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Dymag Carbon Fiber Magnesium Road Wheel
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Posted January 22 2007 05:19 PM by DPImpreza
Made with a carbon-fiber rim and a forged magnesium center, you can't get any closer to F1 wheel technology for your daily driver. Good looks don't come cheap, though. MSRP: $2,500 (that's per wheel, folks) www.rennworx.com
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Filed under: Industry Rumors, Wheels/tires
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X
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Posted January 19 2007 12:57 PM by DPImpreza
The Lancer Evolution has long lived up to its namesake by greatly improving with each successive generation. (Lancer Evolution VIII was the first to be offered in the U.S. market.) As Prototype X demonstrates, the Lancer...
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Filed under: Industry Rumors, Mitsubishi Tuning
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ECU Tuning
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Posted January 12 2007 03:32 PM by DPImpreza
Ever since the explosion of cars like the STi, EVO, and all the other affordable performance cars that followed suit, it seems like there are tons of new tuners out there trying to take all the newcomers to the scene under...
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Filed under: Editorials
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Tanabe TEAS - Electric Active Suspension
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Posted January 10 2007 11:24 AM by DPImpreza
I am extremely anxious to try out Tanabe's new suspension. Hopefully I can get my hands on the new SEVEN coilovers along with their TEAS (Tanabe Electric Active Suspension controller). It adjusts automatically...
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Filed under: Industry Rumors, Tuner Suspension
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Tuner Car Road Trip Driving
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Posted January 3 2007 04:03 PM by DPImpreza
Don't you just hate it when you take a trip with your buddies and you are the one who gets stuck driving? I never used to have an issue with this since I used to drive one of the most impractical cars out there, a...
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Filed under: Editorials
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Mitsubishi i Sub Compact Tuner Cars
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Posted January 3 2007 11:46 AM by DPImpreza
I know this question has been posed thousands of times, but are micro machines the next big thing? With gas prices higher than Cheech and Chong in their hey-day and our atmosphere hazier than their hot-boxed van, I...
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Filed under: Editorials, Mitsubishi Tuning
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Illegal Performance Modifications
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Posted December 29 2006 03:54 PM by DPImpreza
Well it finally happened. After all this driving around a mildly modified Subaru WRX for over a year and a half, I finally got pulled over for driving not-stock. Sure I've gotten a speeding ticket here or...
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Filed under: Editorials
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Front License Plate Enforcement
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Posted December 28 2006 02:42 PM by DPImpreza
The point of this blog is not to debate whether or not everyone should be required to rock a front plate, but rather to vent some frustrations a "friend" is having about the selective enforcement of the law. It seems...
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Filed under: Editorials, Car Exterior
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Best Motoring Touge Racing
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Posted December 22 2006 04:44 PM by DPImpreza
Best Motoring continues to deliver quality stuff. If the upcoming America Touge 3 (filmed this week) is anything like the other Best Motoring / Hot Version videos, we are all in for a treat.
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Filed under: Featured Articles, Track Days
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Honda F 1 Race Car
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Posted December 19 2006 03:15 PM by DPImpreza
Honda has finally done it - the first ever Honda Racing Formula 1 victory, beating its Japanese rival Toyota to the podium in the process. 26 year old English F1 driver Jensen Button drove the Honda to victory...
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Filed under: Featured Articles, Honda Tuning
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Honda Element D
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Posted December 15 2006 11:49 AM by DPImpreza
With the rising popularity of drifting, we've seen some pretty interesting conversions. Rear wheel drive Imprezas and EVOs are no longer uncommon, but rwd converted Hondas? Not just any Honda, but the Element? ...
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Filed under: Industry Rumors, Honda Tuning
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Rally Cars
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Posted December 11 2006 04:01 PM by DPImpreza
There is something missing from our country in a bad way - Rally Racing. Ever since television networks here in America stopped covering WRC (World Rally Championships) I have gone into a state of withdrawal. ...
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Filed under: Editorials
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Mazda RX7 Motor Swap
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Posted December 8 2006 06:06 PM by DPImpreza
With the import tuning scene contantly moving foward, we've seen some crazy things go down. I guess the natural progression envolves constantly "one-upping" everyone in the quest of doing something that no one has...
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Filed under: Miscellaneous, Mazda Tuning, Car Engine
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Posted December 1 2006 05:09 PM by DPImpreza
Have you ever wanted to get into drifting only to have your dreams smashed by the all-mighty dollar? With tires not coming cheap and blown motors and banged up body panels to fix, you need quite a bit of cash to be...
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Filed under: Miscellaneous
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Posted November 27 2006 12:23 PM by DPImpreza
At the Super Street Time Attack held at Buttonwillow California, I found myself asking one thing: what makes a true time attack car? Not so much what makes the car fast, but more along the lines of what kind of car...
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Filed under: Editorials, Track Days
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