Has Anyone Else Gotten Hooked on Engine Masters on MotorTrend?

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I love it 10 ways from Sunday, especially since Steve Dulcich is a MOPAR guy through and through, a lot of our engines are featured. Even when not, the content is still educational and interesting. My favorite by far is dyno testing the motor with a really nice set of headers on it, and then bashing the tubes to bejesus, and showing very little power loss. Made me conclude a street cruiser does not need headers, although I understand many folks love them. I also love they are all less than a half hour.

What is your favorite episode?

btw, the bejesus reference is a salute to my dad. He used to say that all the time. Rest easy pop, we will see each other again in the beyond....and know your blood pumps through my heart every second, every day...
 
I watch it every week. Some episodes are more interesting that others. Both Dulcich and Freiburger come off well, like regular guys.
 
e50095 said:
I love it 10 ways from Sunday, especially since Steve Dulcich is a MOPAR guy through and through, a lot of our engines are featured. Even when not, the content is still educational and interesting. My favorite by far is dyno testing the motor with a really nice set of headers on it, and then bashing the tubes to bejesus, and showing very little power loss. Made me conclude a street cruiser does not need headers, although I understand many folks love them. I also love they are all less than a half hour.

What is your favorite episode?

btw, the bejesus reference is a salute to my dad. He used to say that all the time. Rest easy pop, we will see each other again in the beyond....and know your blood pumps through my heart every second, every day...
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Do you have a link to it?
 
Me and a couple other guy's on Frieburger's Facebook page suggested he try aluminum heads on the motorhome 440 and he ended up doing it with great results! That represents a lot of the people i know who cant afford to run a high compression forged short block.
 
I regularly watch a few different shows on the app and it started with Roadkill and the dumb *** stuff they did and had fun doing.

Engine masters and Hot Rod Garage are my top two but still fill the time with RK, RKG and Dirt Every Day.

I enjoy the tech that goes into some of the projects and love the turbo episodes especially.

Cliff Ramsdell
 
I too enjoy the free ones I can find. still wanna see a bone stock dyno run on each LA motor from their glory days....68 340, 74 360 4bbl, 65 273-4...1968 318! Nicks garage also is pretty good on showing what works and what doesnt on subs motors, ie velocity stacks and single plane intakes on small cams as he doesn't have any advertisers to pimp.
 
Hooked on it and the other shows on MotorTrend tv, haven't got the app because of my crap service at the house. I do miss out on the path episodes, but like what I've seen so far
 
e50095 said:
I love it 10 ways from Sunday, especially since Steve Dulcich is a MOPAR guy through and through, a lot of our engines are featured. Even when not, the content is still educational and interesting. My favorite by far is dyno testing the motor with a really nice set of headers on it, and then bashing the tubes to bejesus, and showing very little power loss. Made me conclude a street cruiser does not need headers, although I understand many folks love them. I also love they are all less than a half hour.

What is your favorite episode?

btw, the bejesus reference is a salute to my dad. He used to say that all the time. Rest easy pop, we will see each other again in the beyond....and know your blood pumps through my heart every second, every day...
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Yes! And Steve Dulcich and Freiburger are unconventional putting good, new heads on a 68/69wreckrunner’s worn engine and driving in the desert, OR
admitting when they screwed up like Dulcich’s 408 build for his truck, but yet plugging away again with a 318-never give up, Mopar do or die. Gotta LOVE THEM!
 
Nope. Boring to me. More about oil sponsees than I care to watch.

I do like the guys though. Steve is kinda awkward and Frieburger is a dork but together they work well. And I do appreciate their love for all things MoPar. Lol!
 
Syleng1 said:
Nope. Boring to me. More about oil sponsees than I care to watch.

I do like the guys though. Steve is kinda awkward and Frieburger is a dork but together they work well. And I do appreciate their love for all things MoPar. Lol!
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It's like one second to the sponsor.
 
Just be thankful we have this now instead of crappy Two tone Chip foose overhaulin or Gas monkey crap.
 
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Definitely a favorite of mine right along with roadkill garage. I really enjoy the tests on em and getting to see the results unbiased, they are surprising at times. They did prove tunnel rams make more power yellowrose lol.
 
Tonight's episode compares gas vs E85. Also later on Hot Rod Garage a Dodge Super Bee with a 3-speed automatic gets a 4th gear overdrive. All new episodes.
 
I like the show, but I don't understand 3/4 of what they're talking about, certainly above my pay grade.
 
1971 CY Dodge Dart said:
I watch it every week. Some episodes are more interesting that others. Both Dulcich and Freiburger come off well, like regular guys.
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That’s what I like about it. That the effects of what there showing.
Bodyperson said:
Well, there is this... Ever wonder what denting headers for clearance actually costs you in performance?
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I am so super glad they did this since it vindicated me in my argument with a few coworkers and friends. Now I get to say, “I told you so!”
Ron816 said:
I like the show, but I don't understand 3/4 of what they're talking about, certainly above my pay grade.
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Grab a few books like How to rebuild, How to Hot Rod, How to build Horsepower & keep watching. You’ll get the drift.
 
I enjoy the back-to-back testing they do, but I mostly watch Roadkill Garage for a couple reasons....

Lots of Mopar fun and they aren't afraid to beat on them. When's the last time we had a show like that?

It's far closer to my reality than the high-dollar 1000+ HP "we're putting a procharger and 20"
Brembos on our custom 67 chevelle" builds on other shows. Those interest me absolutely zero. (I'm not ashamed to say, I was roadkill when roadkill wasn't cool....fast is all that mattered!)

I read lots of Mopar Muscle from the late 90s-early 2000s and Dulcich always provided good technical content, besides just engine stuff. So it's kinda cool to see those knuckleheads on TV now.

I've been by Dulcich's place a few times years ago before I knew that was his place. Drool city for a Mopar guy. My gf(now wife) would be like "What, it just looks like some junky junkyard!" and I'd say "Mopars! Don't tell me my business devil woman!"

Like someone said above they don't gloss over their screw ups. They show some of the dirty work that we all do playing with this stuff. (Freiberger draining the water out on Steve while he was under the car was awesome. That's the kinda **** me and my buddies would do:D)

In the end, it's all for entertainment, to each their own...
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I'm not ashamed to say, I was roadkill when roadkill wasn't cool....fast is all that mattered!
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Damn skippy!!! Still am. I call it “Thin wallet syndrome.”
Go fast over looking good anytime. It sure beats looking good but not ever leaving the driveway.
 
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