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What is horsepower in automotive lingo? Horsepower is simply a measurement of mechanical power, or the rate at which work is done. One horsepower equals 33,000 ft-lbs of work per minute. It’s the amount of power necessary to raise 33,000 pounds a distance of one foot in one minute. If you know...

Not much can match the appeal of swapping a factory car engine for a crazy power plant that really doesn’t belong in its new home. From slotting a screaming Hayabusa engine into a Smart car, to a Porsche 911-powered VW Samba bus, it’s been done.

When you try to remember a movie, sometimes the first thing to pop into your mind ahead of the characters are the cars. In the golden era of car chase movies and big set-piece stunts, between the 1960s and the 1980s, cars were at the heart of Hollywood's productions...