Engine Masters
2015
MotorTrend
8 Seasons
157 Episodes
Engine Masters, presented by AMSOIL is an all-new show on the Motor Trend Channel featuring parts testing and engine-to-engine shootouts.
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Aired Fri 11/17/2023
Header Science: Step vs. Merge
Season 8: Episode 26
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Season 1
| # | Name | Air Dates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Air-to-Air Intercooler, Now With CO2!! | Mar 24, 2023 |
| 2 | High vs. Low Injectors | Mar 31, 2023 |
| 3 | Tank Testing for Air-to-Water Intercoolers | Apr 7, 2023 |
| 4 | The Throttle-Body Throwdown! | Apr 14, 2023 |
| 5 | Bellmouth for Power?! | Apr 21, 2023 |
| 6 | Sequential vs. Batch Fire EFI | Apr 28, 2023 |
| 7 | One Cam, Three Ways! | May 5, 2023 |
| 8 | Straight Talk About Spark Plugs | May 12, 2023 |
| 9 | Exhaust Tech: Header Primary Length | May 19, 2023 |
| 10 | Cams: How Small Is Too Small? | May 26, 2023 |
| 11 | When Headers Don't Matter | Jun 2, 2023 |
| 12 | Big-Block Chevy Dual Plane Shootout! | Jun 9, 2023 |
| 13 | The Weight of Oil | Jun 16, 2023 |
| 14 | Keep Your Fuel Cool!! | Aug 25, 2023 |
| 15 | The Surprising Findings of the Air Filter Shootout | Sep 1, 2023 |
| 16 | Proper Pushrods & Sufficient Springs | Sep 8, 2023 |
| 17 | The Nitrous Plate Debate | Sep 15, 2023 |
| 18 | BBF Intake Manifold Comparison | Sep 22, 2023 |
| 19 | Heat Management | Sep 29, 2023 |
| 20 | A Study in O2 Sensors and AFR Readings | Oct 6, 2023 |
| 21 | Controlling the Hit | Oct 13, 2023 |
| 22 | BIG CFM Shootout | Oct 20, 2023 |
| 23 | Sniper 2 the Rescue | Oct 27, 2023 |
| 24 | Port v. Plate Nitrous Injection | Nov 3, 2023 |
| 25 | The Exhaust Duration Equation | Nov 10, 2023 |
| 26 | Header Science: Step vs. Merge | Nov 17, 2023 |
| # | Name | Air Dates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holley Carb Tuning Tips | Apr 1, 2022 |
| 2 | Slant-Six Manifold Shootout!! | Apr 8, 2022 |
| 3 | Rectangle vs. Cathedral Ports for LS Power!! | Apr 15, 2022 |
| 4 | The Battle of the Gen III Hemis!! | Apr 22, 2022 |
| 5 | SBF Intake Shootout! | Apr 29, 2022 |
| 6 | Solid Lifter Cam Comparo - Roller v Flat Tappet! | May 6, 2022 |
| 7 | Manifolds or Headers for Your Turbo LS? | May 13, 2022 |
| 8 | Does Fuel Temperature Matter?? | May 23, 2022 |
| 9 | Measuring the Max Wedge for a Street 440 | May 27, 2022 |
| 10 | Do Header Wraps Work? | Jun 3, 2022 |
| 11 | Which Ram? All the Rams?! | Jun 10, 2022 |
| 12 | Manifold Shootout for the Carbureted LS Crowd | Jun 17, 2022 |
| 13 | Exhaust Cutouts | Jun 24, 2022 |
| 14 | Every Trick in the Book | Sep 30, 2022 |
| 15 | Low Buck SBC Head Shootout | Oct 7, 2022 |
| 16 | Pick-a-Carb Shootout | Oct 14, 2022 |
| 17 | Single Pattern vs. Split Pattern Cams | Oct 21, 2022 |
| 18 | Oil Pumps for Power?! | Oct 28, 2022 |
| 19 | Quest for F-Rod Greatness | Nov 4, 2022 |
| 20 | Six Pack Shootout!! | Nov 11, 2022 |
| 21 | The Magic of the Flex Fuel Sensor | Nov 18, 2022 |
| 22 | The Leaker Episode | Nov 25, 2022 |
| 23 | Wet vs. Dry Nitrous | Dec 2, 2022 |
| 24 | Carb v. EFI: The Multipoint Edition | Dec 9, 2022 |
| 25 | Blown v. NA - Two Ways to 1,000 hp | Dec 16, 2022 |
| 26 | Tunnel Ram Battle: Single v. Dual Quad | Dec 23, 2022 |
