Modified engines are the lifeblood of our sport and we love to showcase the most powerful, beautiful and inventive examples each year.
While V8s are a major focus, we cover almost anything of interest, including vintage engines such as the Ford flathead, late-model Japanese sixes and even Mazda rotary engines!
Tech: modern small-blocks
If the next generation of small-blocks from GM, Ford and Chrysler are anything to go by, the V8 engine is a long way from dead
ProFlo Performance’s blown 632-cube big-block Chev combo
This 14/71-blown 632ci monster is destined for a tough street-driven HQ
Race Cast Engineering’s Aussie-built 900hp V12 LS package
If you think you’ve seen everything when it comes to LS swaps, you need to check out this 900hp V12 LS, made right here in Australia
BK Race Engines-built 650hp Chevy mouse motor
Old-school V8s still thrive in today’s high-tech performance world
Brand-new Holden 5.0-litre V8 found on Marketplace
This could very well be your last chance to own a brand-new, Aussie-built Holden V8 engine
OG Mincer Capri’s 447ci Windsor
Tristan Ockers’s OG MINCER Capri is set to be reborn with old-school pro street vibes
Naturally aspirated, 565-cube big-block Chev combo
Flying the flag for old-school displacement is this 869hp carb-fed big-block Chev combo from BK Race engines
History of the Chrysler Hemi engine
The Chrysler Hemi is regarded by many as the world’s best V8. Here’s why
EJR Performance-built blown 369-cube Windsor combo
Our ’98 Sony Scorcher project car is set to return with this ProCharged short-deck Windsor built by EJR Performance
Inside ex-HDT XU-1 Saggy Sarah’s blown 202 Holden six
The rescued racing icon’s donk gets a refresh after 15 years of track action
Grunt Hunt: Holden V8 build secrets
The best options for building a stout street Holden V8 in 2025, thanks to Precision International
Video: 1000hp, Harrop-blown Godzilla on the dyno!
We head to Dandy Engines to see what a ‘normal’ 1000hp+ 7.3L Godzilla V8 build involves!
Benny Neal’s naturally aspirated 2JZ-GE combo
Benny Neal built this 3.0L 2JZ-GE combo for his latest project, a GX81 Mark II family-friendly JDM cruiser
BK Engines-built 363-cube Windsor V8 combo
BK Race Engines built this 363ci high-revving Windsor to replace an LS fitted to a customer’s Cobra
Speed Pro’s 434-cube supercharged Clevor combo
Speed Pro’s Marcus Cripps pieced together this 1500hp Clevor V8 for his drag-and-drive XB Falcon project. We can’t wait to see the end result at Drag Challenge later this month
BK Race Engines-built 383-cube Holden V8 combo
This 814hp combo is one of Bill Kaglatzis’s wildest Holden builds yet
EJR Performance-built 434ci Clevor combo
EJR Performance’s 434ci Clevor proves simplicity can still deliver a brutal 710hp punch
BG Engines-built blown 388ci LS combo
This 8/71-blown monster pieced together by Damian Baker at BG Engines is destined for a client’s burnout car
Inside ANMLXY’s 1060hp, naturally aspirated, 462ci Clevor small-block
Peter Tsekenis’s insane SBF gets a freshen-up from BK Race Engines, with sights set on Drag Challenge
Dean Perkins’s 383-cube Roush Yates D3 NASCAR engine – flashback
Looking back on the former Kiwi touring car champ’s Roush Yates D3 donk from his much-loved XD Falcon