balancer on a Ford 4.6, 5.4 or 6.8 Modular - the wobble test, the timing-mark lie, and what a slipped ring costs you. Read more...
5.0 Coyote Main Bearings Replacement: Tools, Torque and Sequence
5.0 Coyote Main Bearings Replacement: Tools, Torque and Sequence
What replacing main bearings on a Ford 5.0 Coyote actually involves - the tools that matter, how graded bearing selection works, and how the caps get torqued. Read more...
6.4 Power Stroke Lifters: Which Brands Are Worth It
6.4 Power Stroke Lifters: Which Brands Are Worth It
Choosing lifters for a 6.4L Power Stroke - why rollers fail, what separates a good lifter from a cheap one, and which brand tiers actually earn the money. Read more...
P0011 on a 6.7 Cummins — Cam Timing Over-Advanced and What Actually Causes It
P0011 on a 6.7 Cummins — Cam Timing Over-Advanced and What Actually Causes It
P0011 on a 6.7 Cummins is almost never a phaser problem — the B-series cam is gear driven. Here is what the ECM really sees and how to diagnose it... Read more...
6.4 Power Stroke Camshaft Install Mistakes That Cost You the Engine
6.4 Power Stroke Camshaft Install Mistakes That Cost You the Engine
6.4 Power Stroke camshaft install mistakes that destroy a fresh engine - access, lifter reuse, drive timing, oil priming and break-in, and how to avoid each. Read more...
P0335 on a Ford Modular: Crankshaft Position Sensor and What Actually Causes It
P0335 on a Ford Modular: Crankshaft Position Sensor and What Actually Causes It
P0335 on a 4.6, 5.4 or 6.8 Modular is a crank signal fault, not automatically a bad sensor. Tell a dead pickup from a slipped damper or chafed harness. Read more...
How to Replace the Head Gasket Set on a LT Gen V
How to Replace the Head Gasket Set on a LT Gen V
Head gasket set replacement on a GM LT Gen V, step by step - fuel system handling, single-use head bolts, MLS deck prep and the torque sequence that decides it. Read more...
5.7 Hemi Excessive Crankcase Pressure: Causes, Diagnosis and Fixes
5.7 Hemi Excessive Crankcase Pressure: Causes, Diagnosis and Fixes
Why a 5.7 Hemi builds excessive crankcase pressure - blow-by, a plugged PCV path, oil dilution - how to test for it, and which repairs actually solve it. Read more...
Mopar Magnum Ignition Coils: Install Mistakes That Cost You the Engine
Mopar Magnum Ignition Coils: Install Mistakes That Cost You the Engine
The ignition coil install errors that wreck Magnum 3.9, 5.2 and 5.9 engines - wrong part type, ignored cap and rotor, bad grounds, lingering misfires. Read more...
5.9 Cummins 12V Head Studs: Install Mistakes That Cost You the Engine
5.9 Cummins 12V Head Studs: Install Mistakes That Cost You the Engine
The head stud install errors that kill 12V Cummins engines - dirty blind holes, bottomed studs, wrong lube, skipped deck checks - and how to avoid every one. Read more...
Duramax LB7 Camshaft Replacement: Tools, Torque and Sequence
Duramax LB7 Camshaft Replacement: Tools, Torque and Sequence
What a Duramax LB7 camshaft job actually takes - access reality, the tools worth owning, the correct order of operations, and how to handle torque properly. Read more...
6.7 Power Stroke Thermostat Buying Guide
6.7 Power Stroke Thermostat Buying Guide
What to know before buying a 6.7 Power Stroke thermostat - the dual cooling loops, why model year matters, OEM vs aftermarket, and what to replace with it. Read more...
LS Gen IV Rod Bearings: How to Tell When It Is Worn Out
LS Gen IV Rod Bearings: How to Tell When It Is Worn Out
How to tell if LS Gen IV rod bearings are worn out - the knock, the hot idle oil pressure drop, filter cutting, oil analysis and what to do next. Read more...
5.9 Cummins 12V Valve Cover Gaskets: OEM vs Aftermarket
5.9 Cummins 12V Valve Cover Gaskets: OEM vs Aftermarket
OEM vs aftermarket valve cover gaskets for the 5.9 Cummins 12V: material, fit, what really causes leaks, and the CDR check to do first. Read more...
5.9 Cummins 24V Pushrods Buying Guide
5.9 Cummins 24V Pushrods Buying Guide
How to choose pushrods for a 5.9 Cummins 24V - why stock rods bend, when to upgrade, chromoly vs stock, and the lash and inspection steps that matter. Read more...
