I like big [VANS] & I cannot lie! 

You had me at “54 lbs of boost on a stock motor”

"I only like them when they're over 6,000 lbs," I guess this man is the first BBW car enthusiast😂

My dad had a chevy conversion van when I was in middle school. It was meant hauling all of our stuff for football, lacrosse, etc and for road trips to colorado for ski vacations. When mom wasn't around, he'd do powerslides and burnouts in the thing, totally awesome.

A sleeper you can sleep in!

It’s always nice to see someone doing cool builds like this. Sometimes I get fatigued of seeing the same GTR this, LS swap that, Supra this, Evo that; it’s always great seeing something different into the mix. Thanks for the inspiration! Now I want to build some kind of sleeper and hurt feelings and destroy egos. 😂

That Chevy Van was a BEAST. Kitt bought it after AMS had dialed it in, and man, words do the acceleration NO justice! Fun to revisit the memories of no launches below 1/2 tank, and having a hard time getting a race without the exhaust open. Once a bunch of us took it down to Atlanta to watch the Supercross race and on the way down it ran flawlessly. About an hour into the trip back north she was spitting and sputtering any time we'd start building boost. Shortly after noticing that problem we noticed the odor of overheated electronics. A quick stop and some investigation revealed one of the Autometer gauges he installed had decided to give up. We simply disconnected the gauge and the van didn't miss a beat the rest of the way home.

“At first it was a tune and a couple things” - cut to the the body of the van completely separated from the chassis. Yea, seems about right.

I've also been a van guy for forty years. Up until 2000 I had a 20 year old Ford E-350 cargo van (purchased used nearly that long ago). When I decided to move from the San Francisco Bay Area to Northwestern New Mexico in that year I purchased a new Ford E-350 Supervan in cargo van configuration, i.e. bulkhead with locking door behind the front seats, e-track rails along both sides, no rear windows, heavy duty tow hitch. I also purchased a 20 foot van trailer/car hauler. It took me four 2,000 mile round trips to move all my earthly belongings, including my '94 Lexus SC300 on the final trip. Sometimes I would be pulling up a grade over a pass with the V8 near redline and the trans in second gear for ten minutes at a time. More recently I tried to rent a car trailer from the local U-Haul dealer to pickup a Jeep Wrangler 150 miles away and the bozos refused to rent it to me, claiming that the van was not rated for pulling that much weight! I have fabricated a removable bed platform that hangs on the e-tracks and also have a Blue Ox towing setup on the Jeep. I can tow the Jeep to a trailhead or campground, sleep in the van and then use the Jeep for day trips on local trails (mountain and desert). The thing I like about the cargo config is that someone would need to cut metal to gain access to the cargo area. It also means that the rear is good for sleeping in regardless of exterior light levels (e.g., in a lighted mall parking lot overnight). The only feature I had wished was available would have been 4WD, but was not. I did find a company at the time that did 4WD conversions on the E-350, for about $30K over the cost of the vehicle. I was considering it but when I contacted them I found out they only converted new vans that they had purchased and not a vehicle that had already been on the road for any amount of time. In spite of that I have driven the vehicle on many trails, prior to purchasing the Jeep, that were advised for "short wheelbase 4WD drive vehicles only". A good example would be taking the van over the "Alpine Loop Trail" from west to east, starting from Hwy. 550 just south of Ouray, CO and over Engineer Pass and down to Lake City, CO. I only got stuck once on another occasion in some deep mud on a County Road. It took a fully chained-up 10-wheel water truck to pull me out after a 4WD drive pickup failed at the task.

Last time I was this early, the top sales guy only did 9 cars a month.

It has been a fun week of unexpectedly entertaining cars - hearses, black F150s, and Vans with a little urine sprinkled in. I hope you guys enjoy this one.

