Popular Mechanics have gotten their hands on the new 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 and posted their review of the new muscle car on their site, with comments like “now it’s time for the real rubber roastin’ to begin” and “After flogging the 2008 SRT8 on the track and driving home in insulated comfort, we can safely say that the Challenger ain’t what it used to be—it’s a whole lot better”‘ To read their review, click here ‘
A boost controller will increase the amount of power you get from your turbo. The boost controller will alter the exhaust gases flow into the turbo allowing the turbo to spin at a faster rate. Standard boost control in most production cars can only be describes as crude. In order to keep costs down manufacturers [...]
The driveshaft takes the power from the engine and takes this to the rear diff where it is transferred to the wheels. The driveshaft rotates at a fair rate and will to some extent act like a flywheel, resisting change in the rotational speed.
A carbon fibre driveshaft has the following benefits.
It is much lighter than [...]
When it was introduced at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit earlier this year, the 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1’s power was estimated at 100 horsepower for each of its 6′2 liters of displacement’ GM Powertrain has completed SAE certification of the ZR1’s supercharged LS9 V-8 and the results exceed the estimate: 638 horsepower (476 kW) and 604 lb’-ft’ of torque (819 Nm)’
NHRA POWERade Pro Stock Car racers will soon head to Summit Motorsports Park at Norwalk, Ohio for a chance to win $50,000 at the 2008 K&N Horsepower Challenge Race’ Racers are not the only ones that can win’ You can enter the sweepstakes for a chance to attend the race courtesy of K&N and a chance to win the Pontiac G6 courtesy of General Motors by entering “The K&N Horsepower Challenge” Sweepstakes’
There’s been some more Camaro love posted at Camaro5′com , this time, a 6 minute video was posted of the 2010 muscle car playing around its test track at Nurburgring’ Click here to view the video ‘