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Horsepower TV Season 1 Episodes

  • 1999-2013
  • 15 Seasons
  • Reality, Sports
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Every gearhead wants power and this show reveals the secrets from simple street machine bolt-ons to building complete engines and cars. Hosts Joe Elmore and Mike Galley reveal engine building secrets, tips, tricks and shortcuts.

Season 1 Episode Guide

Season 1

20 Episodes 1999 - 1999

Episode 1

Nitrous Bolt on Power for the Track

Thu, Feb 18, 1999

Chuck and Joe install a nitrous kit. Then an old street rod gets an update with a new front-end kit.

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Episode 2

Building a 502 GM Crate Engine to Drop in a '71 Chevelle

Thu, Feb 18, 1999

Horsepower kicks off a crate motor buildup with a 502 GM.

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Episode 3

How to Bolt on 100 Horsepower to a Grocery-Getter

Thu, Feb 18, 1999

Do you want to bolt-on an extra 100 horsepower to your grocery-getter?

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Episode 4

'71 Chevelle Gets Its 502 Big Block, Transmission and Exhaust

Thu, Feb 18, 1999

A '71 Chevelle gets a 502 big block, transmission, and exhaust.

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Episode 5

Adding Air-Ride Suspension on a '39 Buick

Thu, Feb 18, 1999

Chuck and Joe show street rodders how to get their rear in the right place.

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Episode 6

'71 Chevelle Gets a New Suspension Setup

Thu, Feb 18, 1999

Breathing life into the 502 big block - Project Blue Thunder.

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Episode 7

Building a 572 c.i. Hemi in Hopes of Making 900 Horsepower

Thu, Feb 18, 1999

It's Mopar madness in the Horsepower shop as we build a high-powered Hemi.

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Episode 8

Finding More Power with a High-Performance Tune-Up

Thu, Feb 18, 1999

Check out a 1991 stock Pontiac Firebird after a baseline dyno run to give it some performance upgrades.

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Episode 9

Exhausting All the Options to Get Maximum Power from a Pontiac Firebird

Thu, Feb 18, 1999

After exhaustive research we've found more power in Project Budget Bird. But how much?

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Episode 10

Shocks, Springs, and Sway Bars: Pontiac Firebird Suspension Upgrade

Thu, Feb 18, 1999

We're handling the suspension of our Budget Bird in the final phase.

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Episode 11

Rebuilding a 454 Big Block for the Grocery-Getter Wagon

Thu, Feb 18, 1999

Fix up the grocery-getter and re-build the 454 big block with a high-performance re-build kit.

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Episode 12

Re-building the Interior of the '71 Chevelle

Thu, Feb 18, 1999

We're going to attack the interior of Project Blue Thunder, a 1971 Chevelle.

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Episode 13

Building Up a Hot Rod Honda

Thu, Feb 18, 1999

Sports compacts are in, so of course we had to do one.

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Episode 14

Pontiac Firebird Paint Job That Turns Heads

Thu, Feb 18, 1999

Our favorite firebird gets a pro paint job. Experts show exactly how they get the job done.

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Episode 15

LS-Gun: Nitrous

Sun, Aug 1, 199918 mins

The Horsepower hosts go for broke, as they bolt a 250-horsepower nitrous kit to their '82 LS-1 Camaro.

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Episode 16

Dropping a 500ci Big Block Between the Fenders of a '71 Duster

Thu, Feb 18, 1999

If you're plum crazy about Mopars, buckle up. We're dropping a 500 cubic inch big block into a 1971 Duster.

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Episode 17

Swapping a Wagon's Automatic for a High-Performance 5-Speed

Thu, Feb 18, 1999

We have an automatic cure for any transmission troubles you may be having.

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Episode 18

Using the Retro Tech Approach to Give a Ford FE New Life

Thu, Feb 18, 1999

We use some retro techniques to bring new life to an old Ford FE.

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Episode 19

23rd Annual Street Machine Nationals

Thu, Feb 18, 1999

Go to Street Machine Nationals. Drag race show cars and more all wrapped up into one event.

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Episode 20

A Trip Down Memory Lane to When Ford and Mercury Ruled the Roads

Thu, Feb 18, 1999

A Trip Down Memory Lane To When Ford and Mercury Ruled The Roads.

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