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Finally BIG TURBO POWER! Swapping a 500HP SRT4 Turbo Engine Into A Classic Dodge Caravan Wasn’t As Easy As They Thought!

In the previous installments of the SRT4 powered Caravan build, I said that I wasn’t sure there has ever been a Dodge Caravan that was cleaner and cooler than this one right here, and the engine...

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INDYCAR NTT SERIES: EXTENDED HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2026 Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix At NASHVILLE SUPER SPEEDWAY

Heavy rain meant the NTT INDYCAR SERIES couldn’t race on Sunday for the 2026 Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix, but they were at it bright and early on Monday! If you missed the racing...

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More Photos From The World’s Largest All Ford Show And Swap Meet! We’ve Still Got Carlisle All Ford Nationals Photos To Share!

Here’s our fiftfh gallery of photos from Carlisle, but if you missed the previous photos you can find them all at the link below. Joe Grippo was on hand like every year, capturing amazing finds...

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RAT RODS CAR SHOW!!! The Rusty Eyeball Car Show 2026! Insane Rat Rods, Customs, Muscle Cars, And More!

2026 marked the 19th year for the Rusty Eyeball Car Show and it was bigger and better than ever. This show features tons of variety, and unlike many other shows they also encourage you to bring your...

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Big Sky Race Week Video from the BangShift Billy crew. Day 6 and they are back at Yellowstone Dragstrip in Montana!

This is it, the final video from Bangshift Billy’s Big Sky Race Week 2026 coverage. This is Day 6 video from Yellowstone Dragstrip.  Can Bill hang on and win the Stick Shift class even though...

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More Buckeye Skips 2026 Drag and Drive Photos! Here’s Our First Day 3 Racing Gallery from Kuhnle!

We’ve got more racing action from Buckeye Skips Drag and Drive! This is Day 3, the final day, and features plenty of shot from the checkpoint at Summit and racing at Kuhnle. (Photos by Neal Sabo)...

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Craigslist Bonus Pick: Geo-Hack

We have to thank our bud Matt King for this gem of a CraigsList sale. We all remember the classic (and infamous) Caddy-hack and later Ponti-hack stories that ran in Hot Rod Magazine. Staffers bought...

Event Coverage: Hot Rod Drag Week 2009, Day 5, Muncie, Indiana

Day 5 of Hot Rod Magazine’s Drag Week 2009, presented by Gear Vendors, has come to a close, but not before some on-road drama, and a lot of on-track parts breaking action. When we arrived at...

Wilson Intake for Dodge Cummins Diesels

We’ve yet to see a part from Wilson Manifolds that isn’t the best of the best. We’ve got to presume that this new intake manifold for direct-injected Cummins diesels is every bit as...

George Poteet’s Blowfish Sets 291-MPH Record at World of Speed 2009

George Poteet, in the Blowfish Plymouth Barracuda built by Rad Rides by Troy a few years ago, finally set a big record at last week’s World of Speed at Bonneville, an event by the Utah Slat...

Easy Throttle Position Sensor For Holley Carbs

A lot of the new electronic overdrive transmissions require a throttle position sensor to connect to the controller. Now, mounting the TPS on a carburetor got way easier with this new bracket for...

Video: Hot Rod Drag Week Coverage from 1320Video.com

I have to tell you, I’m totally wiped out after a full week on the road with Hot Rod Drag Week, sponsored by Gear Vendors. I have more photo coverage to give you from Day 5, but it’s...

Video: Larry Larson’s 204-MPH Pass at Drag Week 2009

Larry Larson’s 1966 Chevy Nova with twin-turbo power from Mike Moran is legendary right now. Not only did the car earn the 2008 title of Fastest Street Car in America from Hot Rod magazine, but...

Gary Satterlee Takes Big Block Naturally Aspirated Class By Just Over a Tenth

Simply amazing. That’s how we’d call the epic battle that went down this week between Gary Satterlee and Brent Bowman in the Big Block Naturally Aspirated class. This two were .011...

Curt Johnson Takes Pro Street Naturally Aspirated Win

The Pro Street Naturally Aspirated class came down to a two horse race by the end of the week. It was Curt Johnson’s bitchin’ black 1994 S-10 truck and James McEntire’s killer red...

An Upset Win in Pro Street Power Adder at Drag Week

It’s never over until the fat Monte Carlo sings! All week long at Hot Rod Drag Week, the attention in Pro Street Power Adder has been on Eric Yost’s 7-second turbo ’82 Firebird, but...

Brad Personett Goes 5.80s in Turbo Pro Mod Camaro at zMax

Holy Cow! A short time ago, Brad Personett ran 5.87 at 246.89 mph in his turbocharged Camaro Pro Mod at the NHRA Carolina Nationals. This is the quickest run ever for a turbocharged Pro Mod....

Amazing! Larry Larson Blasts 204 MPH in the Last Moments of Drag Week!

BangShift Chad just called in the news: Larry Larson cranked it all the way up and made a glory pass in the last moments of Drag Week: 7.30 at 204 mph! That’s the first 200-mph run ever in the...

Mike Crow Wins Small Block Naturally Aspirated Class at Drag Week; See the Video

Would you believe a naturally aspirated small-block car could drive 1,200 miles to five drag strips in five days and run 10.50s and .60s every day? It’s also a stick car. The winner of Small...

Mike Wood of Nitrous Express Wins the Diesel Class at Drag Week, With a Mustang

The Diesel class winner at Hot Rod Drag Week 2009 is Mike Wood of Nitrous Express in his ’94 Mustang with Duramax power. Weird. But how can you argue with a best ET of 9.88 at 142? The Mustang...