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Engineering Explained’s Jason Fenske spent a decade calling the Ford Shelby GT350 the greatest Mustang ever built before finally buying one. The 2018 model he found had a seized flat-plane-crank V8 and metal shavings throughout its oiling system. Here’s why he bought it anyway — and what the Voodoo engine’s quirks reveal about this car’s cult following.
Oldsmobile officially rated its 1970 442 W-30 at 370 horsepower — a figure many enthusiasts believe underrated the real output by roughly 30 horsepower. Raiti’s Rides walks through the car’s cold-air hood, upgraded rear axle, and factory performance package, making the case for one of GM’s most overlooked muscle cars. Watch to see what the numbers on paper never fully told you.
Before waking a GT350 or GT500 up from winter storage, there’s a thirty-second engine step that even experienced Shelby owners admit they’d never heard of. Enthusiasts Garage walks through the full process of getting both cars ready for summer, from storage prep to that first critical start. Watch to see the priming trick that has longtime owners rethinking their own routine.