Design Craft STi

How buff does this look? Lanny and Gary at Design Craft fabricated the bumper and splitter. Gary is talking about making them out of dry carbon in the near future. They're thrashing away at this car and the C-West S2000 in preparation for this weekend's Redline Time Attack this at Buttonwillow. I guess this means I'll be on the chassis dyno at XS some late nights again this week...

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Cosworth Subaru Inlet Manifolds RELEASED!

The Cosworth Subaru Plenums/Intake Manifolds/Inlet Plenums started shipping last week finally. Depending on who you talk to, it seems intake manifolds go by different names. The British like to say "inlet" whereas we Americans tend to say "intake". A "plenum" is defined as "a space in which a gas, usually air, is contained at a pressure greater than atmospheric pressure" and a "manifold" is defined as "a chamber having several outlets through which a liquid or gas is distributed or gathered" so it's really both in our case. Whatever you c...

I'm not sure if the EVO IX was just way faster, the GT-R driver was out of talent, or if it's the laws of physics (which dictate that a 4000lb whale cannot hang with a 3200lb rally derived platform in the twisties regardless of technology):

R35 GT-R Out of Talent

I'm not sure if the EVO IX was just way faster, the GT-R driver was out of talent, or if it's the laws of physics (which dictate that a 4000lb whale cannot hang with a 3200lb rally derived platform in the twisties regardless of technology):

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Epic Failures

Andy from Cosworth UK sent me a link to a thread on Scoobynet which is a UK Subaru forum. His email simply said, "omg-must-see-poor-workmanship. W T F ?" and a link to the thread. Normally Andy and I shoot the shit back and forth a bit about the happs with Subys in the UK or Time Attack stuff, but with the absence of the chit chat I knew this one had to be good. The Brits like to use the word "epic" so I titled this post in honor of my UK friends.

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Hyundai Genesis 2.0L Turbo & Differences

There seems to be a lot of buzz starting regarding the coming Hyundai Genesis coupe. Hopefully it will be a solid foundation that people can easily modify and beat the crap out of without breaking too easily. Anyhow, last week I was working on the 32 over at XS and Gary from Design Craft stopped by in a blue decked out Genesis 2.0L turbo. He already had it decked out with wheels, Stoptech brakes front and rear, custom Apexi coilovers, Turbonetics turbo, intercooler, Sparco seats, Design Craft custom roll cage, etc. It turns out its a 0-60 Magazine project car so look out for ...

Trust Japan's Successful "Chapter 11" Filing

Trust Japan has had their "Minji-Saisei-Hou" (US equivalent of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing) reorganization plan successfully approved. This basically means that the government has accepted Trust's plan to become solvent again. While they haven't solved all their problems yet, it is a big step in getting back on solid ground. Good luck to the guys at Trust. Here's a press release that Mike from Greddy sent out:

News Release 03/11/2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

TRUST CO. LTD, JAPAN, BANKRUPTCY REORGANIZATION FILING IS SUCCESSFUL!
GReddy Performance Products Inc., Parent Company Successfully Undergoes Reorganization Through Minji-Saisei-Hou, Japanese Equ...

I think I need to update my Blackberry with this hack:

RC F1 Blackberry

I think I need to update my Blackberry with this hack:

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I decided that I'm going to try to post about something not car related at least once a week. I gotta change up a little here and there once in a while, right? With that being said, Rich in Florida sent me a link to some of Kutiman's mixes on YouTube. His videos/songs are mixes of notes, tracks, and vocals from YouTube only. He doesn't introduce any sounds from external sources at all. Kutiman's tracks are pretty damn incredible so make sure you crank up the sound and check out the funky drumming in I'm New or the beats in Wait For Me. See all of his genius tracks on YouTube or on Kutiman's site: http://thru-you.com/.

Kutiman Mixes YouTube

I decided that I'm going to try to post about something not car related at least once a week. I gotta change up a little here and there once in a while, right? With that being said, Rich in Florida sent me a link to some of Kutiman's mixes on YouTube. His videos/songs are mixes of notes, tracks, and vocals from YouTube only. He doesn't introduce any sounds from external sources at all. Kutiman's tracks are pretty damn incredible so make sure you crank up the sound and check out the funky drumming in I'm New or the beats in Wait For Me. See all of his genius tracks on YouTube or on Kutiman's site: http://thru-you.com/.

Cool video narrated by Sebastian Vettel breaking down the changes in the ugly ass aero, tires, and KERS for 2009. No doubt Red Bull paid the bill on this one.

2009 F1 Rule Changes

Cool video narrated by Sebastian Vettel breaking down the changes in the ugly ass aero, tires, and KERS for 2009. No doubt Red Bull paid the bill on this one.

Flaming 911

The Porsche fetish continues:

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