FRESH SCENT OLDER CARS OFTEN DEVELOP AN ODOR THAT LINGERS, EVEN AFTER THE scent of an ordinary air freshener fades away. Designed to cure the smelliest of interiors, Meguiar’s Air Re-Fresher is unlike other conventional air freshener products that temporarily mask smells. Instead, this revolutionary odor eliminating product works at […]
Read MoreAeromotive Engineered a Billet Fuel Rail Solution for the Volkswagen 1.8-Liter Turbo Engine
FEED THE THIRST ALTHOUGH PUMPS AND INJECTORS COME TO MIND WHEN UPGRADING a fuel system, the factory fuel rail can keep all of that extra fuel from reaching the cylinders. To remove this bottleneck, Aeromotive engineered a billet fuel rail solution for the Volkswagen 1.8-liter turbo engine. This rail features […]
Read MoreDefi Developed a 45 PSI Version of its 52mm Racer Series Boost Gauge
SERIOUS BOOST PUT SIMPLY, THERE AREN’T MANY BOOST GAUGES ON THE MARKET THAT read past 30 PSI. If you’re serious about turbocharged performance, then you’ll likely be boosting well above that figure. For anyone who lives above 30 PSI, Defi developed a 45 PSI version of its popular 52mm Racer […]
Read MoreSPC Performance Now Offers its Adjustable Front Control Arms
STRAIGHT AND IN LINE WHETHER ITS WHEEL FITMENT, TRACK TIME OR TREAD LIFE THAT YOU”RE chasing, dialing-in the proper alignment settings is a simple necessity. For the popular 350Z/G35, SPC Performance now offers its adjustable front control arms (p/n 73000) to replace the non-adjustable OE units. SPC manufactures these arms […]
Read MoreCanton Racing Products Accusump Oil Accumulator System
DON’T STARVE WHEN CORNERING AT HIGH SPEEDS AND ELEVATED G-FORCE LOADS, OIL HAS A tendency to collect to one side of the pan. This can result in low oil pressure, inadequate oil lubrication and subsequently spun bearings or total engine failure. To prevent this from happening, Canton Racing Products developed its original […]
Read MorePart 15 PROJECT RH9 GT-R | 834 WHP at 35 PSI of Boost Pressure
As we close out this November issue, we look ahead to the next opportunity to bring our GT-R to the dragstrip. If you remember from last issue, our GT-R managed a 10.34- second elapsed time. While this accomplishment is extraordinary on many levels, we have still not reached our primary […]
Read MoreInfiniti Now Offers its Sport Muffler Kit
VQ GROWL UNLIKE MANY OF THE EARLY G’S AND Z’S, INFINITI’S Q50 SPORTS SEDAN HARDLY makes a noise when accelerating. For those of us who enjoy the aural notes of a sports sedan, Infiniti now offers its Sport Muffler Kit, applicable to all versions of Q50 3.7 and Hybrid models. This axle-back […]
Read MorePart 14 PROJECT RH9 GT-R | Into the 10’s with 9’s Not Far Away
Photos by Sami Sharaf // Text by Michael Ferrara Wednesday, July 20th, 2005 During the weekly DSport magazine meeting, it is decided that we will try to get as many vehicles race-ready for an upcoming import drag racing event at California Speedway in Fontana, California. Our plan is to have […]
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Read MorePart 13: PROJECT RH9 GT-R | 10-Second Power, 11-Second Timeslips 11.25@ 133.7mph
“Should have…could have…would have…” Our most recent trip to the strip with our Project GT-R proved to be full of both trials and tribulations. While many questions were answered, a number of new questions and concerns surfaced. Text & Photos by Michael Ferrara Persistence Pays The original plan was to […]
Read More1014 Horsepower, 9-sec EVO VIII
Imagine a world without boost. High-performance street engines would make around 100 horsepower per liter. Racing engines would only be able to squeeze out 130 horsepower per liter. In this boost-free world, a five- hundred horsepower streetcar would need an engine that is over five liters in displacement. Heavy, large- […]
Read MorePart 12: Ported & Flowed: Part 3 | Computer Models Versus the Dyno on our RB26 GT-R
In our last installment of Ported & Flowed (October 2004), we mentioned that our next step would be to put the computer model to the test. This test would occur when we installed the ported cylinder head along with the camshafts on our GT-R. Then we would optimize the fuel […]
Read MoreClutch 101: Getting a Grip on Performance Clutches
The clutch is arguably one of the most important components to any manual transmission vehicle. It modulates the energy at the spinning flywheel and transfers it through the driveline to propel your car forward. For most vehicles, there are many clutch system upgrades. To select the most ideal clutch for […]
Read MorePart 11: Ported & Flowed: Part 2 | Flow Numbers, Flow Velocity and Horsepower with our GT-R
You’ve probably been told or heard from someone that “an internal combustion automotive engine is just a sophisticated air pump.” Here’s the truth. What you have been told isn’t entirely accurate. First, a pump is a device used to move fluids and it operates at relatively low pressures. Air is […]
Read MoreCP-Carrillo now offers its new HD series of Forged Pistons
Bulletproof Slugs While the R35 GT-R is known for producing power in excess of 2,000 WHP, the factory engine internals simply aren’t made to handle significant increases in cylinder pressure. For tuners looking to extract the most power from the VR38 engine, CP-Carrillo now offers its new HD series of […]
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