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.
The 3rd generation of Camaro wasn’t the brand’s greatest: cars in the 80s were slow. Even hundreds of ft-lbs of torque won’t make me forget the sub-200 horsepower figures brought about by smog restrictions and fuel shortages. Today’s V8 engines are as efficient as ever, but back then they were like a volcanos plugged by […] More »
Big power, fast cars. South by Southwest wasn’t the only reason to head down to the lone star state last week. Those interested in doing some driving made their way to TX2K14 in (and around) Houston. As you might’ve expected, there was some racing. …Okay, there was a a lot of racing. I mean, how often […] More »
Sometimes, looking good and going fast go hand in hand. I’d argue there’s a beauty in the symmetry of a well laid out engine bay like this one. Everything is clean, which helps, but the star of the show is the two twins sitting up front. They’re like trumpets heralding the arrival of horsepower. Each […] More »
We’re taking it back 16 years (dang, has it really been that long?) to 1998 when GM refreshed the 4th. Gen F-body with a new look and revolutionary LS power! The new Camaro was a force to be reckoned with and was easily the meanest muscle car in the streets, but it had to push […] More »
Improved Racing Products has just released their new crank scrapers for the LS and VORTECH series of GM V8 engines. The Orlando, Florida based company is known for their high quality products that help control engine oil control in high performance engines. The two models, the EGM-300 (for the 1998-2002 LS1) and EGM-301 (for 3.622” […] More »
