It’s official. We think we accidentally built the most-powerful GT-R in the U.S. At least, it’s the most powerful one that we know about. The previous record holder was the nitrous-fed “Big Bird” from Motorex. Big Bird generated 654 horsepower at the rear wheels. Text & Photos By Michael Ferrara […]
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Part 1: Project GT-R | Building the First RH9 Skyline in the U.S.
Meet our DRAG Sport Project GT-R. This is a 1996 Nissan Skyline GT-R V- spec. Before the turbocharger upgrade that you are about to see, the car generated almost 380 horsepower at the wheels. That’s enough to run in the 112-116mph range in the quarter mile, with low 12-second elapsed […]
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One Bad ‘Bish | 712whp Demo Car Exemplifies Buschur Racing Philosophy While Chasing the 8s
“No bull” has been the tuning the development philosophy behind Buschur Racing since the beginning. Always a skeptic, David Buschur would test each and every component on the track before recommending it to others. If a part didn’t make the car run quicker, it simply wouldn’t be sold. Today, that […]
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AEM Drag Civic | The 7s, When, Where and How
“A front-wheel drive running 12s in the quarter mile…that’s impossible.” That was the mentality of the drag racing community when Hondas would frequent the drag strips on weekends and at early Battle of the Imports events back in 1994. Not long after the “impossible” proved to be just a matter […]
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World’s Most Powerful 6-Speed Supra Rules the Streets
Too much power? Say it ain’t so. Saad Saad’s 1994 Toyota Supra turbo held the world-record for the most-powerful, 6-speed Supra in 2004. While this vehicle was able to lay down 9.80s at 150mph with 950 horsepower at the wheels and no nitrous-oxide assistance, getting its new-found 1230 wheel horsepower to […]
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Santo’s Turbo Corolla Rakes in Eights
Japanese classic cars have gained momentum and garnered momentum and garnered appropriate attention from enthusiasts throughout the world. It’s eye opening to see classics restored to a level worthy of show and race. Santos Renovales Sr. and his son Santos Jr. have been long-time fanatics of older Toyotas including the […]
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8-sec GT-R smashes into a flock of seagulls at 160mph
During the qualifying round of the 2014 Buschur Shootout an 8 second GT-R made contact with birds standing on the track. We never received word if there were any survivors or damage to the GT-R.
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STM’s 864 WHP EVO RS Takes the 8-second crown
It’s been said that records are made to be broken. After setting the quickest elapsed time record for a 2.0-liter 4G63 EVO, Emery Kapral and STM’s “Ricer” (an 8-second EVO VIII featured in Issue #97 of DSPORT) arrived at a crossroads. “We had to make a tough decision. Since Ricer […]
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BorgWarner IDRC West Coast Nationals 2015 presented by AEM Induction Systems
Picture a warm, spring Sunday and fill it with racing, a car show, vendors, a swap meet and food trucks. Add to this mix a group of gorgeous models and over 2,500 spectators and you’ve just imagined the spectacle that was the 2015 BorgWarner/IDRC West Coast Nationals presented by AEM […]
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RH8 D’Garage R33 Skyline makes it’s first 8 second pass
Our RH8 R33 Skyline takes it’s first trip into the 8’s with this 8.93 @ 161mph pass at IFO Las Vegas. Stay tuned for the full road to the 8’s video recap. Subscribe to our YouTube channel for the latest DSPORT content.
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D’Garage R33 Skyline Shakedown at Irwindale Drag Strip
Making the power to run an 8-second pass is proving to be a lot easier than getting the car to deliver it to the ground. We took the D’Garage R33 Skyline out to Irwindale in attempt to lay all this power down for our quickest pass yet. Improper clutch adjustments […]
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DSPORT Classic: 1999 Battle of the Imports
For this DSPORT classic we revisit the 1999 Battle of the Imports race in Palmdale, CA. Hosted by the founder of Turbo Magazine Kipp Kington and DSPORT’s publisher Michael Ferrara. This race feature many of the popular cars & stars from the late 90s drag racing scene.
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AEM Infinity E85 Tune on the DSPORT KA Powered Nissan S14
After making the necessary upgrades to the turbo system, electronics and fuel delivery, our good friend Beau Brown from AEM Electronics came down to help us get the car fired up. In just a half hour, he set up the AEM Infinity and the KA24 rumbled back to life. Once […]
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DSPORT Classic: 2002 IDRC Rocky Mt. Nationals
We went deep into the IDRC vault and uncovered this classic event from 2002. Watch drag racing stars Ari Yallon, David Buschur, John Shepard, Carlos Montano, Ron Lummus, Sav Leone, Erick Aguilar, and Shawn Geers battle it out in the high altitude of Bandimere Speedway.
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1,000+ Horsepower B-Series on the Dyno
They said it couldn’t be done, so we did it. We built a 1,000+ horsepower B-Series engine. Had we been among the flock of misguided sheep looking to forums religiously, chances are that our engine combination would be very different. Following BAD forum advice would have likely resulted in missing […]
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