This Insane 525 HP Porsche 944 Came Back To Life After Sitting For Seven Years

“It’s stupid,” CJ Wilson Racing driver and Danny Burkett told Jalopnik of his recently purchased 1986 Porsche 944 Turbo. “The most stupid decision I’ve ever made, but the best.” When cranked up to 20 pounds of boost using the in-car boost adjuster, Burkett’s 1986 944 Turbo can put out 525...

Sep 12, 2025

You Could Be Able To Buy A 'Brand New' Vintage Porsche 911 Soon

It’s a car-nut cliché to be in love with the early Porsche 911. Before we even start talking driving experience or historical significance, just look at it. Today these cars are an endangered species, and you can’t exactly build a “new” classic. Except now it looks like maybe you can....

Sep 12, 2025

Swapping A Turbo V8 At The Track: How Hard Could It Be?

It took me and a friend of mine . These guys swapped out and re-assembled a turbo V8 in less than a day at the track. The track was Road Atlanta for the recent Gridlife event down there, and the car housing the motor belongs to none other than Hoonigan’s...

Sep 12, 2025

Kentucky Mastermind Powers His House Using A Car Alternator And Bicycle Wheel

Some guy on the YouTubes looked at the creek flowing through his property and said, “I wanna get some use out of that water, and I’m gonna make me some power.” In what can only be described as pure genius, he cobbled up an alternator, a wheel bearing, a wire...

Sep 12, 2025

This Stanced Miata Being Loaded Onto A Trailer Is The Definition Of Cringe

Pushing the limits of what’s possible is exactly the point of modifying your car. However, at some point, the law of diminishing returns comes into play, which kicked in for this determined Miata owner the second he realized that his home-made hella-stance kit was a little too much for his...

Sep 12, 2025

I Just Fixed A Hole In My Tire For Less Than Five Bucks And Five Minutes

Last week, I took the leftover junk metal parts from all of my to the scrapyard to make a few bucks. Unsurprisingly, there was metal on the ground, and a small shard sliced a hole right through my beloved Jeep’s tire (note to self: don’t drive in a metal scrapyard)....

Sep 12, 2025

I Won Jalopnik’s Free VW Jetta VR6. Here’s What I’m Doing With It; Pray For Me

When Freddy “Tavarish” Hernandez moved from New Jersey to Florida, he selfishly wanted to burden one of his readers with one of the most unreliable cars ever made by . As luck would have it, I am that reader. For those a little fuzzy on details, the car in question...

Sep 12, 2025

Check Out This Twincharged Engine-Swapped Mazda RX-7

Normally people swap out the rotary engines in their Mazda RX-7s because they want something more simple. A nice chassis, a beautiful design, no more worrying about apex seals. This guy did just that, except the opposite, because he did swap in a conventional piston engine, but he supercharged and...

Sep 12, 2025

So You Gave Your Car A Terrible Paint Job, Now What?

There are loads of guides for DIY car painting floating around the internet. But like all complex processes distilled down to something you can “learn” in ten minutes of YouTubing, it doesn’t always look as shiny as you might have hoped. So how do you fix it? But seriously, I...

Sep 12, 2025

How I Completely Rebuilt My Jeep's Transmission In One Night For Less Than $100

I recently bought a only to learn the transmission had been obliterated by severe corrosion. I was convinced that this budget off-road project was dead in the water, as parts for that gearbox were prohibitively expensive. Then I completely rebuilt the trans in one night for less than $100. Here’s...

Sep 12, 2025

I'm A Dad Who Can Finally Buy Something Fun: What Car Should I Buy?

Having a daughter is a great, life affirming experience. Having a daughter sometimes means buying a more practical vehicle than you’d ever wanted. Now that Mike’s daughter is getting her license he’s ready to have a new life affirming experience with an automobile. What car should he buy? As a...

Sep 12, 2025

Here's What Happens When You Try To Install A $700 Turbo Kit From The Internet

The Fast and Furious franchise would have you convinced that slapping a turbo onto your engine is easy. You just buy the turbo for some trivial amount of money, bolt it on, and away you go. But Hot Rod found out that when you purchase one of those cheap bolt-on...

Sep 12, 2025

Adam Carolla's Insanely Rare Vintage Lamborghini Collection Is For Sale

If you’re not familiar with Adam Carolla, he’s the comedian, director, and rich-as-all-hell car guy that apparently has a soft spot for old Lamborghinis. Well, had, as he’s now selling his entire collection to anyone with a spring in their step and pockets deeper than the Marianas trench. You probably...

Sep 12, 2025

What To Expect When You Daily-Drive A Vintage Car

I’m barreling down Interstate 35 just south of Austin, Texas in a sand-colored 1969 BMW 1600, headed for a long weekend of questionable choices and hazy recollections on South Padre Island. I had only owned the car, my first old BMW, for six months or so, and I was still...

Sep 12, 2025

Which Drill Bit To Use

You know a drill really only has one job–make a hole. But what you’re making a hole in dictates the type of drill and bit you actually need. Watch my favorite Canadian mechanic break down the which, what and why of every drill type you’ll ever mess with and some...

Sep 12, 2025