VTG recently visited Materialmord Racing in Schneverdingen, Germany with their Evo VIII project for some dyno time. There the turbocharged LSx V8 made 1239 horsepower and 1877 Nm (1384 lb-ft) of torque to the rear hubs. Before visiting the dyno, the team went to Grand Prix Polski where the car went 8.227 sec at 278.63 … Read more
This 1974 MG MGB GT is for sale in Alcoa, Tennessee with a current bid of $28,000. The car has been owned by Dan Masters since 1993 and was built by Ted Lathop and Terry Seneker from Fast Cars Inc. Under the hood sits a Ford 302 ci V8 crate engine with GT40 aluminum heads, … Read more
This 1982 VAZ-2101 was built to drift by Vanya Bratko in Russia. The factory inline-four has been replaced by a turbocharged 2.5 L 1JZ-GTE VVTi inline-six making 300 horsepower. The radiator was relocated to the trunk to make enough room in the engine bay for the inline-six. Power is sent to the rear wheels through … Read more
The Skid Factory is back with another update on their new Daihatsu Charade project. Several years ago Al received a Charade (Mira L251) roller and installed a turbocharged 1.3 L K3 inline-four and transmission from a Daihatsu Sirion. Al sold the factory turbocharger so the goal is finish the turbocharger system with a TD04 turbocharger … Read more
This Chevy Silverado called “Strickly Business” was built by Jerome Courtney at Courtney Kustoms in Blanchard, Oklahoma. Under the hood sits a twin-turbo 376 ci LSX V8 built by Justin Mcdaniel at X Power Racing Engines. The engine features Trick Flow heads, Lil John’s Motorsport camshaft, and two Precision 76 mm turbochargers. The drivetrain uses … Read more
It’s been two years since we first shared Aleck Kazakovski’s time attack Subaru Impreza WRX (GC8) built at his company Got It Rex in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Since then they upgraded the front suspension with custom billet hubs from Roger Clark Motorsport. They also redesigned the turbo system with new headers and turbocharger location. The … Read more