Hellephant Upgrade Madness: Watch The Hennessey Performance Mammoth 1000 TRX Roar On The Dyno
Jun 30, 2021Brian LohnesComments Off on Hellephant Upgrade Madness: Watch The Hennessey Performance Mammoth 1000 TRX Roar On The Dyno
The Ram TRX is one of the coolest trucks on the market today. Designed and tested to be a more capable and totally awesome rig than the Ford Raptor, it packs a 702hp punch along with the off-road...
The Numbers Game: Chasing Points In OPTIMA’s Search For The Ultimate Street Car Series
Jun 29, 2021Chad Reynolds1
(Words by Jim McIlvaine) It’s been a weird 18 months in a lot of different and unexpected ways and that’s certainly been the case in OPTIMA’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car,...
Ride Along With Robby Gordon For The Entire BAJA 500 In Mexico! Man We Want To Do This!
Jun 29, 2021Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Ride Along With Robby Gordon For The Entire BAJA 500 In Mexico! Man We Want To Do This!
Ever since I first went to the BAJA 1000 back in 2007 I have been ate up with the thought of someday doing this. In fact, I’ve had some opportunities over the years to do some pre-running and...
NHRA Final Round Videos: Matt Smith, Erica Enders, Cruz Pedregon, and Steve Torrence Win At Norwalk!
Jun 29, 2021Brian Lohnes1
It was a long, arduous, and intense Sunday at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park last weekend for the 2021 NHRA Summit Racing Equipment Nationals. The best of the best in NHRA drag racing...
Exotica Americana: Check Out This Build of A Modified RY45 V8 By Wilkins Racing Engines 958hp The Hard Way!
Jun 29, 2021Brian Lohnes3
As we have often talked about here, there are engine assemblers in this world and then there are engine builders. Sandy Wilkins falls in that second category as you will see in the video below....
BMW Bringing 700hp SUV To Bear: Behold The XM Which Is The Most Powerful Production BMW Ever Made
Jun 29, 2021Brian Lohnes1
(By Tom Lohnes) – Do you like your 6-figure, 700hp SUV to be named after an old Citroen and satellite radio? Well, BMW apparently thinks that, because their new flagship SUV will allegedly be...
Jeep Fires Back: The New Xtreme Recon Jeep Wrangler Package May Leave You Asking, “Bronco? Never Heard of It”
Jun 29, 2021Brian Lohnes4
(By Tom Lohnes) – The Ford Bronco just entered production, and the owners who have waited nearly a year for their car are finally getting their orders fulfilled. The catch is, the off-road...
The Simple Truth: Why Low Volume Cars Make Literally No Financial Sense – Interesting Watch
Jun 29, 2021Brian LohnesComments Off on The Simple Truth: Why Low Volume Cars Make Literally No Financial Sense – Interesting Watch
It’s a really common refrain among people who love cars. “Why can’t they just make,” followed by a really cool and specific model with some cool transmission and engine combo....
Low Buck 1956 Chevy LS Swap Part 3: Final Fitment, Exhaust Manifold Mods, And Hooking Up All The Bits Before This Thing Is Ready To Start Up
Jun 28, 2021Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Low Buck 1956 Chevy LS Swap Part 3: Final Fitment, Exhaust Manifold Mods, And Hooking Up All The Bits Before This Thing Is Ready To Start Up
When the Halfass Kustoms crew got a new project in the other day, a 1956 Chevrolet Sedan, with the stock 6-cylinder and three on the tree that was in for an LS swap and upgrades so it can be a family...
Pro Mod Perfection: This 1990 Video Shows The Class In Its Earliest Stages And It RULES
Jun 28, 2021Brian Lohnes3
We talk a lot about pro mods these days in drag racing because there are hundreds and hundreds of them around the country. Multiple series with multiple rules packages, television coverage, live...
An Odd Rod For Sure: This Twin Engine Citroen 2CV Was Built To Run Dakar!
Jun 28, 2021Brian Lohnes1
The Citroen 2CV is an iconic car in Europe, especially France. The thing played an almost Model T-esque role in putting people on wheels. It was tough, it was slow, and it was equipped with one of...
Watch This 1965 Mustang Rip From 25th To 1st At Daytona! Screaming Small Block, Great Driving
Jun 28, 2021Brian Lohnes1
We’ve all done it. Whether as adults on the highway or kids on the couch with a pot on our head as a helmet and a wooden spoon jammed between the cushions as a shifter. We have all pretended...
Nomex Split Loom! This Stuff Will Make Sure None Of Your Wiring Melts Under The Hood!
Jun 27, 2021Chad Reynolds1
Horsepower means heat. Every automotive performance manufacturer knows it, and it is often a problem folks face in trying to keep stuff from melting on their high horsepower engine. Luckily, while...
Dyno Shootout: Supercharger or Turbo? Which Is Right For A Junkyard 454?
Jun 27, 2021Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Dyno Shootout: Supercharger or Turbo? Which Is Right For A Junkyard 454?
I get asked all the time which is better, turbos or a supercharger? And there are of course all kinds of superchargers and a jillion different turbos. The answer isn’t one you can just throw...












