LOSING POUNDS LESS WEIGHT ON A VEHICLE MEANS LESS RESISTANCE TO CHANGING DIRECTION, but there’s more to it than the final number that shows up on the scale. When jumping on the brake pedal, not only are the brakes trying to stop a couple thousand pounds from rolling, they are also […]
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Rotating Assembly 101: Rods, Pistons, and Crank
Imagine accelerating from a dead stop up to a average velocity approaching 5,000 feet-per- minute and back down to a dead stop 125 times every second. Now, imagine doing this in an environment seeing combustion gasses in excess of 1,400 degrees Fahrenheit. Sounds like Hell and that’s exactly what each […]
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550-Horsepower Wide-Body Mazda RX-7 Set To Show And Go
From mild to wild is an expression that’s often used to describe a full range of performance upgrades. In show-car circuits, “mild” classes impose restrictions to certain modifications where “wild” classes provide an anything-goes format. Robert Mealey of Champions Motorsports, began entering his 1994 Mazda RX-7 in the “mild” class […]
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1,307 WHP Street Toyota Supra, Refined | Distilled to Drag
Like a fine spirit, refining your ride sometimes requires progressive improvement over time. This distillation process often results in parts upgrades and retuning as limitations are discovered and more horsepower is desired. Finding the performance limitations of engine and power adding components is a part of this process, and Michael […]
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Nismo GT40-R32 | 533 Horsepower, 91-octane Track Terror
It’s a dream that few will realize, but nearly every import-performance enthusiast seems to have. Of course, we are talking about owning your own GT-R. Whether you know about the GT- R from the internet and your favorite magazines or it is just your car of choice on video games, […]
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Acura NSX Features and Options on Display at The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering
RETURN OF THE NSX Aug 14, 2015 – CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA, Calif. On display at The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering was a trio of all-new Acura NSX models, two of which were shown for the first time. As the first build-to-order vehicle for Acura, the all-new NSX will feature an extensive array […]
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711 WHP K24-Powered Turbo Honda Civic CX
Years of experience will often compensate for a lack of resources when someone is a die-hard enthusiast. History has shown that a few dedicated and experienced racers can hit the track with a grassroots operation and still set records or take home an event win. Knowledge and expertise is something […]
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$53K Racecar That Can Make You $200K
Mazda Announces Global MX-5 Cup Race Car Pricing – Initial Orders Being Accepted for the $53,000 Ready-to-Race 2016 MX-5 Miata – SOURCE Mazda North American Operations IRVINE, Calif. (October 1, 2015) – The Mazda MX-5 Miata is the most road-raced production car in the world. The reason is simple – […]
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OEM Audio Plus 2015 WRX/STI Tweeter and Carbon Fiber Subwoofer System
TURN IT UP WHEN IT COMES TO IN-CAR AUDIO, THERE AREN’T MANY OPTIONS THAT EXCEL IN quality while remaining aesthetically subtle. OEM Audio Plus specializes in providing both: an optimized listening experience from hardware that looks like it came factory equipped with the vehicle. The company’s latest installment is designed, engineered and […]
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Engine Block Tech 101: Go Bigger or Go Stronger the Right Way
Bigger, stronger, or both bigger and stronger? When performance goals require increased engine displacement or projected cylinder pressures and power levels exceed factory block capabilities, the engine block will need to be addressed. The engine block serves as the foundation for the entire engine. Its primary purpose is to establish […]
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