Everything Gets Proven
Every build and tune goes on the in-house dyno before it leaves. Boost control, MAT monitoring, EFI calibration — you get real numbers on paper, not a feeling and a handshake.
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The shop behind the shenanigans
Streetcar Shenanigans Performance is Nick and Dan — an Antioch, IL shop built around one idea: push streetcars to their limits, document every step, and prove every result on the dyno and at the track.
Who we are
This shop didn't start as a business plan — it started as a passion for pushing streetcars past what they were ever supposed to do. Nick and Dan run Streetcar Shenanigans Performance out of Antioch, IL, specializing in turbo and supercharged Mustangs, Coyote engine swaps, and stick-shift drag builds.
We're heavily involved in Sick Week, Drag Week, and no-prep racing ourselves — not as spectators, but in the lanes. That matters for your car: a combo that has to survive a week of full pulls and highway miles between tracks gets built differently than one that only has to look good on a lift. That's the standard every customer build gets held to.
That's not marketing copy — it's the filter. The customers who love this shop are the ones who want to talk cam specs at pickup and text us their time slips afterward.
How we operate
We're a small shop by choice. Here's what that gets you — and what it doesn't.
Every build and tune goes on the in-house dyno before it leaves. Boost control, MAT monitoring, EFI calibration — you get real numbers on paper, not a feeling and a handshake.
Major builds and dyno sessions get filmed and published for our YouTube following of drag racing enthusiasts. You see the fabrication, the tuning, the pulls, and the results — not just an invoice.
We compete in Sick Week, Drag Week, Stick Shift Challenge, and no-prep events. When we spec your combo, it's informed by what actually survives — and wins — at those events.
Foxbody, S197, and S550 Mustangs. Terminator Cobras. Coyote swaps. Small block Ford strokers from 306 to 427ci. Boosted Chevy street trucks. We stay in our lane and go deep in it.
Full-length aluminum exhaust, air-to-water intercooler plumbing, wiring, and chassis mods for drag radial and no-prep competition — built here, not farmed out.
We're not a quick-lube and we're not the cheapest wrench in Lake County. We take on builds we can stand behind — and if the schedule's full, we'll tell you straight.
Where we race
We prep and support customer cars for the toughest formats in drag racing — the same ones we run ourselves.
Don't take our word for it
We've documented our builds and dyno sessions on video for years. It keeps us honest and it lets you see exactly how work leaves this shop — before you ever hand us your keys.
Ready when you are
Bolt-ons and a tune, a full turbo build, a Coyote swap, or race prep for the next drag-and-drive — tell us what you're driving and where you want it to go. No pressure, no upsell script. Just a straight answer from the guys doing the work.
(224) 688-058177 McMillen Rd, Suite 105, Antioch, IL 60002 · Get directions