Something I did not imagine myself searching when I woke up this morning? "Turbo 5.3 Vans". Thanks a bunch for that little nudge into the rabbit hole of giddy doom. The AMS video with Iron Maiden is cool, but we need a good "Takedown" video. One of the best rides I ever took was as a passenger in my '87 Turbo Regal right after I got it to mid 12's. My girl at the time was driving it normal in traffic when a guy pulled up in a Hemi Dodge with stickers all over it, revved the engine and took off like a ricer flyby. We ended up being the first cars at the next redlight. I told her, "Take him down, but pedal it once the boost comes in". She treed the hell out of him and just stayed about 7 cars out on and off the gas until the next light. He pulls up and rolls down his window to say something smart and see's he just got walloped by this cute little girl in a V6 Buick. The window rolled right back up, he looked straight ahead, and there was no re-match to speak of. I still get excited when I hear an LC2 doing it's thing.

I love when John Malkovich comes by to tell us car stories.

"because the 4l60 isn't hardley worthy of the stock engine." 10/10

I hope he drives faster than he blinks.

this weeks videos have been the best yet! the stories are so good!

This guy with his vans and hearses, fucking legend

Woooo for vans and another Vanman!!! In High School my buddy and I would drive around his father's Chevy conversion van that had a mild V10 and AWD. Nothing like smoking a set, the whole set, of tires from the comfort of what is basically a Lay-Z-Boy recliner! The looks on the faces of pretty much every car you launched against, after they came straggling in, worth any potential speeding ticket!

Great story. love to hear the diversity in passion for cars, Also received my stickers today and i’m excited to throw them on my cars. Thanks a lot Ed!

This is just the next evolution for all of the passionate wagon fans, myself included. Arne is a visionary.

I had a 1990 ford econoline conversion van for a few years in my late teens. Hauled lots of friends every weekend. I loved my van!

Yes Arne is back I love his stories

Reminds me of my maxed out gmc vandura in Forza horizon 3...I love trolling hyper/supercars in "infected" events. The rage is real when I tag people. It's even realer when I evade them for 5 minutes lol

Ha! I learned to drive in my parents' E-350 and last year they traded up to a 2016 Chevy Express so they could haul bigger stuff around. I can't imagine those being massively boosted. The thought never even crossed my mind.

I'm a carpet installer. I've always loved upgrading my Van's. Had a nice Chevy g20 that would light em up. Awesome video man.

I'm an electrician so my company has a yard full of vans. Gotta forward this vid to my Boss. We wil be the first guys on site every morning. 🤣🤣

Another fantastic video...can't wait to watch this channel grow and grow. Keep them coming Ed!

Wise choice. you can never go wrong with a GM/Chevy product!

I have a 1999 Ford e250 extended van and i love it! 289k miles still runs perfect took it to over 20 States and Canada! Been on the beach, in the Nevada desert, and even buried it in some mud once lol

Anything that comes from AMS is pure gold. Great story!

Love the title, _Baby Got Back,_ reference! Definitely made me chuckle.

Arne down played these vans SO MUCH and what they did for AMS or maybe he doesn't realize! this was 10+ years ago, forums were your source of pictures and whatever was going on. Heres AMS (an upcoming and then a force to be reckoned with) chasing records, breaking them, and then there's the evo being towed by a van!? you're expecting a rig/toter home/beautiful truck, something other than a van! It built a sense of connection, well these just seem like normal guys not some crazy race team. Then there was rumors or it was article i cant recall, of the van running in the 12's which was running faster than a lot of the guys on evom at the time. that was the moment for most when it was, oh, they're just good at going fast. i'm sure someone else will watch this and have the same reaction i did.

Gotta love a sweet van. I have a 94 ford conversion van and would love to convert it to the power stroke. Right now she has the 351 which runs great.

Vans are cool, I’ve had 3 or 4 myself, my favourite being an ‘89 E250 cargo with a 351W & built C6, it was peppy.

If Arne's van is rocking don't come knocking!

Frikkin Arne man. Always has a good one up his sleeve! :-D Thanks for sharing those man. Look forward to meeting up at some point. I'm sure you'd be interested in the fumes motors I'm working on. ;-) Thanks again Ed for this channel. Always a great time!

I had a 1987 chevy g20 cargo van..... with a 350 racing engine! I took it drifting on the dragon's tail and had a bunch of people thinking I had built it mid engine due to the way I could drive it. So much fun having a super fast van, mine was red with no windows in the back, loved it until gas jumped to 4.75 a gallon!

Arnes stories and cars are awesome!

