Some ask, “why? while others ask, ”Why not?” While there are those who have paved the way with parts combinations that have been tested and proven, there are others who explore unconventional solutions to achieve the same results or better. Sometimes a builder chooses the less popular conventions to see […]
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Daily Driver for a Seven-Second Supra Owner
“Don’t go too far” is one of the first rules that any child hears. Of course, no child ever listens. Instead, they often have to learn that and every other lesson for themselves. In the case of Dana Westover of Las Vegas, Nevada, his 7-second race-only Supra is the epitome […]
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Show ‘N Go Infiniti G35 Has All The Right Stuff
“Blinging” show cars usually have every dress-up component under the sun but offer the same amount of performance as a bone-stock vehicle. On the flip side, cars built with a horsepower focus can pull away from an opponent at a stop-light encounter, but won’t have the eye-catching looks that gain […]
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Daily-Driven 480 WHP EVO X MR
When Edwin Diaz needed something withfour doors to replace his heavily-modified RX-7 project, he turned to one of the most potent import performance sedans on the planet, the EVO X. “I needed a 4-door family car that was comfortable enough to take my daughter Bella anywhere without any reliability issues,” […]
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Twin-Screw Technology Offers Instant NSX Boost to 435whp
The pursuit of perfect is a never-ending race. Street enthusiasts dream of driving sleek machines that do it all: high-speed cornering, lightning-quick throttle response and blindingly-fast top speeds. In one word “supercar.” The NSX is often hailed as a supercar for its exceptional degree of balance. Unfortunately, balance without boost […]
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RB26 Power in a Lightweight Nissan 240SX S13
The Nissan Skyline GT-R is one of the most desirable Japanese supercars. Unfortunately, most people will never own a Skyline or get a chance to drive one. It’s a damn shame. Nissan’s RB26DETT twin-turbo inline-six-cylinder powerplant is a dream to drive. With exhaust and minor tuning, making 400- flywheel horsepower […]
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400+ whp Exige S1 with a Supercharged Honda K24/K20
Adhering to the company’s mantra of “Performance Through Light Weight” Lotus developed its S1-series Exige in 2000. Powered by a 177-horsepower Rover K-series engine, the 1,700-pound mid-engine sportscar delivered phenomenal performance. When Chris Wilson came across the opportunity to pick up this 2000 Exige S1 rolling chassis minus the engine […]
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Rebirth of this Iconic S30 Legend
The best for less. This desire to offer the best sportscar performance for less money is what drove Nissan’s engineers in the 1960’s as design concepts came flying off the drafting boards. In 1969, the Nissan S30Z debuted on Japan’s showroom floors, the first with the “Z” designation. The design, […]
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This Aussie RH9 R32 GT-R Does More With Less
In a world separate from the smog-laden, automotive bureaucratic nightmare that is the United States, a far off land called “Australia” is home to more than its fair share of R32 Skyline GT-Rs. Some are driven on Australian streets and thoroughfares simply as exotic sportscars, but others are subject to […]
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612WHP Full-Tilt Wide-Body NSX
In a city that never sleeps, dreams are often realized at the draw of a card or the roll of the dice. In seconds, fortunes can also be lost or dreams broken. It’s been called Sin City for good reason as the “What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas” mantra […]
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RB26-Powered S30 | Sung Kang’s Award Winning Restomod
Spoiler alert! The character Han dies in the Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift. While this is no secret to fans of the F&F franchise, the actor who portrayed Han, Sung Kang, is alive, well and ever the automotive enthusiast. Kang has always had an interest in building a car […]
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A Skyline Inspired by the RH9 R33
You don’t know what you’re missing out on in overseas markets. In the early 1990s, many enthusiasts had never heard of the GT-R, until mainstream and enthusiast publications began featuring it. The fascination with the Nissan Skyline GT-R gained even more momentum once the (now defunct) Motorex Corporation started importing […]
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Show & Go Widebody Toyota Supra
How many times have you been at a car show and spotted an over-the-top outrageous car that really grabbed your attention? So you walk over, snap a couple pics and check out the awesome set of wheels, big brake upgrade, racing seats, etc. then when you go to look under […]
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Endless RH9 R32 GT-R
This story is one of grit, determination and the lost art of old-school tuning, all of which lie at the crux of the JDM tuner ethos. Japan’s Endless Racing built this BNR32 GT-R for a customer more than a decade ago, prefacing many of the post- modern, technological advances in […]
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Top Five Honda S2000 Builds
Our staff has assembled the top five Honda S2000s to grace the pages of DSPORT Magazine. By the way of achievement, technology, innovation and build quality, these Honda S2000 machines represent the epitome of import performance, horsepower output, comprehensive chassis development, track records, one-off fabrication and attention to detail were […]
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