Grassroots Upset At The 2011 RallyCar Sno*Drift Rally

Grassroots Upset At The 2011 RallyCar Sno*Drift Rally »

More than living up to its name, Sno*Drift Rally is the only winter rally on ...
Inside The New 2011 Ford Fiesta RS WRC [Specs]

Inside The New 2011 Ford Fiesta RS WRC [Specs] »

Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team recently debuted the Fiesta RS World Rally Car. The ...
Inside The Mini Countryman WRC [SPECS]

Inside The Mini Countryman WRC [SPECS] »

Based on the production Mini Countryman, the MINI WRC is a 1.6-liter turbocharged, all-wheel drive ...
Inside The Borg Warner EFR Turbocharger

Inside The Borg Warner EFR Turbocharger »

Borg Warner fashions the EFR turbine housing out of cast stainless steel, a material that ...
Dyno Test – 13whp In A Bottle – RSR RAN UP Oil Additive

Dyno Test – 13whp In A Bottle – RSR RAN UP Oil Additive »

As RSR tells it, nano technology is basically a dispersion of certain elements to a ...
Porsche Debuts 563hp 918 RSR Concept

Porsche Debuts 563hp 918 RSR Concept »

Powering the 918 RSR Concept is an “updated” 563hp, 10,300RPM V8 engine, based on the ...
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Mine’s Japan 800hp 2011 Nissan R35 GT-R

Mine’s Japan 800hp 2011 Nissan R35 GT-R

The setup will run you between $30,000-$50,000. Adding on the upgraded turbocharger kit will run you an extra $5,000-$10,000.

January 26th, 2011 | Filed under Tuned Cars | Read More »

Nissan Heaven – Nismo Omori Factory – Part 1

Nissan Heaven – Nismo Omori Factory – Part 1

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 »

330hp Porsche Cayman R Debuts At LA Auto Show

330hp Porsche Cayman R Debuts At LA Auto Show

With a 3.4-liter inline-six engine behind the driver, the Cayman R produces 330hp (10hp more than the Cayman S) and can reportedly do 0-62mph in 5-seconds flat.

November 20th, 2010 | Filed under Auto Shows | Read More »

SEMA Show 2010 Coming Soon

SEMA Show 2010 Coming Soon

The annual SEMA Show is coming soon (as in next Monday) to the Las Vegas Convention Center and OR will be there to bring you live daily updates from the show floor.

October 31st, 2010 | Filed under Featured, Tuned Cars | Read More »

Review – Nismo GT LSD Pro For Nissan 240SX/Silvia

Review – Nismo GT LSD Pro For Nissan 240SX/Silvia

The GT L.S.D. Pro features an externally adjustable initial torque setting. With this capability, the LSD can be set trackside to compensate for power, tires or even the difference between a drift day and a track day.

July 2nd, 2010 | Filed under Featured, Tech | Read More »

Dyno Test Review – SPEC Mini Twin-Disc Clutch Kit

Dyno Test Review – SPEC Mini Twin-Disc Clutch Kit

Like a good set of tires, drivetrain is an often-overlooked area of car tuning. Many obsess over blowers, exhausts and wheels but when it comes time to get that project buttoned up, the cheapest clutch kit is usually shoved in.

June 22nd, 2010 | Filed under Featured, Parts Reviews | Read More »

Released – 5Zigen ProRacer ECON

Released – 5Zigen ProRacer ECON

The ECON is designed to increase torque, improve gas mileage and clean exhaust emissions (less CO and HC) by supplying up to 130% higher voltage (when compared to OEM).

May 15th, 2010 | Filed under New Parts | Read More »

Released – GReddy R35 Nissan GT-R Intercooler

Released – GReddy R35 Nissan GT-R Intercooler

With their own in-house project GT-R pushing more than 720whp, GReddy knows a thing or two about injecting the twin-turbo V6 VR38DETT engine with more speed.

May 13th, 2010 | Filed under New Parts | Read More »

Tested – DEI Reflect-A-Gold Thermal Heat Barrier Tape

Tested – DEI Reflect-A-Gold Thermal Heat Barrier Tape

After waiting for the temperature sensor to normalize back to 83-degrees F, we completed another 20-second burn cycle at the same distance. Our new ending temperature was now 95-degrees F. That’s a 54% reduction in heat.

