Horsepower TV
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.
- 1999-2013
- 15 seasons
- Reality, Sports
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
20 Episodes 1999
Episode 1
Nitrous Bolt on Power for the Track
Fri, Aug 13, 1999
Chuck and Joe install a nitrous kit. Then an old street rod gets an update with a new front-end kit.
Episode 2
Building a 502 GM Crate Engine to Drop in a '71 Chevelle
Fri, Aug 13, 1999
Horsepower kicks off a crate motor buildup with a 502 GM.
Episode 3
How to Bolt on 100 Horsepower to a Grocery-Getter
Fri, Aug 13, 1999
Do you want to bolt-on an extra 100 horsepower to your grocery-getter?
Episode 4
'71 Chevelle Gets Its 502 Big Block, Transmission and Exhaust
Fri, Aug 13, 1999
A '71 Chevelle gets a 502 big block, transmission, and exhaust.
Episode 5
Adding Air-Ride Suspension on a '39 Buick
Fri, Aug 13, 1999
Chuck and Joe show street rodders how to get their rear in the right place.
Episode 6
'71 Chevelle Gets a New Suspension Setup
Fri, Aug 13, 1999
Breathing life into the 502 big block - Project Blue Thunder.
Episode 7
Building a 572 c.i. Hemi in Hopes of Making 900 Horsepower
Fri, Aug 13, 1999
It's Mopar madness in the Horsepower shop as we build a high-powered Hemi.
Episode 8
Finding More Power with a High-Performance Tune-Up
Fri, Aug 13, 1999
Check out a 1991 stock Pontiac Firebird after a baseline dyno run to give it some performance upgrades.
Episode 9
Exhausting All the Options to Get Maximum Power from a Pontiac Firebird
Fri, Aug 13, 1999
After exhaustive research we've found more power in Project Budget Bird. But how much?
Episode 10
Shocks, Springs, and Sway Bars: Pontiac Firebird Suspension Upgrade
Fri, Aug 13, 1999
We're handling the suspension of our Budget Bird in the final phase.
Episode 11
Rebuilding a 454 Big Block for the Grocery-Getter Wagon
Fri, Aug 13, 1999
Fix up the grocery-getter and re-build the 454 big block with a high-performance re-build kit.
Episode 12
Re-building the Interior of the '71 Chevelle
Fri, Aug 13, 1999
We're going to attack the interior of Project Blue Thunder, a 1971 Chevelle.
Episode 13
Building Up a Hot Rod Honda
Fri, Aug 13, 1999
Sports compacts are in, so of course we had to do one.
Episode 14
Pontiac Firebird Paint Job That Turns Heads
Fri, Aug 13, 1999
Our favorite firebird gets a pro paint job. Experts show exactly how they get the job done.
Episode 15
LS-Gun: Nitrous
Sun, Aug 1, 1999 18 mins
The Horsepower hosts go for broke, as they bolt a 250-horsepower nitrous kit to their '82 LS-1 Camaro.
Episode 16
Dropping a 500ci Big Block Between the Fenders of a '71 Duster
Fri, Aug 13, 1999
If you're plum crazy about Mopars, buckle up. We're dropping a 500 cubic inch big block into a 1971 Duster.
Episode 17
Swapping a Wagon's Automatic for a High-Performance 5-Speed
Fri, Aug 13, 1999
We have an automatic cure for any transmission troubles you may be having.
Episode 18
Using the Retro Tech Approach to Give a Ford FE New Life
Fri, Aug 13, 1999
We use some retro techniques to bring new life to an old Ford FE.
Episode 19
23rd Annual Street Machine Nationals
Fri, Aug 13, 1999
Go to Street Machine Nationals. Drag race show cars and more all wrapped up into one event.
Episode 20
A Trip Down Memory Lane to When Ford and Mercury Ruled the Roads
Fri, Aug 13, 1999
A Trip Down Memory Lane To When Ford and Mercury Ruled The Roads.