Engine Masters, presented by AMSOIL is an all-new show on the Motor Trend Channel featuring parts testing and engine-to-engine shootouts. Developed from the popular Engine Masters Challenge – a dyno shootout event also presented by AMSOIL – Engine Masters on the Motor Trend YouTube Channel is hosted by David Freiburger of Roadkill, Steve Dulcich of Engine Masters magazine, and Steve Brule of Westech Performance Group.
Series Premiere: November 23, 2015 Classification: Reality Genre: Action | Reality-TV Network: Airs: Friday at 12:00 am Runtime: 0 Minutes
ENGINE MASTERS - Season 1 -- 19 Episodes
1x1 -- Nov 23, 2015 -- Dyno Proven: 50 HP with One Bolt-On! 1x2 -- Dec 14, 2015 -- Carburetor vs. EFI Shootout! 1x3 -- Dec 28, 2015 -- 383 Chevy vs. 383 Mopar! 1x4 -- Jan 12, 2016 -- Exhaust Header Bash! Testing Power Loss from Dents 1x5 -- Jan 18, 2016 -- Hellcat Power with a 5.7 Hemi? 1x6 -- Jan 25, 2016 -- Are CNC-Ported Cylinder Heads Worth the Money? 1x7 -- Mar 21, 2016 -- Holley vs. Edelbrock, Tri-Power vs. Dual-Quad! 1x8 -- Apr 18, 2016 -- Battle of Budget Boost! Centrifugal vs. Roots, Paxton vs. Weiand 1x9 -- May 16, 2016 -- The Power of 2.5 vs. 3-Inch Exhaust 1x10 -- Jun 13, 2016 -- 600hp Camshaft Shootout! Hydraulic vs. Solid 1x11 -- Jul 11, 2016 -- Stroker Shootout! Ford vs. Mopar 408s 1x12 -- Aug 08, 2016 -- Pick the Right Exhaust Headers! 1x13 -- Sep 05, 2016 -- How Much Nitrous Can a Stock Engine Take? 1x14 -- Oct 03, 2016 -- Junkyard Jewel Power Bolt-Ons! 1x15 -- Oct 31, 2016 -- Power Test: Cast Manifolds vs. Headers 1x16 -- Nov 28, 2016 -- Roller vs. Flat-Tappet Cams! 1x17 -- Jan 02, 2017 -- Cheap vs. Expensive Mufflers! 1x18 -- Feb 09, 2017 -- Stock vs. Stroked Horsepower Test! 1x20 -- Mar 27, 2017 -- Cooling Fan Shoot-Out
ENGINE MASTERS - Season 2 -- 13 Episodes
2x1 -- Feb 27, 2017 -- Camshaft Specs Explained 2x2 -- Mar 27, 2017 -- Ultimate Horsepower-Killing Fans! 2x3 -- Apr 24, 2017 -- DIY Cylinder Head Porting Gains 92 Horsepower! 2x4 -- May 22, 2017 -- Straight Exhaust vs. H-Pipe vs. X-Pipe! 2x5 -- Jun 19, 2017 -- Powerstroke Turbo on a Ford 5.0! 2x6 -- Jul 17, 2017 -- Best Cheap Chevy 350 Mods - Dyno-Proven! 2x7 -- Aug 14, 2017 -- Supercharger Tuning and Proven Power! 2x8 -- Sep 11, 2017 -- How Much Boost Can a Stock Engine Take? 2x9 -- Oct 09, 2017 -- Air Filter Horsepower Shootout! 2x10 -- Nov 06, 2017 -- Cylinder Head Games – How Big is Too Big? 2x11 -- Dec 04, 2017 -- Do Roller Rocker Arms Add Horsepower? 2x12 -- Nov 06, 2017 -- Cylinder Head Games–How Big is Too Big? 2x13 -- Dec 04, 2017 -- Do Roller Rocker Arms Add Horsepower?
