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Al shows his techniques for combining looms for engine swaps.
Alan, Woody and Tim get their Datsun 1600 onto the dyno for some experimentation. How will changing from a points ignition system to coil packs effect power? What about changing to EFI using some motorbike throttle bodies? Today we find out on The Skid Factory.
Woody and Al tear down the 4G15 Mitsubishi engine out of Marty's Lancer to try and find out what went wrong when it blew up on the main straight at Sydney Motorsport Park.
After the epic build of The Skid Factory's first Series, Al, Woody and Owner of the car Mark, take the car down the strip to see what it can do...
This week on the Skid Factory we dig into one of the builds that Al has been a part of over the last few years, in this case a mint 73 Mazda RX3 that's had lots of time, effort and money spent on it by owner Luke who originally bought it as a rolling shell.
This week on the Skid Factory's new Build Review series: We investigate the Subaru Life with Nana's 494KW Subaru Liberty that Al built with a custom low mount turbo setup.
A customer of Al's had some very specific ideas about what he wanted his BMW to do, with the right budget and the right people to do the job - just about anything is possible!
In this episode Al delves down the rabbit hole of turbochargers. He shows how they work, how they are sized and why they are awesome.
Al covers what he's learned about feeding one turbo with another turbo - compound turbocharging!
Al and Woody share some tips for dialling in true top dead centre (TDC) when setting up an engine during a build and for tuning.
Woody and Al take you for tour of Alan's shed where The Skid Factory is created! List of links to our tools in the description...
Al runs through some of the tips and tricks he's learned about wiring in GM made ECU's into cars that aren't supposed to have them.
Woody and Al answer all your most frequently asked questions!
Today on the Skid Factory we take a break from the NOVA build to checkout Woody's Brother's 430HP SW20 Toyota MR2
Today on The Skid Factory, We jump in with some mates and go for a Sunday morning cruise to All Japan Classic Day which is an annual meet and greet consisting of Japanese cars manufactured pre 1985 although all Japanese cars are welcome. Come along and have a look at some of the cars we were interested in.
Today on The Skid Factory we checkout Old Cock's 1970 XY GT Ford Falcon.
Old Cock is the owner of Noosa Radiators which Is a local specialist workshop in Noosa on the Sunshine Coast.
We've been mates with Old cock for many years and Al recently helped out with wiring his Mint 1970 XY GT Falcon Replica. It's a car thats been built by himself, his son Shane and the employees of Noosa Radiators Bob, Vic and Emmett.
It has used a bunch of quality parts and the build quality is a testament to how much old cock loves the car.
Today on The Skid Factory we have a Quick Tech video explaining the advantages on the new Haltech WB2
Sit down, grab a lemonsquash and come along to The Skid Factory where we talk about our previous builds and give a few hints as to whats coming in the future!
Today on the Skid Factory Al explains the method he uses to wire in a thermo fan on vehicles that don't have a factory switching method or an aftermarket ECU.
Today on The Skid Factory we checkout Tom's 1978 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am which has been getting a makeover in The Skid Factory over the last couple of moths, Al has modernised the car with a GM LS3 motor and TR6060 transmission from a VE Commodore. Jump onboard and watch as Al explains the ins and outs of the build.
Today on The Skid Factory we checkout Wayne's 1984 XE Ford Falcon which Is powered by a Turbocharged Nissan VH41DE V8 Engine.
Today on The Skid Factory we have a look at the insides of a Torque Converter and go into the basics of how one works.
Today on The Skid Factory, Al shows you the simple task of making your own throttle cable. It's something that's often overlooked or put in the "too hard" basket when it comes to your custom build.
Today on The Skid Factory Quick Tech, We have a look into some different types of heat exchangers, how they work and what their purpose is in an automotive application.
Today on The Skid Factory Not so Quick Tech, Al explains the details behind back purging while TIG welding and why he doesn't always do it in an automotive application.
Today on The Skid Factory Quick Tech, AL shows you how to save a few $$$ on your custom build by making a Power Steering Pressure hose at home using some A/N fittings and some 490 series hose.
Today on The Skid Factory, We check out Steve's H6 EZ30D Subaru Liberty wagon that's recently undergone a Turbo conversion. Al also explains some differences between the EG33, EZ30 and the EZ36.
Today on The Skid Factory we Checkout Dave and Sallyanne's 1975 Holden HJ Premier Sedan that's recently been retrofitted with a rebuilt LS1 engine and 4L60E Auto transmission.
Today on The Skid Factory we take a look at this 1998 GU Nissan Patrol which is powered by a 6.6l Duramax Turbo Diesel V8 Engine.
Al originally owned the car and converted it from the standard TB45 Petrol straight six to the GM LMM Duramax V8 and Allison 6 speed transmission many years ago. The car is back in the workshop to sort out a transmission problem so Al takes some time to show you how he did the conversion, what he liked and didn't like about it, and then taking it for a drive.
Today on The Skid Factory, We're in Phoenix Arizona visiting our mate Pete from Hughes Performance who gave us a factory tour and a rundown of how they make a performance built torque converter from a recycled core.
Today on The Skid Factory Quick Tech, Al talks about Automatic Transmission Valve Bodies.
Today on The Skid Factory, Al Shows you how to correctly install a Torque Converter into your Transmission and how to measure your Converter "Setback Clearance"
Today on The Skid Factory, We take a look at Pete's Turbo V8 Volvo 240 Wagon or otherwise known as the Lolvo, Brick, Beige Heartbreaker, Dunning Krugarmobile.
Originally Built in The Skid Factory many years ago by Alan and Dunning Krugar AZ, The Lolvo has been an underestimated Sleeper at pretty much any motorsport event it attends. With a freshly built engine soaked in Wrinkle red, the Lolvo is back on the road and ready to break more hearts.
