MUSTANG. YOU DON’T SEE
A 20B RX-8 AGAINST A TURBO SMALL-BLOCK
THE PRO ELITE FINAL CAME DOWN TO
THAT ANYWHERE ELSE
ABOVE: The insane
2JZ-powered Honda of
Phil Penny had a great
weekend, running a new PB
of 7.46@174mph – said to
be the quickest car on a 235
radial in the country
BELOW: Kai McPhee’s 1980
VC Commodore broke into
the sevens at Grudge Kings
in the Small-Tyre Fighter
class, and is looking to be
a real contender when he
comes back to SM Drag
Challenge later this year.
“We did Drag Challenge 2018
and had a few issues, but
this is my first big-power car,
and I’ve had so much help
from Drewy [Mark Drew],”
Kai said. “Now I’ve done a
7.97@170mph, I’m hoping
for 7.80s. I’m stoked!” The
more-door runs a forged
5.3L LS pushing 363ci, with
Higgins cathedral-port
heads, a single GTX50 snail,
Holley Dominator ECU, and
drum E85 fuel1: Mark Drew was one of a
few Street Machine Drag
Challenge regulars racing
at Grudge Kings, with the
Crusty LH looking sharp and
running in the sevens in the
Small-Tyre Fighter class.
The methanol-fed 427ci LSX
is a whole new combo since
last year’s Drag Challenge,
with a Callies DragonSlayer
crank, Oliver rods and
Diamond pistons, force-fed
28psi by new Garrett G42
turbos1