Vehicle performance begins at the core of chassis design, encompassing a variety of elements including frame stiffness, strength and rigidity. Often referred to as the fifth spring, a chassis does flex to some degree, just as the suspension travels up and down at each corner. The stiffer the chassis, the […]
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Tuning the GRB STI for More Power on E85
The very instant you drive a brand-new car off the lot, you have just lost thousands of dollars. The immediate depreciation of value is, hands down, the worst part of buying a new car. According to data collected by Edmunds.com, new cars lose an average of 11-percent of their value […]
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2JZ-Powered Drag SC300 | Running 9s at a Mile High
For those living at or near sea level, it’s much easier to breathe and make horsepower than it would be for someone at a mile above sea level. The thin air and reduced oxygen density really makes it tough, just ask the DSPORT staff who recently returned from the IDRC […]
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9-second EVO VIII runs at 53psi | Turbo Taxi
No, it’s not an actual taxi cab. it isn’t available for rides through Uber® or Lyft®, either. However, you can expect to see this yellow and black-themed, 813-horsepower Mitsubishi EVO VIII making single-digit passes down the quarter mile and representing at local car shows near Cheektowaga, New York. Text and […]
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Full-Race’s Answer to the Naturally Aspirated FA20
“Bounce on the devil put the pedal to the floor.” Unfortunately, a bone-stock FR-S/BRZ would most definitely leave Jay-Z with 99 problems, power being each and every of them. Nearly four years after its introduction, an overwhelming majority of enthusiasts continue to agree that the only thing missing from the […]
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A Skyline Inspired by the RH9 R33
You don’t know what you’re missing out on in overseas markets. In the early 1990s, many enthusiasts had never heard of the GT-R, until mainstream and enthusiast publications began featuring it. The fascination with the Nissan Skyline GT-R gained even more momentum once the (now defunct) Motorex Corporation started importing […]
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588 WHP Eclipse GSX Targets Single-Digit Slips
From bare shell to the baddest 2G Eclipse around in just four days; that was the goal facing Edward Deiure that he had neither planned nor prepared for. However, after having gone through what can only be called a series of unfortunate events, Deiure and his GSX were up for […]
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Red Demon Talon Sets the Drag Strips on Fire with 936 WHP
THE LAUNCH IS WHERE IT ALL BEGINS, AND HOOKING UP makes all the difference regardless of whether it’s a lightto- light skirmish or an attempt to set a record down the 1,320. For Devin Schultz, getting the jump on his AWD friends while driving a FWD proved to be quite […]
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Quick Tech: Staged Filter Tech
EVERY YEAR, WE TAKE OUR 36-FOOT SPORTFISHER named “No Deadlines” to seek out bluefin and yellowfin tuna. Traveling 120 miles south from Huntington Harbour, California, we end up in Mexican waters more than 70 miles away from land. The last thing we want is a problem with the engines. While […]
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Sin City Supra: 800 WHP Stock-Block Sure Bet
LAS VEGAS, LOST WAGES, GLITTER GULCH OR SIN CITY. The entertainment and gambling capital of the world is known by many names and famous for its many unique attractions. From five-star hotels and world-renowned restaurants on the strip to the dollar-deals of downtown, there’s something for everyone in Las Vegas. […]
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MAX OUT: E85 VS C85
SO YOU’VE ALREADY MADE the conversion from pump gas to E85 on your forced induction car and you love it. For less than the price of pump gas, E85 allows you to run race gas levels of boost for maximum performance. On top of that, turbo response and midrange torque […]
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920 WHP EVO VIII Goes From Meltdown to Monster Power
SUFFERING A TOUGH DEFEAT WILL EITHER BREAK A COMPETITOR OR MAKE them come back stronger than ever. For Tristan Smith’s EVO, the defeat came at the Shift S3ctor Airstrip Attack half-mile drag race. In September 2011, Smith purchased a turn-key 700-horsepower EVO VIII streetcar. With “get-me-intotrouble” horsepower available at 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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970 WHP EVO IX Runs 9s, Shows and Shines
Car enthusiasts express their creativity and passion for cars by the way they build their machines. From parts upgrades to aesthetics, the build can be very telling about the person who drives it. It’s obviously subjective, as not everyone will appreciate what another has done. But when the likeminded meet, […]
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585hp WRC-Inspired V-Mount STi
Long before PayPal and Google wallet, or currency at all for that matter, people used to barter goods and services to get what they needed. It wasn’t uncommon to trade animals for labor or textiles for lumber. In today’s economy, however, there are a lot less opportunities to trade commodities […]
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