Holley long ago established itself as a maker of popular carburetors, but they’ve also developed a number of great LS engine products. We interviewed the President of Holley, Tom Tomlinson, regarding their vast product offerings for the LS-series of engines and what future LS products Holley has up its sleeves.
Chris Demorro Staff Writer
Christopher DeMorro is a freelance writer and journalist from Connecticut with two passions in life; writing, and cars. This has led him to pursue a full time career as a freelancer with a focus on cars.
The Camaro ZL1 hits dealerships in a few short months, and Yahoo!’s Motoramic got a chance to take this beastly Bowtie to the dragstrip and see how fast it goes. Place your bets now, then hit the jump to watch the video and find out if you’re right.
There’s a lot of debate about ethanol in this country these days, but one thing you can’t argue is that ethanol can make big horsepower in the right hands. Don’t believe us? Watch this video of an E98-fueled twin-turbo Mustang laying down over 1,150 horsepower at the wheels.
The Chevy Vega was no muscle car, but with a few modification it could go really fast. And what is better than a fast econobox? Why, a fast econobox station wagon, which is exactly what we found for sale on RacingJunk.
We’ve seen lots of Fox-body Mustang swaps – but one with a Toyota motor? That’s new. It’s not just any Toyota motor though, its a modified Supra 2JZ engine putting over 750 horsepower to the ground. Now that’s our kind of hybrid!
Dyno tuning is necessary, though it can also be dangerous if done improperly or, worse, if the car decides now is a good time to go boom. We came across a video of the top 30 dyno fails over on the YouTube, and just had to share it with you all.
It can be hard to gauge the influence of any single person on an entire sport, but Jim Lytle’s crazed airplane eingine-powered drag cars left an indelible mark on the sport of drag racing. We mark his passing with a look at his most crazy contraption, the four-engine hot rod “Big Al IV.”
We love us some old Studebakers, but this 1950 Starlight Coupe isn’t exactly road legal. But it does boast a bad ass paint job, a 2,000 horsepower big block engine, and a beautiful bomber girl for good luck. What more does a drag racer need?
Nobody can deny that the 2011 Mustang GT is an awesome car, especially with the potent Coyote 5.0 under the hood. Throw on a pair of turbochargers, mix in some racing fuel, and you’ve got an 800 horsepower car capable of running 10′s on the stock transmission and rearend. Wicked.
Supercar Collectibles Now Offering Classic Cobra Jet Diecast Model
Posted by
Chris Demorro
on 01/06/12
Finding and buying an original Mustang Cobra Jet can be an expensive and daunting task. Why not instead spend a $100 on an accurate, 1:18th scale model? Now you can thanks to Supercar Collectibles.
Happy Holidays, Here’s Some Fox-Body Mustang Parts From Prestolite
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Chris Demorro
on 12/28/11
Prestolite Performance products wants to wish you Happy Holidays from their family to yours. And if you have a friend or family member with a Fox-body Mustang, perhaps you can find something for a little post-Christmas present giving in Prestolite’s catalog.
We hate car thieves, and sometimes car enthusiasts have to turn to each other to get a car found. Have you seen this Buick Regal and flatbed truck? If so, there might be $5,000 in it for you.
Factory ‘68 Plymouth Barracuda Super Stock Drag Racer Up For Sale
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Chris Demorro
on 12/10/11
Old drag racing Mopars used to be the hot ticket at car auctions, and for good reason. With famous names like Ray Barton cranking 900+ horsepower out of the HEMI engine, cars like the BO29 Barracuda’s were feared on the drag strip, and many raced right up until a few years ago, like this pristine example.
The Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 isn’t your average soccer mom-mobile. Add twin turbos and you’re talking about a real street beast, like this Jeep running 9′s in the 1/4 mile. Ya, a Jeep that is faster than your Corvette. Who’d have thought?
Video: ’63 Corvette Flies Across Drag Strip, Somehow Doesn’t Crash
Posted by
Chris Demorro
on 11/10/11
Drag racing can be a dangerous sport if you don’t know what you’re doing. Lucky for Vic Hernandez, he knew what he was doing, and managed to make a miraculous save when his ‘Vette veered off course and looked to be headed for certain disaster.
Ford Racing has confirmed that a 2013 Cobra Jet Mustang is in the works. The big news though is that for the new 5.0 V8 engine will be a new engine option for the 2013 Cobra Jet.
“This sucker’s electrical?” Marty McFly asked Doc Brown. True to Hollywood, the DeLorean Motor Company is bringing the DMC-12 back into production…as an electric car. So if you’re a Back to the Future fan and EV enthusiast with $100,000 lying around….
The BOSS 302 Laguna Seca is built and bred for the road course, but with a supercharger and a set of drag slicks, it turns out that it is a great drag racing car too, as this video from Hennessey Performance Engineering demonstrates.
They don’t make a lot of furniture with auto enthusiasts in mind; so people had to get creative. Check out this collection of awesome furniture finds with the gearhead in mind.
