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Running · 2015–

Engine Masters

Engine Masters , presented by AMSOIL is an all-new show on the Motor Trend Channel featuring parts testing and engine-to-engine shootouts. Developed from the popular Engine Masters Challenge – a dyno shootout event also presented by AMSOIL – Engine Masters on the Motor Trend YouTube Channel is hosted by David Freiburger of Roadkill, Steve Dulcich of Engine Masters magazine, and Steve Brule of Westech Performance Group.

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Seasons & episodes

Season 1 · 18 episodes
  1. S01 E01 · Dyno Proven: 50 HP with One Bolt-On!
  2. S01 E02 · Carburetor vs. EFI Shootout!
  3. S01 E03 · 383 Chevy vs. 383 Mopar!
  4. S01 E04 · Exhaust Header Bash! Testing Power Loss from Dents
  5. S01 E05 · Hellcat Power with a 5.7 Hemi?
  6. S01 E06 · Are CNC-Ported Cylinder Heads Worth the Money?
  7. S01 E07 · Holley vs. Edelbrock, Tri-Power vs. Dual-Quad!
  8. S01 E08 · Battle of Budget Boost! Centrifugal vs. Roots, Paxton vs. Weiand
  9. S01 E09 · The Power of 2.5 vs. 3-Inch Exhaust
  10. S01 E10 · 600hp Camshaft Shootout! Hydraulic vs. Solid
  11. S01 E11 · Stroker Shootout! Ford vs. Mopar 408s
  12. S01 E12 · Pick the Right Exhaust Headers!
  13. S01 E13 · How Much Nitrous Can a Stock Engine Take?
  14. S01 E14 · Junkyard Jewel Power Bolt-Ons!
  15. S01 E15 · Power Test: Cast Manifolds vs. Headers
  16. S01 E16 · Roller vs. Flat-Tappet Cams!
  17. S01 E17 · Cheap vs. Expensive Mufflers!
  18. S01 E18 · Stock vs. Stroked Horsepower Test!
Season 2 · 11 episodes
  1. S02 E01 · Camshaft Specs Explained
  2. S02 E02 · Ultimate Horsepower-Killing Fans!
  3. S02 E03 · DIY Cylinder Head Porting Gains 92 Horsepower!
  4. S02 E04 · Straight Exhaust vs. H-Pipe vs. X-Pipe!
  5. S02 E05 · Powerstroke Turbo on a Ford 5.0!
  6. S02 E06 · Best Cheap Chevy 350 Mods - Dyno-Proven!
  7. S02 E07 · Supercharger Tuning and Proven Power!
  8. S02 E08 · How Much Boost Can a Stock Engine Take?
  9. S02 E09 · Air Filter Horsepower Shootout!
  10. S02 E10 · Cylinder Head Games – How Big is Too Big?
  11. S02 E11 · Do Roller Rocker Arms Add Horsepower?
Season 3 · 12 episodes
  1. S03 E01 · Gas vs. E85: Power and Pros & Cons
  2. S03 E02 · Chevy 350 vs. Ford 351!
  3. S03 E03 · How Oil Kills Power!
  4. S03 E04 · Intakes for Torque vs. Horsepower
  5. S03 E05 · Turbo LS the Right Way!
  6. S03 E06 · If Accessories Could Kill
  7. S03 E07 · 598ci of Torque vs. Horsepower!
  8. S03 E08 · 1,500HP Junkyard Short-Block!
  9. S03 E09 · What's the Best Intake for Nitrous Oxide?
  10. S03 E10 · EFI vs. Carbs Redux!!
  11. S03 E11 · 200-MPH Horsepower!
  12. S03 E12 · Stock vs. Built vs. Boost vs. Both
Season 4 · 12 episodes
  1. S04 E01 · SBC Dual-Plane Shootout
