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In this last couple years, Drag and Drive events have exploded in popularity. In the past few years there used to be just a couple: there was Hot Rod's Drag Week, Rocky Mountain Raceweek, and Sick Week. Now it seems like smaller events are popping up all over the country, even in the Pacific Northwest, which usually doesn't get anything. Now in its second year, the Redwood Rally is a Drag n' Drive event featuring 5 tracks in 5 days that's held throughout the state of Oregon. With almost 300 cars entered and a number of classes, events like these are the perfect opportunity to get your Mustang, F-150, or GT500/GT350 out and stretch its legs. Last year saw a very serious Coyote enter in one of the radial classes (7s in the quarter!) so we'll just have to keep a lookout on how any newer Fords do this year. Unfortunately registration is closed for 2024, but spectators are welcome, and 2025 is just around the corner!
Yep it's starting to get cold again, just like it does every year. Depending on where you live right now it could be dropping into the 60s or 30s, it just depends. Regardless, there's a number of things you can do to get ready for the upcoming winter months. First and foremost, check your battery and electrical system and make sure everything is up to par, the battery reads at least 12.6 volts. On the charging side (with the car running) voltage should be in the 13,4 to 14.2-volt range. Another good idea is to really spray and soak every part of your car next time you wash it, better to find a water leak now than later! Also, make sure your tire pressure is where it should be (pressure can drop in cold weather) and that you throw a new set of wipers on. Finally, if you're somewhere where it gets below freezing, make sure your engine has plenty of anti-freeze, and it might not be a bad idea to add some anti-gelling agent to your fuel.
Sometimes there's a vehicle that's just so unique, you have to talk about it. In a move that looks like a cartoon come to life, the fastest car in Romania is now this absolutely insane VW, that's powered by TWO engines both running compound turbo setups. You see, even in the gas World, single turbos are still limited by their response and maximum boost pressure, so the owner of this VW Lupo (yes I guess that's a thing) decided to run a compound setup on each engine. Basically one engine runs the front, one runs the back, and even with its lowest "700hp" tune up that still means 1400hp total. Now we've seen wild rides like this that are rolling works of art, but just like paintings they don't actually do anything. Not so with this VW, as even on its lowest HP setting the VW still managed to click off a 8.10-second E.T. at a blazing 179 mph. Must be nice to run borderline 7s with a good 1500hp left to go! We'll be honest, this is probably one of the wildest rides we'll see in a while. Now who's going to be the first to build a compound turbo Coyote??
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8hNWCVEQsg
It's been no secret that diesel trucks have dominated the 4x4 drag racing scene for quite some time, but in the last few years we've seen the rise of Coyote-powered F-150s, which have spawned a whole market of performance parts just on their own. It's not hard to see why they're so popular, as they're basically AWD Mustangs that are only slightly heavier and have a bed. So, when it came to light that the infamous El Gringo truck had issued a challenge to any other full size rig, we were curious if a diesel would respond....and one did! The Crazyhorse Ford of Nathan Wheeler took up the challenge of Randy TK, which was a race on a no-prep surface, heads up, first to the finish line wins. Now we know the Cummins-powered Crazyhorse truck is insanely quick, running mid-5s in the eighth mile on a prepped surface, but how would he do against one of the baddest 3,600-pound F150s in the land? The race was at an undisclosed location and time, and well, if you're a diesel fan, we hate to tell you that the boosted F150 had a good two trucklengths on the diesel before Nathan lifted at 500 feet. So does this mean gas trucks are the new 4x4 Kings? We'll have more matchups later this year to keep the conversation going.....
One of NHRA's coolest classes, Factory Experimental, pits the new generation of boosted Mopar, Ford, and GM muscle cars against each other, with a mostly factory powertrain in a race-car wrapper. These cars weigh 1,000 pounds less than the full trim factory versions, yet retain much of the stock engine and transmission hardware. At 2650 pounds and with abundant traction these musclecars are flying, running low 7s in the quarter mile. Despite the Coyote's inherent advantages, there's still only two Fords that compete in the class, and there might be even less. According to Dragzine, a number of GM teams just got caught cheating by using a smaller than mandated blower pulley, and escaped punishment with what amounted to a very light slap on the wrist. According to Dragzine, Chris Holbrook, one of the two Mustang campaigners noted: “I have a potential sponsor lined up and it was looking good until these latest problems [in the class] and now they are not sure, so I have not made any decisions yet. I’m hopeful things will improve and this exciting class can continue to flourish,” It's unclear how things will proceed forward, but we hope costs and scandals won't be the end of this exciting class.
The newer 6.7L Powerstroke-powered pickups have one big advantage when it comes to making efficient power versus the other offerings of the Big Three, and that comes in the form of intercooling. When Ford introduced its next-generation 6.4L engine in 2008, it had something that no other pickup on the market had: compound turbos. These compound setups offered great response and could really crank out the boost, peaking at nearly 40psi in stock form, which was unheard of at the time. Fast forward to 2011 when the 6.4L got replaced with the 6.7L and Ford took a new tactic: maximizing engine efficiency. You see, cooler denser air means not only a slight bump in power, but also a big drop in boost, given the same amount of airflow. The fact that the 6.7L trucks employ a trick water-to-air intercooler setup (just like race cars) means that the 6.7L can crank out around 30psi of cool air, and still make more power than the previous generation. So if you like race car stuff in your street tractor, a 6.7L-powered truck just might be on the short list to own.
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