I love to watch these and they are so interesting. I love they way he says oh I can’t leave anything stock

My buddy built that turbo van here in Vegas, always wondered what happened to it. Was a riot listening to all the kill stories. Surprised a lot of people lol

"Cause you know, guys in Mustangs aren't normally looking for a 1/2 ton van to race"

We have the same problems. We can’t keep anything stock and love vans as tow vehicles. Only think I did is performance sticker mods for more HP on the van to haul around my bmws

I’ve never seen someone so into vans.

I'm a station wagon kinda guy. Love wagons for some reason. I had a Volvo 850 5T, got it up to 250 km/h.... how I miss it.

I laughed so much! I love the shenanigans!

This guy is nuts. That's perfect.

Glad someone else has the van bug. I’ve been trying to determine if I want a beater truck or a salvaged van. You can find them so cheap!

i will never forget the time grandma drove me in a 4 - speed V W van , cool

"looking around like whats about to happen?" getting your shit rocked, that's whats about to happen.

I had a fantastic stealth van when I had an antique business. Mechanically and inside it was fantastic. Outside it looked like hell. I could easily have 20k-50k in cash and or very valuable antiques. Way i figired people would never have guessed there was anything valuable in it. Also had a secret lock box put in to hide money.

Any stories about that 1st Gen DSM drag car he was towing around? I had a 2nd Gen Eclipse. Always partial to the DSM/4G63 family.

Awesome stories. Love vans as well.

Fast van club. Back in 1999 my dad, brother, and I swapped an all-aluminum 454 big block into a 1983 Chevrolet conversion van. It had a huge cam with longtubes, but completely unassuming if you didn't hear it camming. I distinctly remember smashing LS1's at the street races while hearing the blinds bang around in the back of the van. It was pretty hilarious.

Hell yes, this is awesome

Nice! Love this channel!!!!!

700hp 😂 that blew me away I love it(I laughed, cause I loved it)

the van does a quarter mile faster than he blinks lol

I love vans, I hope they become popular again like the 60s which I wasn't even born for

my old 02 tahoe is about to take the same-ish path. i at least need to keep up with a 3.5 ecoboost f150 and try to do it without forced induction.

I missed Arne. Glad he is back.

Can you imagine getting beat by a 10,000lb van? Great story, once again.

As an apprentice plumber i drive an extended E350 super duty, and i wouldn't call it fast but for such a heavy vehicle its pretty quick. Knowing how much stuff is in back i bet if it was empty it world be fun to tool around in!! As it is i dust cars on the onramp for the interstate never hitting 4000 rpm.

Fast vans are SO awesome!

My 1997 F150 with 4.6 is absolutely the finest vehicle I have ever owned for my needs. I'm 6'6" and the seating position is perfect. At 68 years I'm not going flat out anymore, but a long wheelbase V8 is simply the way to go. Camper shell on or off depending on need.

This guy has the coolest collection of cars ever.

lol I love how mustangs are always the easiest targets to pick on.

I never thought anything of full-size vans for the longest time. Then my truck shelled the transmission out, and I had to get the boat out of the water ASAP before it froze over. I knew I wasn’t going to get parts to rebuild my transmission in time let alone build it and put it back in. So I called my buddy, he had just purchased a Chevy express 3500 with the 6.6 gasser that had hail damage on it so he got it for a steal brand new off the lot. Told me I could use it if I picked it up from the dealership and brought it to his shop 2 hours from home after I got the boat to storage. This van pulled my boat at 80 mph and held tough with the fast paced south dakota interstates (my boat weighs 6100lbs dry plus a tandem 32’ trailer so I’d wager 7100-7500lbs behind this thing) i have been searching for a deal on a van with the 6.6 gasser ever since. The transmission temps never going past 198° even in stop and go traffic alone was epic. My old Tahoe tow pig doesn’t hold a candle to it!

Charming story Arne (: thanks.

Love my 01 e250. 300k and the old 2v 5.4 still running me across the country.

Love my '00 Express van lol

Haha the guys looking around like what's about to happen!! Fuck yes

12.4 @ 108 is about what a Raptor R does 😂 Man, I want a fast van!

My 99 E-350 Power stroke was good at taking out deer and BMW's!! It took out 4deer and one 700 series Beamer with minimal body damage (BMW was totaled)!! I ended up scrapping it at 458,000miles,every thing was pretty much worn out but it still drove!!

