December 20th, 2023
Pretty Emelia Hartford is treating us to a test drive in her fresh build. It’s a 1969 Chevrolet Camaro and she’s well heeled for canyon roads or the drag strip. We’ll go to Emelia and let her shuck out the details. Her name is Sophie and under her hood is a Texas Speed built 408 cubic-inch stroker V8 with a pair of Turbonetics 6566 turbochargers. Features for Emelia’s daily driver will include power steering – with a hydraboost brake setup – and cold air conditioning. Fuel delivery is left a Holley Dominator setup, including the fuel pump. The transmission is Read More
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July 20th, 2023
This clip takes us to Hood Muscle Cars on the left coast. Featured is the 1955 Chevrolet 3100 pickup of an old school street racer called Blank. Come along as Blank explains to Shawn (Autotopia LA) why this is his go-to vehicle for winning on the street. The old truck is rolling on a stock chassis with a Camaro front suspension. The front control arms are aftermarket tubular. The rear suspension is stock leaf springs with a GM 10-bolt (also from a Camaro). Blank says that chassis and rear suspension upgrades are eminent. The four-wheel disc brake setup is from Read More
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August 21st, 2019
Is it the Darth Vader paint scheme? Is it the wide stance or the big tires? Could it be gapping Z06s in the half-mile? Maybe it’s the owner, Tom Joy? Tom can be irritating. He has a personalized tag plate – ‘nuff said. Is it the LS swap? Oh, that’s it. It’s the LS swap that makes this the most hated truck on the internet. Dedicated Cyclone (GMC) and Typhoon (Oldmobile) aficionados cringe when they see a guy like Tom yanking the turbocharged V6 in favor of a big V8. Trouble is that even the most rabid Cyclone fan can’t Read More
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August 25th, 2017
Produced in Australia, the 2000 Holden Commodore is basically the equivalent of a Chevrolet Lumina. While it is sold as a performance sedan, it is still considered a family car and an ultimate grocery-getter of sorts. Well, with a dyno test, some street hits and multiple track passes (on this video), even I can see that this is no ordinary Commodore. I guess the first clue was the two massive turbochargers that are nestled in under the front bumper. Let’s take a look under the hood: It all begins with an all-aluminum, 440 cubic-inch, Dart LSx based engine built by Read More
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May 6th, 2016
The odds of a square-body Chevy S10 Cyclone pickup truck taking on an array of muscle cars in the standing half-mile – and winning – are pretty slim. Then again, most S10 trucks aren’t as well equipped for the task as this one. This is a family project crafted with pride by a father and his two-sons. The best weekend run for this truck was an impressive 159.4 mph. This sub-compact pickup is packing a 408-cubic-inch LS engine with a Callie’s crankshaft and stroker kit, stock cylinder heads, a camshaft upgrade, a Turbonetics 101-millimeter compressor/91-millimeter turbine, a massive 4L80E automatic Read More
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November 24th, 2015
Nathan Shaw of Lakeville, Minnesota has built himself a great little street/strip car. It has a dandy paint job that appears black under certain light conditions and green in others. The car is a 1971 Chevrolet Nova and it was on display during One Guy’s Garage Drag Week; more importantly, he laid down an 8.63 1/4-mile pass @ 157.91 mph. Nathan’s Nova is well equipped with an all-aluminum 2008 5.3-liter Chevy block with Wiseco pistons, Callie’s connecting rods, a stock crankshaft, ARP hardware, and TFS 220 cylinder heads. Air induction is of the forced variety and features a pair of Read More
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