An engine hoist isn’t a tool you’ll use every day, but it’s absolutely irreplaceable when your project car commands one. I mean, you can opt to try and lift the thing yourself but trust me ...

Here's how we turned a broken 2-ton engine hoist into a 1 1/2-ton yard crane (we are derating it slightly for safety's sake) for moving heavy items (of our hoard) around the yard. See All 5 Photos ...

You can make several engine lift plates in about the same time it will take to make just one, so if you have more than one engine lying around, make an engine lift plate for all of them. 0:00 / 0: ...

Even a freshly machined engine will have leakage rates of 3 to 5 percent, with that number growing into the double digits with age. On a typical fresh V-8, that can be around 10 to 15 cfm from blowby.

At this point we had only the cost of the engine ($1,459.99) into the build as we borrowed all of the missing components from a core motor and the intake and carb from Westech. Test 2: 195-horse ...

When it comes time to replace your engine, you might wonder if it's cheaper to buy a crate engine or try to build one yourself. Here's everything we know.