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November 2008 Import Tuner
Posted September 10 2008 12:44 AM by it_luke 
Filed under: Editorials

IN THIS ISSUE:


Features:

Bug-eyed WRX: 10-second, 618+whp, track-prepped, street-driven... wait for it... show car?!  Find out why this is one of the baddest cars we've featured, ever.

East Coast 350Z:  Power, style, and sound in an all-encompasing Power Enterprise twin-turbo'd, Do-Luck widebodied, Seibon carbon'd, Team Emotion masterpiece.

EK Civic Hatch: Sportin' a fully-built B18C5 swap w/ SIK ITBs;  Acura ITR, Mugen and TEIN suspension bits; Spoon/Work rolling stock; and a J's and C-West-enhanced exterior w/JDM'd, race-prepped interior. This Civic is beyond words. Almost.


On The Scene:

Formula D Diaries: Gushi, Gittin, Yoshihara, Forsberg, Foust, Miki, Hubinette, McQuarrie and Pfeiffer in their own words about what REALLY happened in Vegas, during Formula Drift.

Battle of the Imports, Vegas:  Drag is back!  Imports beat domestics three times over (and the man who couldn't be beaten), records broken, and dragsters del fuego.

D1GP Odaiba:  We packed our bags and headed for the Promised land... Coverage of some really, really insane action from JDM drifters you've never heard of.  Wrecks?  Chicks?  Drama? Check, check, and check.

HIN NorCar:  North Carolina come on 'n raise up! 

New Jersey's Finest: Pride Performance shop profile.


Dialogue:

You know that video game called Gran Turismo?  Well, we interview its creator.  Turns out Kazunori Yamauchi tears up the track on-screen as well he does in the real world.  Betcha wish you also had a Lambo-beating Z33 and carbon fiber S2K... in real life!

Miss Formula D Catherine Kluthe:  Boogers, farts, sunbathing, and chasing after guys in Vegas... this Filipino/German hottie bares all in her one-on-one with the 2NR staff, including one of the hottest side-boob shots we've ever run!


Tech:

Unleashing the EVO killer...  Find out which '08 import platform posted higher baseline power numbers than the EVO X -- while retailing for $11,000 less -- and how best to drop a grand on making it even faster.

Do vented hoods make more power?  You might be surprised at the outcome of this month's Fact or Fiction.

Eric Hsu instructs how to properly import a JDM ride to the states, helps a brave reader/tuner conquer one of the oddest-yet-coolest Toyota project cars we've seen in a long time, and schools some random noob about the Internet.

As our monster SR20DET project engine comes together, we delve into the details of why no two engines are created equal, and why we're gonna kick the other mags' asses in Castrol Syntec's Top Shop Challenge engine-building competition.

 

 

And tons, tons, tons more!!!  Including Longshots:  hundreds of you sent us your best attempts at automotive photography last month; find out which lucky four of you actually gain Clint's respect!

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