Today on The Skid Factory, We reminisce on this years Build's and answer some Frequently asked questions.
We then go and visit Wendy from @Nugget Garage feed some nitrous into her daily driver.
Today on The Skid Factory, We're attending The Road Trip Drag Challenge in QLD.
We've jumped onboard with a couple of mates and head off for a weekend jam packed full of Drag Racing.
Today on The Skid Factory Al shows you the We Are Likewise 2JZGTE Powered Toyota 86.
Ben and Jordan wanted something that catches the eye of their consumers so why not build something that not only screams for attention but is also built for practicality and will withstand any abuse thrown at it.
Al and Woody head over to New Zealand to prepare for a future special project. While they are there they tour local workshops, racetracks and Carpark hangouts to check the local car scene.
Today on The Skid Factory, Al and Woody head over to New Zealand to prepare for a future special project. While they are there they tour local workshops, racetracks and Carpark hangouts to check the local car scene.
Grab a Speights out of the Chilly Bin, kick off your Jandals and check out the NZ car scene with us.
Part 2 sees the boys visit Mad Mike's HQ, Chris at Rattla Motorsport and Glen at The Lab.
Today on The Skid Factory, Al and Woody head over to New Zealand to prepare for a future special project. While they are there they tour local workshops, racetracks and Carpark hangouts to check the local car scene.
In Part 3 the boys visit Hartley Engines and Motorsport to see some Crazy Toyota V12's and Nissan V8's followed by a quick stopover visit to Cameron and his 20B powered Trans-Am racecar. It's then off to one of the worlds most known rotary workshops PPRE to see some of the countries Toughest Rotary powered cars including an 800Hp 6 Rotor powered RX-4
Grab a Speights out of the Chilly Bin, kick off your Jandals and check out the NZ car scene with us.
Today on The Skid Factory, Al and Woody head over to New Zealand to prepare for a future special project. While they are there they tour local workshops, racetracks and Carpark hangouts to check the local car scene.
Today on The Skid Factory, Al and Woody head over to New Zealand to prepare for a future special project. While they are there they tour local workshops, racetracks and Carpark hangouts to check the local car scene.
In the final Installment of our NZ tour we visit Hayden Paddon to checkout his Workshop, Then its around the corner and into Highlands Motorsport Park museum. Al is then treated to the complete Highlands experience driving a Radical SR3 followed by a hot lap in a Porsche GT3RS and finishing up with a quick Go Kart Session. It's then up to Christchurch to visit our mates at Kelford Cams for our final workshop tour.
Today on The Skid Factory Quick Tech, Al Explains a few different types of Forced Induction and how they work including a Turbo Charger, Centrifugal Supercharger and a Harrop Eaton Roots-type Blower.
Today on the Skid Factory, Al and Woody catch up with some mates for a ride out in the Forestry.
Today on The Skid Factory, Al shows you how to make your own Ignition leads.
It's a task that you may need to do yourself when building your own car and applies to many cars with either distributors or aftermarket coils like the Haltech IGN1A coils we are using for Daves VK Calais.
Pattern Making and Sand Casting are ancient arts, the first iron casting was in 700BC! In this episode of The Skid Factory Quick Tech we explain the process of modern Pattern Making and Sand Casting with the help of our good mate Danny who is a Pattern Maker by trade.
Following up our previous episode of how Cast Iron manifolds are made, Al shows you Danny's Subaru Liberty H6 wagon with a pair of GT2560 R34 GTR turbos mounted under the engine directly on the exhaust ports.
Today on The Skid Factory Al & Woody head up to Goleby's place to tear down some JZ Engines and talk about some key differences.
Mark's Fairlane goes like a freight train but also stops like one so it's time to upgrade the front brakes and also resolve a misfire issue thats occurring at Higher RPM.
Our mate Justin owns this Volvo 940GL and had plans to convert it from the original B230 Red block to a Turbo 1UZ for over a year but has never had to opportunity to complete the task.
Justin's Partner Anne contacted Al to see if we could smash out the project in 6 weeks as a surprise birthday present for Him. We said yes and took on the project in between building the Torana.
We've made a flying start on Justin's 1UZFE powered Volvo 940 sedan, This week Al sorts out a common issue with the Ebay turbo by upgrading and porting the internal Westgate flap, The Haltech ECU wiring is finalised as well as fitting up a tail shaft adapter.
Today on The Skid Factory, its time to finish off the Volvo and hand the keys back to Justin!
Low mount turbos have been around for decades but when it comes to an aftermarket application there's a few things that need to be addressed to ensure that you don't flood your turbo and piping with oil..
5 months ago I purchased a car from one of my mates that lives in Arizona USA.
Within 10 minutes of seeing it advertised I had transferred money, if that's not an impulse buy I don't know what is!
It arrived last week so I went down with Mitch from A Black towing to pick it up.
It's a 60's 2 door sedan and it's the perfect candidate for an engine swap.
Al’s Cummins 6BT powered patrol received an upgraded turbo but not everything went to plan
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On this bonus episode of The Skid Factory we head to Willowbank Dragway to test out the latest round of mods to the 1UZ Powered Fairlane.
The Road Trip Drag Challenge is an "Endurance" Drag Racing event where you race and then drive on road to a location and back then race again.
Lee's Torana also gets a test out with a fresh A340 Trans and a bunch of other mates join us also.
Today on The Skid Factory we're on set with @Supercheap Auto for their 2022 Best Performing oils campaign.
Summernats: A portmanteau of "Summer" and "National"
Today on The Skid Factory We're bringing you Skids, Lemon Squash, Racing Mowers, Good Mates, More Lemon Squash & the Toughest Cars in Australia.
