DSPORT Staff Update | What project car would you build with a $10k budget? Disclaimer: The views expressed here are from Issue 133, opinions may have since changed. Richard Z-Speed My choice for a $10k build would start with a 1970 Datsun 240Z. Some functioning examples, in need of a […]
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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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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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For $30k, What New Car Would You Buy? | DSPORT Inbox
New Car Buying Decisions From: John G. To: DSPORT Magazine John asks: I finally saved up enough money to buy my first real car. I’m looking for a daily driver in the under-$30,000 range that I can mildly modify in the future. I’m deciding between a Scion FR-S, Subaru WRX […]
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2016 New York Auto Show Highlights
The New York Auto Show is back again, kicking off the spring season with luxury, style and performance with manufacturers dropping the curtains on all sorts of new creations. Considering its debut in 1900, this is one of the longest running and one of the most popular auto shows in the […]
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Edelbrock’s Supercharger Solution for the BRZ/FR-S
Popular opinion is known to sway with the reveal of new information. This fact holds true for any segment from politics to tuning philosophies. Over the past three years as performance parts manufacturers continue to roll out different forced-induction systems for the Subaru BRZ/Scion FR-S, the general consensus on the […]
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Subaru Global Platform Drives the Company’s Next Generation
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. unveiled the Subaru Global Platform, a work-in-progress that will result in a shared architecture for Subaru vehicles. As part of Subaru’s long-term plan to rebuild its branding, we’ll likely see the debut of this new architecture in the upcoming Impreza later this year. The redesigns of […]
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First Drive | 2016 Subaru WRX
Subaru proves that looks aren’t everything. The fact that most of the best looking cars also happen to be some of the fastest is not a coincidence. Usually, feats in engineering follow the mantra that beauty follows function, where designs that positively influence performance naturally present an attractive appearance. Subaru […]
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L.A Sleeve Releases Big Bore Sleeve Kit For The EJ25
PUNCH OUT THE BOXER AS THE SAYING GOES, THERE IS NO REPLACEMENT FOR DISPLACEMENT AND L.A. Sleeve has made it easier for Subaru owners to up the displacement of their EJ25 engines with its Big Bore Sleeve Kit. L.A. Sleeve’s kit is made from proprietary Moly2000 centrifugally spun cast ductile […]
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1,600 Horsepower BRZ Drag Car Aims for 7’s and the RWD Record
AIMING FOR THE RECORD IN ANYTHING requires a plan of great ambition, extensive research and preparation. Like the world record-setting Red Bull Stratos Project, where Felix Baumgartner skydived to Earth from the stratosphere, a number of aspects needed to be addressed and issues anticipated in order to successfully complete the […]
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Quick Tech: NX Nitrous Plate FR-S/BRZ
ACCORDING TO ONE FRIEND, “SHE’S SMART, SEXY AND LOW-MAINTENANCE.” According to another, “She’s evil. She’ll break your heart and your bank account.” Ask a group of performance enthusiasts about their opinion on nitrous-oxide injection and you’re likely to hear two very different stories. Some opinions can easily be dismissed as […]
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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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Extreme Turbo Systems Introduces An Intake For The 2015 Subaru WRX
REX INTAKE INCREASING POWER STARTS WITH IMPROVING AIRFLOW. EVEN THOUGH THE 2015 Subaru WRX comes equipped with an e fictive intake, Extreme Turbo Systems developed an intake for the FA20DIT engine to improve airflow even more. The ETS 2015 Subaru WRX Air Intake Kit uses a K&N filter to increase surface […]
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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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Street & Strip Subaru STI | 457 WHP 10-Second Daily Driver
For some people, heads-up drag racing is the ultimate proof of automotive prowess. For Ben Hochman, the desire to own a Subaru and the need to drag-race were both satisfied when he purchased an Impreza 2.5RS while still in high school. A few bolt-ons and a few hundred bottles of […]
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