The summer solstice is in full swing, and what better to accompany those long days, and even longer nights, than a fresh Import Tuner?!

IN THIS ISSUE:

The Rides:

Honda S2000 cover car:
Possibly the ultimate summer car, peep the results of loading everyone’s favorite roadster with: GReddy-powered turbo system, a Zeal/Cusco suspension, rollers by Rays Engineering and Nitto NT01, and a Recaro/Defi interior, with bits from Mugen/ARC/Spoon warehouses strewn throughout. Equal parts street car and road racer, this daily driven SoCal S2K leads the world’s elite.

Minimalists’ EG Civic:
2,100 lbs of all-motor B16B-powered, rare JDM infused, shaved/tucked goodness. Riverside pride with nothing more to prove, this EG is massaged in all the right places, with absolutely nothing over the top. Could this be the perfect Civic??

East Coast 350Z:
Flexin’ 750 whp, and backed by DC’s and NYC’s street racing elite, you’d be hard-pressed to find a machine capable of toppling this total-package giant on the street, show circuit or drag strip. Afterall, when building 6-second Zs is your job, your pastime endeavors tend to get a little carried away…  



The Scene:

What do NYC street racers do when they’re not out shuttin’ down JFK airport arteries at 3 a.m.?  They roll out 300+ whp with their all-motor Civics in dyno competitions and prove, once and for all, that their 800+ turbo Integas really do, in fact, push closer to 900 whp.

HIN invades San Mateo, CA and Austin, TX. Our cameras were there. Nuff said.

Attic2Zoo.com was named official clothing partner of Formula D. We show you how to find their best deals, and avoid the lines.



The Peeps:

Formula Drift Log Beach went off without a hitch. …Or did it? Hear the inside scoop of what seven of the world’s top drifters and judges had to say about 2009’s premier event. The crashes and the brake-checks, the fists and the friendship, the front-runners and those who brought up the rear – learn the toils of racing from the racers themselves.

We’ve found the ultimate car. Period. See what it is, who built it, and who will be beating all the other car magazines’ best efforts to take Castrol Syntec Top Car Challenge gold home to Import Tuner!  Oh . . . and find out how YOU CAN WIN $10,000.00 BY SITTING AT HOME, IN YOUR UNDIES.

Megan Fox look-alike Alanna Kolette in one of the most revealing Import Tuner cover model photoshoots to date. Think IT “Swimsuit Edition” – only, make that a “really, really tiny swimsuit” – and you’ve got the right idea.



The Tech:

Fact or Fiction: Do radiator diversion panels actually work? We’ve reached a verdict.

Top 15 products to help your ride beat the summer heat, and pick up a few ponies in the process.  And guess what? None costs an arm and a leg.

Think all radiators are created equal? Think again. Or better yet, read our article on the subject. And peep the photo I and a certain model friend of mine caused a three-car pile-up while shooting :-)

Power Pages goes retro, yo! Check out which three parts you should be adding to your B18A-powered Honda sled, and see our dyno-tested results of how much power to expect.



PLUS TONS MORE!!!