Video: How to dial in a camshaft in an LS
In this episode of Carnage, Scotty shows us how to install a beefy camshaft in an LS
Mark Thornton’s 1100rwhp VK Calais Blue Meanie replica
We caught up with Mark Thornton and his blown LS-powered VK Calais at Street Machine Summernats 36
Family-heirloom twin-turbo LS-powered VH Valiant ute
Luke Novel was told to take his grandfather’s VH Valiant ute to the tip. Thankfully, he didn’t listen, as it’s now a twin-turbo LS-powered masterpiece
Video: Starting the VS ute’s beefy fuel system!
Scotty prepares the the Drag Challenge ute to slurp lots and lots of E85
Video: Wiring in a Haltech Nexus R5
In this episode of Carnage, Scotty begins the long process of wiring in the Haltech Nexus to our VS ute
Suicide-door Holden VE SS-V ute
With a turbo 403ci stroker LS up front, race car underpinnings and a Summernats elite-winning finish, Peter Robson’s VE ute is one of Queensland’s coolest streeters
Video: Installing a Haltech Nexus R5
In this episode of Carnage, Scotty begins kitting out our ute with some sweet Haltech Nexus engine management
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
ProFlo Performance-built 403-cube blown LS combo
This combo out of ProFlo Performance uses a cast-iron LQ9 block plus as-cast LS3 heads with stock valves and is destined for staffer Brodie Ward’s VL Commodore
Josh Stewart’s LSA-powered VL Commodore
The build of this VL Commodore helped Josh Stewart cope with the challenges of a debilitating medical condition
Chopped Holden WH Statesman Summernats Cruiser
This Holden WH Statesman Summernats cruiser can also rip skids with seven people on board
BG Engines blown 355ci Holden V8 combo
Destined for a customer’s street/Powercruise VK Commodore, this Holden V8 combo pieced together by BG Engines is an absolute screamer
Video: Using 3D scanning and CAD for intercooler and turbo pipe fabrication
In this episode of Carnage, things get exciting with our VS ute as MPW sorts the intercooler, turbos and exhaust!
Video: 9in diff build using 3D scanning & CAD design
In this episode of Carnage, the MPW team walk us through the mad science they use to set up a nine-inch rear end
Harrop-blown Top 60 VL Calais
Marcus Nikolic envisaged his VL Calais as the ultimate supercharged street cruiser, and wound up in the Summernats Top 60
Video: Fabricating a nine-inch diff for our VS ute!
In this episode of Carnage, our VS ute gets a beefy rear end fitted at MPW Performance
ProFlo Performance-built twin-turbo 403-cube LQ9 combo
ProFlo Performance pieced together this boosted LS combo for a customer’s ’51 pick-up, expecting it to make around 900-1000hp on pump fuel
Video: Building a 427ci Dart LS
In this episode of Carnage, Scotty begins the build of the engine for our VS ute
Peter ‘Ducky’ Kelly’s LS1-swapped HQ
We had a chat with Peter ‘Ducky’ Kelly about his LS1-swapped HQ, a proven streeter with Drag Challenge credentials
Tech: Bolt-on mods for Gen III + Gen IV LS engines
GM’s modern Gen III and Gen IV small-block V8s are among the most versatile engines in the hot-car scene, and it is stupidly easy to make them sing