Tag: Turbo

Now here’s a thread full of boost, lots of boost! The thread was started back in 2012 and has continued to the present with lots of LS1Tech members sharing their boosted engine bays. We’re talking blowers, turbos, twin turbos, LS1s, LS2s, LS7s, LQ9s and everything in between! We all know LS motors take to boost […] 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 »

If you see a line of police motorcycles and cars following the AMS Performance “Madness” Hearse, they might not be escorting it to a funeral. They might be trying to catch the damn thing. They won’t, though. This death sled, based on a 1996 Chevrolet Caprice, murders its rear tires with 1,000 horsepower on 23 […] 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 »

Watch this C5 Z06 turn up the boost and go rounds with some twin turbo vipers, twin turbo Gallardos, a GTR or two and a blown and boosted C6 Z06. This silver bullet’s good for over 1200whp thanks to a 418ci LS3 with a Precession 8891 turbo, E85 fuel and… Wait for it, the stock […] More »

All I can say is, DAMN! This first Gen. Camaro hung with a built AMS Alpha 9 GT-R from a roll despite it’s TH400 trans, poor aerodynamics and its naturally aspirated motor. *Spoiler Alert! OK, so maybe the GT-R pulled it once the Camaro got into high gear, but we have a sneaking suspicion that […] 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 »