Twin-Turbo Opel Tears Up the Streets

May 17th, 2016

If you are under 50-years of age, and haven’t traveled outside of the U.S. extensively, then you have likely never seen an Opel on the street. Well, here’s your chance – and it’s a tremendous example. Street racing (even Swedish style) is interesting enough but when you add a couple of tiny power houses like these it’s downright awe inspiring! The little Opel is running an LSX (GM V8) engine with a pair of 76-millimeter turbochargers dialed-in at only 15 psi of boost. It’s churning out 1,400hp. In case you are curious; the Volvo is producing about 1,000hp using a Read More

Texas Dig Racing – Taking it to the Streets

December 14th, 2015

If you want to experience real fun, try stepping out for a night of street racing down “Mexico” way. Some of the baddest cars in the west showed up for a full night of racing. The Mistress twin turbocharged Chevy II rolled out and so did Barefoot Ronnie (from Discovery Channel’s Street Outlaws series) in his beautiful Yenko Nova. The atmosphere was electric and the racing was amazing as these competitors were anxious to square-off with whatever was in the next lane. There is a LSX 6.0-liter powered Mustang with an 80-millimeter turbo and a dual shot of methanol, a Read More

Import vs Domestic – NighTTmare Mustang and 1100HP GT-R

December 7th, 2015

If there is anything that makes racing more fun it’s lining up against an import. The ongoing battle between modified imports and home-grown hot rods has been raging longer than radial tires have been standard equipment and it is more fierce than ever. With today’s more powerful factory cars, the most competitive racing between imports and domestics may be yet to come. Here is a prime example: The NighTTmare Mustang Coyote is running a 5.0-liter MPR built engine with a beefed up 6R80 transmission and a pair of Gen2 6466 turbochargers (Hellion Kit). It has posted a best 1/4-mile time Read More

500HP Mercedes-Benz GTS vs 480HP Lexus RCF

October 12th, 2015

If you are wild about street racing (as I am), then you have to see this head-to-head battle between a stodgy European coupe and a luxurious Japanese coupe. Both have significant upgrades under the hood. The GTS is running a twin turbo setup that yields approximately 500hp. The Lexus is also well heeled with the latest bolt-ons and he claims to be running 480hp. This race is run in three segments; a dig race, a 15 mph take-of, and a 40 mph take-off. In the dig race the Lexus actually gets a slight advantage out of the hole but the Read More

7-Second SRT Ram Pickup

September 18th, 2015

How do you make a pickup fly? Try starting with an 8.4-liter V-10 Viper engine with a set of highly sought after Striker ultra-high-performance cylinder heads. Add twin Garrett GTX 88-millimeter turbochargers routed through a massive intercooler (with a methanol injection) and you have a Ram that packs quite a punch. So much so, in fact, that this video shows it making a pass of 7.97-seconds at 183 mph (1/4-mile). When you are making 1,900+hp no one seems to care about how you look but the great folks at JMB Performance and Powdercoat have built a beautiful truck, inside and Read More

Twin Turbo Viper – King of the Streets?

June 25th, 2015

Congratulations to Andy N. and the gang at D3 Performance Engineering for a win in the Rear-Wheel Drive Class at the 2015 Texas Invitational Automotive Airfield Exhibition. Andy also campaigned his twin turbocharged Viper successfully in the King of the Streets Class, defeating a couple of turbocharged Underground Lamborghinis and making it to the finals before falling to the AMS Performance Nissan GT-R. Andy’s Dodge Viper is powered by a 540-cubic-inch Gentry Performance engine with twin 76-millimeter turbochargers slamming air down its gullet. With the boost turned down to 25 psi, horsepower is estimated at 1,750, with a ceiling of Read More

200 MPH Street Race: Audi R8 vs. Nissan GT-R

June 4th, 2015

This is a real battle of the big boys. Here is another clip from the MRL, featuring a 1500hp 2010 Audi R8 and a very potent Nissan GT-R in a rolling race on the streets. Both drivers are somewhat close mouthed about their respective steeds but, as they say, “it will all come out in the wash”. The R8 seems to take the initial advantage but it proves fleeting as the mighty GT-R powers past and blasts to over 200 mph, seriously energizing the driver. The powerful Nissan is built around a 4.1-liter Sonny Bryant drag racing engine with twin Read More

Twin Turbo S-10 Posts Sub-10-Second 1/4-mile

March 17th, 2015

Happy wearing o’ the green. Erin go bragh my Ameri-Irish sons and brothers and have a happy St. Patrick’s Day. Get a load of this compact Chevrolet S-10, owned and operated by Tim Dutton, as he punches out a 9.986 @ 138.0 mph in the 1/4-mile. This is a great looking street truck that, despite running street legal exhaust, is tubbed-out to accommodate a set of mammoth racing slicks. Providing the get-up-and-go for this little truck is a Nelson Racing engine outfitted with a pair of 74mm turbochargers; cubic-inches and horsepower are undisclosed. Inside, a complete safety roll cage and Read More

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