WHAT HAPPENS WHEN AMBITIONS SURPASS expectations and completely derail the original plan? That’s what we call overachievement. It’s hard to fault ambition though. Afterall, it’s a driving force, motivating the human spirit to aspire and achieve. However, overshooting an objective can sometime force a change of direction that was not […]
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Toyota S-FR Racing Concept
Toyota S-FR Becomes a Lean, Mean Racing Machine for Tokyo Auto Salon 2016 Text and Photos from Toyota With its sporty yet simple design, the Toyota S-FR turned heads when it made its global premiere at the Tokyo Motor Show in October. Now, Toyota GAZOO Racing plans to reimagine the […]
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1,284 WHP Home Built Blood Boiler Supra
DON’T BE FOOLED BY THE TITLE, THIS ISN’T A CRIME DRAMA starring Burt Reynolds and Rachel Ward. This is a garage project starring a rare 1998 Royal Sapphire Pearl JZA80 Supra Turbo. This pristine example is said to be one of only 31 6-speed models that were sold stateside in […]
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617 WHP 350Z Gets Big-Blocked and Boosted
TRUE NISSAN FANATICS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY revere any platform that wears the “Z” badge. From the first 240Z to hit American shores to the latest 370Z, every successive Zcar combines some elements of its past combined with the latest “next big thing.” This tradition of passing on and adding to the […]
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A Stiffer Chassis? Vehicle Torsional Rigidity Explained
When a new generation of a vehicle is released you will always hear “The new chassis is XX-percent stiffer.” Instead of saying “That’s impressive,” the more common response is to simply think “So what?” While 99-percent of automotive buyers understand the advantage of more power, nearly the same percentage wouldn’t […]
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STI From The Ashes to 559 WHP on The Asphalt
SOMETIMES IT’S HARD TO SAY GOODBYE. When one puts his passion into a build and genuinely loves the platform, parting ways is tough, as nothing else ever seems to measure up. For Michael Stephen, his 2006 Subaru Impreza STI build was a nearly perfect driving machine. It’s not an exotic […]
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Eibach Offers Its Pro-Kit Performance Springs For The 2015 Honda Fit
GET FIT EXCESSIVE BODY ROLL AROUND A CORNER CAN MAKE ANY CAR FEEL LIKE there’s lost potential in its lap times. Lightweight subcompacts especially rely on handling over power to scoot around a race track at a quick pace, making suspension upgrades a popular first step to going faster. Eibach […]
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How LED Technology has Modernized Automotive Lighting | All of the Lights
What do ultra-thin televisions, energy-saving light bulbs and your buddy’s new tactical flashlight have in common? They’re all likely powered by LEDs. LEDs, or light-emitting diodes, have been around for many years now. Originally used in infrared applications and as indicator lights in electronic devices, early LEDs suffered from low […]
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Injector Dynamics Releases The ID1700
GO WITH THE FLOW MORE POWER CALLS FOR MORE AIR AND MORE FUEL. TO HANDLE HIGH fuel demands, Injector Dynamics partnered with Bosch Motorsport to develop the ID1700. Designed for high flow rates and high rail pressures, the ID1700 delivers fuel at 1,725cc/min at 43.5psi, up to 2,640cc/min at 101.5psi. […]
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547 WHP EVO X Resurrected With Less To Deliver More
ANCIENT GREEK MYTHOLOGY OFFERS us the cautionary tale of Icarus, son of Daedalus. Presented with waxen wings that offered him the gift of flight, Icarus ignored the warnings about the capabilities of his new toy and suffered a fatal fall into the ocean because of it. Had he not been […]
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405WHP Blown S2000 Stalks San Diego Streets
THOSE OFTEN-QUOTED WORDS WEIGH HEAVILY ON ANYONE WHO HAS EVER ATTEMPTED to build a project car. We’ve all fallen victim to the impulse purchase that turns your vehicle-building fun into an underfunded, over-budget nightmare that ends up sitting in a garage, collecting dust, dents and death stares from our angry significant […]
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Boost vs. Compression: Benefits of High Boost Levels and High Compression Ratios
One-thousand horsepower, four-cylinder engines are today’s reality in import drag racing. This reality includes the leading-edge forced induction and engine-management technologies that make power production the easy part of building a racecar. Today’s performance engines are running at higher boost pressure levels and higher compression ratios than ever before. Understanding […]
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Dual 240SX’s Rocking RB26DETT Engines
INFORMATION OVERLOAD IS ALL TOO COMMON IN OUR HYPERCONNECTED ONLINE WORLD. Constantly bombarded with data, advertising claims and anecdotes from every angle, it’s difficult to decipher what to believe and what to disregard. This influx of information is especially true in the performance automotive community. You have to be careful […]
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The RAYS Engineering Gram Lights 57Transcend
ON A ROLL WHEN IT COMES TO CARS, GADGETS, APPLIANCES AND NEARLY ANY TECH YOU CAN think of, manufacturers strive for less weight and more strength. The results yield higher speed, better performance and improved durability. The RAYS Engineering Gram Lights 57Transcend design features a one-piece cast construction using RCT […]
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EVO vs GT-R: The 9-second Question
There isn’t a supercar at any price that run the quarter mile in 9.5 seconds. That’s right. If you wanted a turn-key streetcar that could run the quarter-mile in under 10 seconds on radials tires with a fuel you can get at the pump, a million dollars wouldn’t deliver. However, […]
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