ENGINE MASTERS - Season 3 -- 12 Episodes
3x1 -- Jan 03, 2018 -- Gas vs. E85: Power and Pros & Cons 3x2 -- Jan 31, 2018 -- Chevy 350 vs. Ford 351! 3x3 -- Feb 28, 2018 -- How Oil Kills Power! 3x4 -- Mar 28, 2018 -- Intakes for Torque vs. Horsepower 3x5 -- Apr 25, 2018 -- Turbo LS the Right Way! 3x6 -- May 23, 2018 -- If Accessories Could Kill 3x7 -- Jun 20, 2018 -- 598ci of Torque vs. Horsepower! 3x8 -- Jul 18, 2018 -- 1,500HP Junkyard Short-Block! 3x9 -- Aug 15, 2018 -- What's the Best Intake for Nitrous Oxide? 3x10 -- Sep 12, 2018 -- EFI vs. Carbs Redux!! 3x11 -- Oct 10, 2018 -- 200-MPH Horsepower! 3x12 -- Nov 07, 2018 -- Stock vs. Built vs. Boost vs. Both
ENGINE MASTERS - Season 4 -- 12 Episodes
4x1 -- Jan 30, 2019 -- SBC Dual-Plane Shootout 4x2 -- Feb 27, 2019 -- Heat Kills Power—The How and Why 4x3 -- Mar 27, 2019 -- Carb Size Matters 4x4 -- Apr 24, 2019 -- Hot In, Cool Out—Intercooler vs. Water/Methanol Injection for Turbos 4x5 -- May 22, 2019 -- Pressure Testing the "Blower Manifold" Debate 4x6 -- Jun 19, 2019 -- Tuning in the Tune-up 4x7 -- Jul 17, 2019 -- Hydraulic vs. Solid Lifters: the Redux! 4x8 -- Aug 14, 2019 -- $40 Muffler Shootout 4x9 -- Sep 11, 2019 -- Battle of the Budget Fuel Pumps 4x10 -- Oct 09, 2019 -- You're Gonna Need a Bigger Plenum... 4x11 -- Nov 06, 2019 -- Big-Inch, Big-Power, Big-Block Manifold Shootout 4x12 -- Dec 04, 2019 -- The 440 You Can Afford
ENGINE MASTERS - Season 5 -- 26 Episodes
5x1 -- Feb 28, 2020 -- Rod Ratio Examined 5x2 -- Mar 06, 2020 -- Cheap Carb Showdown 5x3 -- Mar 13, 2020 -- Pantastic News! 5x4 -- Mar 20, 2020 -- Iron vs. Aluminum Heads: A Study of Heat 5x5 -- Mar 27, 2020 -- Advances in Cam Timing 5x6 -- Apr 03, 2020 -- Free Valvetrain Tuning for More Power! 5x7 -- Apr 10, 2020 -- Single vs. Dual Exhaust 5x8 -- Apr 17, 2020 -- Carb Spacers: Gimmick or Gold? 5x9 -- Apr 24, 2020 -- The Mystery of the Great 4/7 Swap 5x10 -- May 01, 2020 -- Windsor Manifold Showdown 5x11 -- Jul 31, 2020 -- 1,500 HP, the Blown and Squeezed BBC Way!! 5x12 -- Aug 07, 2020 -- Engine Personality Test: Camshaft LSA Explained 5x13 -- Aug 14, 2020 -- The Turbo MoHo 4-4-0 5x14 -- Aug 21, 2020 -- Welcome to a Day at the Dyno! 5x15 -- Aug 28, 2020 -- Throwing Sparks: The Great Ignition Debate 5x16 -- Sep 04, 2020 -- Tuning the Tubes: Why Header Collector Length Matters 5x17 -- Sep 11, 2020 -- One THOUSAND Horsepower. Naturally Aspirated. Period. 5x18 -- Sep 18, 2020 -- ZOOMIES!! A Novelty Header Shootout! 5x19 -- Sep 25, 2020 -- Less Weight to Rotate!! Diet Testing the Rotating Mass 5x20 -- Oct 02, 2020 -- Headers for Boost!! 5x21 -- Oct 09, 2020 -- Tunnel Ram vs. Cross Ram! The Old School Dual Quad Shootout 5x22 -- Oct 16, 2020 -- 1,000 HP Muffler Showdown!! 5x23 -- Oct 23, 2020 -- Small-Block vs. Big-Block. How Do You Want YOUR 500 hp?! 5x24 -- Oct 30, 2020 -- Dulcich's Quest for Slant 6 Greatness! 5x25 -- Nov 06, 2020 -- The Great Blower Cam Debate 5x26 -- Nov 13, 2020 -- Engine Masters go to School on the Gen III Hemi
ENGINE MASTERS - Season 6 -- 26 Episodes
6x1 -- Apr 02, 2021 -- Do Cylinder Heads Matter Under Boost? 6x2 -- Apr 09, 2021 -- Does Octane Make Power? 6x3 -- Apr 16, 2021 -- The Blow-Through Battle: Carb v. TBI 6x4 -- Apr 23, 2021 -- Mandrel- v. Crunch-Bent Exhaust 6x5 -- Apr 30, 2021 -- Oil Filter Shootout 6x6 -- May 07, 2021 -- Carb Hats for Blowers 6x7 -- May 14, 2021 -- Roots Blower Testing! 6x8 -- May 21, 2021 -- Is Intake Manifold Port Matching Worth It? 6x9 -- May 28, 2021 -- Dyno Testing for Real Life! 6x10 -- Jun 04, 2021 -- 4150 v. 4500 - The Battle of the Holley Carbs 6x11 -- Jun 11, 2021 -- Does Compression Make Power? 6x12 -- Jun 18, 2021 -- Mopar Muscle Showdown! 