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, Kian’s role includes writing for SM’s print and digital platforms, helping behind the scenes at the magazine’s premier Drag Challenge events, and filming and co-presenting Street Machine’s aptly named YouTube video show, Carnage.Instagram @kianheagney
We sell a car; we buy a car; we fix a car – Carnage episode 54
Scotty tells us what’s been happening in the Carnage world and sets about replacing the rear quarter on our Valiant wagon
$15,000 and Masters tickets up for grabs at Burnout Masters in Sydney
Burnout Masters is ready to rock at Sydney Dragway, 12-13 September
Tim Polsen’s trophy-winning 1971 Holden HQ Premier
26-year-old Tim Polsen has built an award-winning HQ Premier that would make any street machining veteran foam at the mouth
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
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!