0:00 / 0:00
TMCP #621: The Moparty 2025 Spectacular! Paul Rossi – Direct Connection Drag Racer Legend, Steve Sparkman – Holley Performance Products, Dave Swearinger – Rust Bucket Restorations, Blake Anderman – Sublime Technologies

TMCP #621: The Moparty 2025 Spectacular! Paul Rossi – Direct Connection Drag Racer Legend, Steve Sparkman – Holley Performance Products, Dave Swearinger – Rust Bucket Restorations, Blake Anderman – Sublime Technologies

The MuscleCar Place Sep 19, 2025 56 min
0:00
0:00

About this episode

Recapping the lively Holley MoParty 2025, this episode features insights from drag racing legend Paul Rossi, along with industry experts Steve Sparkman from Holley, Dave Swearinger of Rust Bucket Restorations, and Blake Anderman from Sublime Technologies. The discussions cover everything from drag racing strategies to innovative tech in muscle car restorations. Rossi emphasizes the importance of torque in racing, while the guests share their experiences and advancements in performance parts and engine swaps. The atmosphere is filled with camaraderie, car culture, and a celebration of the muscle car community.

Topics: drag racing strategies torque vs horsepower engine swaps performance parts restoration techniques Holley MoParty recap muscle car community modern technology in classics
Technical Too Afraid to Ask
Dodge Viper
ArildV (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Car

Dodge Viper

"...e segments. I mean, he's the guy behind the Dodge Viper. He had a loyal run inside General Motors, BMW."
Sign in to suggest edits or report issues
Chevrolet Corvette
Matti Blume (CC BY-SA)
Car

Chevrolet Corvette

"... I decided that I was gonna park my fuel injected Corvette and get a Max Wedge 426. So I went down to the fi..."
Sign in to suggest edits or report issues
Dodge Challenger
Ermell (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Car

Dodge Challenger

"...was the same. So we're standing next to your 1970 Challenger. I saw that it's a 446 pack."
Sign in to suggest edits or report issues
Challenger Hellcat
Ermell (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Car

Challenger Hellcat

"... be a factory super stock car. So it's really the Hellcat Demon drag pack on back half,"
Sign in to suggest edits or report issues
Dodge Charger
Ermell (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Car

Dodge Charger

"Oh, that car's a hemi car. The engine in my charger came out of a motor home. Yeah, actually it did."
Sign in to suggest edits or report issues
Dodge Super Bee
Bull-Doser (Public domain)
Car

Dodge Super Bee

"Russ Bucket Restorations. We're looking at his super bee here. It looks nice, but he's got a really good s..."
Sign in to suggest edits or report issues
Plymouth Cuda
Mustang Joe (CC0)
Car

Plymouth Cuda

"... on some pretty crazy Mopar builds 68 Charger, 71 CUDA. We've got a 68 Satellite,"
Sign in to suggest edits or report issues
Jeep Grand
Alexander Migl (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Car

Jeep Grand

"...lerances. This is an alternator from a 2007, 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Right?"
Sign in to suggest edits or report issues
7 cars featured

Request an Explanation

Heard something you'd like explained? We'll add it to this episode.

Sign in to request explanations for terms you heard.

Want to learn more?

Browse our glossary for plain-English explanations of automotive terms, jargon, and concepts.

Explore Terms

Help improve this episode

See something that's not quite right? Our annotations are AI-generated and can sometimes miss the mark. Click the flag icon on any annotation to suggest a correction.

Report incorrect info
Suggest better explanations
Flag missing cars