YardstickThere is an old adage that you don't race dynos and flow benches. Manufacturers of test equipment use different standards and test procedures that will affect the results. This brings me to ...

Hot rod builds a mouse trap and tries to catch a rat. Originally published in the August 1998 issue of Hot Rod magazine. To celebrate HOT ROD's 75th anniversary, we teamed up with CASTROL GTX to bring ...

If you want to dyno test your tuner car, you can probably find a couple of good facilities in any nearby major city. If you want to do similar testing at a smaller scale, though, you might find it’s ...

Dyno carnage is nothing new, but it’s usually the car that explodes spectacularly. That wasn’t the case at Nelson Racing Engines’ headquarters in California when a twin-turbo V8 pull went wrong, ...

Watch this 800HP Nissan R35 GT-R during a dyno session by VA.MA Performance, featuring Garrett G25-660 turbochargers and forged internal engine components. The upgraded setup allows the GT-R to ...

Scoggin Dickey Parts Center (SDPC) has been tinkering with an LV3 4.3-liter V6, the kind that was used in GM full-size pickups from model years 2014 to 2021, adding twin turbos. In 2022, SDPC’s ...

How many years have you been tinker-tuning your Corvette only to have to keep popping the hood for more tweak-tuning? Can't quite get the carburetor in a proper state of tune? Rough running, misfire, ...

This video showcases a Porsche 992 GT3 RS during a hub dyno test where the engine revs up to an impressive 9000 RPM. Viewers can hear the raw mechanical sound produced by the high revving flat six ...

The LM7 engine, found in Chevy Tahoes and Cadillac Escalades, can be transformed into a high-performance powerhouse capable ...

Scoggin Dickey Parts Center pushes a stock-block GM 4.3L V6 LV3 to 1,403 horsepower on the dyno. Watch the twin-turbo LV3 defy expectations.

A stock-based GM 4.3L V6 shocks the dyno with 1,400 horsepower at 33 PSI, proving this twin-turbo truck engine is far stronger than expected.