Horsepower TV

Season 2008

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Every gearhead wants power and this show reveals the secrets from simple street machine bolt-ons to building complete engines and cars. Hosts Joe Elmore and Mike Galley reveal engine building secrets, tips, tricks and shortcuts.

Where to Watch Season 2008

23 Episodes

  • All LSX Show
    E1
    All LSX Showtest
  • Extreme Mud Race Motor
    E2
    Extreme Mud Race MotorOur Xtreme 4X4 show needs a bad big block for their GM truck destined to go mud racing. We'll give them one using some of the stoutest parts from the aftermarket!
  • UFC Street Fighter
    E3
    UFC Street FighterMopar's 440 is a legend of its time and the late 60's and early 70's. The one we build goes into a 1970 Barracuda as a tribute to the Ultimate Fighter Championship! Working with the Muscle Car show, we'll deliver a good old classic with some new age technology.
  • Power Adders for a Pair of Chevys
    E4
    Power Adders for a Pair of ChevysThis time we feature a couple of popular Chevy motors for testing some new, interesting modifications. First, an LS-1 with a new harness and cam combo. Then, check out the difference a simple spark plug swap can make in a ZZ-4!
  • Hot Rod Bike Buildup
    E5
    Hot Rod Bike BuildupTeams of students from WyoTech will build a 150-horsepower G2 Motorcycle for national competition! The Hot Rod Bike is a joint project with WyoTech, Star Racing, and S&S Cycles. Plus, it'll be given away in a PowerBlock sweepstakes!
  • Motor Mod Trio
    E6
    Motor Mod TrioHorsePower puts its engine dyno to work testing the power benefits of three inexpensive, engine modifications: an electric water pump, a high performance oil pan and long-tube engine headers. Plus, a visit to Memphis Motorsports Park for some door-slammer, quarter-mile race action!
  • Low-buck Daily Driver
    E7
    Low-buck Daily DriverThe HorsePower guys help their buddies from the Trucks! show by building a decent daily driver motor for their Chevy C-10! Nothing fancy, just a basic, dependable street engine that makes good power.
  • Cool Carb Tech
    E8
    Cool Carb TechThis time HorsePower shows you how to take a cheap, single inlet carburetor and modify it for great tenability and increased horsepower! Plus, a trip to the track where the baddest Outlaw racers kick off their 1/8 mile season of heads-up competition.
  • Cheap HorsePower
    E9
    Cheap HorsePowerIt's something that everybody wants, and this time HorsePower explores a few of the best and easiest ways to improve performance without putting a big dent in your budget!
  • A Fine 409
    E10
    A Fine 409Since the early days of the Beach Boys, the fabled 409 has been considered a mysterious, landmark motor. For the first time ever, HorsePower builds one from the block up, revealing some of the fascinating features of this powerplant along the way.
  • Pontiac 400 Build
    E11
    Pontiac 400 BuildThe Pontiac 400 cubic inch motor made between 1967 and 1979 and is still a great platform for a high performance daily driver. The HorsePower guys prove that by extracting a 400 from a junkyard, machining the block and rebuilding it on a two-thousand dollar budget. The results of this recycled-power project are pretty impressive when it's dyno time!
  • HorsePower Road Racer
    E12
    HorsePower Road RacerThis time the HorsePower team takes on the setup of a Camaro built for turns and straightaways. The payoff comes at Road Atlanta's two-mile course. After that, it's off to the races and drag racing, that is. HorsePower covers a points race of the Outlaw Street Car Racing Association, where it's always heads-up, high-horsepower competition!
  • Supercharging for 200 Horses
    E13
    Supercharging for 200 HorsesThe late model Mustang GT makes decent horsepower, but decent isn't enough for the HorsePower guys. They take a GT's 4.6 liter engine, add a new short block and a Roush supercharger with a goal of adding about 60% more horsepower!
  • The Lean Green Street Machine
    E14
    The Lean Green Street MachineHorsePower kicks off its most extraordinary project ever! It's a '92 Camaro they will build up for optimal fuel economy and horsepower. Phase one features a series of parts and tips they'll use to show you how to save energy while also enjoying the fun of a hot rod. Plus, they'll stay within a 500-dollar budget!
  • Lean Green Street Machine - Phase two
    E15
    Lean Green Street Machine - Phase twoMore of HorsePower's mission of saving fuel without sacrificing power in their Camaro project car. It's Phase two of this three-episode project. This time they install a Transmission Shift Improver Kit, electric water pump, headers, catalytic converter and exhaust.
  • Championship Bike Build-Off
    E16
    Championship Bike Build-OffS&S 50th Anniversary Event HorsePower take you to LaCrosse, Wisconsin where fifty of the world's top motorcycle builders have poured their talents into bikes that vie for top honors in design and engineering. Plus, it's a true lifestyle event for bikers, with drag racing, cruising and tons of two-wheel fun!
  • Lean Green Street Machine - Phase three
    E17
    Lean Green Street Machine - Phase threeThis time HorsePower kicks it up a notch with their Camaro project car, modifying the engine with a some cool, machining tricks, plus lighter, aluminum manifold, beehive springs, lighter pistons and more! All of it is designed to improve fuel economy, cut down on emissions and increase horsepower.
  • HorsePower Turbo Stang
    E18
    HorsePower Turbo StangThe HorsePower Turbo Stang, a '92 Mustang project car, gets ready for the road and track with new drivetrain components, a modified rollcage and much more. It's race against time in the shop to get the 900-horse pavement pounder ready for its drag strip shakedown!
  • Building a Better Turbo Motor
    E19
    Building a Better Turbo MotorIt's phase two of the Turbo Stang project. After building a stout, fuel-injected motor, it's now time to build and install the turbocharger. The HorsePower team will show you how to make enough boost to produce 900+ horsepower. And, after they're finished putting the parts together, they'll test the results on their engine dyno. Then, it's time to drop into their old, 1992 Mustang.
  • Mustang Made Race-ready
    E20
    Mustang Made Race-readyThe Horsepower Turbo Stang, a '92 Mustang project car, gets ready for the road and track with new drivetrain components, a modified rollcage and much more! It's a race against time in the shop to get the 900-horse pavement pounder ready for its drag strip shakedown.
  • Boneyard Bowtie LS-1
    E21
    Boneyard Bowtie LS-1The popular LS smallblock is a proven performer. HorsePower hunts down a junkyard candidate, tears it down, cleans it up and builds it back on a bare bones budget. Plus, a visit to Capitol Records' Pub Crawl for high performance and country music!
  • Horsepower Best Builds
    E22
    Horsepower Best BuildsThe HorsePower guys take a look back at some of their favorite engine builds over the past couple of years. Included will be the fine 409 build for a Muscle Car Impala, a fabled 440 Six-pack and 588 Big Block Extreme motor. And its' dyno payoff time for the $2,000 budget LS motor. Plus, heads-up Outlaw racing from a fast track in Alabama.
  • Turbo Stang Motor Install and Bloopers
    E23
    Turbo Stang Motor Install and BloopersWhat a mixed bag of HorsePower goodies! Mike and Buddy drop the turbo motor into the shows Project Turbostang, along with a race-ready rear end, trans, suspension and brakes. Meanwhile, Joe is at the big, annual California Hot Rod Reunion in Bakersfield. Last, but not least... some of the best HorsePower Bloopers ever!

 

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