Best Head Gasket Set for a Ford Windsor
Best Head Gasket Set for a Ford Windsor
Choosing a head gasket set for a Ford Windsor small block - MLS vs composite, bore size, thickness, deck finish, and the install mistakes that kill gaskets. Read more...
Vortec 4.3 Oil Pump: OEM vs Aftermarket
Vortec 4.3 Oil Pump: OEM vs Aftermarket
How the 4.3L Vortec V6 oil pump actually works, what really fails, and when an OEM-spec replacement beats a high-volume aftermarket pump. Read more...
Ford Modular Water Pump: OEM vs Aftermarket
Ford Modular Water Pump: OEM vs Aftermarket
Choosing a water pump for a Ford Modular 4.6, 5.4 or 6.8 — rotation direction, impeller material, seal design, and where OEM and aftermarket differ. Read more...
Ford FE Misfire Under Load: The Usual Causes
Ford FE Misfire Under Load: The Usual Causes
Why a Ford FE big block runs clean at idle but stumbles under load, how to separate ignition from fuel, vacuum and mechanical causes, and what to check first. Read more...
Duramax LMM Thermostat Install Mistakes That Cost You the Engine
Duramax LMM Thermostat Install Mistakes That Cost You the Engine
The LMM thermostat mistakes that cause real damage — trapped air, a half-done pair, reused seals, pulled aluminium threads and an engine left running cold. Read more...
LT Gen V Throttle Body Install Mistakes That Cost You the Engine
LT Gen V Throttle Body Install Mistakes That Cost You the Engine
The throttle body mistakes that actually damage a Gen V LT — debris ingestion, a scrubbed bore, unmetered air and skipped relearns — and how to avoid each one. Read more...
Ford FE Valve Cover Oil Leak: What It Costs to Fix
Ford FE Valve Cover Oil Leak: What It Costs to Fix
Why Ford FE valve covers leak at the corners, how to tell a gasket leak from an intake or rear main leak, and what the repair really costs in shop... Read more...
What to Look For in 5.9 Cummins 24V Lifters
What to Look For in 5.9 Cummins 24V Lifters
How to judge 5.9 Cummins 24V tappets before you buy: roller quality, set count, failure causes, cam inspection, and what to replace at the same time. Read more...
LT Gen V Head Gasket Set: How to Tell When It Is Worn Out
LT Gen V Head Gasket Set: How to Tell When It Is Worn Out
How to tell a genuinely failed head gasket on a GM LT Gen V from the five common impostors, which tests settle it, and what to replace while the heads... Read more...
5.9 Cummins 24V Knock or Ping Under Throttle
5.9 Cummins 24V Knock or Ping Under Throttle
A 5.9 Cummins 24V that knocks or pings under throttle is not spark knock. How to tell combustion noise from mechanical knock, and what to check first. Read more...
LT Gen V Thermostat Replacement: Tools, Torque and Sequence
LT Gen V Thermostat Replacement: Tools, Torque and Sequence
Replacing the thermostat on a GM Gen V LT engine: diagnosis first, tools, access, sealing surface prep, torque sequence and a proper coolant bleed. Read more...
Mopar Magnum Rod Bearings: OEM vs Aftermarket
Mopar Magnum Rod Bearings: OEM vs Aftermarket
Mopar Magnum rod bearings - OEM tri-metal vs aftermarket, how to read the wear pattern, checking clearance, and when a bearing roll is the wrong call. Read more...
LT Gen V Valve Cover Gaskets: OEM vs Aftermarket
LT Gen V Valve Cover Gaskets: OEM vs Aftermarket
LT Gen V valve cover gaskets - OEM molded seals vs aftermarket, why the PCV baffle matters, spark plug tube seals, and installing without a leak. Read more...
Best Throttle Body for a LS Gen IV
Best Throttle Body for a LS Gen IV
Choosing the best throttle body for a LS Gen IV - bolt pattern, bore size, drive-by-wire fitment, PCM relearn, and when a bigger unit actually adds power. Read more...
Hellcat Oil Cooler: OEM vs Aftermarket
Hellcat Oil Cooler: OEM vs Aftermarket
Hellcat oil cooler OEM vs aftermarket compared - where the cooler sits, how it fails, what the labour really costs, and which replacement makes sense. Read more...
How Long Does a Water Pump Last on a Ford Windsor?
How Long Does a Water Pump Last on a Ford Windsor?
Real-world Ford Windsor water pump life, what actually kills the bearing and seal, the rotation trap on 302 and 351W swaps, and how to tell when it is done. Read more...