1500HP Mustang Fox Body Turbo LS Build – First Street Hits

May 5th, 2020

Meet Streetcarjohn. John used to drive a souped-up Trans Am, but he found it too bulky and unsafe. Despite being a great car, it only had a 10-point roll cage (good only down to 8.5-seconds in the quarter mile). So, Streetcarjohn searched in earnest for a lightweight substitute – a Fox Body with a 24/3 roll cage was his target. When he found it, the Mustang was a rolling chassis only and it looked pretty rough. John quickly sold his Pontiac (to a fellow who had been after it for months) and he purchased the ugly duckling. You can see Read More

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Turbocharged Minivan Edges GT-R and Viper in the 1/4-Mile

June 2nd, 2015

What would you do with a broken or abandoned all-wheel drive 1993 Eagle Summit minivan? How about doing what one New Englander did – throwing in a 2.0-liter turbocharged 4G63 four-cylinder engine and heading for the drag strip. After that, see if you can get paired up with a couple of iconic performance machines, like the Nissan GT-R and the Dodge Viper. That’s right Godzilla and the legendary Snake. While the Eagle Summit minivan (manufactured by Mitsubishi) is not known for performance prowess (neither is any other minivan, for that matter), it is moderately light and the four-wheel drivetrain hooks Read More

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