| # | Name | Air Dates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Do Cylinder Heads Matter Under Boost? | Apr 2, 2021 |
| 2 | Does Octane Make Power? | Apr 9, 2021 |
| 3 | The Blow-Through Battle: Carb v. TBI | Apr 16, 2021 |
| 4 | Mandrel- v. Crunch-Bent Exhaust | Apr 23, 2021 |
| 5 | Oil Filter Shootout | Apr 30, 2021 |
| 6 | Carb Hats for Blowers | May 7, 2021 |
| 7 | Roots Blower Testing! | May 14, 2021 |
| 8 | Is Intake Manifold Port Matching Worth It? | May 21, 2021 |
| 9 | Dyno Testing for Real Life! | May 28, 2021 |
| 10 | 4150 v. 4500 - The Battle of the Holley Carbs | Jun 4, 2021 |
| 11 | Does Compression Make Power? | Jun 11, 2021 |
| 12 | Mopar Muscle Showdown! | Jun 18, 2021 |
| 13 | Screaming 8K RPM!! | Jun 25, 2021 |
| 14 | It's the Oil Pump Pump-Off!! | Sep 17, 2021 |
| 15 | Exhaust for Turbos - The Dos and Dont's | Sep 24, 2021 |
| 16 | The Wedge Head Shootout!! | Oct 1, 2021 |
| 17 | Hilborn Stacks! | Oct 8, 2021 |
| 18 | Choosing Fuel: Which Barrel Is Right for You? | Oct 15, 2021 |
| 19 | Water-Meth Injection: Is It Cooler Than the Intercooler?? | Oct 22, 2021 |
| 20 | Cold Air Considerations | Oct 29, 2021 |
| 21 | Nitrous for Noobs - The 150 Shot Walkthrough | Nov 5, 2021 |
| 22 | The Split Duration Decision | Nov 12, 2021 |
| 23 | 5.9 Magnum Intake Shootout | Nov 19, 2021 |
| 24 | The Piston Pin Offset Flip -- Is It a Flop? | Nov 26, 2021 |
| 25 | General Mayhem 440 Returns | Dec 3, 2021 |
| 26 | A Crash Course in Valve Float | Dec 10, 2021 |
| # | Name | Air Dates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rod Ratio Examined | Feb 28, 2020 |
| 2 | Cheap Carb Showdown | Mar 6, 2020 |
| 3 | Pantastic News! | Mar 13, 2020 |
| 4 | Iron vs. Aluminum Heads: A Study of Heat | Mar 20, 2020 |
| 5 | Advances in Cam Timing | Mar 27, 2020 |
| 6 | Free Valvetrain Tuning for More Power! | Apr 3, 2020 |
| 7 | Single vs. Dual Exhaust | Apr 10, 2020 |
| 8 | Carb Spacers: Gimmick or Gold? | Apr 17, 2020 |
| 9 | The Mystery of the Great 4/7 Swap | Apr 24, 2020 |
| 10 | Windsor Manifold Showdown | May 1, 2020 |
| 11 | 1,500 HP, the Blown and Squeezed BBC Way!! | Jul 31, 2020 |
| 12 | Engine Personality Test: Camshaft LSA Explained | Aug 7, 2020 |
| 13 | The Turbo MoHo 4-4-0 | Aug 14, 2020 |
| 14 | Welcome to a Day at the Dyno! | Aug 21, 2020 |
| 15 | Throwing Sparks: The Great Ignition Debate | Aug 28, 2020 |
| 16 | Tuning the Tubes: Why Header Collector Length Matters | Sep 4, 2020 |
| 17 | One THOUSAND Horsepower. Naturally Aspirated. Period. | Sep 11, 2020 |
| 18 | ZOOMIES!! A Novelty Header Shootout! | Sep 18, 2020 |
| 19 | Less Weight to Rotate!! Diet Testing the Rotating Mass | Sep 25, 2020 |
| 20 | Headers for Boost!! | Oct 2, 2020 |
| 21 | Tunnel Ram vs. Cross Ram! The Old School Dual Quad Shootout | Oct 9, 2020 |
| 22 | 1,000 HP Muffler Showdown!! | Oct 16, 2020 |
| 23 | Small-Block vs. Big-Block. How Do You Want YOUR 500 hp?! | Oct 23, 2020 |
| 24 | Dulcich's Quest for Slant 6 Greatness! | Oct 30, 2020 |
| 25 | The Great Blower Cam Debate | Nov 6, 2020 |
| 26 | Engine Masters go to School on the Gen III Hemi | Nov 13, 2020 |
| # | Name | Air Dates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SBC Dual-Plane Shootout | Jan 30, 2019 |
| 2 | Heat Kills Power—The How and Why | Feb 27, 2019 |
