Tag: ls1

As car guys, most of us enjoy working on and upgrading our vehicles with our own hands; however, wouldn’t it be nice to buy something that’s awesome right out of the box?

Here’s a swap you don’t see that often. Infiniti’s G35 was well regarded when it arrived in 2003. It was a car that handled very well for it’s size and it looked good. That’s all well and good, but, it’s not terribly quick either. The surefire way around that last bit is to exchange the […] More »

About a year ago, the guys at 1320 video had a little shindig with a bunch of fast cars doing burnouts. They were all pretty epic, but FR8train’s Trans-Am was ridiculous. This thing creates its own weather system out of tire smoke. It’s just that big. They turned down the boost to a mere 700 horsepower, […] More »

Yes, that is and oar. No, it’s not a joke. Well, the oar is, the Miata is most definitely not. The Miata is turbocharged on top of being equipped with an LS1. He’s making some 670 horsepower at the wheels in a car that weighs about 2600 lbs. Poor BMW never had a chance. To […] More »

 That’s all, folks. The eighth and final Corvette has been removed from the National Corvette Museum sinkhole. A 2001 Mallett Hammer Z06 – or what very little was left of it – was crane-lifted from its tomb of almost two months. Kevin and Linda Helmintoller of Tampa, Florida donated the tuner special to the NCM […] More »

1,000 horsepower is a big number. One that can seemingly be impossible to reach without losing engine reliability. Yet, it’s a number that’s becoming standard in Formula Drift. “Drifting” is a motorsport where cars are judged on their ability to slide around a track in tandem, and Formula D is highest level of that sport. […] More »

On March 10, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell’s first words over a telephone line were, “Mr. Watson, come here. I want to see you.” On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong’s first words from the surface of the moon were, “That’s one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind.” On a future date in the summer of 2014, what will be the first words uttered by Rick White as he cranks over his LS1-powered Prius for the first time? Whatever words are used, they will be remembered as the first words spoken during one of the most significant moments in human history, for Rick White will own the first-ever LS-powered Toyota Prius.