  2. S04 E02 · Heat Kills Power—The How and Why
  3. S04 E03 · Carb Size Matters
  4. S04 E04 · Hot In, Cool Out—Intercooler vs. Water/Methanol Injection for Turbos
  5. S04 E05 · Pressure Testing the "Blower Manifold" Debate
  6. S04 E06 · Tuning in the Tune-up
  7. S04 E07 · Hydraulic vs. Solid Lifters: the Redux!
  8. S04 E08 · $40 Muffler Shootout
  9. S04 E09 · Battle of the Budget Fuel Pumps
  10. S04 E10 · You're Gonna Need a Bigger Plenum...
  11. S04 E11 · Big-Inch, Big-Power, Big-Block Manifold Shootout
  12. S04 E12 · The 440 You Can Afford
Season 5 · 26 episodes
  1. S05 E01 · Rod Ratio Examined
  2. S05 E02 · Cheap Carb Showdown
  3. S05 E03 · Pantastic News!
  4. S05 E04 · Iron vs. Aluminum Heads: A Study of Heat
  5. S05 E05 · Advances in Cam Timing
  6. S05 E06 · Free Valvetrain Tuning for More Power!
  7. S05 E07 · Single vs. Dual Exhaust
  8. S05 E08 · Carb Spacers: Gimmick or Gold?
  9. S05 E09 · The Mystery of the Great 4/7 Swap
  10. S05 E10 · Windsor Manifold Showdown
  11. S05 E11 · 1,500 HP, the Blown and Squeezed BBC Way!!
  12. S05 E12 · Engine Personality Test: Camshaft LSA Explained
  13. S05 E13 · The Turbo MoHo 4-4-0
  14. S05 E14 · Welcome to a Day at the Dyno!
  15. S05 E15 · Throwing Sparks: The Great Ignition Debate
  16. S05 E16 · Tuning the Tubes: Why Header Collector Length Matters
  17. S05 E17 · One THOUSAND Horsepower. Naturally Aspirated. Period.
  18. S05 E18 · ZOOMIES!! A Novelty Header Shootout!
  19. S05 E19 · Less Weight to Rotate!! Diet Testing the Rotating Mass
  20. S05 E20 · Headers for Boost!!
  21. S05 E21 · Tunnel Ram vs. Cross Ram! The Old School Dual Quad Shootout
  22. S05 E22 · 1,000 HP Muffler Showdown!!
  23. S05 E23 · Small-Block vs. Big-Block. How Do You Want YOUR 500 hp?!
  24. S05 E24 · Dulcich's Quest for Slant 6 Greatness!
  25. S05 E25 · The Great Blower Cam Debate
  26. S05 E26 · Engine Masters go to School on the Gen III Hemi
Season 6 · 26 episodes
  1. S06 E01 · Do Cylinder Heads Matter Under Boost?
  2. S06 E02 · Does Octane Make Power?
  3. S06 E03 · The Blow-Through Battle: Carb v. TBI
  4. S06 E04 · Mandrel- v. Crunch-Bent Exhaust
  5. S06 E05 · Oil Filter Shootout
  6. S06 E06 · Carb Hats for Blowers
  7. S06 E07 · Roots Blower Testing!
  8. S06 E08 · Is Intake Manifold Port Matching Worth It?
  9. S06 E09 · Dyno Testing for Real Life!
  10. S06 E10 · 4150 v. 4500 - The Battle of the Holley Carbs
  11. S06 E11 · Does Compression Make Power?
  12. S06 E12 · Mopar Muscle Showdown!
  13. S06 E13 · Screaming 8K RPM!!
  14. S06 E14 · It's the Oil Pump Pump-Off!!
  15. S06 E15 · Exhaust for Turbos - The Dos and Dont's
  16. S06 E16 · The Wedge Head Shootout!!
  17. S06 E17 · Hilborn Stacks!
  18. S06 E18 · Choosing Fuel: Which Barrel Is Right for You?
  19. S06 E19 · Water-Meth Injection: Is It Cooler Than the Intercooler??
