Chevrolet Nova 1967 – The HULK – 2500hp

Known simply as ‘The Hulk,’ this 1967 Chevy Nova runs a pair of 88mm Pro-Mod turbochargers and puts down roughly 2,500 horsepower — enough to run the quarter-mile in the very low seven-second range. The build has been featured on Discovery Channel’s Street Outlaws. What makes it even more surprising is the starting point: the Nova was originally Chevrolet’s compact economy car, not a performance model, before drag racers turned its light unibody into a favorite extreme-build platform.

Yes, you read that right! 2500hp!

Most muscle car builds top out somewhere in the 800-to-1,000 horsepower range and call it a day — respectable numbers that would embarrass just about anything else on the street. Then there’s the car known simply as “The Hulk,” a 1967 Chevy Nova that makes those builds look like they’re idling. This one didn’t get its nickname from a paint color or a body kit. It earned it the hard way, on a drag strip, in front of cameras, running numbers that sound more like a typo than a spec sheet. So how does a 58-year-old economy car end up producing more power than most jet-assisted vehicles?

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Twin 88mm Turbos and a Number That Sounds Fake

The Hulk earns its name honestly: a pair of massive 88mm Pro-Mod-spec turbochargers are crammed into the front of the car, feeding an engine combination built specifically to survive putting down roughly 2,500 horsepower to the rear wheels. That kind of output pushes the Nova into the very low seven-second range in the quarter-mile — territory usually reserved for purpose-built Pro Mod race cars, not a body style General Motors originally sold as an economical compact. The build has gained enough of a following that it’s been featured on Discovery Channel’s Street Outlaws, putting its runs in front of an audience well beyond the usual drag strip crowd.

A Body Style Nobody Expected to See Here

What makes The Hulk stand out even among extreme builds is the starting point. The 1967 Nova was never a muscle car in the traditional sense — it was Chevrolet’s compact Chevy II line, aimed at buyers who wanted something smaller and more affordable than a full-size sedan. But that light curb weight and simple unibody structure turned out to be exactly what drag racers wanted decades later, and the Nova has become one of the most popular platforms for exactly this kind of extreme build. A twin-turbo, 2,500-horsepower Nova is an extreme outlier even by Pro Mod standards, but it’s proof of how far builders have pushed a chassis nobody designed with drag racing in mind.

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