Engine Archives ~ Roadkill Customs

5 Cars You’d Never Guess Shared Engines

August 12, 2019 Roadkill Customs

A common presumption is that all expensive sports and supercars have unique and complicated engines. While that may be true in many cases; Ferrari, Lamborghini or McLaren, for example, there are many other sports cars with much more humble motors borrowed from ordinary vehicles… [More…]

How To Build a High-Performance Flathead Ford Engine

August 7, 2019 Roadkill Customs

Installing Camshaft, Crankshaft & Front Cover — Piston & Rod Assembly & Installation — Pan, Valve & Head Assembly — Engine Dyno Testing [More…]

Ford Flathead V8 Engine Rebuild Time-Lapse

August 6, 2019 Roadkill Customs

Six days. More than 40,000 photos. One fully rebuilt Ford Flathead V8. All boiled down to an intense 6-minute video. [More…]

How To Adjust Timing on a Small Block Chevy Engine

July 24, 2019 Roadkill Customs

In this Hagerty DIY, Kyle Smith walks you through the process of adjusting the timing on a Chevy small-block engine. [More…]

How To Listen To An Engine

July 13, 2019 Roadkill Customs

Here are two quick and easy ways to tell what’s going on inside the engine just by listening to it carefully. [More…]

How To Choose The Right Cam

July 12, 2019 Roadkill Customs

Pat Topolinski from Engine Power goes over one of the most discussed topics when it comes to engines: cam selection. Here’s how you can choose the right cam for your application. [More…]

Where To Start When Adding Power To An Engine

May 24, 2019 Roadkill Customs

Who doesn’t love more power? But when it comes to adding that extra power, you may not always know where to start. [More…]

5 Top Muscle Car Engines of the 1960s

April 30, 2019 Roadkill Customs

This video features five top muscle car engines of the 1960s… [More…]

How To Test and Assess the Health of an Older Engine

April 29, 2019 Roadkill Customs

Any used engine will have some miles on it. Here are a few tests you can run to get a health report on an older engine. [More…]

How Ford Performance Hand Builds Coyote V8s and Ford GT V6 Engines

April 21, 2019 Roadkill Customs

Justin’s at Ford Performance to see how the team assembles Coyote Crate engines and hand builds the Ford GT Engine. [More…]

How To Determine Engine and Pinion Angle

April 17, 2019 Roadkill Customs

Engine and pinion angle are relative to the ground. Most engines are set at 3 degrees, this allows the carburetor to sit level, however… [More…]

Budget LS Engine Build Recipes

February 26, 2019 Roadkill Customs

The Driveway Engineer provides a quick overview of basic, budget minded builds you can do with your LS Engine build project. [More…]

Extreme Budget Small Block Chevrolet Engine Build

Extreme Budget Small Block Chevrolet Engine for Under $700

February 15, 2019 Roadkill Customs

Build a 305 Small Block Chevrolet engine on an extreme budget, a capable engine for a Rat Rod project that still has some coolness to it. [More…]

1940 Ford Pickup Truck Build ~ 40 Shades of Grey

February 1, 2019 Roadkill Customs

Carolina Kustoms of Portland, Oregon transforms this old 1940 Ford Pickup into a unique show winning Muscle Truck. [More…]

Monster Ford 427 Top Oiler Engine Build and Dyno

January 31, 2019 Roadkill Customs

Watch as KT Engine Development builds a monster Ford 427 FE Top Oiler with 498 cubic inches in sleeper form and runs it on the engine dyno. [More…]

Volkswagen Beetle Engine Rebuild Time-Lapse

January 29, 2019 Roadkill Customs

Don’t let anyone tell you that rebuilding an old Volkswagen Beetle engine is easy. [More…]

1962-65 Chevrolet Fuel Injected 327 V8 Engine

Why Chevrolet Abandoned the 1962-65 Fuel Injected 327 V8 Engine

January 29, 2019 Roadkill Customs

The 1962-1965 Chevrolet fuel injected 327 cubic-inch V8 was one of the most state-of-the-art engines produced during the 1960s. [More…]

7 Things To Check Before Buying A Used Diesel Engine

January 25, 2019 Roadkill Customs

Filthy Rich shows you 7 things to check to make the right choice when buying a used diesel engine. [More…]