The Proper E85 Fuel System Starts at the Tank

Do you believe in miracles? What about a performance fuel that delivers race gas performance at a price below four-dollars per gallon? If you look at performance shops around the country, you’ll find more and more enthusiasts making the shuffle to E85. E85 is a blend of 85-percent ethanol and […]

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Racepak IQ3s & G2X | Affordable Dash and Data Logging Solution

Steetable convenience and track-worthy performance, most might tell you that you can’t have both. This battle of comfort versus performance frequently leads automotive engineers and enthusiasts to search for a healthy balance between the two. When looking into aftermarket display and data logging solutions, many include options designed strictly for […]

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Six-Speed VQ Trans Swap for KA-powered Nissan S14

Putting together a performance parts combination to produce more power than you ever expected feels like finding a wad of cash in a jacket you haven’t worn in six months. There’s a sense of surprise, happiness and the inevitable daydreaming of how you are going to use this horsepower or […]

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Full-Race’s Answer to the Naturally Aspirated FA20

“Bounce on the devil put the pedal to the floor.” Unfortunately, a bone-stock FR-S/BRZ would most definitely leave Jay-Z with 99 problems, power being each and every of them. Nearly four years after its introduction, an overwhelming majority of enthusiasts continue to agree that the only thing missing from the […]

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Dyno Tech Guide Part One: Choosing the Right Dyno

Nearly 20 years ago, I was fresh out of college and working for Turbo & High-Tech Performance magazine. Back then, so little was known about import performance. There was no information and no resources to turn to as no one had pushed import performance as we would. The racers, enthusiasts […]

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Dyno Tech Guide Part Two: The Test Cars

Project Patience: Supra is Waiting for it’s Time to Shine Waiting for a project to be completed ranks high on the list of enthusiast anxieties. Delays seem almost unavoidable and often add to the frustration and anticipation. For Brent Huckaby, a certified American Petroleum Institute inspector, dealing with these issues […]

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AiM Raises the Bar with its Color Dashlogger

In the modern age of media where CGI and explosions in 3D dominate the silver screen, a younger audience would claw their eyes out during any black- and-white film of the old days. From television, to photography, even to the Nintendo Gameboy, the transition from monochromatic presentations to full color […]

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Fuel Tech 201

Attention to detail is often the difference between winning and losing. Fuel Tech 101 explored the basic components that make up the fuel system: fuel tank, fuel filter(s), fuel lines, fuel rail, fuel pressure regulator and fuel injectors. Fuel Tech 101 also detailed the math behind choosing pumps and injectors […]

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Nitrous 201: Advanced Nitrous Oxide Technologies

A blast of performance from a button. A properly designed nitrous-oxide system can reliably deliver a “shot” of additional performance on demand. A simple system with simple controls is able to deliver simple results. If your goal is simply fun, a properly installed, well-engineered kit will deliver. But, what if […]

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Valvetrain 201: Flow, Seal, Expel and Repeat

Click Here to Read Our 101 Guide to Understanding the Valvetrain Control the flow in, seal the Cylinder during compression and combustion then expel the exhaust and repeat. An engine’s valvetrain is responsible for establishing the exact timing and magnitude of each of the four cycles. The camshaft(s) and the […]

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