Fastlane Inc are now selling their 600 rear wheel horse power, 2006 Ford Mustang Twin Turbo on eBay. The car is currently bidding for $22,000.00, with a buy it now price of $38,900.00 and is being sold through Sprauer Motorsports of Houston, Texas. The car features a push button start ignition, racing stripes, 20,000 miles, 3D Carbon body kit, twin 60mm turbos, Steeda suspension, and much, much more. Check out the eBay listing by visiting their eBay listing link.
Saleen is offering, for the first time in company history, its high performance 302 cubic inch (5.0L) premium crate engines for sale through its Speedlab Aftermarket Division. The engine will be available in either short block or long block varieties to satisfy the most seasoned of engine builders and power enthusiasts.
When it was introduced at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit earlier this year, the 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1’s power was estimated at 100 horsepower for each of its 6.2 liters of displacement. GM Powertrain has completed SAE certification of the ZR1’s supercharged LS9 V-8 and the results exceed the estimate: 638 horsepower (476 kW) and 604 lb.-ft. of torque (819 Nm).
NHRA POWERade Pro Stock Car racers will soon head to Summit Motorsports Park at Norwalk, Ohio for a chance to win $50,000 at the 2008 K&N Horsepower Challenge Race. Racers are not the only ones that can win. You can enter the sweepstakes for a chance to attend the race courtesy of K&N and a chance to win the Pontiac G6 courtesy of General Motors by entering “The K&N Horsepower Challenge” Sweepstakes.
Our performance friends over at Fastlane Inc. in Houston, TX, have hooked up Ted Hua's Dodge SRT Charger with the first ever twin turbo SRTT system that pushes over 557 horse power, and 542 foot pounds of torque, at only 6 pounds of boost! Amazing! Check out the YouTube video below.
Does it sound very logical to take a previously manufactured muscle car, and bring it back to the market as a fuel saving Honda? Definitely not, but apparently GM's North American Vice President, Mark LaNeve, thinks so. “We won’t position it as a muscle car,” he says. “The mainstream positioning will be fuel economy, design and a V-6". What a retarded idea. Check out the full article by clicking here at Businessweek.
Jalopnik uncovered information about the 2009 Dodge Challenger RT, and the release of a shaker hood option, for those looking for a classic stance. Pricing for the option has not been released yet, and orders for the new Challenger begin next month.
Founded in 1903 by George and Earl Holley, who designed the carburetor for the Ford Model T and built engine parts for war planes during World War II, 105 year old Holley Performance Products, Inc. have filed for bankruptcy on Tuesday, blaming their reasoning on late 1990's expansion resulting in too much debt.
Roush Performance are now taking orders for the 510 horsepower, P-51A special edition Ford Mustang. Retailed at $61,000 USD, the new Mustang cranks out over 510 horsepower and 510 foot pounds of torque powered by a ROUSHcharger system, which is the highest power Mustang Roush has produced to date. Exterior accessories include an aerobody kit, front fascia, chin spoiler, rear spoiler, hood scoop and grille. The Mustang sits on top of 18 inch Roush forged five-spoke wheels, Stage 3 suspension, and 14 inch two piece front rotors with four-piston calipers. All that and a bag of chips. For more information, visit www.RoushPerformance.com.
Allpar.com have uncovered new pictures of the 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 interior. The interior features all black on black leather, suede inserts, the latest stereo and navigation accessories, and more. Take a drool inside.
With the anticipation growing for the 2008 Dodge Challenger arrival, more pictures have been uncovered on the Internet giving us a sneak peak of the new muscle car.
To wrap up our Barrett-Jackson excitement, the first 2008 Carol Shelby GT500KR with glass roof, dubbed "King Of The Road", sold for an exciting $605,000 this past weekend at the Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale, Arizona. Lucky winner, Ron Pratte, also purchased almost every Shelby that was sold during the weekend auction. Check out our previous blog from Friday regarding the worlds first 2008 glass top production Mustang.
Dave Ressler is one happy man as of this past weekend, after stealing the winning bid for the worlds first production Corvette ZR1 at a solid $1,000,000. As with other auctions, all the proceeds were given to The United Way foundation. Armed with a Supercharged LS9 Small-Block V-8, this first production, one of one Le Mans blue version is one clean muscle car. If you missed our run down of the ZR1 with full detailed information, check out this link. Regular MSRP for the new ZR1 stands at $100,000.
