Tag: Drag Race

This week’s Drag Race video features a 4th generation Pontiac Firebird packing an LS1 V8 racing against a late model Dodge Ram 2500. While you would think right away that an LS1 Firebird would thrash a heavy duty Dodge truck, this diesel powered Ram pickup definitely appears to have a little work done.

Until the new LT4 was introduced for the 2015 Corvette Z06, the LS9 V8 from the C6 Corvette ZR1 was the most powerful production road motor from GM ever. That engine helped make the C6 ZR1 one of the most formidable performance cars in the world and when you swap that engine into another car – it doesn’t fail to impress.

There is no official information included with this video as to what all is done to this 1st gen Camaro, but it is clearly supercharged and one person in the comments speculates that it is a 468 big block. It could be – who knows – but it is very clear that this Camaro has some very serious power.

The old adage goes, only architects buy Saabs right? Only those boring individuals that care more about the building blocks of an item, rather than the finished product? Well, I think this architect is either going through a mid-life crisis, or just did acid for the first time.

So, you are cruising down Interstate 680 heading south towards San Jose, California. The sun is shining, your tank is full and you feel pretty good. You pop one up and ride a wheelie, your buddy rides a longer one, and the next thing you know E-V-E-R-Y-B-O-D-Y is doing it. Good times, until of course, […] More »

We’ve all seen funny cars powered by Nitro Methane, jet cars powered by Kerosene, but the wildest of all drag racers were the rocket cars. These cars were powered by rockets, similar to those used by NASA and the US Air Force and used a variety of fuels. One of those cars took home a […] More »

This video starts off by showing a 2009 Ford F-350 Super Duty getting beat in a street race by a built Chevrolet Silverado 1500. And it ends with a second race after the F-350 has added some very minor modifications. In the first race, the Silverado wins by a fair margin thanks to a built […] More »