Toyota 4Runner Review – to Hybrid or not to Hybrid

You remember when you were a little kid & your mom/dad said you couldn’t leave the dinner table until you ate your broccoli? So you schemed to eat the smallest amount possible to satisfy their demands? Well - that’s basically what’s going on here. Kind of. See,...

Keep Things Moving: Smarter Ways to Control Equipment Costs

A warehouse rarely slows down because of one dramatic failure. More often, small equipment problems accumulate until a forklift is unavailable when the team needs it most. Worn brakes, leaking hoses, and neglected filters can interrupt loading schedules and create...

Datsun 280Z – Calling All Gen-Z-ers

Richy Contreras was born in the early ‘90s. It was a time when MTV ruled pop-culture, teens couldn't wait to get their license, and the future was a comical dystopia of Taco Bell restaurants, 3 seashells, & 1-credit fines for breaking the verbal morality statute...

Some Cars Have Souls – Others Have Payment Plans

You can't measure it on a dyno, find it on a window sticker, or order it as an optional package. But some vehicles have something that makes you feel alive - the moment you grab the steering wheel. What is it about certain automobiles that makes them so much more than...

Disabling Active Fuel Management: Unlock Raw V8 Power and Exhaust Tone

GM developed Active Fuel Management (AFM) for a simple reason: a V8 doesn't need all eight cylinders running all the time. During steady cruising and other light-load conditions, AFM can deactivate four cylinders, letting the engine temporarily operate on 4 cylinders....

How to Build a Better-Performing and More Reliable Diesel Truck

A diesel truck can make impressive torque straight from the factory, but horsepower & torque figures tell only part of the story. A truck that pulls hard for a few seconds is one thing. A truck that can tow a heavy trailer through summer heat, climb long grades...

Lightning in a Bottle – 3 Generations of Mugen CRX

What you’re looking at - is all 3 generations of the Honda CRX photographed together. And more significantly - each CRX pictured here, is equipped with its respective Mugen body kit.  When the Honda CRX debuted, Mugen released a kit for the car called the CRX PRO....

Is Shipping a Show Car to Mexico Smarter by Truck or by Sea Freight?

Nobody spends six figures restoring a car, just to watch it sit in a port parking lot for two weeks. That's the reality of sea freight though. The car goes into a container, the container goes to a port... then it waits. And waits. Meanwhile, the owner is checking...

What to Know Before Your First Track Day: A Beginner Guide

What to Know Before Your First Track Day: The registration confirmation lands in your inbox, and suddenly, the car you drive to work everyday is headed for a real racetrack. First-timers usually worry about being too slow. The more useful worry is whether the brakes,...

Sharing the Road with 80,000 Pounds: What Drivers Get Wrong About Trucks

Spend enough time behind the wheel of something you actually enjoy driving, and you develop a set of instincts about the cars around you. You know roughly how long the SUV ahead needs to stop, how much room the hatchback in the next lane needs to change lanes, what a...
Project Mu Japanese big brake kit
sema 2013 recap

sema 2013 recap

SEMA was unbelievable again this year, just as it always is. The show is so overwhelming and awesome… that you ...
SEMA 2013

SEMA 2013

We're at the 2013 SEMA Show in Las Vegas this week. Holler at us if you see us walking around and keep an eye on ...
Swap, Drop, & Roll

Swap, Drop, & Roll

While most of the population drive around like a bunch of automatons, not being able to identify the make of a car ...
No Diving

No Diving

Here's what we need to realize & remember as we work on our own stories/car/projects/journeys in life. So many ...
2 Degrees of Separation

2 Degrees of Separation

College universities have a way of motivating the masses of students through somewhat negative tactics - like ...
Race For Keeps

Race For Keeps

'Obsession' is usually a negative word. It conjures up images of preoccupation, restlessness, abandoned ...
Brand Skankin’ New

Brand Skankin’ New

You gotta give it to Volkwagen enthusiasts.  They will take a brand new car and cut into it like it was a can of ...
Function is the Fashion

Function is the Fashion

Now this is a story all about how, you like to read features just like the Fresh Prince.  Gotcha. This is a story ...
AllerG’s

AllerG’s

There are two factors in life that when not in equilibrium can squash our dreams and aspirations.  The classic ...
…love Fall

…love Fall

LOVE this capture by Quan Duong aka @evokedekove. I'm not normally a fan of Fall. Shorter days, colder nights, ...
Moose

Moose

As import enthusiasts, there’s a common tendency to complain about the lack of new prospect-cars on the market ...

Issue 27

Issue 27 is out. Please subscribe - $15 gets it to you for the rest of your life - no joke. This deal ends forever ...

Issue 26 is here!

Issue 26 is done printing and should be shipping to subscribers over the next week or so. If you aren’t a ...

Ad of the Month: Issue 25

Best Ad Award for Issue 25 has got to go to Frank @ Downstar Inc. This ad is the truth!! lol. So glad he chose ...

Issue 25

Issue 25 is done printing and should be shipping to subscribers over the next week or so. If you aren’t a ...

Ad of the Month: Issue 24

Starting with our latest issue (Issue 24), we have decided to hold a little informal contest that is open to ...
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