Nick Scavo and Jeff D'Agostino recently acquired the 1991 Chevrolet Camaro race car originally started by Scavo, then completed by Chuck Samuel and the crew at Chassis Engineering. Confused? Seeing that Nick has been behind the wheel of 3 different race cars in the past 3 years, it's not an easy story to follow. We took this opportunity to launch V8TV Web Radio to sort out the details, and in this video, Nick takes us through the car... a twin turbo Outlaw 10.5 race car headed for the mid 6-second quarter mile range at well over 200 miles per hour.
If you're going to sell parts and claim they perform, you better be able to demonstrate their performance in public. That's the philosophy of the crew at Air Ride Technologies... they build cars showcasing their parts, then thrash the daylights out of them in public autocross events around the country. We spent some time with Bret Voelkel to learn about the latest Air Ride cars - SuperNova and Velocity.
Tommy Parker's 1973 Camaro Z28 is a great example of how to build a clean car with smart parts to end up with a strong performer with razor-sharp looks. Tommy used a GM Crate motor, Baer brakes, and some trick suspension goodies to start with, then added a new Twist Machine Pro Torque torque converter which creates a manual transmission feel with an auto. Watch the video to see how.
Andrew Borodin's 1970 Pontiac GTO has been around the block a few times, and keeps picking up new tricks at every turn. This time, Andrew ditched the previous mill - a Big Block Chevy - in exchange for a new-tech, lightweight, all aluminum GM L92 6.2 liter V8. The GTO rolls on a trick - but simple - suspension that sticks in the turns and features Corvette brakes. After adding a few goodies like Corvette accessories and intake manifold, he jammed in an LS7 camshaft and now the Goat runs 12's, goes around corners like crazy, and still racks up 23 MPG. Watch the video to learn how.. and to see it on the drag strip and the autocross!
Mopar fans have another reason to get excited... the Mr. Norm's brand
of high-performance cars is back! Through a partnership with Time Machines,
Inc., the legendary Mr. Norm's Supercars live on. The Time Machines
crew started with a 2008 Dodge Challenger and up fitted it with special
Mr. Norm's striping, a Corsa exhaust, Afco headers and coil-over
suspension, custom 20" wheels, interior branding, and capped it off
with a 400 rear-wheel horsepower Diablosport tune. But that's just
the beginning... the Mr. Norm's Garage line continues into a whole line
of bolt-on suspension parts for Mopar musclecars like this 1970 Dodge
Challenger, a traditional and late model Hemi engine program, custom
EFI systems, and much more. And if you want the top of the line,
check out the Mr. Norm's Garage Supercar line, illustrated with this
1970 Cuda convertible with a 6.1 Hemi, EFI, 727 Trans with Gear Vendor
Overdrive, full Art Morrison chassis, custom leather interior, and much
more. It's a good time to be a Mopar fan!
The SEMA show provides an annual deadline to finish custom cars and hot rods of all sorts, and typically, John Wargo at The Custom Shop in Flanagan, IL, builds several of each. This year, John and his crew are hard at work completing a fully customized 1938 Chevy pickup truck and a trick 1967 Camaro for the show. At this shooting, they had 1 month to left.
We spotted this slick 1967 Buck Gran Sport at the Somernites Power Cruise and had to learn more about it. Owner Neil Pate takes us through the car, wich features a Buick 400 under the hood and trick Ultra Leather interior in addition to the big wheels and air suspension.
The crew at Mast Motorsports built a trick 1968 Chevrolet pickup truck powered by a new GM L92 6.2 liter V8 and a GM 6L80E electronic 6-speed transmission. Running off the Mast Motorsports M-90 ECM, this truck makes over 550 horsepower while knocking down over 17 mpg at the time of this interview... they may have tuned it to be even more powerful and more efficient by now. Other features include their CAN networked gauges to monitor the vitals in the custom dash. After successfully completing the Hot Rod Power Tour, the Mast crew reported that the Chevy drives like a late-model truck with plenty of power.
