New Quarter-Mile World Record Viper

March 24th, 2016

What’s that? You think snakes are slow because they have no legs? Well this snake doesn’t have a leg to stand on and gets down the track in good time. D3 Performance Engineering campaigns this Gen V Dodge Viper in the 1/4-mile and the car is posting some pretty impressive elapsed times, including a (Gen V World Record) 9.36-second pass @ 144 mph. D3 is squeezing over 900hp out of this Snake using a ProCharger F1X centrifugal supercharger on 15-pounds of boost. The Viper is also equipped with a generous supply of laughing gas, courtesy of Nitrous Express, but it Read More

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Twin Turbo Viper Runs 8.39-Second Quarter-Mile

October 16th, 2015

This video begins with a no B.S. dyno run that offers proof of this Viper’s horsepower availability. This thing turned out 1,724-horsepower at the rear-wheels with the boost dialed down to 30 psi (maximum boost capacity is estimated at 35 to 36 psi). After pushing the dyno to its utter limits, the guys at D3 take the Snake out to the track for some electronically timed 1/4-mile passes. D3 has a reputation for producing 8-second cars and this clip certainly doesn’t tarnish it. This Mopar is equipped with a Greg Good racing engine, upgraded cylinder head fasteners, Pro EFI fuel Read More

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2400HP Twin Turbo Corvette

June 5th, 2015

Every once in a great while I see a car that inspires me to build a faster car and to be a better driver. The C7 Chevrolet Corvette in this video is just such a car. This nightmare on wheels is built and campaigned by Northshore Speed Shop (Slidell, Louisiana) in conjunction with D3 Performance Engineering (Houston, Texas). Our videographer caught this monster, called the “Devil-‘Vette”, on the streets of Texas during the TX2K15 gathering, last month. What you will see is a rolling start, followed by bone chilling, head snapping, death defying acceleration. Powered by a 6.2-liter V8 engine Read More

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