The Whine And The Roar: This 6-71 Blown 427 Ford Cranks Out Over 700hp On The Dyno
Mar 20, 2024Brian Lohnes0
It has been too long since we have featured a good old knuckle dragging, blown, screaming big block making great power on the dyno. Yeah, we have shown some small blocks recently but there’s...
Drag Racing Time Machine Video: This 1965 8MM Footage Shot At The NHRA Winternationals Is Amazing!
Mar 20, 2024Brian Lohnes0
We have showed you film from the 1965 NHRA Winternationals before and told you the story of the race. As a quick reminder, this one was known as the “One Day Wonder” as days and days of...
Happy 3/20! Let’s Take A Look At The 320ci Buick Straight Eight – Fireball Power!
Mar 20, 2024Brian Lohnes3
From 1931 through 1953 the Buick straight eight really made its mark in the American automotive landscape. They were made in varying displacements and even varying block sizes but the one most people...
Murder Nova Burnout Truck – Build Series Part 4: Fuel System Install On Our LS Swapped C10 And Making It All Fit!
Mar 19, 2024Chad Reynolds0
The Murder Nova Burnout Truck is getting closer and closer to done! It’s going to be pretty, have an LS for power, and with any luck will do insane burnouts at will. Check out the latest video...
Fuel System Tech Video: How To Size Holley Fuel Cell EFI Pump Modules For Your Application.
Mar 19, 2024Chad Reynolds0
It has never been easier to build horsepower than it is today, and that’s partially because of engine technology and partly because of all the support systems that are now available for those...
Naked and Unafraid: Check Out This Video of Guys Shaking Down A Car Sans Body At George Ray’s In The 1980s
Mar 18, 2024Brian Lohnes0
This right here is awesome. Imagine taking a drag car stripped of every unnecessary thing outside of the engine, chassis, transmission, axles, and wheels and placing it on a drag strip that has been...
Happy 3/18 – Let’s Celebrate The Chrysler 318, The 318 Poly, and One Other 318ci Mill You May Not Think About
Mar 18, 2024Brian Lohnes0
Ah yes, 3/18 the day we look back at the venerable 318ci Chrysler small block, the 318ci Chrysler Polyspheric, and a diesel engine that is not necessarily known for its displacement but more for the...
Hot Rod Hoarder Video: This MYSTERY V8 Austin Healey Hot Rod Has Sat ABANDONED Since the ’60s!
Mar 17, 2024Chad Reynolds0
Tommy Lee Byrd, the Hot Rod Hoarder, is always finding killer hot rods and race cars in barns, fields, shops and wrecking yards and here is another one. This Austin Healey is really something...
An East Coasters Tour Of So Cal Hot Rodding History: Blair’s Speed Shop Tour Photos From Joe Grippo.
Mar 17, 2024Chad Reynolds0
(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) The next few stops on our East Coasters Tour of Southern California Hot Rod Shops took us to some legendary locations. First up on this day was Blairs Speed Shop in...
Happy Y-Block Day! We’re Celebrating The Lincoln 317 On This Fine March Day!
Mar 17, 2024Brian Lohnes0
Like yesterday’s look at the little 316ci Pontiac, the 317ci Lincoln Y-Block is not exactly history’s most celebrated engine. The mill as introduced in 1952 and produced trough 1954. It...
Happy 3/16! Here’s Some Love For The Little Pontiac 316ci V8
Mar 16, 2024Brian Lohnes0
This is another of those dates where most people think that there’s no gearhead connection but those people would be wrong! In 1956 and for one year only Pontiac offered a 316ci V8 engine. A...
Listen To The Entire Big Sounds Of The Drags 2001 Album Here, Free! – Crank It Up!
Mar 15, 2024Brian Lohnes0
Fun fact to know and share. The first piece of drag racing journalism I ever had published outside of the New England Dragway newspaper was a piece I wrote about pro mods for Nitronic Research. While...
Happy 3/15! Today We Look At The Oft Forgotten 315ci Chrysler Poly V8 Engine
Mar 15, 2024Brian Lohnes0
We’re pretty sure you were all waiting for 3/18 to come around and that we’d be talking Mopar small blocks at that point. Well, wake up! Rather than wait until the date you all knew was...
March Meet 2024 Photos: Nitro Funny Cars, Altereds, And More! We’ve Got Nostalgia Drag Racing Photos Right Here.
Mar 14, 2024Chad Reynolds0
We’ve got more nitro photos from the March Meet right here, plus a link to more nitro and our gallery of door cars and other sportsman classes below. We’ll have even more nitro over the...