April 25th, 2010 | Filed under Parts Reviews, Tech | Read More »

Ralliart Partially Closed And Done – No New Parts

Ralliart Partially Closed And Done – No New Parts

Ralliart’s statement is a bit ambiguous about whether Ralliart itself is closing its doors. For certain, they are stopping certain business activities for now and scaling back.

April 1st, 2010 | Filed under Tuned Cars | Read More »

Review – Nitto NT05 Tires

Review – Nitto NT05 Tires

The NT05 is Nitto’s latest maximum performance offering. With a low UTQG rating of 200, it’s matched up against the usual SCCA Street Touring standouts like the Falken RT-615, Yokohama Advan Neova, Toyo R1R, Hankook RS-3 and Dunlop Direzza Sport Z1.

February 12th, 2010 | Filed under Parts Reviews | Read More »

Digital Dash Displays – Top 10 Racing Parts For Your Street Car

Digital Dash Displays – Top 10 Racing Parts For Your Street Car

Digital dash displays are replacement instrument clusters often used in racecars since they can integrate so many information displays into one place, eliminating the need for numerous gauges.

February 10th, 2010 | Filed under New Parts | Read More »

Brembo Endless Monoblock Brakes – Top 10 Racing Parts For Street

Brembo Endless Monoblock Brakes – Top 10 Racing Parts For Street

When you’re intent on building the ultimate street car, you’re going to need the best brakes to haul down 1,500whp. The best off-the-shelf bolt-on big brake kits use what is known as a monoblock caliper.

February 10th, 2010 | Filed under New Parts | Read More »

Quick Steering Column – Top 10 Racing Parts For Street

Quick Steering Column – Top 10 Racing Parts For Street

Faster steering gives a car quicker response and is more in tune with a driver’s reactions behind the wheel. Some cars have aftermarket offerings of new, faster steering gears that replace the guts in the rack but those cars are rare.

February 10th, 2010 | Filed under New Parts | Read More »

Titanium Brake Backing – Top 10 Racing Parts For Street

Titanium Brake Backing – Top 10 Racing Parts For Street

Titanium doesn’t transfer heat as well as steel. Most cars use steel for the brake pad backing plates due to the cheaper nature of steel. By switching to a titanium brake pad backing plate, less heat will be transferred from the rotor and pad to the piston and caliper.

February 10th, 2010 | Filed under New Parts | Read More »

Allen Magnetic Oil Plug – Top 10 Racing Parts For Street

Allen Magnetic Oil Plug – Top 10 Racing Parts For Street

The inner bolt has a magnetic tip to attract metal particles and can be unscrewed from the outer bolt. The outer bolt is spring loaded with a trap, so the inner bolt can be removed and inspected for shavings without dripping a single drop of oil.

February 10th, 2010 | Filed under New Parts | Read More »

Dzus Quick Release – Top 10 Racing Parts For Street

Dzus Quick Release – Top 10 Racing Parts For Street

Dzus fasteners are quick release hardware originally used in airplanes as well as racecars. One of the most popular, Dzus-type fasteners are not the only type of quick release hardware out on the market.

February 10th, 2010 | Filed under New Parts | Read More »

Aerocatch Hood Pins – Top 10 Racing Parts For Street

Aerocatch Hood Pins – Top 10 Racing Parts For Street

When using some lightweight hoods or gutting your factory one for weight, the heavy latch mechanism sometimes just has to go. When this happens, you need hood pins.

February 10th, 2010 | Filed under New Parts | Read More »

Lightweight Racing Battery – Top 10 Racing Parts For Street

Lightweight Racing Battery – Top 10 Racing Parts For Street

One of the easiest ways to drop weight out of your car is to get a lightweight battery. With no noise or ride quality effects, lightweight racing batteries are some of the few racing parts that can be used regularly in street cars.

February 10th, 2010 | Filed under New Parts | Read More »

Wiggins Clamps – Top 10 Racing Parts For Street

Wiggins Clamps – Top 10 Racing Parts For Street

Used in Le Mans prototypes and many other pro racing series, Wiggins connectors are lightweight, can be quickly opened with one hand and will never blowout or burst.

February 10th, 2010 | Filed under New Parts | Read More »