NZV8 Feel the Power - 1-Feb-2010

• Cut Snake -Blown Shelby GT500
• Hemi -Powered New Yorker
• Modern Rodding- Slammed 1000hp HSV (VE)

• Cadillac De Ville / El Dorado / Fleetwood 1970-1980  (I cannot think any classic or modern magazine thats does a buyers Guide just on Cadillac believe me I have looked..)  words by Peter Kelly

• Gives us a review on his race Performance and outlines the pursuit igf the best cam or as he calls them "Lumpy Lobes" qv  Manuells Methods with Paul Manuell of Eastern Automotive Performance
• Jimmy Johnson reflects his racing career since he burst on the scene in 2002 "From Humble Beginings" qv Trackside with Steve Holmes 
• Problems with incompetance of drivers of the Safety car at Phillip Island -"Fair is Fair" qv -Jases World by Jason Richards
• Reflects on Installation of LPG 18 years ago to his GMC Van small block 400V8 and years later the service stations began pull out LPG pumps (I worked for Caltex then we were not making any money) but if you run out of LPG as Tony had How do you fill it without access to a pump    -Straight Talk with Tony Johnson
• The Joys of Towing a race car around   Life a drag by Chris Tyman

• Some Guys I known -the appreciative enthusist who was gratful for Todd showing a photo of his car ; and help he recieved from people to get his 56 Cadillac De Ville road legal

Events Coming & Events Diary

• Beach Hop March 24-28 2010 - Beach Hop Entries almost sold out
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• Century Yuasa Power Series Round 1 -Autolite Fram Dragway  Round 1 report words by Trevor Tynan
• Stragglers Charity Kustom Classic Car Show -annual event where proceeds go to charity  the venue Cambridge around 800 cars there in November 2009 at Lake Te Koutu Domain  "All for Charity" qv words by Helen Vance also also did the photos
• See Sport

1. Holden Colorado
2. Mazda BY-50
3. Nissan Navara
4. Toyota Hi Lux

• Chevrolet Camaro RS 1969 Drag car 'doorslammer' uses 527ci Alan Johnson Engine and custom fibreglass body owned by Parrt Hunt who aiming at 5 sec time s  "Timly Obsession" qv by Trevor Tynan
• Chevrolet Camaro Z28 1970  -383ci Small block generates 570bhp based on Dart steel block  Hooker Heads etc via Power train Triple Clutch  Jerico 4 speed gearbox  car belongs to Murray Brown .runs in CMC race series.(note Editor a Camaro 2nd generation was used in Touring Car Championship by Frank Garner sponsored by Channel 9 do some homework Steve! - theres that video of car landing on its roof )
• Chrysler New Yorker De Luxe 4 door sedan 1955 -331V8 with the original Hemi bored to 354ci via a factory Power Glide -impressive classic car (never seen one here in NZ must look out for it herte in Welly)  belongs to George Loizou of Wellington reg FOREAL  feature includes development history of the model and history this car appears NZ new and RHD with air cond and smog filters ex US Embassy car
• HSV Commodore GTS(VE)  with 700kw at the wheels  "Modern Rodding" qv by Peter Kelly of Karl Gesche uses LQ9 6.7 Litre 408ci Chev iron block and whole lot of impressive hardware
• Shelby GT500 Mustang 1967 (why hot Rod it! if its geniune! ) belongs to Lorrin Mathews  buts his answer is  at least its straight up honest "Its my car and I can , and I did" qv and worst of all this car been nZ for 25 years (Ahhhhh....) runs 427V8 550R Holley carb 6-71 supercharger..via Hollinger 5 speed manual trans "Cut Snake" qv by Todd Wylie

• Ron Hodges -Custom Auto Glass (wow this is a useful business a mate of mine had to get special windscreen overseas as no one here who could do it until now!) Worth checking out

• Beach Hop approaching
• Car Stackers have arrived  Olympia Group NZ officalk importer  has 55 different styles (no not the first Carstackers.co.nz here way before these guys often feature on my google sense)
• David Vizard of the US - author and engine builder to come to NZ run series of engine building courses
• Jetpro NZ JetSprint Championship  final at Featherstone (or we say that ...Race course that starts with T  on April 24th 2010
• NZV8 hosts own drag meeting March 7 2010 at Fram Autoliter DRagway in Meremere
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• Chick writes in at first to complain about woman on cover January issue but then likes how the girls intergrate with their surroundings
• More Mopar wanted
• Open for Business - somn inherits his fathers collection of US cars setting up factory workshop called Project Cars with some really big idea impressive and obviosly lots of dough!

New Zealands Quickest Drag Racers

• Group 1 Top 10 vehicles list
• Group 2 & 3  Quickest Vehicles List

• Australian Muscle Car Masters 2009 DVD
• Performance Goodies vc G-shock Solar powered watches
• a few more  

• Cadillac CTS Coupe gets the knod and production starts  415kw (556hp s/c engine)
• Chev Camaro Generation 1 tricked up to look like a new one by US company Danz (I am with you Todd I hope this trend does not catch on)
• Coachbuilder Classic Recreations gets permission to re-produce 1967 and 1968 Shelby GT500KR
• Ford Mustand 2011 to run new 3.7V6 227kw engine
• Geiger lrelaunchs its verson of the Ford GT (always though Ford Stoping production itself was pre-mature!)  car uses 589kw 790bhp engine
• Jomn Moss Former director of GM Specialty Vehicles Division has joined forces with Fesler Custom Shop to create Fesler-Moss Camaros
• Loma Performance releases its modified Corvette Dubbled Black Force one
• Slys Mercury coupe 49-51 used in Film Cobra 1994 turned up at a auction
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• Blown GT500 Shelby on front and reverse side -HSV Commodore GTS(VE)  with 700kw at the wheels 

• HSV Avalache 4wd Wagon 2005 was 255kw but with Eastern Automotive help now shells out 430kw run by Frank Williams

• Game Review: Forza Motorsport 3 for platform xbox 360
• Reclaimn the City Auckland brief mention with 3 photos

• Jamie Whincup wins back to back races in Perth
• Murphy got home 2010 joins #67 Paul Morris Motorsport Commodore in Castrol colours
• Shapshots changes 2010 Racing Regulations whats running ; whats canned what rule changes? News from the teams (great little summary!)

• National Securities Central Muscle Cars - Pukeohe Park Raceway Round 2 report by Kim Murray

Tech Feature (Quick Fix)

• on Running in Engines by Andre Simon

• "Mandy Sinclair was recently involved in major accident at Eastern Creek Raceway - she shares her thoughts of the incident" qv

• New website www,checka.co.nz - to check is something is owing on a vehicle and they rekon they provide more info (Might have a look at this)
• Powercruise footage
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 And Much More!