Michael’s gravitation to the performance industry started at a young age, stemming from growing up around circle track racing. Shortly after he got his first car, a DB7 Integra, he dove into modifying the car and teaching himself along the way. After a short stint in the construction field, he decided to pursue his dream of being a performance technician. Starting in a small Subaru shop in Maine, he learned from those around him and has since built several 500+hp STI’s, and a 600+hp FA20 WRX beast. His passion for the performance industry continues to grow and show in his work, day in and day out.
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Jerzy Zapolski: Performance Technician
Born in Michigan originally, Jerzy left Michigan to attend a high-performance automotive-oriented college in Ohio and then moved to Georgia to start working with a race team. After a few years at the track, he found himself looking for more and found National Speed. He relocated to Richmond, VA, and is doing some pretty incredible builds in the shop with a great team.
When not at the shop, he enjoys drives through the mountains, camping, and slowly building his S13 coupe.
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Chris Fleet: Performance Technician
Chris is just a simple man that enjoys the simple things in life. He has been in the automotive industry for nine years and is always striving to learn more. For as long as he can remember, Chris has always had a passion for understanding and improving anything with wheels and an engine. In his personal time, Chris likes to hunt, fish, shoot, and just about anything that involves being in the outdoors. At the moment he is building a 78′ K5 Blazer that he has lifted, 1 ton swapped, and is currently piecing together the parts to put a turbo LS.
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2018 Chevrolet Camaro SS – Nitrous Equipped
Brent brought us his stripped-down, Flex Fuel enabled, and gap insured (nitrous equipped) 2018 Chevrolet Camaro SS to get her dialed in and hooking up!
Up first in the shop, Andrew dropped the rear subframe to install Delrin rear cradle bushings & aluminum differential bushings from BMR Suspension, Pro Kit 15″ conversion from Carlyle Racing including rotors & 4-piston brake calipers, Heim joint adjustable aluminum trailing arms & stabilizer arms, a 3,200rpm stall speed torque convert from Circle D Specialties, along with a few additions to the nitrous system from Nitrous Outlet.
Then, Matt strapped her down to the rollers for Vlad to perform a custom Flex Fuel calibration to dial in the existing setup, including an air-intake system from Roto-Fab, LLC, 2.00″ primary OD long-tube headers from Stainless Works, along with a ported factory LT1 intake manifold & throttle body.
Starting with 93 octane in the tank, Vlad increased output to 427.49whp & 442.20lbft, and after a quick fuel tank drain and refill, laid down 450.76whp & 471.23lbft on E85. Up next, with the stock LT1 pistons in mind, Matt set the nitrous system up to deliver 150 shot, and then Vlad proceeded with the calibration, increasing output to a repeatable 555.81whp & 605.84lbft, with a best run of 581.74whp & 632.54lbft!
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2019 Cadillac CTS-V Supercharged LT4
Brian brought us his 2019 Cadillac CTS-V for the first round of modifications!
Up first, John strapped her down for some baseline dyno runs to establish our starting point (coming in at 576.90whp & 633.52lbft), then next up the shop, Thomas set the LT4 up with a Roto-Fab, LLC air-intake system, GripTec 2.30″ upper supercharger pulley, a Mightymouse Solutions Mild catch can, Stainless Works 2.00″ primary OD long-tube headers Cerakoted by Detective Coating, MSD Performance spark-plug wires wrapped in Design Engineering, Inc. Protect-a-Boots, C&R Racing 27mm core heat exchanger, and a Lingenfelter Performance Engineering 160° thermostat.
With the mechanical work wrapped in the shop, John strapped her back down for Vlad to perform a custom calibration via HP Tuners. The results? 652.99whp & 668.75lbft on 93 octane, a gain of 76.09whp & 35.23lbft over stock baseline! Killer results for the first round of work, with more to come in the future.
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2019 Ford Mustang GT – Whipple Supercharged
Chairokey brought us his Ruby Tint Red 2019 Ford Mustang GT to have the Gen-III Coyote 5.0L taken up a notch! An additional 300whp+ worth…
Up first in the shop, John installed a Gen-V W185RF 3.0L twin-screw system from Whipple Superchargers including a billet Roval 132mm throttle body, an air-oil separator from JLT Performance, 2.00″ primary OD long-tube headers from Stainless Works connecting to the factory exhaust system, billet oil pump gears from Modular Motorsports Racing – MMR, a set of LTR7IX-11 spark plugs from NGK Spark Plugs, along with all the miscellaneous OEM Ford components to bring the engine work together, topped off with a set of lowering springs from BMR Suspension.
With the mechanical work wrapped in the shop, Matt strapped her down to the rollers for Vlad to perform a custom calibration via HP Tuners. The result? 746.27whp & 633.19lbft on 93 octane, a gain of over 300whp & 230lbft over where these cars normally baseline on our dyno! Chairokey now has himself one hell of a sleeper S550.
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2003 Ford Mustang SVT Cobra – Zinc Yellow
“Iron Fist, Lead Foot.”
Duane brought us his beautiful Zinc Yellow 2003 Ford Mustang SVT Cobra to have the factory Eaton M112 supercharger upgraded to something a bit more potent! Up first in the shop, TJ set the Terminator up with a mono-blade ready 2.3L W140AX twin-screw unit from Whipple Superchargers, mono-blade billet throttle body from Accufab, Inc., BA-3000 MAF from SCT Performance, all connected to the existing intake system from JLT Performance, 60ln fuel injectors from DeatschWerks, Boost-a-Pump from Kenne Bell Superchargers, along with all the OEM odds and ends to bring it all together.
With the mechanical work wrapped in the shop, John strapped her down to the rollers for Vlad to perform a custom calibration via SCT Performance’s X4. With 93 octane in the tank, and the Whipple 2.3L delivering 13psi, Vlad increased the 4-valve’s output to a repeatable 593.91whp & 540.33lbft, with a best run of 602.78whp & 542.34lbft! Pretty strong considering this car still has the factory exhaust manifolds and catalytic converters in place. Overall, a great outcome for this Terminator!
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2016 Dodge Challenger SRT 392 – Whipple Supercharged
Bob brought us his 2016 Dodge Challenger SRT 392 to have her put under some pressure! Up first in the shop, Andrew set the 6.4L HEMI up with a Stage-II 2.9L W175AX twin-screw unit from Whipple Superchargers, including their upgraded air-intake system, along with the miscellaneous OEM and aftermarket odds-and-ends to bring it all together.Then, Matt strapped her down to the rollers for Vlad to perform a custom calibration via HP Tuners. With the Whipple 2.9L delivering 8psi, Vlad increased the 392’s output to a repeatable 652.15whp & 602.42lbft! Considering these cars normally baseline around 400whp & 385lbft on our dyno, that’s a gain over 250whp & 200lbft! Pretty impressive considering this car has 100% factory exhaust system in place.
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