This 1988 Peterbilt 379 semi truck was built to drag race by Mario Monette at his company Mario High Performnace Deisel in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It’s powered by a twin-turbo 15.2 L Caterpillar C15 inline-six mated to an 18-speed manual transmission. The engine produces 4,000 hp and 7,000 lb-ft of torque thanks to 125-150 psi … Read more
Stephan Papadakis from Papadakis Racing released another update on their B58 inline-six build series. The goal is to rebuild a turbocharged 3.0 L B58B30M1 inline-six from a fifth generation Toyota Supra (A90/J29) and make 1,000 horsepower. In this update Stephan assembles the motor with narration. Source: Papadakis Racing
This 2002 BMW 325i (E46) was built to drift by owner Chad Anderson. When it came time for more power, he took inspiration from his 2013 Mustang GT. He enjoyed the power delivery from the Coyote V8 and figured it would make for a unique swap. The 325i is now powered by a Gen2 5.0 … Read more
Electric GT is converting this 1970 Toyota Land Cruiser to electric at their company in Chatsworth, California. The factory motor is being replaced by two HPEVS AC-50 electric motors capable of 182 hp and 240 lb-ft of torque combined. The motors along with the electrical contractor and controllers were installed in a custom enclosure resembling … Read more
Antoine Hythier‘s 2001 Toyota Tacoma 4×4 came from the factory with 3.4 L 5VZ-FE V6 producing 190 horsepower and 220 lb-ft (298 Nm) of torque. The tired V6 just wasn’t cutting it, so he decided to replace it with something different. He chose to swap the factory V6 for a turbocharged 3.0 L 2JZ-GTE inline-six … Read more
Earlier this year we shared Joe Bristow’s unique Golf Mk3 called Golvo. The hatch is powered by a turbocharged 2.3 L Volvo inline-five mated to a 4Motion AWD drivetrain with Quaife diffs. The engine produced 775 horsepower despite a tune created to reduce torque in order to protect the transmission. Joe visited Santa Pod Raceway … Read more