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Honda NSX vs Honda CBR1000RR

Honda

What happens when you pit two of Honda’s fastest machines against each other? A damn good race. The all new NSX boasts a 3.5L twin turbo v6, putting down 581 horsepower with the assistance of [Read More…]

BMW Shatters World’s Longest Drift Record

BMW

The new BMW M5 recently set a Guinness World Record for performing the longest drift in eight hours continuously, covering a distance of 232.5 miles (374.1 km). The record was achieved by BMW Performance Driving [Read More…]

Infiniti QX50 Reveal At Private Jet Hanger

Infiniti

Recently Infiniti brought one of our favorite YouTubers, Krispy Media, out to LA for a few days to witness the release of their all-new QX50. He got to spend a few days out in LA [Read More…]

The Father Of Mazda’s Rotary Engine Dies At 95

Mazda

Legendary mechanical engineer Kenichi Yamamoto died on Dec. 20 near Tokyo at the age of 95. Yamamoto led the engineering team at Mazda that produced a commercially viable rotary engine in the 1960s – the [Read More…]

Irwindale Avoids Shut Down

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Article by: Matt Panure Source: hotrod.com In its last weeks before shutting down, Iriwindale Speedway and Event Center has received new life once again. A new lease was signed Thursday evening giving Irwindale at least two [Read More…]

OBD-II Diagnostic Code Look-Up

A DTC is made up of 5 digits. The figure below demonstrates the composition of a OBD-II Diagnostic Trouble Code. OBD-II Diagnostic Trouble Codes Explained OBD-II codes consist of a number of parts. Below is [Read More…]

Lug Nut Torque Sequence / Specs

Lug studs and nuts as well as lug bolts are designed with a specific grade of hardware with a certain amount of “stretch.” Stretch? You might ask – Yes. Proper torque, which stretches the bolt, [Read More…]

Extreme Turbo Systems Breaks GTR 1/4 Mile Record Twice

The battle for the quickest R35 Nissan GTR continues as companies push limits farther with every pass. Reclaiming the Title, the Extreme Turbo Systems Nissan was pushed to uncharted heights which gave driver Lucas English [Read More…]

Build Spotlight: VQ35 Powered Datsun 240Z

Source: build-threads.com The remnants of a Datsun 240Z, a late-model engine swap, a whole lot of tubing, and a slathering of carbon fiber thrown in for good measure. This is a complete ground-up build if we’ve ever seen one. You [Read More…]

New Ken Block Climbkhana Teaser

Toyo Tires presents Climbkhana: Pikes Peak, a new film series by World RallyX driver, Ken Block, coming September 25, 2017. The next generation of the Gymkhana series, Climbkhana features Block’s 1965 Ford Hoonicorn Mustang with [Read More…]

Honda Now Offers Type-R Crate Engine

At SEMA in Las Vegas, Honda announced that the new K20C1 from the Civic Type-R can be purchased on its own, independent of the rest of the car. The engine is a turbocharged beast, rated [Read More…]

2JZ Taco Hooks Up A Little Too Well

Motorsports

This 2JZ powered Toyota Tacoma is just too cool, this dude ripped the guts out of his Supra and stuffed them into a Tacoma, but for good reasons. With the Supra build getting a little [Read More...]

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