Jock Clayton built his 2001 Ford Ka called “BARRAKA” to make a lot of smoke. The car is powered by a naturally aspirated Ford Barra inline-six. Street Machine has photos showing just how far the engine was moved back to clear the crossmember and steering rack. Lets just say more of the engine is sitting … Read more
This Porsche 986 Boxster was built by Motor Werks Racing (MRW) in Dawsonville, Georgia. The sports car is powered by a turbocharged 2.1 L Audi 20v inline-four producing 550 horsepower and 425 lb-ft of torque. Motor Werks Racing built the motor with IE forged rods, BorgWarner EFR turbocharger, IE camsshafts, dual valve springs, titanium retainers, … Read more
Ludovic Lazareth built this custom Mini Moke at his company Lazareth in France. Ludovic calls his creation “Mini V8M” because of the 4.7 L Maserati V8 which produces 420 horsepower 520 Nm (383 lb-ft) of torque. The 840 kg vehicle features an aluminum body, automatic transmission, and 17-inch wheels. Source: Lazareth.fr
This 1975 Volvo 242 was built by Kim Norgren from Overload Racing in Sweden. Under the hood sits a turbocharged 2.3 L B230 inline-four producing 649 horsepower. Swedish Metal reports the motor uses JE forged pistons, ZRP forged connecting rods, 16-valve head, Enem camshafts, custom exhaust manifold, and 7268 turbochargers. Power is sent to the … Read more
This 1994 BMW 325i is for sale in Watertown, South Dakota for $9,500. The engine bay holds a 302 ci Windsor V8 from a 1995 Mustang GT with ported Edelbrock heads, Ford Performance F-Cam, Comp vale springs, Trick Flow Chromoly pushrods, Ford Performance 1.72 ratio rocker arms, Weiand Stealth intake, and FiTech EFI system. The … Read more
Bad Decisions Racing and their 1947 Plymouth compete in the 24 Hours of LeMons. The team won the Index of Effluency (IOE) award on the Plymouth’s first race while running the factory flathead inline-six and three-speed manual transmission. After winning the award they swapped to a supercharged 3.8 L Buick 3800 V6 and T5 five-speed … Read more