Tag: Turbo

What happens when you take a Chevrolet Camaro that was once powered by a LT1 engine, and replace it with a 6.0L LS1 with a turbocharger? You end up with a car than can run a less than 10 second quarter-mile, that’s what.

We’ve been inundated with more rumors and swirling information about how Chevy is finally cooking up a mid-engine Corvette for what seems like decades.

Handful is probably not the best word I’d use when describing a 1969 Twin Turbo Camaro that’s pushing over 1000 hp. It’s probably better to call it a death machine, or fulfilling your life insurance policy early, or something to that nature. Or if you are the man that built it, you could describe it as fun as all hell, and I’m inclined to agree with him.

In addition to the announcement of the ATS-V, and the subsequent leak of a few images of the car, Cadillac has responded to the pressure and released this wonderful video of the new ATS-V doing its best Ken Block impression by slaying its tires.

In case you missed Holley Fest 2014 in Bowling Green, Kentucky, watch this excellent video roundup by diamondmike1000 below. Burn, baby, burn. Also, check out this photo gallery Hot Rod posted of the first day of the event here and the Holley Performance LS Fest True Street class here. Good times, great photos. Got some good footage of this […] More »

The quest for 800 plus horsepower in Formula Drift is making guys look into engines that can do it reliably and many are choosing GM pushrod power plants to do it. Wrecked Magazine’s Joey Redmond and Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center takes a look into the V8s of Formula Drift. A few of these guys we’ve introduced […] More »

That infamous 418 cubic inch, big turbo. LS3 powered C5 Z06 out of Texas is at it again, except this time it’s Corvette-on-Corvette action. The C5 Z06 receives plenty of boost thanks to a Precision 8891 turbo and sips on E85. before turning the boost through a stock 6-speed transmission for a claimed 1200hp at […] More »