Articles by Kian HEAGNEY

Having spent his teenage years racing and wrenching on cars, Kian studied journalism at university only a few years ago before launching his career as a fresh-faced intern at Street Machine in 2018.Now a full-time staffer, Kianâ€™s role includes writing for SMâ€™s print and digital platforms, helping behind the scenes at the magazineâ€™s premier Drag Challenge events, and filming and co-presenting Street Machineâ€™s aptly named YouTube video show, Carnage.Instagram @kianheagney

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Video: Diagnosing Turbo Taxi’s dead engine

In this episode of Carnage, Scotty tears down Turbo Taxi’s Barra after its failure at the track

Video: XF Ford Fairmont Ghia sleeper

George Hatzi's Barra XF is the ultimate drag and drive sleeper

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Video: Making an abandoned Valiant hardtop run for the first time in 30 years!

In this episode of Carnage, Scotty breathes new life into an abandoned Valiant coupe after 30 years!

Dean Gianginis’s 850hp aspirated LS-powered VK Calais

Dean Gianginis’s VK Calais harbours a screaming, 9000rpm, 850hp aspirated LS that we could listen to all day long

Andrew Baumgartner’s turbo L76-powered HB Torana

Andrew Baumgartner’s HB Torana combines big tyres and budget grunt to make one nasty Drag Challenge machine

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Video: Racing the 700rwhp, 1UZ V8 Lexcen!

In this episode of Carnage, Scotty races our 700hp, V8 1UZ Lexcen for the first time

1968 Toyota Stout ute with Holden 202 power!

Dallas Craig resurrects a rare Toyota ute with Aussie power

Mid-mounted, V-drive Datsun 620 drift ute in the build

Alex Killeen’s Datsun 620 ute project uses a backwards, mid-mounted twin-turbo V6 to create what’ll be at truly wacky drift machine

Blown and injected big-block HG Kingswood – SINNER

This HG Kingswood is what happens when 2000hp of methanol-drinking, tyre-frying big-block meets show-quality fit and finish

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Video: Preparing the 700hp, 1UZ V8 Lexcen to race

In this episode of Carnage, Scotty gets our sleeper Lexcen wagon ready to race!

Rebodied Ford Falcon XY GTHO Phase III sold at auction

A rebodied example of what is arguably Australia’s most desirable muscle car has gone under the hammer this afternoon

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Video: Our 1UZ turbo V8 Lexcen does Summernats!

In this episode of Carnage, we take the Lexcen wagon to Summernats!

2500hp VL Commodore wins Haltech Horsepower Heroes at Summernats 36

The Maatouks Racing VL Commodore tops the overall leaderboard in the Summernats 36 dyno results

Yamaha YZF1000-powered Honda Kei truck at Summernats 36

Canberra local Paul Quinn’s Honda truck is a sweet little machine with Yamaha motorbike grunt

Turbo Toyota 1UZ-FE V8 mill in the build

We look into the build of the Toyota 1UZ V8 combo powering our Carnage Lexcen sleeper wagon project

Jay Duca’s quad-rotor VL Holden Commodore at Summernats 36

Sick of LS swaps? So is Jay Duca, which is why he stuffed a four-rotor in his slammed VL Commodore!

2504hp VL Commodore smashes Summernats record

Over 2500hp, 11,000rpm and 79psi of boost smashed the dyno at Summernats 36 for a scorching new record

Video: Summernats 36 day one

All the highlights of an action packed first day at Summernats 36

Manny Debrincat’s seven-second Holden VL Calais

Manny Debrincat's VL Calais rocked 3.2 litres of turbocharged billet RB power to take the win in the Speed Pro Six-Cylinder Class at Drag Challenge 2023

Tuxedo Black HDT VK Calais Director

Rob Grbavac’s genuine HDT VK Calais Director combines classy styling with a brutal Holden-powered punch