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
Video: Making our Torana parts car run!
In this episode of Carnage, Scotty gets the four-pot running in our spare TA Torana – for science!
SsCustom’s Mazda 800 ute in the build
A 20B rotary, sequential gearbox, complete one-off chassis and amazing fabrication all caught our eye on SsCustom’s Mazda 800 ute at MotorEx 23
Nick Eden’s ‘Monarat’ HG GTS!
Nick Eden tells us the story behind his HG GTS Monaro, the Monarat!
Video: Finishing the rust repairs on our Torana!
In this episode of Carnage, Scotty buttons up the rust repairs on our TA Torana project
This VS Commodore ute looks like it is Holden V8-powered, but packs a couple of surprises
Rocking an LS and rear-mounted turbo set-up good for 800hp, Kelvin Mann’s VS ute caught them unawares at Drag Challenge 2024
Video: How much power does our 4.2-litre stroker V6 make?
In this episode of Carnage, we put the blown L67-powered VN on the dyno!
Kian Heagney’s Nissan Silvia S13
We take a look inside our own stables, at staff journo Kian Heagney's S13 Silvia
Video: Supermang’s 4.2-litre V6 stroker lives!
In this episode of Carnage, Supermang finally comes back to life with its new supercharged stroker V6
Young Gun: Kale Carter’s V8 VS Commodore S-Pack
Sixteen-year-old Kale Carter got into Commodores through his stepdad Nathan Marshall’s influence and has ambitions for some old-school Holden builds down he track
Dennis O’Brien’s One Tonner wins Northern Nats 9 Champion
Dennis O’Brien’s HZ-fronted HQ Tonner picks up the top gong at Northern Nats 9
Video: Meguiar’s MotorEx 2025
Meguiar's MotorEx 23, presented by LMCT, was the biggest in history, with massive crowds, 3000hp dyno battles and much more
Beau Boucher’s slammed 1965 Ford F100 wins Laurie Starling Award at MotorEx 23
Beau Boucher from Cut Weld Drive takes out the Laurie Starling Engineering Excellence Award with his Godzilla-powered ’65 F100
Meguiar’s MotorEx elite unveils, part two
Part two of a killer crop of unveils from Meguiar's MotorEx 23 2025
Meguiar’s MotorEx 2025 elite unveils, part one
The full list of unveil cars from a bumper Meguiar's MotorEx 23 2025
Video: Oil pressure problems with Supermang’s 4.2-litre stroker V6
In this episode of Carnage, Scotty runs into some problems with Supermang's brand-new engine
4/71 blown, 202-powered EK Holden ute set to debut at MotorEx
There's a cool EK ute set to be unveiled at MotorEx 2025, and it's powered by this 500hp blown Holden six
Street Machine May 2025 issue on sale now!
The May issue of Street Machine is packed with quality reading. Let’s take a look inside!
Simon Upham’s crusty LQ9-powered EH Holden drift wagon
Kiwi Simon Upham adds an LS and plenty of trick suspension gear to a weathered EH wagon to create one of the wackiest drift cars you’ve ever seen
Zane Heath’s WRX STI Spec.R does Drag Challenge
Maxx Performance’s Zane Heath built a manual WRX hatch in just four weeks to take on Drag Challenge 2024
Holden Drag Nationals 2025 wrap up
Results and highlights from a bumper edition of Holden Drag Nationals at Heathcote Park Raceway for 2025