Rennbay big brake kit for the Porsche 944

The brakes were totally shot on this Porsche 944, imagine that…  My buddy Elliott Grafton from 944 Barn put me on to a guy name Travis O’Steen who owns a company called Rennbay out of Florida. Rennbay makes a big brake kit for the front of the 944 utilizing...
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Storming Through the Party Like My Name was El Niño // Matt Gambill’s Fiesta ST

Matt’s smarter than me. Right from the start let’s get that straight... For the last several years I have gone on & on about the Ford Fiesta ST being the best, most fun car… even for double it’s sticker price. Yet I don’t own one. Matt does and it’s one of the...
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Is this love that I’m Feeling: Matt Crumpton’s Acura Integra GSR

This must be Love...  Whether or not it's an Acura Integra GSR, we all have that certain/specific car that resonates with us. Maybe it was your childhood dream car... and you’ve never been able to get it out of your head. Heck, maybe it was the hero car from your...
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KW V3 COILOVERS FOR THE PORSCHE 944 – (PART 2 // REAR)

4-bolts is what it "should’ve taken" to get the rear KW coilovers on my Porsche 944...  That is - if it were any car other than a Porsche 944 lol. And as mentioned in the previous post on the front coilovers (Link to the KW coilover install on the FRONT of this 944),...
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Darth Vaded: Josh Freeman’s Subaru STi

We’re all working on ourselves as we journey through life. If we’re honest, we know what kind of person we’d like to be at our core... We know who the best version of ourselves is? The guy who has it all together, the guy who triumphs over adversity, the guy who sees...
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Riverside 6 pre-meet

Some photos of a Riverside 6 pre-meet get-together. Shot by Ben Battles. ...
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“Over My Dead Body” // RB25DET-swapped Datsun 280z

Be warned: This is some 'Talladega Nights' sh*t right here. And I mean that in the best worst way.  Let me try & set the stage:  It was a late summer afternoon in 1975 when young Jeff Ross brought home his new Datsun 280z. It was the first new car he ever...
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Race Red Ford Ranger FX4 Review

With the Ranger, I think Ford has more leash to experiment with design & concepts, compared to the   F150... Ford can't experiment with the F150 tooooo much, since it's the bread & butter seller in America. Americans like their trucks a certain way... big,...
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Highway to Hellcat: Rubitrux Hellcat-Swapped Jeep Wrangler

Hey Sports car enthusiasts, let’s be real. Most of the new sport cars & hot-hatches coming out are missing the mark big time. You may disagree… but look around at what you see on the road broad scope. Are you seeing hot new sports cars at every redlight? Me...
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Drive & Shoot – John’s bagged Mustang

Check out this killer short video Liam Eyles (LEP Automotive) put together on John's Mustang. https://youtu.be/zQIWy1IqPk4 It's good to see Liam Eyles back at video production! Give him a 'like & subscribe' on his channel.
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2017 Toyota Tundra Review

2017 Toyota Tundra Review

By Wooley | December 22, 2016
Simplicity in it’s rawest form.  That’s what the 2017 Toyota Tundra is all about.  It’s the ultimate Throwback ...
Enkei TSP-5 Tuning Wheels

Enkei TSP-5 Tuning Wheels

By s3mag | December 15, 2016
This is the Enkei TSP-5. It’s a fork off the RPF1, with the same successful design elements centered around ...
2017 Volvo XC60 Review

2017 Volvo XC60 Review

By Wooley | November 22, 2016
Car makers are now tasked to desperately find fuel efficiency whenever and however they can.  The easiest way to ...
2017 Ford Escape Review

2017 Ford Escape Review

By Wooley | October 31, 2016
Quick spin in the 2017 Ford Escape What’s new for 2017?  Revised front and rear facias, upgraded interior, SYNC3
Honda Ridgeline Review

Honda Ridgeline Review

By Wooley | October 25, 2016
The 2017 Honda Ridgeline. I wanted to hate it, but then I drove it… and now I just want it. I hear people say ...
2016 Lexus GS-F Review

2016 Lexus GS-F Review

By Wooley | September 22, 2016
The GSF is interesting, because it’s radical. But it’s also executive & gentlemanly. A wolf in sheep’s ...
2016 Infiniti QX60 Review

2016 Infiniti QX60 Review

By Wooley | September 9, 2016
A three row crossover is a poorly designed minivan.  Yeah you heard me!  Hear me out.  A crossover is a SUV based ...

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by | Sep 14, 2015 | , ,

Text by  Yousef Alvi What are compliance cars? Well - back in 2012, the infamous CARB regulators in California decided that the 6 most popular manufacturers in the state must produce a Zero Emission Vehicle & sell it to the general public. If they do not, then...

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by | Sep 8, 2015 | , , ,

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by | Aug 26, 2015 | ,

Text by Joe Gustafson   Search the Tumblr machine and you'd think Detroit is nothing but black and white crumbling buildings. Contrary to popular belief, Detroit is on the color spectrum. They are also rapidly improving the place block-bursts at a time. There's a...

Travis Chaney’s Turbo Ariel Atom

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by | Aug 6, 2015 | ,

power2weight from Issue 30 - Text by Wooley Photos by Ty Cobb This is a 2006 Ariel Atom 2 (Brammo prototype). This Ariel Atom started life as a stage-2 supercharged Ecotec LSJ 2-liter. In that outfit, it made 240whp, and ran an 11.1 @116mph. Travis’s (the owner's)...

Street Driven X Southrnfresh : ATL : Part 1

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by | Aug 1, 2015 | ,

Street Driven is new traveling 4-event series for 2015, so it's got a little bit of the first year awkwards. But no real worries there - because it's run by some seasoned guys across the board - from planning, to show, to drift. So watch for it to get planted, sort...

Tito’s STI-swapped Impreza

Tito’s STI-swapped Impreza

by | Jul 27, 2015 | ,

Tito Carabelita's STI-Swapped Impreza Blockbuster from Issue 32 - Text by Wooley   Photography by Jason Scott This feature is from a past issue. Currently, the car is under the knife again - going wide body. To see where it's at currently, check out Tito's Facebook...

Countersteer: Social Media is Awesome

Countersteer: Social Media is Awesome

by | Jul 24, 2015 | ,

Wooley made a fine point about the trappings of social media insta-fame and like-whoring (read it here). And it's true, the world sucks. However - social media is actually the best thing ever... we as a community just need to get better at it. BACK IN THE DAY, or as...

Daisuke Miyazaki’s Toyota FT86

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by | Jul 24, 2015 | ,

Daisuke Miyazaki's Toyota FT86 Issue 31 - Written by Wooley   Photography by Jean-Christophe Pepino I sit here and I overthink how I’m going to write this article - nothing new there. And looming over my head, is the fact that this car is from a world, that is...