Season 2 - Episode Guide

Episodes

Camshaft Specs Explained

Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Feb 27, 2017 (18 min)

Camshaft Specs Explained

David Freiburger explains cam lift, duration, love separation angle and installed centerline.

Ultimate Horsepower-Killing Fans!

Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Mar 27, 2017 (16 min)

Ultimate Horsepower-Killing Fans!

Usually on this show, we are all about making more horsepower, but on this episode, we are trying to kill horsepower! We bolt four different types of cooling fans onto our 350 small-block Chevy, all with different designs and material.

DIY Cylinder Head Porting Gains 92 Horsepower!

Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Apr 24, 2017 (16 min)

DIY Cylinder Head Porting Gains 92 Horsepower!

This episode reinforces the fact that Steve Dulcich is not just the guy in the back of the dyno room, he's a legit engine master. You won't question that after you see his homegrown porting job.

Straight Exhaust vs. H-Pipe vs. X-Pipe!

Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: May 22, 2017 (16 min)

Straight Exhaust vs. H-Pipe vs. X-Pipe!

We deliver the goods many viewers have asked for as we test the power of straight dual exhaust with no crossover pipe versus using an H-pipe versus an X-pipe.

Powerstroke Turbo on a Ford 5.0!

Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Jun 19, 2017 (16 min)

Powerstroke Turbo on a Ford 5.0!

It's Roadkill meets Engine Masters. On this episode, host David Freiburger pulls the engine out of the Rotsun 240Z and stabs it on the engine dyno at Westech Performance Group. The result is mind blowing, but we're not sure what's more surprising, the power or the fact that it never blew up.

Best Cheap Chevy 350 Mods - Dyno-Proven!

Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Jul 17, 2017 (18 min)

Best Cheap Chevy 350 Mods - Dyno-Proven!

On this episode, we explore an ancient scenario but still one of the most frequent tech questions we are asked: What budget bolt-ons can be used on a stock small-block Chevy 5.7 to get more horsepower?

Supercharger Tuning and Proven Power!

Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: Aug 14, 2017 (21 min)

Supercharger Tuning and Proven Power!

This time on Engine Masters, hosts David Freiburger, Steve Dulcich, and Steve Brulé show you how to install and tune a Weiand 6-71 blower and dual 750-cfm double pumpers on a budget 350ci Chevy short-block.

How Much Boost Can a Stock Engine Take?

Episode: 2x08 | Airdate: Sep 11, 2017 (20 min)

How Much Boost Can a Stock Engine Take?

Find out if you can stuff 25 psi of boost into a cast-piston, stock-crank short-block and have it live. We strap a ProCharger centrifugal supercharger to a bone-stock Chevy 350 bottom end.

Air Filter Horsepower Shootout!

Episode: 2x09 | Airdate: Oct 9, 2017 (13 min)

Air Filter Horsepower Shootout!

We test a whopping 19 different combinations of filter sizes and styles, including paper elements, K&N filters, stock housings, dual-snorkle housings, velocity stacks, filtered lids and way more.

Cylinder Head Games – How Big is Too Big?

Episode: 2x10 | Airdate: Nov 6, 2017 (19 min)

Cylinder Head Games – How Big is Too Big?

We test the long-standing internet theory that too big of an intake port kills bottom-end torque. Watch us take the mildest of 408 Ford small-blocks and try to make the torque curve dance.

Do Roller Rocker Arms Add Horsepower?

Episode: 2x11 | Airdate: Dec 4, 2017 (20 min)

Do Roller Rocker Arms Add Horsepower?

One of the most common valvetrain upgrades for pushrod-style engines is roller rocker arms, which are often said to increase horsepower through reducing friction. But is it true? Find out on this episode of Engine Masters.

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