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Project WRX: Part III
Countless trips to Northern California, too many trips across the open desert to count, many, many rallycrosses and one 3,000-mile trek... more |
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Subaru Impreza 2.5RS
Just in case it wasn't clear in the SCC Rallycross Smackdown last month, SCC's Project Impreza road car kicked some serious tail at the CRS... more |
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Project Mazda 323 GTX: Part 3
The resurrection of our Mazda 323 GTX project car is still in its infancy as we continue with the essential repairs we began in the first... more |
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Project Mazda 323 GTX: Part 4
Project 323 GTX lives on as one of the most enjoyable heaps any of us have ever driven. In fact, after this month's round of upgrades, it's... more |
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Subaru Impreza 2.5RS Part XI
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Subaru Impreza 2.5RS Part XII
"Tuning" is a term used freely in the automotive aftermarket. Perhaps a bit too freely. Put plainly, all of the tuning we're discussed in... more |
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Project Rally Beater
Kampala, Kenya, 1970, Edgar Hermann and Hans Schuller started the East African Safari rally with all of Japan watching. One year earlier,... more |
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Project Honda CRX: Part III
Project CRX has been in hibernation. Originally we planned to build it into an all-purpose streetcar that could tear up a mountain road,... more |
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Project Toyota Matrix: Part III
In our last installment, we did the unlikely. We turbocharged the 11.5:1 2ZZ-GE engine in our Toyota Matrix. more |
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Mazda RX-7: Part 10
Nearly two years ago, when we first began our RX-7 series, we set forth an upgrade guideline that we have strictly adhered to ever since.... more |
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Mazda RX-7: Part 2
In the first installment of our Project RX-7 series, we covered the performance-related strengths and weaknesses of a bone stock RX-7. In... more |
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Mazda RX-7: Part 3
In the last installment of Project RX-7 (SCC, Jan. '99) we focused on vital maintenance issues as well as several important... more |
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Mazda RX-7: Part 4
Whoever coined the phrase "power corrupts" must have been driving an RX-7 twin-turbo. Months ago, we were praising this high-revving,... more |
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Mazda RX-7: Part 5
Now that we are deep into Project RX-7, it's only fair to offer a brief summary of what we have done so far. The first installment of our... more |
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Mazda RX-7: Part 6
Project RX-7 has finally returned to the land of the living--and it's back with a vengeance. Despite its share of misfortune, there is no... more |
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Mazda RX-7: Part 7
Part VII already? That's right. Nearly one year has passed since we first got our hands dirty with Mazda's extraordinary third-generation... more |
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Mazda RX-7: Part 8
Like most athletes, race cars must also be capable of performing at peak form in a number of different environments and conditions. And... more |
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Mazda RX-7: Part 9
It's been nearly two years and over 35,000 redline-charging miles since we acquired our 1993 RX-7 Touring Package. Other than a few minor... more |
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Project Nissan Silvia
Project Silvia is flat black. Deal with it. Learn to appreciate it. Flat black says serious. It says Mad Max. It says "you can take your... more |
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Project Nissan 300ZX: Part 3
Because our original plans for a super-exotic brake system were thwarted due to production delays, we did a nice, but slightly less trick... more |
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Project Nissan 300ZX: Part 4
In our last foray in the adventure of building the poor man's exotic killer, we did some extensive suspension and brake work to prepare the... more |
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Project Nissan 300ZX: Part VII
When we last left off, we were busy upgrading the suspension and safety equipment of Project Z in anticipation of big power gains. Work is... more |
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Project Nissan 300ZX: Part 5
In our last installment of Project 300ZX Twin Turbo (September '99), we began detailing our plans for a new engine built to handle 600 to... more |
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Project Nissan 300ZX: Part 6
You know how project cars can be, especially ones with goals that are as ambitious as the results we desire from Project 300ZX; stuff has... more |
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Project Honda Civic Si: Part 1
Our Project Honda Civic Si began life back in 1999 when I worked for Popular Mechanics magazine. I was given the assignment of modifying... more |
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