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Category Archive: MOPAR, Project Cars, TECH, Videos

Round Three With Street Machine’s Dodge Phoenix Project: It Runs And Moves. But Does It Get Street-Legal?

If you went through the painstaking task of grinding down a bag full of trim clip pins just so they fit onto the chrome trim of a 1963 Dodge, chances are good that you would have not only perfected...

The Brazilian Blur: Watch Jader Krolow’s Nova Rip Into The 6.60s At Over 210mph

It is always neat to see new names pop up in the world of American drag racing and then catch back up with them in their home environment. Jade Krolow is one of those names. A successful Brazilian...

The Test Of An Old Show Car: MCM’s Newest Rescued Mitsubishi Cranks Out 300 Horse At The Wheels

Yes, Mighty Car Mods found another 1990s Mitsubishi Mirage Lancer whatever and adopted it into the fun, dysfunctional family. Our first question: WHY? They already have a mid-1990s Lancer (see also:...

MORE: ENGINES, Videos

Completely Insane Video: Dude Spins A 360, Does Not Cross Center Or Hit Wall, WINS THE RACE!

The “No Guts, No Glory” grudge event at Orlando is one of the most wild and wooly races in drag racing every year. All of the biggest grudge racers come from around the country and lock...

Grande Revival: Waking Up A 1977 Peterbilt 359 That’s Been Out Of Service For Years

The year of automotive revivals isn’t done yet! It’s been awesome seeing videos of old vehicles that have been sitting forever and a day being brought back to life. It’s a testament...

MORE: ENGINES, Videos

Mad Thrash Video: Watch Stevie Fast And Crew Perform A Time Lapse Engine Swap In Three Minutes (70 Real Time)

There’s no messing around at the track when you are a professional level drag racer. The difference between winning races in the NHRA E3 Spark Plugs pro modified category and losing them is...

Morning Symphony: The Aston Martin Valkyrie’s Cosworth V-12 At 11,000 RPM

In the game of high-dollar exotics, hypercars, and the like nothing is off-limits. Work with whoever, build whatever, just make sure it’s gorgeous to a fault, beyond reproach for speed, and...

MORE: ENGINES, Videos

Overkill: Twin LS4s Crammed Into An Acura RSX Should Be Fun!

What makes an ordinary, sane individual look at the project car they have going and mutter to themselves, “You know what? I know what this thing needs…another freaking engine. Yeah,...

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Flying Cars Video: Free Life Films Collection Of Cars Launching Skyward Is Impressively Insane

The modern landscape of drag racing looks lots different than it did even 20 years ago, especially when we look at performance. Full bodied cars on comparatively tiny rear tires are doing things that...

Video: 2018 JE Pistons Masters of Motors At SEMA – Picking The Coolest Engines At The Show!

2018 has been a killer year for experiencing and being involved in cool stuff. A personal highpoint was being part of the judging panel for an innovative new awards program that JE Pistons came up...

Thunderstruck: Cleetus’ Auction Corvette Has One Hell Of A Backstory! Hear How The Truck-Engined C6 Came To Be!

Every car has a story. Someone built it, someone bought it as a brand-new car and from the moment it rolled out of the dealership, the chapters unfold. Some cars have nice, boring lives of just...

Crazy Video: Here’s Why You Never Want To Crash A T-Bucket – These Guys Lived

This is the type of video that makes the hair on the back of your neck stand up when you watch it and not for great reasons. Shot in South Africa about a year ago, things open up with an older guy...

Playing With Yourself: Watch As The Hoonigans Play Forza Horizons 4 With Their Own Cars!

I don’t know about you, but if my car ever made it into a videogame, I’d lose my mind waiting for the first chance to test out moves that I’d never, ever attempt in real life....

MORE: TECH, Videos

35th Anniversary: The Theatrical Trailer For John Carpenter’s “Christine”…She’ll Get You!

If you are a reader of this site and you know nothing of a 1958 Plymouth named Christine…you had better be young. December 9th marks the 35th anniversary of the release of John...