Did you have a Power Wheels growing up? They were the coolest car toys you could get as a two- to six-year old. I imagine your Power Wheels wasn’t quite as cool as this one, however, as it’s been modified by a dad to make it much, much faster.
The dad in question Alex Teter, who runs both the Teter_Builds Instagram page and Trevor’s Fast Life YouTube channel. On each page, Teter showcases his wrenching tallents with a whole series of ludicrously fast Power Wheels toys.
The modified racers come with skinny little wheels and tires up front, chunky slick wheels to get all the power down at the rear and a 24 volt powertrain to provide the oomph off the line. In videos of the creations running races, Teter shows them hitting 18 mph on a 60-foot drag strip with ease thanks to the modifications.
Under the hood, those modifications include upping the battery power with the addition of a couple of drill batteries, a golf cart solenoid and the addition of something Teter calls a “first gear delete.” This part, Teter explains, helps the carts off the line and prevents components from shredding when all the extra power is put through them.
Because of the extra power that these upgrades bring, some of the modified Power Wheels come fitted with wheelie bars for when the front wheels rise up on take off, and one even has a mock parachute at the rear to complete the dragster look. The builds are great, and include modified versions of Power Wheels Corvettes, Lamborghinis and even a couple of Ford Mustangs.
The fastest creation in Teter’s collection, however, is a heavily modified Lightning McQueen Power Wheels, which can hit speeds north of 30 mph. It also comes with a pretty sweet red and black livery, with some slick exposed carbon-style details.
If all this is giving you serious project car envy, Teter has a series of videos that show how to build a modified power wheels of your own. There are videos that point out which batteries work best, what kind of parts you need to install and what tuning is essential to win one of the Power Wheels drag races he hosts.
Not every kid wants to go fast, though, so if your tiny terror prefers getting down and dirty with some off road action, another American dad took to transforming Power Wheels ride-ons into rugged off-roaders – find out how they managed that right here.