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OPTIMA’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car at VIR: Virginia International Raceway. The regular season wraps up & champions are crowned!
Oct 24, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on OPTIMA’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car at VIR: Virginia International Raceway. The regular season wraps up & champions are crowned!
(Words by by Jim McIlvaine, Photos by Kaleb Kelley) OPTIMA’s 2023 Search for the Ultimate Street Car, presented by Advance Auto Parts, began on the West coast at Thunderhill Raceway, back in...
Unrestored Boss 302 & V8 Torino “3-On-The-Tree” Manual Found at Sarasota Cars & Coffee 941!
Oct 19, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Unrestored Boss 302 & V8 Torino “3-On-The-Tree” Manual Found at Sarasota Cars & Coffee 941!
It might surprise some of you that I actually had a poster hanging in my room as a young teenager that featured nothing but 1969 and 1970 Mustangs. Boss 302, Mach 1, and Boss 428 cars actually. I had...
What No One Tells You About Engine Swaps! What Is The Best Engine To Pick? Or Is There One?
Oct 17, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on What No One Tells You About Engine Swaps! What Is The Best Engine To Pick? Or Is There One?
You’ll remember that Jared just finished up the Duster project where he installed an LS, then a Gen 3 HEMI, and then a Ford Coyote, all in the same platform so that he could run that same car...
Is Your Brand Loyalty is Holding You Back? If Cross Brand Engine Swaps Scare You, You Might Be Short Changing Yourself!
Oct 16, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Is Your Brand Loyalty is Holding You Back? If Cross Brand Engine Swaps Scare You, You Might Be Short Changing Yourself!
I have a lot of fun, as a Chevrolet guy, telling Fox Body Mustang owners that their Ford engines are cute but that an LS practically installs itself. I’m doing this to get a rise of course,...
Duct Tape Drags Photo Coverage: More From Derek’s Vice Grip Garage Burnout Contest! Tons Of Tire Smoking Action!
Oct 13, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Duct Tape Drags Photo Coverage: More From Derek’s Vice Grip Garage Burnout Contest! Tons Of Tire Smoking Action!
Here’s gallery number two from Duct Tape Drags! And if you missed the earlier photos, use the link below. (Photos by Wes Allison) Freiburger and friends were on hand at Tucson Dragway recently...
Free Live Road Racing From Indy: LIVE | Full Race | Indianapolis 8 Hour (IGTC + Fanatec GT America)
Oct 07, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Free Live Road Racing From Indy: LIVE | Full Race | Indianapolis 8 Hour (IGTC + Fanatec GT America)
The Indianapolis 8 Hour endurance race is going on strong today and we’ve got all the live action from start to finish right here thanks to the GT World channel on YouTube who is sharing all...
4.8L VS THE WORLD! 4.8L (WITH 7 PSI) VS 5.3L VS 6.0L VS 383 VS 408! WHO MAKES THE MOST TORQUE?
Oct 03, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on 4.8L VS THE WORLD! 4.8L (WITH 7 PSI) VS 5.3L VS 6.0L VS 383 VS 408! WHO MAKES THE MOST TORQUE?
There is no replacement for displacement! This is a truth that has been beat into us since our earliest days as hot rodders. And it is true. If you take like engines with two different displacements,...
This Insanely Huge Collection Of Flathead Ford Intake Manifolds Belongs To Just One Man! How Did He Get, And Keep, This Many?!
Oct 01, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on This Insanely Huge Collection Of Flathead Ford Intake Manifolds Belongs To Just One Man! How Did He Get, And Keep, This Many?!
Some folks collect cars, other hubcaps or wheels, some memorabilia, but then there are the folks that collect just one kind of engine part or another. We’ve all seen them online or in the swap...
Part 5: Questionable Garage Is Engine Swapping A Plymouth Duster THREE TIMES For Three Events! 3 Days To Swap Engines and Race, Can They Do It?
Sep 29, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Part 5: Questionable Garage Is Engine Swapping A Plymouth Duster THREE TIMES For Three Events! 3 Days To Swap Engines and Race, Can They Do It?
You read that right, three engines, same car, 4 weeks, three different events. And not just three different mopar engines. Nope, we’re talking about an LS, a Gen 3 Hemi, and then a Coyote Ford....
Part 4: Questionable Garage Is Engine Swapping A Plymouth Duster THREE TIMES For Three Events!
Sep 21, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Part 4: Questionable Garage Is Engine Swapping A Plymouth Duster THREE TIMES For Three Events!
So here’s a little back story… When we started doing Holley’s Moparty event at Bowling Green Kentucky’s Beech Bend Raceway Park, an event that is happening this weekend as a matter of fact,...
Part 3: Questionable Garage Is Engine Swapping A Plymouth Duster THREE TIMES To Go To Three Events!
Sep 17, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Part 3: Questionable Garage Is Engine Swapping A Plymouth Duster THREE TIMES To Go To Three Events!
So here’s a little back story… When we started doing Holley’s Moparty event at Bowling Green Kentucky’s Beech Bend Raceway Park, an event that is happening this weekend as a matter of fact,...
Part 2: This Dude Is Engine Swapping A Plymouth Duster THREE TIMES To Go To Three Events!
Sep 15, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Part 2: This Dude Is Engine Swapping A Plymouth Duster THREE TIMES To Go To Three Events!
So here’s a little back story… When we started doing Holley’s Moparty event at Bowling Green Kentucky’s Beech Bend Raceway Park, an event that is happening this weekend as a matter of fact,...
This Dude Is Engine Swapping A Plymouth Duster THREE TIMES To Go To Three Events! I’m Sorry, It Was My Idea… Oops
Sep 13, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on This Dude Is Engine Swapping A Plymouth Duster THREE TIMES To Go To Three Events! I’m Sorry, It Was My Idea… Oops
So here’s a little back story… When we started doing Holley’s Moparty event at Bowling Green Kentucky’s Beech Bend Raceway Park, an event that is happening this weekend as a...
Race Photos: Here’s Our Last Blast Of Photos Of IMSA Racing Action From Virginia International Raceway!
Sep 13, 2023Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Race Photos: Here’s Our Last Blast Of Photos Of IMSA Racing Action From Virginia International Raceway!
Take a look at gallery number three below, and if you missed the first two we’ve got a link for that too! (Words and Photos by David Whealon) Well, we’re back to the rolling hills of the...