The very first production 2008 Dodge Challenger sold for a final bid of $400,000 this past weekend at the annual Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale, Arizona, with all of the proceeds going to charity. Equipped with a 6.1-liter Hemi V8, 5-speed automatic transmission, navigation, sunroof and performance tires. Just in case you missed our previous blog with photos of the Challenger, click here to view them.
When it arrives next summer, the 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 will be the most powerful and fastest production car ever produced by General Motors, with performance enabled by a new, supercharged 6.2L LS9 small-block V-8 engine. Incorporating the engineering experience already found in the Corvette Z06’a LS7 engine and the new-for-2008 6.2L LS3 of the Corvette, GM Powertain is targeting 100 horsepower per liter for the LS9, or 620 horsepower (462 kW), and approximately 595 lb.-ft. of torque (807 Nm); final SAE-certified power levels will be available in early March 2008.
The highly anticipated 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 Coupe goes on sale next Monday, December 3rd. You'll be able to pick up one of these bad boys for a sticker price of $37,995 which includes destination charges. Only 10,000 units will be sold for 2008, so you may have to wait in line at the dealership come Monday morning. Should we call it "black monday" for the challenger?
ROUSH Performance, America's leading powertrain engineering group, has added an additional 30 horsepower to their legendary ROUSHcharger system for the Ford Mustang GT. With the addition of the upgraded ROUSHcharger any 2005-2008 Ford Mustang GT can be increased to 445 horsepower with 418 foot pounds of torque. Read on for more information.
Taylor Cable Products, Inc. has announced the release of its new "short-y" Spark Plug Ignition Wires for Chrysler HEMI 5.7L production engines and most crate motors. The ignition wires will be available in four (4) Performance Ignition Wires as outlined below for most 2003-05 Chrysler 300, Magnum, Ram and Durango applications, including Chryslers MDS (multi displacement system). Read on...
Katech Performance has introduced their Value 427 Short Block (KAT-A4684) for do-it-yourself enthusiasts planning their own 7.0L build.
The all-forged 427 short block (read more complete specifications) is built to the exacting tolerances and standards of professional racing and assembled by the same technicians that produce championship winning engines for all Katech factory race programs.
When you're looking for more performance out of your late model muscle car you can spend your time and a lot of your hard earned dollars for a few more horses under the hood. Most bolt-on mods are simply trying to increase the engine's air-flow capacity and efficiency, usually resulting in marginal gains. But what if you have already done all of that? What's next? A super charger? Nitrous? How about freeing up some of the horsepower that is already there, but being consumed by your car's accessories driveline?
Ford announced that it is reviving the legendary 5.0-liter 302 cubic inch V-8 engine for the aftermarket with a new line of BOSS 302 crate engines, which will go on sale in early 2007.
Making its debut in 1969, the original BOSS 302 powered a limited production Mustang model sold for two years, which was known as the BOSS 302. The car got its name from the legendary engine that powered the Mustang to a Sports Car Club of American Trans-Am series win in 1970.
Taylor Cable Products, Inc. has announced the release of its new "short-y" Spark Plug Ignition Wires for Chrysler HEMI 5.7L production engines and most crate motors. The ignition wires will be available in four (4) Performance Ignition Wires as outlined below for most 2003-05 Chrysler 300, Magnum, Ram and Durango applications, including Chryslers MDS (multi displacement system). Read on...
Katech Performance has introduced their Value 427 Short Block (KAT-A4684) for do-it-yourself enthusiasts planning their own 7.0L build.
When you're looking for more performance out of your late model muscle car you can spend your time and a lot of your hard earned dollars for a few more horses under the hood. Most bolt-on mods are simply trying to increase the engine's air-flow capacity and efficiency, usually resulting in marginal gains. But what if you have already done all of that? What's next? A super charger? Nitrous? How about freeing up some of the horsepower that is already there, but being consumed by your car's accessories driveline?
Ford announced that it is reviving the legendary 5.0-liter 302 cubic inch V-8 engine for the aftermarket with a new line of BOSS 302 crate engines, which will go on sale in early 2007.
