1981 Corolla With A LS1
This 1981 Toyota Corolla (E70) is listed weighing 1,885 lbs (855 kgs) but I am guessing this one weighs a little less. Add that with the bottom-end torque of a LS1 and this car must be a blast to dri...
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This 1981 Toyota Corolla (E70) is listed weighing 1,885 lbs (855 kgs) but I am guessing this one weighs a little less. Add that with the bottom-end torque of a LS1 and this car must be a blast to dri...
Patrick Motorsports took a 1978 Porsche 911 Turbo (930) and converted it to a 1973 911 RSR model. The drivetrain consists of a 993 twin-turbo 3.8 L and six-speed transaxle. The engine features Mahle ...
If Chevrolet was ever going to make a Chevy Colorado ZR1 Edition this would be it. Under the hood sits a supercharged LS9 outputting 612 horsepower and 547 lb-ft of torque to the 12″ ZR1 tires. The o...
This video documents Jeff Lutz and his son’s two twin-turbo 1957 Chevys and Jeff winning of Drag Week 2014. Each car runs approximatly the same 3,000 horsepower twin-turbo 692 ci V8s. The biggest dif...
Ken Prather had a strong desire to build a mid-engine hot rod. He found the basis for his project in a 1962 Volkswagen Type-2 Microbus in decent shape for sale. The first thing he did after buying th...
This amazing engine builder is back with more progress on his V12 being made from combining two Toyota Supra inline-six engines. Since our last update the builder has mated the engine to the transaxl...
A D1GP drift exhibition was held at Tokyo Auto Salon 2015 to kick off the new season. One special car there was OZ Motors Vertex Prius. This is a ZVW30 Prius model that has been converted to all elec...
In 1967 Andy Granatelli had a novel idea to install a turboshaft in his Indy 500 race car. He was only able to run turbine-powered cars in 1967 and 1968 and both years the car broke down leading the ...
Eric Olson has been running his 1993 Ford Ranger for many years. Over that time he has slowly upgraded the truck while lowering his quarter-mile times. The Ranger currently runs a 427 ci Windsor V8 w...
Watch as this Excel puts way more power to the ground than Hyundai ever intended thanks to a 360 whp V8. Source: Bangshift and Sharplinepaints Facebook page
LoveFab built an amazing NSX for Pikes Peak 2012 that featured a 1,056 horsepower monster 3.0 L V6. The car achieved a second place in the Unlimited class that year. Soon after that Paul Coffman cont...
ICON is building a one-off Aston Martin DB4 project. The car will run an Art Morrison chassis and lots of components including a V12 from a first generation Vanquish S. The 5.9 L engine in stock form...
Another video showing off high horsepower SUV uphill sand racing at Liwa UAE. This time around the videos are broken down to highlights, I6 and V8 only powered vehicles. Both classes are exciting to ...
Speedhunters reports a rumor this LFA will soon be running a TRD NASCAR V8 while Wrecked Magazine reports on another rumor it already has one. Either way it probably means when the D1 season starts, ...
Our friend Grant sent us an update on his 1958 Porsche 356. You can view our previous articles here and here. Grant was working on it in Hong Kong but his job got in the way and after a two year brea...
JUN Auto debuted a Subaru BRZ with a 2.4 L Synergy V8 at TAS 2014. The engine is made from two Kawasaki ZX12R heads and a custom V8 crank/crankcase. Because of the motorcycle origin it can rev to 12,...
We have covered many Nissan 240SX/Silvias running a 2JZ engine but what makes this S14 built by Caroline Racing so unique is its turbo setup. The 2JZ “under” this S14 hood is running four turbocharge...
David Freiburger returns to the dragstrip with his 1973 F-bomb Camaro to attempt to reach the eights. The Camaro’s engine is a 1,500 horsepower twin-turbo V8 built by Nelson Racing Engines. Source: N...
We had another great year of engine swap projects. Below are the most popular articles from 2014. 10. Volkswagen Truck With a Ford V8 9. Aston Martin DB7 With a 2JZ-GTE 8. Mazda RX-8 Powered by a Hon...
Mike Whiddett took the veil off “HUMBUL”, a twin-turbo 26B powered RX-7 built by Total Car Produce Magic at TAS 2015. The engine combo is estimated to make over 1,000 horsepower. I am sure we will he...
Ever since High School Rick O’Donnell has loved Datsun vehicles. Rick found a rusted Datsun 510 shell without a drivetrain and wanted to turn it into a track car. Rick worked on the body and McKinney...
It took Hot Rod’s Restos only 45 days to complete this 1964 International Loadstar CO-1700 project. This truck started life as a COE (cab over engine) layout but now is a
In 1967 George Hurst and Hurst Performance Research took an entire Toronado’s W34 drivetrain including half of the frame and swapped it into a 1968 Oldsmobile 442. The W34 option came with a
After the Cleveland V8 powering this Pantera blew in 2009, the change was made from Ford to GM power. They choose a LS376/480 crate motor and it worked nicely until the desire for more power crept in...
Listen to Formula Drift driver Chris Jeanneret share his ups and downs driving his turbo K24 powered Honda S2000 in the 2014 season. It’s fun to watch such a wild build like