Nathan Piscopo

Nathan Piscopo

Joined: Jan 23, 2019

I'm just your average, run-of-the-mill muscle car guy, with a very soft spot for '30 five-window Fords. Coming from a mechanical background in both the automotive and aviation industries, I've spent plenty of time around engines, and appreciate just about anything with a combustion process.

LE MANS, FRANCE - JUNE 16: The Corvette Racing C7.R of Oliver Gavin, Tommy Milner and Marcel Fassler drives during the Le Mans 24 Hour race at the Circuit de la Sarthe on June 16, 2018 in Le Mans, France. (Photo by Ker Robertson/Getty Images)

The New C8 Corvette Is So Powerful It’s Twisting Its Frame!

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Koenigsegg Jesko is shooting for the 300mph Barrier!

WEST CHESTER, PA - JUNE 22: Skid marks are scene at the fatal crash scene where'Jackass' star Ryan Dunn and passenger Zachary Hartwell were killed after Dunns car left the roadway and burst into flames June 22, 2011 in West Chester, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jeff Fusco/Getty Images)

Speeding Fatalities (and a Focus into a Wall at 120mph!)

KHANBOGD-SOUTH GOBI DESERT, MONGOLIA - OCTOBER 12: Trucks move along the new 110k of road, built as part of Oyu Tolgoi's infrastructure investment, towards the Chinese border October 12, 2012 in the south Gobi desert, Khanbogd region, Mongolia. The Oyu Tolgoi (Mongolian for Turquoise Hill) copper and gold mine is a combined open pit and underground mining project. The site, discovered in 2001, is located approximately 550 km south of the Mongolian capital, Ulan-Batar in the South Gobi Desert. Turquoise Hill Resources (Formerly Ivanhoe Mines) and Rio Tinto signed a long-term comprehensive investment agreement with the Government of Mongolia in 2009 with the deal awarding Turquoise Hill Resources, whose majority shareholder is Rio Tinto, with a controlling 66 percent interest and The Mongolian Government with a 34 percent interest in the project. Rio Tinto provided a comprehensive financing package and assumed direct management of the project under an agreement with Ivanhoe Mines. Initial production from open pit mining is currently underway and commercial production is planned to start in first half of 2013. An 85million USD investment was earmarked for education and training projects, with Mongolians expected to constitute 90 percent of the work force when production begins in 2013. When Oyu Tolgoi starts fully operating Mongolia will be set to become one of the world's top copper and gold producers with production estimates of 450,000 tons of copper and 330,000 ounces of gold annually. Mongolia is currently the world's fastest growing economy with its GDP increasing by more than 17 percent last year and an estimated $1.3 trillion in untapped mineral resources. Oyu Tolgoi is Mongolia's largest foreign investment project and the country's biggest economic undertaking to date, which is projected to add one-third of future value to the country's GDP by 2020. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)

Military Mad Max Redefines the Monster Truck With Oshkosh Chassis

HINSDALE, IL - JUNE 10: A truck driver navigates a rain-covered highway on the outskirts of Chicago on June 10, 2014 in Hinsdale, Illinois. Legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate that would ease restrictions on the number of hours truckers can drive each week is being questioned following a crash on the New Jersey Turnpike in which an allegedly sleep-deprived truck driver crashed into a bus, seriously injuring comedian Tracy Morgan and killing Morgan's friend, fellow comedian James "Jimmy Mack" McNair. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Tesla Semi Will “Learn The Hard Way” Says Daimler

SONNEFELD, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 23: The dual exhaust pipes on a Volkswagen turbodiesel passenger car are visible below the vehicle on September 23, 2015 in Sonnefeld, Germany. The inner circle of the Volkswagen governing board is meeting today to discuss the current diesel emissions scandal that has already caused the company's stock market value to plummet approximately 30% since Monday. Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn has admitted the company installed software into 11 million of its diesel-powered passenger cars that manipulates emissions results under testing circumstances. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) first announced the discovery of the software and is planning to fine Volkswagen up to USD 18 billion.(Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Smog Laws In California: AB 210 Will Exempt Pre-1983 Cars From Emissions Testing!

NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 27: Tesla vehicles stand outside of a Brooklyn showroom and service center on August 27, 2018 in New York City. The electric automaker saw its stock drop on Monday after its Chief Executive Elon Musk reversed his plans to make the Silicon Valley company private. Tesla shares lost 4% in early trading on Monday. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Tesla vs. Titanic: Is History Going To Repeat Itself In The Technology Blitz?

FRANKFURT, GERMANY - JULY 19: The TDI engine of a VW Passat car pictured at an automotive service center on July 19, 2018 in Frankfurt, Germany. So far the German government has only required leading automakers caught using illegal software to manipulate diesel emissions to recall the cars and update the software. Critics claim the measure is insufficient and that refitting cars with clean diesel equipment is the only viable solution. Car makers have so far lobbied successfully against such a requirement, citing the high cost. (Photo by Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images)

Women ‘n’ Wrenches – 7 Things Every Girl Should Know About Car Maintenance

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 15: A general view of a Burnout Car during the Australian Nitro Championships at the Western Sydney International Dragway on May 15, 2004 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

Burnout vs. Skid Chucking: What Australia Thinks About Your Burnouts!

CHICAGO, IL - SEPTEMBER 06: A Ford F-150 pickup truck is offered for sale a dealership on September 6, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. Ford has announced a recall of about 2 million of the trucks because of a seatbelt problem that could result in a fire. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Fastback F-150 Bed Cover Turns Your Truck Into A Mach 1!

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - MARCH 08: A Range Rover combustion engine piston animation is displayed during the 87th Geneva International Motor Show on March 8, 2017 in Geneva, Switzerland. The International Motor Show showcase novelties of the car industry. (Photo by Harold Cunningham/Getty Images)

The Big Warm Up Myth – 3 Things Nobody is Telling You

LOS ANGELES - JULY7: Motorcycle builder Paul Teutul, Sr. arrives at the premiere of 20th Century Fox's "I, Robot" at the Village Theater on July 7, 2004 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

American Chopper is Back TONIGHT with MLB bikes, and a ’51 Buick!

NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 27: A Tesla sign is displayed outside of a showroom and service center in Brooklyn on August 27, 2018 in New York City. The electric automaker saw its stock drop on Monday after its Chief Executive Elon Musk reversed his plans to make the Silicon Valley company private. Tesla shares lost 4% in early trading on Monday. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Tesla In Financial Trouble? Forbes, Bloomberg, and the NY Times thinks so.

ALTON, VA - AUGUST 19: The field races through a turn at the start of the Michelin GT Challenge IMSA WeatherTech Series race at Virginia International Raceway on August 19, 2018 in Alton, Virginia. (Photo by Brian Cleary/Getty Images)

WeatherTech Racing: How Come More People Don’t Watch This Stuff?

IPSWICH, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 09: Cars are lifted off a flatbed truck ahead of a 'National Bangers' meet on November 09, 2013, in Ipswich, England. Banger racing began in the 1950s and has fast become a popular motorsport, in the UK and across Europe. Racing consists of a mixture of both contact and non contact classes in which drivers of old and scrap vehicles grind their battered vehicles around a dirt or tarmac oval race track in a ultra competitive high octane adrenaline fuelled event. The cars come in all shapes and sizes comprising of former production vehicles such as Nissans, Peugeots, Jaguars, Fords and Vauxhalls. The cars are modified for speed and safety with reinforced side panels, roll over bars and bumpers. The windscreens are removed and the cars are decorated for style with girlfriends names, sponsors logos and images adorning the bodywork adding a splash of colour and individuality to the mangled panels. The governing body ORCi (Oval Racing Council International ) was formed in 1991 and brings together the various groups involved in short oval motor racing. It currently covers over 30 venues, 700 race events and somewhere in the region of 10,000 competitors across England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland and mainland Europe. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

California Car Culture – Why We’re Doing It All Wrong

LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 05: Traffic on the northbound and southbound lanes of the 110 Harbor Freeway starts to stack up during rush hour traffic on February 5, 2013 in Los Angeles, United States. According to a report, traffic congestion was the second-worst in the country in the greater Los Angeles area. An average commuter spent 61 hours delayed in traffic during 2011. The cost of the wasted time and gas is about $1,300 per commuter according to a report. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Dash Cam – Why You Need One Right Now (Part 1/3)