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On the floor rests two Realtime Racing Acuras and the Spice-Acura IMSA car. Like seeing an old friend again, we were glued to the Realtime Racing Acura NSX, which we hadn’t seen since...

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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....

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While their tuning power gains may seem small, Spoon parts are notorious for reliability and for proper optimization. You won’t make a zillion horsepower looking through the Spoon catalog but you’ll be able...

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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...

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RM sold five cars in Monterey for more than $2 million each with the top spot 1938 Talbot-Lago T150-C Lago Speciale Teardrop Coupe going for a cool $4.6 million dollars. ...

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With million dollar cars on track and in the concours shows, some going for up to four million dollars in the auctions, enthusiasts show up to Monterey in waves. The cars entered fall...

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