This week’s Drag Race video features one of the most unique LS-swap vehicles I have seen, a classic Willy’s Jeep. This old school Army rig has been fitted with a built LSX crate engine, complete with a big nitrous setup and when you pack that kind of power into a vehicle as light as this little sport ute – the result is one wicked fast Jeep.
To show off just how fast this bottled LSX Willy’s is, 1320Video captured a few clips of this old Army Jeep racing against a Corvette ZR1, a Porsche Cayman R and a Honda CBR 600.
The video starts off by showing the LSX Jeep racing the Corvette ZR1 without the juice from a stop, and after jumping out to a quick lead, the Jeep is quickly passed by the ZR1.
Next, we get to see the Jeep (without nitrous) racing and destroying the Porsche followed by a quick scene showing a guy putting a nitrous bottle in the freezer. From there, we watch the bottled LSX Jeep lifting a wheel and stomping the ZR1 from a stop from a couple different camera angles. Before showing the Jeep also beating the CBR 600, the video shows us a couple close races between the ZR1 and the bike.
This LSX Jeep is wicked quick and it sounds great so crank up your speakers and enjoy!
"Before I was old enough to walk, my dad was taking me to various types of racing events, from local drag racing to the Daytona 500," says Patrick Rall, a lifetime automotive expert, diehard Dodge fan, and respected auto journalist for over 10 years. "He owned a repair shop and had a variety of performance cars when I was young, but by the time I was 16, he was ready to build me my first drag car – a 1983 Dodge Mirada that ran low 12s. I spent 10 years traveling around the country, racing with my dad by my side. While we live in different areas of the country, my dad still drag races at 80 years old in the car that he built when I was 16 while I race other vehicles, including my 2017 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and my 1972 Dodge Demon 340.
"Although I went to college for accounting, my time in my dad’s shop growing up allowed me the knowledge to spend time working as a mechanic before getting my accounting degree, at which point I worked in the office of a dealership group. While I was working in the accounting world, I continued racing and taking pictures of cars at the track. Over time, I began showing off those pictures online and that led to my writing.
"Ten years ago, I left the accounting world to become a full-time automotive writer and I am living proof that if you love what you do, you will never “work” a day in your life," adds Rall, who has clocked in time as an auto mechanic, longtime drag racer and now automotive journalist who contributes to nearly a dozen popular auto websites dedicated to fellow enthusiasts.
"I love covering the automotive industry and everything involved with the job. I was fortunate to turn my love of the automotive world into a hobby that led to an exciting career, with my past of working as a mechanic and as an accountant in the automotive world provides me with a unique perspective of the industry.
"My experience drag racing for more than 20 years coupled with a newfound interest in road racing over the past decade allows me to push performance cars to their limit, while my role as a horse stable manager gives me vast experience towing and hauling with all of the newest trucks on the market today.
