Pro engine builders Pat Topolinski and Frankie Forman give a comprehensive masterclass that delves deeply into the secrets of assembling and tuning everything from mild-performance street machines to racing engines.
Where to Watch PowerNation: Engine Power • Season 2
23 Episodes
Bowtie on Steroids
E1
Bowtie on SteroidsTeam installs latest twin Hellion turbocharger system boosting new Camaro SS to 600 horsepower.
Sweet Slant Six
E2
Sweet Slant SixTeam resurrects and hot rods Mopar's indestructible 6 cylinder, the bulletproof 225 Dodge Slant Six.
Slant Six Duster
E3
Slant Six Duster71 Dodge gets period-correct restoration with hopped up 225 Slant Six Mopar and fresh automatic trans.
Blown Monster
E4
Blown MonsterEngine Power gets the honor of rebuilding the 640 inch blown nitrous injected V8 from the original Big Foot monster truck.
Blown Monster CSI
E5
Blown Monster CSIThe team visits Kaase Racing to machine the 429 inch Ford big block from the first monster truck, Big Foot #1.
Six Decades of Power
E6
Six Decades of PowerTeam celebrates the 60th anniversary of Chevy's small block building a potent supercharged 350 with dual EFI.
Blunt Force Trauma
E7
Blunt Force TraumaMike and Pat assemble and dyno tune massive 640 cubic inch tri-power 429 Ford with 871 blower and nitrous.
Black & Blue Stage 1
E8
Black & Blue Stage 1A stock 5.0L small-block Ford is stroked to 347.
Black & Blue Stage 2
E9
Black & Blue Stage 2Testing the limits of Ford's 5.0L with big compression, a solid roller cam and 8,000-RPM dyno runs.
Rattle Can Rod: Roller
E10
Rattle Can Rod: RollerBuilding an old-school street rod using a '33 hot-rod kit.
Rattle Can Rod: Power
E11
Rattle Can Rod: PowerMike and Pat install reengineered drive-train in '33 FFR hot rod kit and test it for sweepstakes.
Dirt Devil Chevy
E12
Dirt Devil ChevyRevealing secrets on how to build a winning all-iron Chevy small block for dirt track racing.
Race Track Tuning
E13
Race Track TuningTeam dials in Lime Dime drag truck at the strip with how to set up the trans brake, ladder bar suspension and NOS.
Project 242: AMC Jeep Six
E14
Project 242: AMC Jeep SixPat and Mike rebuild and hop up a 4.0L Jeep straight six with trick cam, modified intake and aluminum head.
Tips & Tricks
E15
Tips & TricksEngine dyno tuning fact and fiction, performance piston technology and how to build the ultimate engine stand.
Hellion Mustang
E16
Hellion MustangNew Mustang gets 900 HP twin turbo kit, looser torque converter, one piece driveshaft then a trip to the strip.
Supercar Slayer: PowerStop Z06
E17
Supercar Slayer: PowerStop Z06C6 Z06 gets new Track Day brake package, suspension upgrades, sticky tires plus get more LS7 power with long-tube headers.
PowerStop Z06: Supercharged
E18
PowerStop Z06: SuperchargedSupercharging a 2008 Z06 and adding Z26 performance brake package to out perform the new $90,000 Z06 Corvette
Bracket Blaster 572
E19
Bracket Blaster 572Pat and Mike freshen a 572 with a radical cam swap and test a hi-rise intake verses a dual-quad tunnel ram.
Black & Blue: Stage III
E20
Black & Blue: Stage IIITeam takes their wild 347 Ford to Stage 3 with Hellion 76mm turbocharger, making massive power on race gas.
460 To The Max
E21
460 To The MaxWe stretch a Ford big block to 557 cubes and flog our Power Stop Z06 at the new Corvette racetrack.
Nitrous Big Block Ford
E22
Nitrous Big Block FordPat and Mike button up their 557 Ford stroker and add a healthy dose of nitrous on the dyno.
Galaxie Teardown
E23
Galaxie TeardownTeam preps survivor '63 Galaxie for 1/2 mile top-speed assault, installing our turbo'd Black and Blue 347.