As we all know, the Pontiac SD-455 Firebirds were the last mighty gasp of the muscle car era before it was smothered by government regulations, fuel crises, and a public that was far more obsessed with economy and the environment than burning rubber in the 1970s. So what the heck makes the 1973/1974 engine that […]

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Once again we’re leering at a European pulling tractor with a freaking awesome engine combo and admiring the noise and the fury that it creates. In this case the tractor we are talking about is a Volvo BM Bison that has been repowered with a Rolls Royce Meteor engine that’s been enhanced with a pair […]

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This is some gold right here. Between the cool tractors, the basic and awesome old sleds, and the footage of them both working together, this is about 10-minutes of gearhead heaven. The name of this Allis-Chalmers film is called The Roar of Power and it is a promotional piece made to show off the sport […]

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If there is one thing I have learned in nearly 20 years around professional drag racing it is that nitromethane is both the angel on your shoulder and the devil at the same time. It’s the fuel that seems to indicate that you’re making enough power to go fast enough at the same time enticing […]

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