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

Turbo LQ9-powered 1974 Holden LH Torana

Under the rather unassuming white body of Mick Jahnecke's Torana lies a thunderstorm of turbo LS fury

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Adam LZ Barra-swaps a GT350 Mustang – Video

American YouTuber Adam LZ gives a modern Mustang a new Barra heart

Homegrown show-quality 1983 Ford XE Falcon

Morris Markovic built a humble Ford XE Falcon into a Summernats Top 20 showpiece in his garage

2020 four-cylinder 2.3L High Performance Mustang on the dyno – Video

We throw Ford’s new 2020 turbo four-pot Mustang on the dyno to see what’s what

People keep stealing our stuff! – Carnage Plus episode 80

The Carnage crew have been subjected to a spate of five-finger discounts

Stripping the paint on our Valiant wagon – Carnage Plus episode 79

Scotty gets to work peeling back the layers on our Valiant wagon project

New collectors for Project Supermang – Carnage Plus episode 78

Scotty breaks out the welder to fit some bigger collectors to our Pacemaker extractors for Project Supermang

Simon Adrichem’s 1950 FX Holden gasser

We caught up with Simon Adrichem and his wheelstanding 1950 FX Holden at last year's World Fuel Altered Challenge in Sydney

Blown LSX 454-powered 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS at Drag Challenge

A 900hp blown LSX in a tasty Chevelle sounds like the perfect way to take on Drag Challenge

Repairing the Valiant’s chassis rail – Carnage Plus episode 77

Scotty gets stuck back into our Valiant wagon project with some much-needed rust repair

Back on the lockdown wagon – Carnage Plus episode 76

We move the Valiant wagon back to Scotty’s garage, only to find more problems

Putting the supercharged L67 into the VN – Carnage Episode 54

We finally throw our L67 into Project Supermang, along with some fresh pipes

Kai McPhee’s seven-second VC Commodore

Kai McPhee's VC Commodore proves you don't need a donk made of diamonds to run with the best

Matthew Forbes’s Ford XC Falon

We caught up with Matthew Forbes and his beautiful XC Ford Fairmont Tas Dragway last year

We got a new workshop truck! – Carnage Plus episode 75

We debut our new tow rig – and address a few rumours

The Lightning McBarra MX-5 gets a ‘new’ ECU! – Carnage episode 53

We throw a different ECU into our Barra-swapped MX-5 in the hope of getting more power

Renault Clio does the Nugget Nationals – Carnage episode 52

We steal Telfo’s daily and take it nugget racing!

Wiring up relays and blowing up airbags – Carnage Plus episode 73

Scotty wires up a relay to have some fun with the Barina’s old airbags

Chevrolet Performance releases LS7-based LS427/570 crate motor

The General has announced a brand new, 570hp version of the LS7

The Trolvo fails again – Carnage Plus episode 72

The Carnage 1JZ Volvo never fails to fail