Blow By Racing’s 2011 5.0 Mustang recently went to the KOTS competition, where it made over 950 horsepower to the wheels…possibly making it the most powerful Coyote 5.0 Mustang in the world right now.
It was a big weekend for Aeromotive’s racing team. Aeromotive President Steve Matusek set a MPH record and the first ever 250 mph pass in NMCA history, while Chris Rini became the first NMCA racer into the 5′s.
Most drag racers from the golden age of muscle cars were crushed and dismantled long ago. But a few have survived…and they are worth big money, like this Holman Moody A/FX ’65 Mustang powered by a SOHC Cammer V8.
Is couch racing the latest frontier in motorsports? Maybe. An Aussie shop has put together a couch that can claim the title as the world’s fastest couch, going 101 mph. Yes, a 101 mph couch. And to top it off, they decided to drag race against a Holden Ute.
It costs a lot of money to go fast, but you better make sure that you invest in some good seats in addition to that powerful engine. Otherwise, this might happen to you.
Which is faster? A mildly-modded Mustang GT, or a similarly modded BOSS 302 Mustang? American Muscle hit the track to find out in this video.
Video: Camaro Slaps Wall, Then On Next Pass Loses Complete Rear-End
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Chris Demorro
on 09/28/11
This video is a must watch if you’ve never seen a Camaro dragster literally rip its own rear end out at the drag strip. Yeah. It’s that good.
The 2012 Mustang GT is amazing, as is the 5.0 liter V8. Edelbrock’s E-Force supercharger makes it even better, as Brenspeed shows in this video of a supercharged 5.0 going 10′s with just a few supporting mods.
Illegal street racing isn’t just a crime, it is damn dangerous. Even for the Swedes, who seem to have it down to a science, as this video shows. Their big illegal street race came down to two powerful Camaros, and as cool as it is, it’s still a crime.
The old Cobra “Terminators” are stout cars with their stock superchargers…but even badder with twin-turbos. We found this dyno video of a twin-turbo Cobra making nearly 935 horsepower at the wheels! That’s one bad snake.
ATI Racing is the leader in harmonic damper technology, and their vibration-absorbing devices can be found everywhere, from NASCAR’s Sprint Cup series to the local drag strip. They took us on a tour of their Baltimore facilities to give us an inside look of what it takes to build these oft-overlooked parts.
The Super Mustang was the first Mustang funny car ever built, and the saga of its loss, re-discovery, and restoration is one for the books. But now that its caretaker has passed on, it is time for the Super Mustang to find a new, equally-devoted owner.
Electric cars are supposed to be slow, right? Not according to Ron Adamowicz, whose 100% electric ’81 Chevy Camaro just crossed the 1/4 mile in almost 10 seconds flat. That’s freakin’ fast by any measurement, but it’s only the start for this EV hot rod.
Hump Day Holeshot: Stage 2 Nissan GT-R vs. Supercharged Jeep SRT8
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Chris Demorro
on 08/03/11
Is a supercharged Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 faster than a Nissan GT-R with 550 horsepower? Tune in to this video to find out, but be warned; this race is far closer than it really should be.
eBay Find of the Day: $68,000 Supercharged 427 SOHC Cammer Engine
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Chris Demorro
on 07/19/11
In the Ford engine family, there is no equal to the 427 Cammer, especially when you strap a supercharger to it. But is such a motor really worth $68,000? And if you could buy it, what would you put this engine into? We were thinking it’d make a nice coffee table…
A legend is for sale. The supercharged 2011 Mustang GT 5.0 from Evolution Performance was the first of its kind to set all kinds of records, including going a best of 8.89 at 147.86 MPH. It’s a legend in its own time, and is for sale for just $59,900.
The original Shelby Cobra still inspires kit cars today. But is it time for a new Cobra? If so, what would it look like? Perhaps something like this awesome Cobra Snakehead concept car.
The 2004 Mustang Cobra came from the factory with a supercharged V8 but for some people, 500 horsepower isn’t enough. Turbochargers are all the rage these days, and this video shows a 1,500 horsepower Cobra on the dyno features two huge 82mm units.
Hump Day Holeshot: “FrankenDart” Runs 10′s with a 4-Banger Turbo
Posted by
Chris Demorro
on 06/29/11
The ’75 Dodge Dart was not a fast car by any stretch of the imagination, so swapping in just about any engine is an improvement, even a turbocharged four-cylinder Mitsubishi motor. Especially when that little engine makes enough power to haul this huge American “compact” to a ten-second quarter mile.
We recently ran our Dart-built dyno mule 440 cubic inch small block Chevy with both a hydraulic and solid roller camshaft system. Both cams made big power, but only one can be crowned camshaft champion.
Muscle Mustangs and Fast Ford’s Excalibur Mustang project was a 10-second monster, but it has not seen the strip in over a decade. Johnny Hunkins is rebuilding this classic project car as a modern day muscle machine.
