As I’m sure most of you already know, the Hot Rod Roadkill series is awesome and a recent search through past episodes unearthed one I’d never seen, one that has a nitrous huffing LS6 swapped stepside Chevy, mini bikes and plenty of burning rubber! Said truck, dubbed, “The Muscle Truck,” has an LS6 under the […] More »
Edmunds recently strapped a C7 down to the dyno to see what kind of power it makes. Official numbers claim 460 horsepower and 465 pound-feet of torque. The car in question has the Z51 package with the performance exhaust option, which adds 5 hp and 5 lb-ft of torque. Well, this Vette made a very respectable 411 horsepower […] More »
The only thing more satisfying then doing something well yourself, is watching someone else learn. This is one of those moments. A burnout is a relatively simple operation. Mash the gas, dump the clutch, and keep the car from tearing off into the wild blue yonder with the brakes. But if you’re unfamiliar with the […] More »
Even the lightest, regular cab, short box, modern trucks can tip the scales around 4000 pounds. With an aerodynamic profile more akin to a barn door, the cards are stacked against owners who want a fast truck. And yet it doesn’t stop many LS-heads from adding big motors, even bigger boost and defying the laws […] More »
What has four doors, can haul five adults (or kids, clients and even the in-laws), has a trunk that can swallow several golf bags, has 415 hp and can knock off 0-60 in the high 4-second range? If you’re thinking it comes from Bavaria, think again: The 2014 Chevrolet SS! As I’m sure most of […] More »
I’ve heard enough people (who haven’t even seen it in person yet) complain that the digital gauge cluster on the new C7 is played-out and more of a step back to the C4 than a leap forward. Well, they’re wrong. Because the new high-tech dash in the C7 is chock full of info and the […] More »
Rule one of running from the cops? Don’t run. Rule two of running from the cops? Don’t run into them. My favorite part of this whole farce is the driver’s extended burnout into the cop car. It’s such a hopelessly futile act I can’t tear my eyes from it. Were they expecting the cop to […] More »