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Someone pointed us to this engine Callaway developed that merges four inline-four Yamaha motorcycle engines into a 4.0L V16 engine. The engine makes 550 bhp at 10,000 rpm and 340 lb-ft of torque at 8...
It has been a while since I have seen this amazing Yugo. Years ago it had a 2.2L turbo inline-four Chrysler motor in the front. Since then the owner has installed a twin 500ci Cadillac V8 in the fron...
When you spend a lot of time creating amazing hot rods, a modern truck pulling those creations might seem a little bland. Brad Starks is making sure his shop truck is far from bland. It starts with a...
Leash Electronics is turning a 2013 Mazdaspeed3 into a X275 dragster. The engine is a 427ci LS1 and will features Trickflow 245 heads, Holley Dominator EFI, and a GT5518 88mm turbo. The builder says ...
GM released the numbers on the new 5th generation LT4 and it destroys everything GM has previously made. The engine has been SAE-certified at 650 horsepower (485 kW) at 6,400 rpm and 650 lb-ft of tor...
It might be a replica but this Porsche 356 coming out of Sweden is an amazing project. Staffan Linden is the builder and just happens to be an engineer, which comes in handy when you want to build a ...
Many builders find their projects take a different direction at some point during the build. This project started off using a turbo J32A2 and keep it FWD. Then late one night they decided to switch i...
Check out Stance Japan’s Nissan Silvia powered by a LS2. Although LSx powered Nissans are somewhat common on the internet, you don’t see a lot use ITBs such as Inglese LS 8-Stack Induction System. Fo...
There is no mention exactly what engine this is besides saying it is a stroked 408ci Chevy V8. It could be a LQ4/LQ9 based engine. Either way the Silverado is running a 83mm turbo at 19 psi good for ...
This Bentley dragster was built by Webster Race Engineering for Steve Neimantas. It took eight months to build and £250,000 ($418,650), but they were able to take a 2014 Bentley Continental GT shell ...
Hyundai just revealed the new Veloster RM concept. It features a 295 horsepower turbocharged Theta 2.0L placed every so slightly behind the driver. I doubt Hyundai will make another one of these so
I have found more information and videos on this crazy build. The owner is Mark Cryer and the engine is a 462ci (7.57L) Chevrolet V8. The roll cage has been certified at 8.5 seconds. So there is no d...
The gas embargo and resulting high gas prices in the mid-70′s forced auto manufacturers to detune muscle car engines to the point of atrophy. Their bodies still looked creative and great but their he...
Smokey’s Dyno and Performance in Akron, Ohio has built a very powerful BMW E30 called Project GMW. The E30 was built for high speed runs and road courses. Currently the car runs a Trick Flow built LS...
Denny Terzich is close to debuting his 1955 Pro-touring Chevy called Project X-box at the 2014 Columbus Goodguys show. The car features a lot of custom metalwork and upgraded performance everywhere. ...
The owner always had dreams of running a VR6 in a Beetle but changed his mind when he found an adapter plate developed for running VR6 engines with Porsche transmissions in dune buggies. The body is ...
This 1965 Mustang ran 8.52 seconds at 164 mph thanks to a monster engine built by Tunnel Vision and 40 psi of boost. The engine is a 3.8L (de-stroked from 4.0L) Ford SOHC inline-six running E85 and a...
Daniel Banks, his father and four brothers help build this very wild Fiat 126 (sold as FSM Niki in Australia). In 2012 when the Speehunters article was published, the Niki was powered by a Holden 5.0...
Few people can say they own a completely new 1969 Camaro. Sure you can frame-off restore one to perfect condition but it will always be used. But since Dynacorn started selling complete first-gen Cam...
The car is a Mercedes 190E developed for French Super Car Touring Championship but the engine is a 3.5L Judd V8 from a early 1990′s Brabham F1 car. The engine produces 560 horsepower at 9,900 rpm and...
It took 20 years of research and thousands of hours for Ed’s Rods and Recks to create this 1931 Bugatti Royale Kellner replica. All that time and work doesn’t come cheap because the buy-it-now
An ESD reader pointed use to this amazing 1984 Mugen CRX converted to RWD with a twin-turbo S2000 drivetrain swap. I don’t know much more besides what I could gather from the images. For the full gal...
A Honda S2000 powered by a Acura 3.7L V6 will run at Pikes Peak 2014. The car will race in the “Time Attack” class and be driven by Sage Marie. The car was built by Honda Performance Development and ...
Australia is known for it’s rotary engine builds and Joe Signorelli’s RotorMaster 1969 Mazda R100 proves this. under the hood is a 1,000 horsepower 13B rotary monster and a huge Precision 8285 turbo....
We created a google spreadsheet to share projects going to SEMA this year. If you have or know of a project debuting at SEMA 2014 please fill out the form below and the responses will be included int...