| 3 | Carb Size Matters | Mar 27, 2019 |
| 4 | Hot In, Cool Out—Intercooler vs. Water/Methanol Injection for Turbos | Apr 24, 2019 |
| 5 | Pressure Testing the "Blower Manifold" Debate | May 22, 2019 |
| 6 | Tuning in the Tune-up | Jun 19, 2019 |
| 7 | Hydraulic vs. Solid Lifters: the Redux! | Jul 17, 2019 |
| 8 | $40 Muffler Shootout | Aug 14, 2019 |
| 9 | Battle of the Budget Fuel Pumps | Sep 11, 2019 |
| 10 | You're Gonna Need a Bigger Plenum... | Oct 9, 2019 |
| 11 | Big-Inch, Big-Power, Big-Block Manifold Shootout | Nov 6, 2019 |
| 12 | The 440 You Can Afford | Dec 4, 2019 |
| # | Name | Air Dates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas vs. E85: Power and Pros & Cons | Jan 3, 2018 |
| 2 | Chevy 350 vs. Ford 351! | Jan 31, 2018 |
| 3 | How Oil Kills Power! | Feb 28, 2018 |
| 4 | Intakes for Torque vs. Horsepower | Mar 28, 2018 |
| 5 | Turbo LS the Right Way! | Apr 25, 2018 |
| 6 | If Accessories Could Kill | May 23, 2018 |
| 7 | 598ci of Torque vs. Horsepower! | Jun 20, 2018 |
| 8 | 1,500HP Junkyard Short-Block! | Jul 18, 2018 |
| 9 | What's the Best Intake for Nitrous Oxide? | Aug 15, 2018 |
| 10 | EFI vs. Carbs Redux!! | Sep 12, 2018 |
| 11 | 200-MPH Horsepower! | Oct 10, 2018 |
| 12 | Stock vs. Built vs. Boost vs. Both | Nov 7, 2018 |
| # | Name | Air Dates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Camshaft Specs Explained | Feb 27, 2017 |
| 2 | Ultimate Horsepower-Killing Fans! | Mar 27, 2017 |
| 3 | DIY Cylinder Head Porting Gains 92 Horsepower! | Apr 24, 2017 |
| 4 | Straight Exhaust vs. H-Pipe vs. X-Pipe! | May 22, 2017 |
| 5 | Powerstroke Turbo on a Ford 5.0! | Jun 19, 2017 |
| 6 | Best Cheap Chevy 350 Mods - Dyno-Proven! | Jul 17, 2017 |
| 7 | Supercharger Tuning and Proven Power! | Aug 14, 2017 |
| 8 | How Much Boost Can a Stock Engine Take? | Sep 11, 2017 |
| 9 | Air Filter Horsepower Shootout! | Oct 9, 2017 |
| 10 | Cylinder Head Games – How Big is Too Big? | Nov 6, 2017 |
| 11 | Do Roller Rocker Arms Add Horsepower? | Dec 4, 2017 |
| # | Name | Air Dates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dyno Proven: 50 HP with One Bolt-On! | Nov 23, 2015 |
| 2 | Carburetor vs. EFI Shootout! | Dec 14, 2015 |
| 3 | 383 Chevy vs. 383 Mopar! | Dec 28, 2015 |
| 4 | Exhaust Header Bash! Testing Power Loss from Dents | Jan 12, 2016 |
| 5 | Hellcat Power with a 5.7 Hemi? | Jan 18, 2016 |
| 6 | Are CNC-Ported Cylinder Heads Worth the Money? | Jan 25, 2016 |
| 7 | Holley vs. Edelbrock, Tri-Power vs. Dual-Quad! | Mar 21, 2016 |
| 8 | Battle of Budget Boost! Centrifugal vs. Roots, Paxton vs. Weiand | Apr 18, 2016 |
| 9 | The Power of 2.5 vs. 3-Inch Exhaust | May 16, 2016 |
| 10 | 600hp Camshaft Shootout! Hydraulic vs. Solid | Jun 13, 2016 |
| 11 | Stroker Shootout! Ford vs. Mopar 408s | Jul 11, 2016 |
| 12 | Pick the Right Exhaust Headers! | Aug 8, 2016 |
| 13 | How Much Nitrous Can a Stock Engine Take? | Sep 5, 2016 |
| 14 | Junkyard Jewel Power Bolt-Ons! | Oct 3, 2016 |
| 15 | Power Test: Cast Manifolds vs. Headers | Oct 31, 2016 |
| 16 | Roller vs. Flat-Tappet Cams! | Nov 28, 2016 |
| 17 | Cheap vs. Expensive Mufflers! | Jan 2, 2017 |
| 18 | Stock vs. Stroked Horsepower Test! | Feb 9, 2017 |
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To a old school 400 sbc .