Do It Differently: A Wide & Boosted E46
One day in the not too distant past, a guy by the name of Pat Estudillo was coming home for work in his daily driver. Pulling into his Southern California neighborhood he saw something that made him...
View ArticleDeep Into The 9s: A 1,200hp Monster Cummins
The other day I shared with you guys some of my experiences from a rather unique event: the NHRDA Spring Nationals held last weekend at Famoso Raceway near Bakersfield. That story seemed to garner a...
View ArticleBig Turbo, Mad Style: The Cool Bus
The other day I showed you guys a 9-second Dodge Ram pickup, which was one of the fastest machines from the recent NHRDA Spring Nationals. But for my second Spotlight from the event I’d like to move in...
View ArticleA Flat Nose & Wide Hips
In kicking off a rather big trend in fashion-oriented car tuning with the wide-body conversions that RAUH-Welt Begriff sculpts for his clients, Nakai has certainly done a great job over the years. But...
View ArticleBoosted Bandit: A ’70s Icon Reinvented
When it comes to American cars built in the 1970s, there’s really none more iconic than the Pontiac Trans Am. It had spoilers everywhere and a big scoop sitting in the middle of a hood with a...
View ArticleA ’36 Ford With A Turbo In The Trunk
As I wandered the endless aisles of hot rods at the Lonestar Round Up my eyes began to glaze over and everything blended together. But then I saw an OD green ’36 laying flat on the tarmac and it perked...
View ArticleTwice The Fun In A Turbo ’58 Apache
Earlier this week we showed you an unconventional ’36 Ford from Hale’s Speed Shop that used a turbocharged LSX for power. Well, sitting just a few feet away was an equally-cool 1958 Chevy truck with...
View ArticleForward Control Fandango
That intro might appear somewhat long-winded and irrelevant, but to give it some context, the last time I was sat trackside watching these exhibitions of excess circulating a close section of tarmac...
View ArticleA Soarer Aerocabin Found In LA
It’s one of only 500 built, all made in Japan during the month of April 1989. Each Aerocabin came with the same options: a 3.0L turbo, automatic transmission, white over gold two-tone pearl paint and...
View ArticleBoost Beginnings: The Turbo Jetfire
From its 1961 debut the F-85 was made available in two specification levels, both of which used a small 215ci (3.5L) aluminium V8. In basic form with 8.8:1 compression and a 2-barrel carburettor the...
View ArticleThe Mini Monsta
So when I came across a car dubbed ‘Mini Monsta’ at Malaysia’s recent Art of Speed event, I had to take extra special notice. After a quick chat with the man behind the project, I was shown around what...
View ArticleTurbo Power For Lexus IS. Finally
Available from September, the 200t replaces the lethargic 2.5-litre V6 powered IS 250, using the 2.0-litre four cylinder 8AR-FTS engine – Lexus’s first turbocharged petrol powerplant – borrowed from...
View ArticleMeet The Rotary Maniac
The early to mid-1990s were a great time for Japanese sportscars in the United States. We may not have been blessed with JDM icons like the Evo or GT-R, but we still had a full line-up of turbocharged...
View ArticleInspired By A Japanese Legend
Most car enthusiasts wouldn’t really associate Japan with Porsche tuning. Sure, Nakai-san and his RWB movement has been at the center of countless exposure over the years with how he takes ordinary...
View Article1,000hp Of Datsun Fury
These days, if you are going to build a car from the 1960s or ’70s you’re likely to choose one of three directions for your project. First off there’s the restoration route, where you do your best to...
View ArticlePromodet: The Porsche Meisters
With the popularity Porsches are enjoying right now, it’s understandable that we’re continuously coming across cool and unique builds. In fact, I just flew to Malaysia the other week to follow...
View ArticleThe ’80s Live At Laguna Seca
And while you might imagine guys battling it out in antique pre-war machines or sleek sportscars from the ’50s and ’60s, the more contemporary side of motorsport history is also well represented at...
View ArticleTurbo Spirit: The IMSA GTO Mustang
In the mid 1980s, Ford famously offered a version of the Mustang called the SVO, which featured a turbocharged 2.3-liter motor. Along with a host of other performance upgrades, the Mustang SVO had a...
View ArticleThis Hakosuka Is A Part Of The Family
Although the 2-door coupe variant may hog much of the limelight today, it was actually the sedan that worked to establish Nissan’s legitimacy as a competitive force in sportscar racing during its era....
View ArticleA Drag-Spec RX-7 With Nowhere To Race
I think the key to happiness in life is simple: ensuring that reality exceeds your expectations. The reality of my recent trip to the tropical island state of Okinawa, about a three-hour flight south...
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