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Marty and MOOG have caused quite a lot of online commentary with their Monaro and XR8 projects (if you need a refresher try CLICKING HERE). And that's fair enough, as we've all got our tribal allegiances to brands or types of engines, and the sight of an empty bay conjures all manner of saucy ideas.   Some commentators are starting to really get shouty about their hope for a Coyote swap into the Falcon or Monaro. I fully understand the appeal of the Ford V8, and this was actually something which was discussed behind the scenes for MOOG's XR8 before the realities...

Have you watched MOOG's latest video on his XR8 Falcon engine swap? It's RIGHT HERE for your eyeballs' pleasure in case you haven't, BTW, but in that video MOOG gets on with making fuel lines with AN fittings.  Now, maybe you've never played with fuel systems before so before you go reading on below it might pay to read THIS STORY on AN fuel fittings and lines to work out what is going on. This is because we're going to dive into the next phase of custom car plumbing: hardlines. If you hang around high-end car shows or motorsport events...

This past week we dropped a BRAND NEW PROJECT CAR on the channel (CLICK HERE), which we then used as part of Supercheap Auto's latest BEST PERFORMING OILS ad campaign (CLICK HERE). Some younger viewers may be confused why we're racing around a big dirt lot full of junk cars, because they've never experienced the rollercoaster of emotions that comes with going Wrecker Diving, and that makes me sad.  Car enthusiasts of a certain age know of a special place that was a challenge to navigate, a test of your patience to interact with, but always an amazing adventure. It...

Have you watched the latest episode with MOOG diving into why his beloved Falcon XR8 drift taxi did a big mechanical sad at the last MCM drift night? You can WATCH IT HERE and witness the (pretty epic) carnage. Understanding why people love the six-cylinder BA-FG Falcons over the V8s is pretty easy when the XR6T had the iconic Barra engine that made more power when you looked at it sternly. But why do so many Aussies, particularly those from 25-50 years old, have such a sentimental draw to V8 Holdens over Ford Falcon V8s?  The answer comes from something...

It is an uncomfortable fact for some of us older chaps that, while we think of turbo DOHC 6-cylinder engines like the Nissan RB, Toyota JZ and Ford Barra as being a lovely modern way of making power, they're actually old tech now. A port-EFI DOHC in-line six with turbocharger power redefined how much power could reliably be made from small-capacity engines in the early 2000s, and they still run hard today... but technology has moved on.  The Nissan RB is over 40 years old. When Nissan introduced it to the world way back in 1985 the Chevy small-block was...