Vans are great! I drive conversions. Tow and take trips with them.

"I cannot leave things stock."... *shows still image of whole body lifted off the bare frame and engine*✌️😂😂

Thats Just Vantastic!!😂

Dear god. Brake-revving a boosted diesel van until the boost maxed-out. He's lucky the transmission didn't literally twist into a pretzel.

You were talking about the 5.3 in the GMC van. Was it a vortec?

Oh there is definitely something very wrong with you... and I LIKE IT!!! Makes me reminesce about the '76 ford e100 with the 300 straight 6 and 3 on the tree. Broke the clutch fingers on that one (so old it had only 3 fingers on it!!!) It owuld do burnouts and catch when I shifted to second!!! God I loved that van, and NOW THANLS TO YOU I am thinking avbout getting another

I’m friends with the original builder of the van from Las Vegas. It surprised a lot of people back then! The build quality comment was not surprising, knowing the builder.

I recently purchased a 1963 Chevrolet P30 Step Van with a 137” WB. My plan is to hot rod it with either a 500+HP 383 Stroker or an L96. The overall plan is 70’s muscle van: ⭕️ or teardrop windows in the rear on the sides and side pipes! I’m even considering making it a 4x4 for towing absolutely whatever and launch. It’s going to be a long project; I’ll make sure you see it when it’s done

3:15 I love it 😂😂

I’m a van lover myself. I want a duramax extended for a camper project. The other day I passed a church and turned around so I could go look at there van they had.

Good story, I'm a 30+yr floor covering installer and gearhead I've always had modified vans.from 80's usually Ford's my latest is an not a van but a cube ambulance with van front 1980 classic rescue/E350 514 stroker, full roller motor gear vendors under overdrive for my C6 3inch exhaust with X-pipe,4 stainless steel tips cut perfect along bottom of the truck spark plugs in each tip that runs on 4 cylinder cap & coils, tahgo switch for each side after my Dana 70B with lockers 488's or 456's gears,firestone air bags under leaf springs,so I can carry heavy material welded steel push plate in front, when we did the work I didn't like the sound of diesel motors as a result I keep a list of gas stations on trips she's still alot of fun and a head Turner, with suggested ear plugs for ill-evaded or light hearted especially with a line lock. Burn rubber on all 4 rear tires while siren and lights and flames out of exhaust tips are all going at once. eventually after paint or now a days vinyl wrap I'll plan on a hotrod power tour and win the (BURN OUT CONTEST)😎👍👍

Best sleeper story on vinwiki to date !

I'm obsessed with sleepers,especially wagons.lol.

I am! Im loving this dude, he needs his own TV show

Like all the 4K videos. 01:20 that rear tire.

What turner would you buy for an everyday driven 6.0 2012 chevy van ? I tow with it on occasion also.

I’ve seen that Chevy van at the midnight mayhem in Vegas I loved it

I finally had to sell my 1997 Chevy Astro van last month for a 2015 Rav4 LE. The maintenance and upkeep costs were becoming too much, and I needed a more reliable vehicle for long distance travel. Being part of the van club was interesting, as you get pulled over a ton for stupid reasons, and there are a ton of jokes that you hear from your friends. I'm going to miss you, Lucille.

I LIVE IN A VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER

yess... LBZ full size van. can't wait to see that video

The AMS Blue Demon started my love of the Lancer Evolution platform. Their shenanigans started my love of AMS.

I’ve got a 06 Chevy express 3500 6.0L extended 15 passenger with 280xxx miles and it’s a beast.. just put a new transmission in because of a P0894 but plenty life left with regular maintenance

I’d like a van just because there’s so much cool stuff you can put in the interior, carpet, wood, shelves, It would be so cool

It's sad they don't do the Econoline anymore. GM still builds the Express/Savanna but these new Ford Transit vans are just not the same

Just picked up an 87 G20 in blue with 361000 miles on it and it's running strong

Ultimate super sleeper!!!!

Watches video.... immediately starts looking for vans on Craigslist haha

I would love to get my hands on another van. When, I was a little boy vans were, COOL!!! 😀😀😀