Emelia’s Maiden Voyage in the 1200HP Camaro Restomod

December 20th, 2023

Pretty Emelia Hartford is treating us to a test drive in her fresh build. It’s a 1969 Chevrolet Camaro and she’s well heeled for canyon roads or the drag strip. We’ll go to Emelia and let her shuck out the details. Her name is Sophie and under her hood is a Texas Speed built 408 cubic-inch stroker V8 with a pair of Turbonetics 6566 turbochargers. Features for Emelia’s daily driver will include power steering – with a hydraboost brake setup – and cold air conditioning. Fuel delivery is left a Holley Dominator setup, including the fuel pump. The transmission is Read More

Caddy Jack – First Full Nitrous Pass

January 25th, 2023

This short clip gives us an opportunity to sit down with Midwest Street Cars’ Big Chief. He talks about everything Caddy Jack, including nitrous controller duty cycle programing and rear suspension geometry. Chief is a proven winner – on street and strip – and he has a wealth of racing knowledge to share. You might remember him from Street Outlaws. Caddy Jack is a 2014 Cadillac CTS-V coupe that has been treated to the best performance parts that money can buy. Under hood mods include Nitrous Express spray kits with a Maximizer EZ controller. The engine is a stock 6.2-liter Read More

KRISPY CHICKEN – Turbo WS6 Trans Am Build

January 19th, 2023

Much like John Doc, I love a GM F-Body. Sister to the Camaro, the Firebird/Trans Am is a rear-wheel drive coupe body that remains plentiful in the current market. Find one for yourself and throw in a big V8 with a power adder. It will not disappoint. John chose to go with the WS6, a version of the Pontiac Trans Am that is geared towards performance. He then upgraded the engine to a Texas Speed built 388 cubic-inch mill with a set of PRC cylinder heads. The turbo kit (91-millimeter) is from Huron Speed. A set of Bosch 210 fuel Read More

Magnuson Corvette Z06 vs. ProCharged Mustang GT – 60 MPH Street Hits

July 29th, 2022

It just don’t get more intense than a Ford versus Chevy showdown. Both these competitors are willing to lay it all on the line for the cause of brand loyalty. These guys have worked out the details and they’re ready to get out on the interstate (in Mexico). Make no mistake, the Mustang GT is no daisy. With a 420hp naturally aspirated V8 engine mated to a 10-speed automatic transmission, the Mustang GT is pretty slippery – even in stock trim. Add a ProCharger F1A blower and you have a real race car. This pony car is looking to defile Read More

Turbo LS Swap Nissan 240sx Tears Up the Track at FL2K

November 5th, 2020

What’s not to love about little import cars with big domestic V8 engines? Few import coupes make a better candidate for an LS swap than the Nissan 240sx. Because it is a rear-wheel drive setup (from the factory), stabbing a V8 motor, the transmission of choice and a suitable rear end is much easier than transforming a front-wheel drive vehicle. Join us as we go to the pits and get the details of this deluxe build. Car owner James tells us that he has had this car for over 10-years (it’s a 1990). The version of the car that you Read More

CTS-V Kong Blower Swap – Dyno, Street and Strip

November 22nd, 2019

Joey and the crew at Race Proven Motorsports (RPM) have built a Cadillac that kills on the street and strip. Despite being modified with some of the best performance goodies available, this video takes us through the process of a supercharger upgrade. This 2011 Cadillac CTS-V will be shedding the factory blower for a brand-new Kong 2650 blower. There is a lot to love about this product. Let’s take a look. This cruiser already has a Texas Speed and Performance 416 cubic-inch engine with a set of LS9 cylinder heads by Advanced Induction. The camshaft is an RPM custom grind. Read More

10-Second Chevrolet Camaro Z28 – Track Digs

August 23rd, 2019

Nothing complicated about building a 10-second car. Not according to these guys, anyway. No turbochargers, no superchargers, not even any nitrous; just good, old-fashioned, bottom-end grunt and a great deal of consistency. Can you say truck motor? How about 5.3-liters of naturally aspirated V8 LS1? This stunner has stock cylinder heads, an Ed Curtis camshaft, a Fast 92/92 (Texas Speed) intake manifold/throttle body combo and it’s tuned by Nishan (New Jersey). The transmission is a 4L60E automatic (Yank SS4000 torque converter) and the rear end is a stock 10-bolt with a 3.42:1 final drive gear ratio. Right off the trailer, Read More

Cowmaro – 1100HP Full Build Rundown

November 10th, 2018

Want to know how to squeeze over 1,000HP out of an LS Camaro? Here’s the gameplan: At the heart of this all-American monster is an RPM built 416 cubic-inch (Texas Speed 4-inch stroke crankshaft) LS3 block with Callie’s CompStar connecting rods and Wiseco pistons. The compression ratio is estimated to be 11:1. That’s ideal when you’re running E85 fuel. The camshaft is an RPM general purpose unit that is relatively versatile. The moderate cam allows the car to run a supercharger, turbos, or naturally aspirated without a lot of extra headaches. Up top, we have a set of LSA ported Read More

Turbo Cutlass Tears Up the Oklahoma City Street Car Takeover

October 27th, 2015

If you haven’t seen this sliver, Hurst edition, 1982 Oldsmobile Cutlass (affectionately dubbed “The Cutty”) blistering the 1/4-mile over the past six-months, then you must have your head under a rock. After a mishap last season that took him out of the running in the Street Outlaws championship and a revamp that saw the car go from nitrous to a turbocharger, Cutty owner/operator Andrade revealed (at the beginning of the 2015 season) that his Olds is making around 1,400hp and 1,190 lb.-ft. of torque. Under the hood, a Texas Speed built (LS based) 408-cubic inch engine with Wiseco internals and Read More

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