  20. S06 E20 · Cold Air Considerations
  21. S06 E21 · Nitrous for Noobs - The 150 Shot Walkthrough
  22. S06 E22 · The Split Duration Decision
  23. S06 E23 · 5.9 Magnum Intake Shootout
  24. S06 E24 · The Piston Pin Offset Flip -- Is It a Flop?
  25. S06 E25 · General Mayhem 440 Returns
  26. S06 E26 · A Crash Course in Valve Float
Season 7 · 26 episodes
  1. S07 E01 · Holley Carb Tuning Tips
  2. S07 E02 · Slant-Six Manifold Shootout!!
  3. S07 E03 · Rectangle vs. Cathedral Ports for LS Power!!
  4. S07 E04 · The Battle of the Gen III Hemis!!
  5. S07 E05 · SBF Intake Shootout!
  6. S07 E06 · Solid Lifter Cam Comparo - Roller v Flat Tappet!
  7. S07 E07 · Manifolds or Headers for Your Turbo LS?
  8. S07 E08 · Does Fuel Temperature Matter??
  9. S07 E09 · Measuring the Max Wedge for a Street 440
  10. S07 E10 · Do Header Wraps Work?
  11. S07 E11 · Which Ram? All the Rams?!
  12. S07 E12 · Manifold Shootout for the Carbureted LS Crowd
  13. S07 E13 · Exhaust Cutouts
  14. S07 E14 · Every Trick in the Book
  15. S07 E15 · Low Buck SBC Head Shootout
  16. S07 E16 · Pick-a-Carb Shootout
  17. S07 E17 · Single Pattern vs. Split Pattern Cams
  18. S07 E18 · Oil Pumps for Power?!
  19. S07 E19 · Quest for F-Rod Greatness
  20. S07 E20 · Six Pack Shootout!!
  21. S07 E21 · The Magic of the Flex Fuel Sensor
  22. S07 E22 · The Leaker Episode
  23. S07 E23 · Wet vs. Dry Nitrous
  24. S07 E24 · Carb v. EFI: The Multipoint Edition
  25. S07 E25 · Blown v. NA - Two Ways to 1,000 hp
  26. S07 E26 · Tunnel Ram Battle: Single v. Dual Quad
Season 8 · 26 episodes
  1. S08 E01 · Air-to-Air Intercooler, Now With CO2!!
  2. S08 E02 · High vs. Low Injectors
  3. S08 E03 · Tank Testing for Air-to-Water Intercoolers
  4. S08 E04 · The Throttle-Body Throwdown!
  5. S08 E05 · Bellmouth for Power?!
  6. S08 E06 · Sequential vs. Batch Fire EFI
  7. S08 E07 · One Cam, Three Ways!
  8. S08 E08 · Straight Talk About Spark Plugs
  9. S08 E09 · Exhaust Tech: Header Primary Length
  10. S08 E10 · Cams: How Small Is Too Small?
  11. S08 E11 · When Headers Don't Matter
  12. S08 E12 · Big-Block Chevy Dual Plane Shootout!
  13. S08 E13 · The Weight of Oil
  14. S08 E14 · Keep Your Fuel Cool!!
  15. S08 E15 · The Surprising Findings of the Air Filter Shootout
  16. S08 E16 · Proper Pushrods & Sufficient Springs
  17. S08 E17 · The Nitrous Plate Debate
  18. S08 E18 · BBF Intake Manifold Comparison
  19. S08 E19 · Heat Management
  20. S08 E20 · A Study in O2 Sensors and AFR Readings
  21. S08 E21 · Controlling the Hit
  22. S08 E22 · BIG CFM Shootout
  23. S08 E23 · Sniper 2 the Rescue
  24. S08 E24 · Port v. Plate Nitrous Injection
  25. S08 E25 · The Exhaust Duration Equation
  26. S08 E26 · Header Science: Step vs. Merge

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