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!
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
Video: Building a budget 2JZ – part one
In this episode of Carnage, Scotty begins building a new heart for the Trolvo
Blueprint unveils LS-headed 3.6-litre four cylinder engine
Blueprint unveiled a wild four pot concept 2022 PRI show
Summernats 35 preview: Carolyn Hayes’s 275NOS Torana
Look out for this slick Drag Challenge build at Street Machine Summernats 35
Gurney Eagle-headed 372ci Windsor with GT40 history
This rare and historic race engine is destined for a pro street XR Falcon currently being pieced together for its unveiling at Summernats 35
Video: We stuffed up Turbo Taxi’s brand-new engine!
In this episode of Carnage, we discover that we made a major mistake with Turbo Taxi’s new engine
Video: Harrop-blown L8T on the dyno
The gurus at Mast Motorsports strap a Harrop TVS2650 supercharger to a built L8T
Video: Building Turbo Taxi’s new engine at Dandy Engines!
In this episode of Carnage, we head to Dandy Engines to build a fresh Barra for Turbo Taxi
Westend Performance-built blown 355ci Holden V8
This polished and gold painted beauty was built by Westend Performance for Andrew ‘Macca’ Mcallister’s HT Kingswood cruiser
4/71 blown EFI Holden 202
Everyone knows that if you want a load of power on the cheap, the tried-and-true Barra or LS is probably the best way to go – but where’s the fun in that?
Video: How to build a 1000hp Barra on a budget
In this episode of Carnage, Scotty throws together a fresh Barra mill for our MX-5 on the cheap
BG Engines-built blown 389-cube Warhawk LS combo
Damian Baker of BG Engines is a big fan of World Products’ Warhawk LS7X block, which he’s used as the basis for the blown 389-cube head-kicker you see here
Turbocharged 406ci LS combo – Mill of the Month
This stonking turbocharged LS combo is destined for Charlie Sant’s next project, a HSV-styled VN Commodore
Proboost turbocharged 3.8-litre Ford Barra
This blacked-out monster from Newcastle’s Blacktrack Performance will make all the numbers thanks to a nuclear-tough package
Warspeed 383ci stroker Gen III LS1
Warspeed Industries is preparing this individual-throttlebody stroker for a tough LX hatch street car
Tech: Billet blocks – what makes them so special?
As new billet blocks for the Holden V8, Barra six and Cleveland V8 hit the market, we take a dive into what makes them special
Frenzel Supercharger – Mill of the Month
Only 12 Frenzels were originally produced back in 1949, making them an esteemed early blower for Henry’s venerable sidevalve V8, the ‘flathead’