6x13 -- Jun 25, 2021 -- Screaming 8K RPM!! 6x14 -- Sep 17, 2021 -- It's the Oil Pump Pump-Off!! 6x15 -- Sep 24, 2021 -- Exhaust for Turbos - The Dos and Dont's 6x16 -- Oct 01, 2021 -- The Wedge Head Shootout!! 6x17 -- Oct 08, 2021 -- Hilborn Stacks! 6x18 -- Oct 15, 2021 -- Choosing Fuel: Which Barrel Is Right for You? 6x19 -- Oct 22, 2021 -- Water-Meth Injection: Is It Cooler Than the Intercooler?? 6x20 -- Oct 29, 2021 -- Cold Air Considerations 6x21 -- Nov 05, 2021 -- Nitrous for Noobs - The 150 Shot Walkthrough 6x22 -- Nov 12, 2021 -- The Split Duration Decision 6x23 -- Nov 19, 2021 -- 5.9 Magnum Intake Shootout 6x24 -- Nov 26, 2021 -- The Piston Pin Offset Flip -- Is It a Flop? 6x25 -- Dec 03, 2021 -- General Mayhem 440 Returns 6x26 -- Dec 10, 2021 -- A Crash Course in Valve Float
ENGINE MASTERS - Season 7 -- 26 Episodes
7x1 -- Apr 01, 2022 -- Holley Carb Tuning Tips 7x2 -- Apr 08, 2022 -- Slant-Six Manifold Shootout!! 7x3 -- Apr 15, 2022 -- Rectangle vs. Cathedral Ports for LS Power!! 7x4 -- Apr 22, 2022 -- The Battle of the Gen III Hemis!! 7x5 -- Apr 29, 2022 -- SBF Intake Shootout! 7x6 -- May 06, 2022 -- Solid Lifter Cam Comparo - Roller v Flat Tappet! 7x7 -- May 13, 2022 -- Manifolds or Headers for Your Turbo LS? 7x8 -- May 23, 2022 -- Does Fuel Temperature Matter?? 7x9 -- May 27, 2022 -- Measuring the Max Wedge for a Street 440 7x10 -- Jun 03, 2022 -- Do Header Wraps Work? 7x11 -- Jun 10, 2022 -- Which Ram? All the Rams?! 7x12 -- Jun 17, 2022 -- Manifold Shootout for the Carbureted LS Crowd 7x13 -- Jun 24, 2022 -- Exhaust Cutouts 7x14 -- Sep 30, 2022 -- Every Trick in the Book 7x15 -- Oct 07, 2022 -- Low Buck SBC Head Shootout 7x16 -- Oct 14, 2022 -- Pick-a-Carb Shootout 7x17 -- Oct 21, 2022 -- Single Pattern vs. Split Pattern Cams 7x18 -- Oct 28, 2022 -- Oil Pumps for Power?! 7x19 -- Nov 04, 2022 -- Quest for F-Rod Greatness 7x20 -- Nov 11, 2022 -- Six Pack Shootout!! 7x21 -- Nov 18, 2022 -- The Magic of the Flex Fuel Sensor 7x22 -- Nov 25, 2022 -- The Leaker Episode 7x23 -- Dec 02, 2022 -- Wet vs. Dry Nitrous 7x24 -- Dec 09, 2022 -- Carb v. EFI: The Multipoint Edition 7x25 -- Dec 16, 2022 -- Blown v. NA - Two Ways to 1,000 hp 7x26 -- Dec 23, 2022 -- Tunnel Ram Battle: Single v. Dual Quad
ENGINE MASTERS - Season 8 -- 26 Episodes
8x1 -- Mar 24, 2023 -- Air-to-Air Intercooler, Now With CO2!! 8x2 -- Mar 31, 2023 -- High vs. Low Injectors 8x3 -- Apr 07, 2023 -- Tank Testing for Air-to-Water Intercoolers 8x4 -- Apr 14, 2023 -- The Throttle-Body Throwdown! 8x5 -- Apr 21, 2023 -- Bellmouth for Power?! 8x6 -- Apr 28, 2023 -- Sequential vs. Batch Fire EFI 8x7 -- May 05, 2023 -- One Cam, Three Ways! 8x8 -- May 12, 2023 -- Straight Talk About Spark Plugs 8x9 -- May 19, 2023 -- Exhaust Tech: Header Primary Length 8x10 -- May 26, 2023 -- Cams: How Small Is Too Small? 8x11 -- Jun 02, 2023 -- When Headers Don't Matter 8x12 -- Jun 09, 2023 -- Big-Block Chevy Dual Plane Shootout! 8x13 -- Jun 16, 2023 -- The Weight of Oil 8x14 -- Aug 25, 2023 -- Keep Your Fuel Cool!! 8x15 -- Sep 01, 2023 -- The Surprising Findings of the Air Filter Shootout 8x16 -- Sep 08, 2023 -- Proper Pushrods & Sufficient Springs 8x17 -- Sep 15, 2023 -- The Nitrous Plate Debate 8x18 -- Sep 22, 2023 -- BBF Intake Manifold Comparison 8x19 -- Sep 29, 2023 -- Heat Management 8x20 -- Oct 06, 2023 -- A Study in O2 Sensors and AFR Readings 8x21 -- Oct 13, 2023 -- Controlling the Hit 8x22 -- Oct 20, 2023 -- BIG CFM Shootout 8x23 -- Oct 27, 2023 -- Sniper 2 the Rescue 8x24 -- Nov 03, 2023 -- Port v. Plate Nitrous Injection 8x25 -- Nov 10, 2023 -- The Exhaust Duration Equation 8x26 -- Nov 17, 2023 -- Header Science: Step vs. Merge
