This 1986 Ford Escort was originally purchased to compete in the Big Apple to Big Easy Rally. This is a cross-country road rally for cars that cost $500. The rally offers extra points if the engine i...
Daniel Nunziante’s Ford Cortina runs a 632 ci Ford big-block V8 built by Glenn Wells Engines. The engine produces 3,000 horsepower thanks to two Precision GEN2 98mm turbochargers. The video below sho...
Jason Shalders is building a FIA GT3 spec race car out of a 1966 MGB GT with a goal of setting the Nurburgring street-legal car lap record. To power this wild beast, Jason is taking a 4.0L Rover V8 a...
Nick Fousekis set out to take a 996 C2 Carrera chassis and turn it into an amazing sport coupe. Called the 911 DV8, this Posrche features a LS7 V8 using a Renegade Hybrids swap kit built by Race Tech...
This is Michael Kalaitzakis’ Mark IV Supra which runs in Outlaw Radial class. Michael’s Supra is running a 526 ci Chevy big-block with two 91 mm turbos producing around 22 psi of boost. The videos be...
Defined Autoworks specializes in rotary powered cars. This 1997 Nissan 240SX previously had a three-rotor engine but someone offered the owner a price he couldn’t refuse. So out went the three-rotor ...
We posted about this build last year when it made its debut at SEMA 2013. Back then it was mostly wheels and bare body. Since then Bryan Fuller Hot Rods has completed installing the 820 horsepower Fo...
If you know more about metal work than engine work, you might want to go the same route this builder did, take a 1961 Ford F-100 body and wrap it around a 1985 Mercedes 300D sedan. This created a cla...
Renegade Hybrids debuted their new LSx powered Porsche Cayman at SEMA 2014. Although the kit is not available to for purchase, one person who has been testing the car for a week had some very positiv...
Kugel Komponents has been making Ford V8/Focus swap kits for a long time. Why I just found out about them today is a mystery. Their kits will enable you to run a 4.6L 4V or 5.0L V8 in your Ford Focus...
This modified 1964 Ford Anglia 105E has been a dedicated race car since 1973. The car’s owner Leif Frykas has made a lot of modifications over that length of time and you can tell by looking at it. T...
Asgard Performance e.K in Northern Germany has successfully installed a twin-turbo Lamborghini Gallardo V10 in the back of a Golf Mk4 R32. The 5.2L V10 produces 1,479 horsepower (1500 ps) and 1,298 f...
Labeled the fastest backhoe in the world, JCB Construction’s Backhoe GT is powered by a 1,000 horsepower supercharged big-block Chevy V8. The vehicle is capable of reaching 120 mph but only needed 70...
Employees from Daystar Products joined together to build this 1958 Jeep FC-170. The Jeep runs a modern 5.7L Hemi V8 and a set of tracks. Daystar Products makes off-road applications components and cl...
This is a 1974 Porsche 911 with a 530 horsepower 427 ci Chevy V8. To improve the power-to-weight ratio even further the Porsche has fiberglass fenders, doors, trunk lid and a carbon fiber hood. In to...
Colin Furze is known for building wild projects such as a jet powered bike or upgraded mobility scooter but his most recent project involves removing the 150 cc moped engine from a auto rickshaw (cal...
Watch as Motor Trend’s show Generation Gap pits a 2012 Ferrari FF against a 1970 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser with a supercharged LS3 built by Lingenfelter. Both cars make around 650 horsepower.
Mercury Racing recently unveiled a four-valve DOHC V8 based on a LS3 V8. I wondered how long it would be before we saw one of these in a vehicle but we don’t have to wait at all. Salvaggio Automotive...
I do not know what type of engines air boats typically run but I would bet Nevin Jenkins’ air boat is pretty unique. Powering the twin carbon fiber fan blades is a 632 ci Chevy big-block V8 built by ...
The Roadster Shop debuted a very wild 1970 Camaro called Rampage at SEMA 2014. There is no pretense with this car. Everything on this car screams racing. The interior is void of any type of luxury. T...
How much power can you get out of 2.2 liters? If you are Tomi Paavola from Finland, you can get a lot. Tomi took a 2006 Audi RS 4 roller and turned it into one incredible fast AWD drag car. The B7 ge...
This Mustang contains a lot of parts from different Mustang eras. It starts with a 1964.5 body and a swapped 1996 Cobra drivetrain. The suspension has been upgraded to Mustang II and brakes were are ...
The DeLorean was only capable of taking two passengers back to the ’80s but this baby can take the whole family back. You are looking at a 1981 Pro-street Cadillac Limousine built by National Coach i...
Mercury Racing recently debuted a new four-valve, DOHC V8 engine based on the LSx platform. The one they brought to SEMA 2014 was based on the 6.2L LS3 engine. The only modification to the block was ...
Mark Stielow is famous for building very powerful and race capable classic Camaros. Mark recently finished his next build called Hellfire. The goal of this 1969 Camaro was to focus on weight distribu...