By participating in select motor sports clubs throughout the U.S.,
speedsters are able to push the limit by driving exotic sports cars at
200 miles-per-hour (mph). One of the most recent venues is the
Monticello Motor Club , located just north of New York City in the
Catskills. Here, car fanatics can see the 550 horsepower Cadillac
CTS-V, which goes from zero to 60 mph in 3.9 seconds.
New ClubSport Package Shaves Pounds to Shave Seconds off Lap Times
CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Katech Performance, ever attuned to the collective conscious of the Corvette universe, knew this - enthusiasts wanted a lighter weight Z06 tuned for the track. Now they have it.
The Corvette Z06 ClubSport package - available exclusively from Katech Performance and Les Stanford Chevrolet (Dearborn, Mich.) - incorporates an array of aftermarket products that, in unison, reduce curb weight to 2,915 lbs. (2,825 lbs. fully optimized) while improving grip, cornering, braking and downforce.
"The Z06 is already wonderfully light weight," commented Jason Harding, performance parts sales, Katech Performance. "We knew, however, that we could improve the power-to-weight ratio with several select modifications. Lamborghini has its Gallardo Superleggera, Ferrari its F430 Scuderia and Dodge its Viper ACR. Now the Corvette Z06 has the ClubSport package from Katech Performance."
Feature Cars 
Nick Scavo and Jeff D'Agostino recently acquired the 1991 Chevrolet Camaro race car originally started by Scavo, then completed by Chuck Samuel and the crew at Chassis Engineering. Confused? Seeing that Nick has been behind the wheel of 3 different race cars in the past 3 years, it's not an easy story to follow. We took this opportunity to launch V8TV Web Radio to sort out the details, and in this video, Nick takes us through the car... a twin turbo Outlaw 10.5 race car headed for the mid 6-second quarter mile range at well over 200 miles per hour. 
If you're going to sell parts and claim they perform, you better be able to demonstrate their performance in public. That's the philosophy of the crew at Air Ride Technologies... they build cars showcasing their parts, then thrash the daylights out of them in public autocross events around the country. We spent some time with Bret Voelkel to learn about the latest Air Ride cars - SuperNova and Velocity.
Tommy Parker's 1973 Camaro Z28 is a great example of how to build a clean car with smart parts to end up with a strong performer with razor-sharp looks. Tommy used a GM Crate motor, Baer brakes, and some trick suspension goodies to start with, then added a new Twist Machine Pro Torque torque converter which creates a manual transmission feel with an auto. Watch the video to see how.
Andrew Borodin's 1970 Pontiac GTO has been around the block a few times, and keeps picking up new tricks at every turn. This time, Andrew ditched the previous mill - a Big Block Chevy - in exchange for a new-tech, lightweight, all aluminum GM L92 6.2 liter V8. The GTO rolls on a trick - but simple - suspension that sticks in the turns and features Corvette brakes. After adding a few goodies like Corvette accessories and intake manifold, he jammed in an LS7 camshaft and now the Goat runs 12's, goes around corners like crazy, and still racks up 23 MPG. Watch the video to learn how.. and to see it on the drag strip and the autocross! 
Mopar fans have another reason to get excited... the Mr. Norm's brand
of high-performance cars is back! Through a partnership with 
The SEMA show provides an annual deadline to finish custom cars and hot rods of all sorts, and typically, John Wargo at 
We spotted this slick 1967 Buck Gran Sport at the 
The crew at 
We found this super-cool "what-if" muslcecar concept - a 1969 Chevy Nova Z/28 - built by Steve Strope and
By participating in select motor sports clubs throughout the U.S.,
speedsters are able to push the limit by driving exotic sports cars at
200 miles-per-hour (mph). One of the most recent venues is the
New ClubSport Package Shaves Pounds to Shave Seconds off Lap Times
