Street Hits – Corvette ZR1 vs. Whipple Mustang GT

April 21st, 2020

Breaking away from the monotony of everyday quarantine, we have a night of fierce street (roll) racing south of the border. When I say this night is going to get weird – I mean F150 Raptor against Volkswagen GTI weird. Join us for a look into this peculiar situation. That’s right, the first race of the evening is between a tuned (Palm Beach Dyno) Ford F150 Raptor rolling out against a Volkswagen GTI with an intake upgrade. Wow! Honestly, both these competitors are pretty slow, but the Raptor takes the advantage early and walks away easily. Next up is a Read More

1600HP Volkswagen VR12

July 27th, 2018

So, whadda’ ya’ get a guy that has two of everything? He already has two engines, two transmissions, two turbochargers, and two electrical systems. Sound like double trouble? Not if you are into tearing up the track in a very unique way. This VW GTI is skillfully equipped with a pair of VR6 engines (one in the back and another in the front). Each engine has its own GTX35 (67-millimeter) turbocharger and sequential transmission. Either engine can be engaged independent of the other when necessary. A frequent occurrence when the owner/operator is dropping the hammer in an all-out effort to Read More

8-Second FWD Volkswagen

January 6th, 2018

This is not a title that I would have anticipated writing. Feel the weight of those few words; a front-wheel drive Volkswagen capable of chewing through the quarter-mile in 8.5-seconds at 175 mph. It’s mind numbing. Billed as the quickest FWD VW in the world, this European import is making tons of horsepower with a 2.5-liter (5-cylinder) engine and a Precision 7275 turbocharger. This car blew the doors off the competition (and himself) on the way to making a huge mess on the track. It’s not often that you see a Volkswagen gap a Mustang while crushing its own world Read More

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