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Horsepower TV

  • 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?

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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.

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