Here�s one more sign that the g-machine craze is in full swing. Some well known rides are already going through their second rebuilds. One such car was a �resale red� Mule derivative built by Shay Campbell. The car was notorious for its mile-long burnouts courtesy of a 900-plus HP Pro-Charged big block.

Boiling the hides is entertaining to say the least, but when the car changed hands, the new owner, Jim Mulvey wanted more. Friend Steve Chryssos of Twist Machine explains it well: �g-Machine technology is advancing at such a fast pace that a two year old build just isn�t...you know...that trick anymore.� So Jim and Steevo did the unthinkable: They drove the perfectly good car to TLT Racetek in Water Mill, NY and immediately cut it in half!

The heavily modified stock subframe was ditched in favor of a tubular C5 clip from 21st Century Street Machines. Likewise, the blown 509/Turbo 400 combo is being replaced with a drivetrain that�s more appropriate for a precision g-Machine. The guys hooked up with friend Mark Stielow and purchased the Thrasher�s spare all aluminum 400 small block with FAST fuel injection. Fresh off the dyno at Wheel 2 Wheel, the 580HP engine will be mated to a bulletproof Hughes 4L80E transmission along with a TCI controller and Twist Machine paddle shifter. While the car is apart, numerous other hi tech upgrades will be installed including a set of sweet 21st Century headers and a first ever manumatic hot rod floor shifter.

More than just a pile of parts, Todd and the crew at TLT Racetek will apply their years of race car building mojo to dial the finished car in properly. If you want to follow along with the rebuild, data and feedback will be posted at www.lateral-g.net/racetek/ along with detailed upgrade pictures.

Contact Info:
TLT Racetek
938B Montauk Highway
Water Mill, NY 11976
631-726-6424

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