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This particular Lancer Evo 9 was born as a Sport Compact Car magazine project car. From those days on, this trusty Mitsubishi saw the skidpad, figure-8, drag strip, road course, autocross, track days, and time attack competition.
October 21st, 2011 | Filed under Our Garage | Read More »
Borg Warner fashions the EFR turbine housing out of cast stainless steel, a material that provides the benefits of low weight, excellent crack resistance, and smooth inner surfaces
June 1st, 2011 | Filed under Featured, Tech | Read More »
As RSR tells it, nano technology is basically a dispersion of certain elements to a nano scale level by lasers and chemical reaction methods.
May 20th, 2011 | Filed under Featured, Parts Reviews | Read More »
When discussing the spool-up and high-end flow characteristics of a given turbocharger, the term “wheel trim” may pop up. If you’re in the market for a turbocharger upgrade, comparing new units, or are planning your own backyard DIY turbo kit, you’re bound to run across wheel trim.
May 10th, 2011 | Filed under Featured, Tech | Read More »
There is a good deal of engineering attention showered on pistons, especially those specifically designed for turbocharged engines. Most turbo pistons provide a lower static compression ratio (about 8.5:1 to 9.0:1) than your OEM piston.
May 5th, 2011 | Filed under Featured, Tech | Read More »
Sandwiched into a busy Tokyo city block is the headquarters of Nissan Motorsports International, known as Nismo. Nismo’s Super GT racing team, Omori Factory customer service center, parts development team, and main office are all housed in this complex.
January 8th, 2011 | Filed under Featured, Tuned Cars | Read More »
By picking the right series and car for your style, you can still have a great deal of fun for your dollar. Greg Neuwirth found a way to do just that with his 1996 Acura Integra.
October 22nd, 2010 | Filed under Featured, Tuned Cars | Read More »
The Mazdatrix crew left the RX-8’s Renesis 13B-MSP internally stock but bolted on the aforementioned ProCharger supercharger kit with a front-mount intercooler and all the requisite plumbing.
October 14th, 2010 | Filed under Featured, Tuned Cars | Read More »
The Wankel is pressurized via a Turbonetics GTK 550 turbo that can support 475 to 625 horsepower. In its current trim, this FC Mazda RX-7 produces 490whp and 339 lb/ft of torque.
October 14th, 2010 | Filed under Featured, Tuned Cars | Read More »
Racecars shine through the night, often with their headlights alone leading the way. Combine that with nighttime photography and fireworks, now you’ve got a race.
October 4th, 2010 | Filed under Tuned Cars | Read More »
As the final stop on the ALMS calender, Petit Le Mans is a 10-hour or 1,000-mile endurance race at Road Atlanta in Braselton, GA. Run as the season ender for the first time since 2003, Petit Le Mans has this year become a significant game changer.
October 4th, 2010 | Filed under Featured, Motorsports | Read More »
Two teams that were sure to get some practice time, regardless of the conditions, were both fielding Porsches. Flying Lizard, in the hunt for the GT championship, put their 911 GT3 RSR out on track with the Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid.
September 30th, 2010 | Filed under Motorsports | Read More »
At 10 hours and 1,000 miles in length, Petit Le Mans is one of the most famous professional endurance road races in the US. Imagine driving a prototype racer full out across a third of the Unites States. That’s endurance racing.
September 30th, 2010 | Filed under Motorsports | Read More »
The top sport model in the new Focus lineup, the 2012 Focus ST is powered by a turbocharged 250hp EcoBoost 2.0-liter engine. Debuted at the 2010 Paris Auto Show, the new Ford Focus production family range featured the new Focus ST.
September 29th, 2010 | Filed under Featured, New Cars | Read More »
In case you aren’t familiar with them, the spotter guides are brilliant pieces of artwork that depict every racecar in the race, along with their numbers, team names, drivers, and drivers’ helmets.
September 28th, 2010 | Filed under Blogs | Read More »
There always seems to be a battle or scandal going on in Formula One, ranging from crashes to Mosley-style Nazi sex. The current F1 battle is over the use of the Lotus name, which has a long history with the sport.
September 27th, 2010 | Filed under Motorsports | Read More »
The news recently surfaced that Lotus was unhappy with its business partnership with Fernandes’ team and had cut him off from all rights to use the names Team Lotus, Lotus Racing, or any other variant containing the name “Lotus”.
September 27th, 2010 | Filed under Motorsports | Read More »
Just four years ago, the 23 year-old Mortara made his way up from karts to single-seater formula racecars. In 2007, he entered the F3 Euro Series, finishing the season in 8th – the highest placing rookie.
September 20th, 2010 | Filed under Motorsports | Read More »
Their latest release is the Lingenfelter LS3 C6 Chevy Corvette Edelbrock E-Force Supercharged Engine Package. The package will run you a slick $13,845 and will give your Vette 670bhp and 565lb/ft of torque.
September 20th, 2010 | Filed under New Parts | Read More »
5Zigen USA, INC. proudly announces the debut of the new exhaust system for sports compact cars. 5ZIGEN Super Lap exhaust system is now available in North American market.
September 20th, 2010 | Filed under New Parts | Read More »