If you have done any drag racing in a high performance American performance car with a V8 engine, you surely know the pleasure of having some slow import performance car with a fart can pull into the staging lanes next to you – as you prepare to hand out a muscle car beating.
Well, this week’s Drag Race Monday video features a 1991 Nissan 240SX owner that must have gotten tired of getting crushed by American muscle cars, as he removed the low performance 4-cylinder to make room for a lightly built LS1.
The 1991 Nissan 240SX is a small, relatively lightweight car so swapping in an LS1 V8 will make it much faster than the average 240SX, but the owner of this Nissan took the swap one step further by adding some modifications to beef up the American V8.
An MS3 camshaft, a Fast 92/92 intake setup and a set of Hoosier drag radials make this one amazingly quick Japanese sports car and in this video, we see the LS1-ified Nissan take several swipes at the quarter mile before turning in a best time of 11.04 at 127 miles per hour.
This guy is launching his LS1 Nissan with a 2 step and banging through the gears of his T56 – all of which sounds great with the cammed LS1 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.
