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World’s Worst 1957 Chevrolet: Does It Still Count As The World’s Worst? Or Are Other YouTubers Worthy Of That Title?

He’s calling it the World’s Worst 1957 Chevrolet, but after all the work that Dan has done to it, does it still deserve the title? Or do you think Newbern and Johnson have him beat? He even goes...

CHEAP JUNKYAD M90 BLOWER AIR FUEL DISTRIBUTION! DOES A ROOTS BLOWER FAVOR THE FRONT FOUR CYLINDERS?

This little M90 Supercharger, the one that came on supercharged 3800 V6 GM engines, has been the talk of the town lately as it can actually support some real power on a junkyard LS engine that...

Murder Nova’s LOST FOOTAGE From Holley LS Fest Texas 2023! First Passes with the 55’s New Twin Turbo Setup! FAST!

At LSFest Texas last year we had some pretty awesome cars show up for the No Prep drag races that were held on the pit road at Texas Motor Speedway. With multiple classes, including Big Tire, Small...

Ever Wonder What It Is Like Going 314 mph In A Door Car On The Salt At Bonneville? Check This Out!

We’re adding more video to this already cool post! You want to watch this. It’s nuts, but it is the norm for Bonneville. People always ask what it is like, and even at slower speeds, this...

The Hot Rod Menace: A Huge Street Racing Bust From 1954!

Street racing has been in the headlines like never before over the last several months with so many drag strips closed or limited in operation by COVID-19. One of the common refrains from people...

Cool Video: This Look Back At The Astounding Callaway Sledgehammer Corvette Is Great

It seems like an impossibility, right? A Corvette built in 1988 was the world’s most heroic sports car in terms of top speed for decades? And the thing was a freaking Corvette with a small...

Watching This Big Block Chevy Powered Tractor Puller Drag The Sled On Asphalt With Slicks Is Awesome

As gearheads we have a lot of those, “I wonder what you happen if…” scenarios that run through our heads. Lots of us have wondered aloud what would happen with a big pulling tractor...

This 1969 Plymouth Belvedere, Road Runner, and GTX Sales Trainer Video Rules

Trippy, weird, informative, and fun. Those are the words we would use to describe this 1969 Plymouth training video that was distributed to dealers across the country for them to show their sales...

FREE LIVE Drag Racing From The 9th Annual New Year Nationals At Bradenton Motorsports Park – Monday

There are only a couple of races happening before the clock strikes midnight on Sunday to ring in the new year and while we’re sure 2024 is going to be awesome, 2023 isn’t done yet! Our...

Video: Watch AC/DC’s Brian Johnson Make Mincemeat Of Other Competitors In A Bad Ass Pilbeam Road Racer!

Lots of car guys love the hard rocking tunes of AC/DC, in fact both Chad and I are among that group. As if we needed another reason to dig the jams, it turns out that Brian Johnson is a radically...

Tiny Terror: Six Cubic Inches and Eight Thousand RPM Never Sounded So Good! Tiny Blown V8

We have long loved miniature V8 engines around here, heck miniature engines of all sizes. We doubly love the ones that guys scratch build themselves as a test of their creativity and machining...

Dead Strip Walking: Watch John Force Run At US 30 Drag Strip In 1984 – Gone Forever Months Later

John Force was not JOHN FORCE in 1984 but his star was certainly on the rise and his living was being made in the seat of the Coca-Cola funny car you’ll see in the video below. Force was racing...

Historic Video: 1950s Stock Car Racing In Pomona Is Awesome To Watch

Pomona, California has been a hot bed of racing for nearly 70 years, and it’s more varied than you think. Since 1953 there have been drag racing events at the place and while that is the type...

Engine Video: A Look At The 1992 Chevy LT5 Small Block Assembly Line And Machining Process

There was nothing as exotic as the 1992 Chevy LT5 small block coming from a domestic manufacturer during that time period. The Lotus designed heads, the Mercury Marine connection for building them,...