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!
BG Engines-built 434-cube small-block Chev
This tough BG-built Chev mill runs on pump fuel and is destined for a street-and-strip LJ Torana
Video: Listen to this 940hp, 411-cube Holden V8 scream
This big horsepower, naturally aspirated V8 donk pieced together by Molinari Race Engines is bound for Dom D’Agostino’s street-and-strip LX hatchback
1000hp street-and-strip 605-cube Chrysler Hemi
Here’s one for the Mopar faithful, from BK Race Engines in NSW
Little League 253 engine build – part two
Conclusion to the Little League 253 V8 engine build story
Little League: Hotting the mighty 253!
Presenting the most-requested tech yarn in Street Machine history – the Little League Holden 253 build up!
LS engine family part 1: Gen III + Gen IV
The LS engine has been in production for over a quarter-century, and there are literally dozens of variants to play with. Here’s the skinny on the whole bunch!
Flashback: Inside FPV’s supercharged Miami V8
Under the skin of FPV’s 335kW blown Miami V8
ProFlo-built, blown 427ci Windsor V8 combo
ProFlo Performance pieced together this 1100hp blown and injected Windsor for a customer’s Street Elite XY sedan
Harrop-blown 388-cube LS combo by Warspeed
Sam Ali charged Troy Worsley of Warspeed Industries to build a bomb-proof combo that could take all the hurt he could ever want to inflict
BG Engines 406-cube blown SBF combo
Here’s an absolute belter of a mill for the Ford fans, out of the BG Engines stable
Australian-made LS accessory drive solutions that work
The team at Queensland workshop Heavy Metal Garage is designing and building LS accessory drive solutions that look great and fit like a charm
Warspeed 388-cube twin-turbo Dart LS combo
Troy Worsley of Warspeed Industries built this beefy 388-cube twin-turbo Dart LS for a customer’s drag ‘n’ drive VC Commodore
Proflo Performance-built 526ci big-block Chev combo
This big-block beauty pieced together by ProFlo Performance is expected to make north of 1200hp and is destined for a customer’s HK Monaro street/Powercruise car
Video: Building a budget 1.5JZ – part three
In this episode of Carnage, Scotty finishes putting together our budget-friendly 1.5JZ for the Trolvo
How to rebuild your engine
Grenaded your motor? This is how you rebuild it
Video: Building a budget 2JZ – part two
In this episode of Carnage, Scotty continues the build on our budget 2JZ-based engine for the Trolvo
Knight Engines-built 383ci Holden V8 combo
Holden V8 guru Tony Knight pieced together this 383ci combo for a customer and it’s an absolute screamer
Dandy Engines 634-cube big-block Chev combo
Keith Hards charged Dandy Engines with the task of building an engine to take out the radial aspirated class at Drag Challenge, and this 634 is the result
GM to invest AU$1.2 billion for new sixth-gen small-block V8
General Motors has confirmed its plans for a sixth-generation internal combustion small-block V8
Video: Green-top Barras are dead!
In this episode of Carnage, Scotty tells us why the budget green-top Barras are no longer the cheap route to bulk horsepower