Road Rumblings

Chevy Has a New 10-Liter Crate Motor That Makes 1004 HP

A naturally aspirated engine with that much power and 876 lb-ft of torque on pump gas proves that we're in the midst of a golden age. When Mopar announced a 1000-hp crate engine called the Hellephant, it was hard to hide our disappointment. Sure, a four-digit horsepower number out of the box sounds great, but it was hard not to think the company had called just a bit short of the Goldilocks figure. The good news is that Chevrolet agrees, which is why the company is announcing a new, one-thousand-and-four horsepower engine. That's right, the newest big block crate motor from GM makes 1004 hp and 876 lb-ft of torque on pump gas. The ZZ632/1000 does so without a turbo- or supercharger, relying instead on displacement alone. It's got plenty of that; the 632 cubic-inch engine is massive, with a 10-liter capacity that shames even monsters like the Bugatti Chiron and Dodge Viper. That's more than any road car would ever need. But this thing is built for racing. The massive iron-block engine can take a beating, with Chevy noting that a prototype has weathered over 200 simulated drag races on a dyno without failure. We can't even imagine what kind of power it could make with forced induction, but you'd struggle to find a blower that'd fit. If you can get by with just 1004 hp, the ZZ632/1000 goes on sale in early 2022. Pricing hasn't been announced, but the 621-hp ZZ572/620 with which it shares an engine block mold goes for $16,304.82. Expect this to land north of that figure.

NSRA 2022 EVENT SCHEDULE!

GOODGUYS 2022 EVENT SCHEDULE

Goodguys has announced their 202 event schedule and ALSO announced that they have moved to a 25 year old or older rolling eligibility requirement will allow more folks to be part of the GOODGUYS Fun

2021 SEMA Show to Feature Collection of Chip Foose-Designed Vehicles

The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) has announced that the Chip Foose collection will be on display at the 2021 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, which will be the largest gathering of Foose-built vehicles ever assembled, the organization said. The Chip Foose Experience exhibit, located in the North Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center, will feature 20 of Foose’s builds, as well as 60 of his design sketches. Highlights include the 1956 Ford F-100 “FD-100” built for Foose’s Overhaulin’ television series and the “0032,” which won the Grand National Roadster Show’s “America’s Most Beautiful Roadster” award in 2000. It will also feature several Ridler Award-winning builds, including “Impression,” “Imposter,” “Grandmaster” and “Stallion.” Throughout the week of the SEMA Show, Chip Foose himself will be in the Chip Foose Experience area hand-drawing a new wheel design. Show attendees are invited to stop by and watch Foose create the design, as well as see the following Chip Foose-designed cars on display: Foose Design “FD-100” (Overhaulin’ build), “Impression” (Ridler winner) “Imposter” (Ridler winner), “Hemisfear” (Handmade original Foose design), “P-32” 1932 Ford Roadster “0032” (2000 America’s Most Beautiful Roadster winner) 1933 Ford Speed 33 “Keystone Coupe”, 1969 Chevy Camaro owned by Kevin Mayberry 1939 Cadillac 60 Special “Madam X”, 1935 Chevrolet Master “Grandmaster” (Ridler winner) 1932 Ford 5-Window Coupe, 1932 Muroc Roadster “Magnatude” 1934 Ford Coupe “Stallion” (Ridler winner), 1948 Cadillac “EldoRod” 1935 Chevrolet Phaeton “The Black Bow Tie” owned by Wes Rydell 1954 Plymouth Belvedere “Sniper”, 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air “Boyd Air” 1974 Jaguar E-Type Roadster (Battle of the Builder category winner) 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Restomod built for Mike Malone 1967 C10 “C/28” will be on display in the Wheel Pros booth

OPTIMA Batteries Brings Ultimate Street Car Invitational to 2021 SEMA Show

OPTIMA BATTERIES will have an expanded presence at the 2021 SEMA Show with two different booths, live racing and a press conference hosted by Mike Rowe highlighting the public debut of SpeedKore’s “Hellacious” mid-engine Dodge Charger, the company announced. OPTIMA brand ambassadors James Clay and Chris Polvoorde will also be in attendance with their respective vehicles – Clay with the BimmerWorld Bergsteiger E36 Hill Climb Car that raced in the 2021 Pikes Peak Hill Climb and Polvoorde with his Ford Ranger Pro Lite race truck. In an outdoor space located in the Bronze Lot outside of the Las Vegas Convention Center, OPTIMA Batteries will showcase celebrity and brand ambassador vehicles and host a portion of its OPTIMA Ultimate Street Car Invitational (OUSCI) race, the PEAK Performance Challenge. More than 80 classic and modern sports cars competing in the OUSCI will be on display outside. Following the show, the OUSCI competitors will head to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the culmination of the series Nov. 6-7. Additionally, Tanner Foust will be performing exhibition drift laps in his V8-powered Volkswagen Passat drift taxi on Tuesday and Wednesday of the SEMA Show. “We believe in the value of the SEMA Show and we’re excited to see our industry colleagues for the first time in two years,” said OPTIMA Batteries director of marketing Cameron Douglass. “We were happy to find a way to work with SEMA to bring the excitement of the OUSCI race to the show as this was a series developed in response to the number of impeccable builds that debut at the show every year. Seeing it all come full circle is what makes this event so special to us.” The SpeedKore 1968 Dodge Charger “Hellacious,” the road-going version of the vehicle featured in “Fast 9,” will make its public debut at a press conference hosted by Mike Rowe and featuring stunt driver Tanner Foust and SpeedKore’s Tom Porter on Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. PST in OPTIMA’s outdoor location. “Hellacious” features a custom carbon fiber widebody and a mid-mounted 6.2-liter Hellcat Hemi V8 mounted to a gated-manual Graziano transaxle from a Lamborghini Gallardo. Attendees will have the opportunity to see and hear the vehicle in action throughout the show.

In partnership with EVOLVE Motion Simulators, showgoers will also have the chance to virtually race on a full-motion driving simulator while attempting to beat the lap times set by professional drivers Tanner Foust and James Clay. OPTIMA’s outdoor presence is now located in the Bronze Lot of the Las Vegas Convention Center’s outdoor area and its indoor booth is located in the convention center’s Central Hall in Booth #22453.