POWERHOUSE RACING SUPRA JZA80 QUAD PUMP Both the Powerhouse Racing Nissan Top Hat and the 044 Magnum Twin solution for the Supra performed extremely well. We expected the Quad Pump for the Supra to be the overall flow king. In fact, it was and it was not. For boosted-applications up […]
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POWERHOUSE RACING SUPRA JZA80 TWIN 044 MAGNUM For a number of years, the Bosch “044” fuel pump has been a motorsports staple. Unfortunately, the street-performance market hasn’t used these pumps that often as they are traditionally used in an external configuration. Fortunately, Powerhouse Racing has a better idea. By putting […]
Read MorePowerhouse Racing Nissan S14/R33 GT-R Twin Pump Top Hat
POWERHOUSE RACING NISSAN S14/S33 GT-R TWIN PUMP TOP HAT Offered in a kit form, the Powerhouse Racing Nissan S14/R33 GT-R fuel tank hat allows for easy fabrication of a twin-pump solution. The machined aluminum hat fits in the stock tank while providing a -8AN feed and -6AN return. All of […]
Read MoreBuschur Racing WRX/STI Double-Pumper
BUSCHUR RACING WRX/STI DOUBLE-PUMPER Few may remember the short period of time where Buschur Racing was developing hard-core solutions for the Subaru market. Unfortunately much of this development was done at a time when Subie enthusiasts were more interested in the sound from their blow-off valves than real performance. Today, […]
Read MoreBuschur Racing EVO X Double-Pumper
BUSCHUR RACING EVO 10 DOUBLE-PUMPER Featuring the same technologies and solutions as the company’s proven EVO 8/9 “Double Pumper”, the extremely-affordable EVO X “Double-Pumper” solution is also a stellar performer. The pair of modified Walbro GSS340 pumps feed into a Y fitting below the hat. This allows for a single […]
Read MoreBuschur Racing EVO 8/9 Double-Pumper
BUSCHUR RACING EVO 8/9 DOUBLE-PUMPER Buschur Racing has always taken a no-nonsense, no-frills approach to performance. The extremely affordable EVO 8/9 “Double-Pumper” solution is no exception. Combining a pair of modified Walbro GSS340 pumps in a modified stock hanger gets the job done. A modified hat with 3/8-inch barbed fittings […]
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Fuel Pump Showcase: Strength in Numbers
With a turn of the key, your ears, skin and teeth are overwhelmed by an external fuel pump vibrating at the same frequency as an ultrasonic electric toothbrush. Instead of vibrating soft bristles against your tooth’s enamel to remove plaque, the continuous, unrelenting buzz from the mega-flow pump acts like […]
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Trinity Dang
A Nerf foam dart attack, a Silly String ambush and a hula-hoop challenge were no match for this month’s cover model, Trinity Dang. Trinity braved the 50-degree weather in her swimsuit to allow us to test some of the slow-motion capabilities of one of our new video cameras. A model […]
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Getting Tanked: The E85 Files Part 1
Do you believe in miracles? What about a performance fuel that delivers race gas performance at a price below four-dollars per gallon? If you look at performance shops around the country, you’ll find more and more enthusiasts making the shuffle to E85. E85 is a blend of 85-percent ethanol and […]
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2011 Subaru Impreza STI GVB Part 3
In our last STI GVB Test & Tune, we increased the EJ257’s operating efficiency with a bolt-on intake system, a high-flow downpipe, and an exhaust system. These bolt-ons netted a peak horsepower gain of just over 31 horsepower but revealed the limitations of the factory intercooler system as the power […]
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Hondata Traction Control
A split second can make the difference between winning and losing a race. A loss of traction is often the cause of those split second differences in performance. Hondata Inc. has studied traction issues experienced by drag racers, road racers, land speed racers and even the daily driver in their […]
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Claudia Alan
The rotisserie, the strut, the hair fling, the sticker toss and even some good old-fashioned jumping jacks were no match for this month’s cover model Claudia Alan. During our First Date video and photo shoot, Claudia tackled all these challenges and more as part of a slow-motion video test for […]
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Evasive Maneuvers: Evasive Motorsports FR-S
No guard rails, no run offs, rock walls and 1,000-foot drop offs. These factors make the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb a global draw. With their sights set on the 2013 “Race to the Clouds” Pikes Peak event, the road-racing specialists at Evasive Motorsports put together a proposal to Scion Racing. According to […]
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2011 Subaru Impreza STI GVB Part 2
The last time we checked in on our Subaru STI sedan Test & Tune project, we extracted an additional 34.5 WHP by simply changing engine oil, installing new spark plugs, fine-tuning the engine calibration and increasing peak boost pressure by only 1.5psi. This time around, we enlisted the services of […]
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Harmony Vu
Some say youth is wasted on the young. Or it might’ve been a Swedish rock band. Either way, Harmony Vu proves the saying wrong. Still a teenager from California’s dubiously famous Orange County, Harmony is fit, a bit shy, extremely sexy and ready to take that next step in her […]
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