IT’S ALL IN THE DETAILS. TO VETERAN PROJECT CAR BUILDER and Meguiar’s Inc.’s Associate Director, RJ de Vera, having it done his way has always been the case. Having participated in a number of projects during his career, his meticulous attention to detail has always set his builds apart from […]
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400 WHP Supercharged S2000 Built Right
C.O.P. NOT THE POLICE, BUT AN ACRONYM FOR clueless, overbuilt, pointless. These descriptors, respectively, identify certain vehicle owners, their cars and the modifications that they’ve performed. Some buy parts based on recommendations, others based on what they’ve read. Still, others make modifications that simply don’t make sense. For Tom Tang, […]
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Twincharged Power on a Carbon-fiber Widebody Exige
“Superchargers are parasites.” “Turbochargers are lags.” The forced-induction community has debated the methods of power adding with a clear divide. Turbocharging enthusiasts point out that positive-displacement superchargers use less-efficient compressors that steal horsepower from the crankshaft like a parasite. On the flipside, supercharging enthusiasts complain that any turbocharger large enough […]
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Supercharging Takes BMW M3 Power To The Next Level
Inspiration and aspiration can be drawn from a variety of sources. How many would cite Jeremy Clarkson, Jason Dawe, Richard Hammond, James May and “The Stig” are an entirely different situation. For Ricky Kwan, these entertaining and talented drivers who star in the popular television program Top Gear UK made […]
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Revyou Supercharged Nissan 370Z
Where one is good, wouldn’t two be better? This is sometimes true, and for Takayuki Maezuka, operator of a tuning shop in Chiba, Japan, called Car Making Revyou, it was an option to explore. Maezuka got his start in the industry, working at JUN AUTO for two years and at […]
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Boost Test: Innovate BRZ/FR-S Twin-Screw Supercharger
The Scion FR-S and Subaru BRZ represent the best entry-level, rear-wheel-drive sport compacts on the market. While capable of turning on a dime, most enthusiasts agree the FR-S needs more power. CARB-legal intake and exhaust upgrades can add up to 15 more wheel horsepower, raising the FA20’s output to 180- […]
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Supercharged Nissan 370Z Amuse
Pony cars have been the benchmark to beat since the birth of the import performance industry nearly 30 years ago, and the Mustang continues to be a solid contender for domestic-car fans and a favrotire to side with whenever the domestic-versus-import argument arises. This battle between imports and domestics still […]
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Rough Style Liberty Walk BMW M3s
Boob jobs, butt lifts, and botox. Plastic surgery is a thirteen-billion-dollar-industry in America that continues to gain popularity. Body tuning, the automotive equivalent to plastic surgery, is also gaining interest in the import performance community. From mild lip kits to wild widebodies, body tuning changes the entire look of a […]
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BOOST TEST: Stillen 370Z Supercharger System
As the import performance tuning world continues to set performance records that seemingly defy physics with built versions of the Nissan R35 GT-R, the capabilities of the Nissan 370Z are sometimes forgotten. The 370Z, brother to the only currently produced Japanese supercar, continues to deliver one of the best bang-for-the-buck […]
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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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Supercharged Turbocharged Subaru WRX STi
While the ignorant V8 “Mountain-Motor” camp still spouts the “There’s no replacement for displacement” mantra, various methods of forced-induction have proven to be the perfect substitutes for cubic inches. Turbochargers, along with positive displacement and centrifugal superchargers, have allowed small-displacement engines to multiply their naturally-aspirated output. When the desired power […]
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