Project 200SX - Time Trial Bound Part 1.
by Wes Dumalski
Track Photos by Tom Hitzeman
Let's pretend you spend years of your life, thousands of your hard earned dollars, a pint of blood, a gallon of sweat, and countless four letter words building a car. It goes through various stages in its life, and the end result of the project is a car destined for the track.... Two possible outcomes for this somewhat common scenario.... You either become a hard parking car show stunta with a track worthy car or you actually take it to the track. Obviously we chose the latter. The next question was if our last name isn't Johnson, Coleman, or Kojima.... How do we enter the competitive world of motor sport?
The answer..... Time Trials.
Introducing Project 240SX- Land Speed Racer
by Chuck Johnson
The project mission is simple: Build a bad ass S13 240SX, conquer a land speed record, and join the infamous Bonneville 200 MPH club.
by Mike Kojima
KW has been looking at their product line up and has made a decision to start adding some applications for some of the classic Japanese exotics from the Japanese supercar heyday of the early to mid 90’s. KW has already come up with coilovers for the MK IV Supra and the NSX. The FD RX-7 is on the R&D schedule and we helped with the R&D for the latest Japanese classic addition, the Nissan Z32 300ZX.
Project Infiniti G20 Racecar - Suspension & Handling Goodies
By Martin Gonzales & Steve Rockwood
Manufacturers of econoboxes – in our case, luxury econoboxes – don’t seem to have racing in mind when designing suspensions. In this article, we will take you through the daunting task of turning a luxury econobox into a luxuriously handling machine.
Project V8 RX-7: Part 4 - Dressing the E-Rod
By Jeff Naeyaert
So we’ve got our E-Rod kit, unpacked everything and laid it all out, but curiously missing are all the spinny things that go on the front of the engine—more specifically, the alternator, power steering pump, a/c compressor and the other pulleys and tensioners necessary to keep everything playing together nicely.
Project Infiniti G20 Racecar - Making It Stop, Every Time
Loud engines, big horsepower, gratuitous tire smoke, and high cornering speeds are why we love and watch motor sports. Most people, when they watch racing on TV, listen for the engines, stare at the gruesome crashes or marvel at the speeds drivers carry through the corners. However, much like the scrappy player on a basketball team that gets all the rebounds and never scores, brakes just don't get the attention they deserve.
Project Honda EJ Civic: Initial Driving Impression
By Annie Sam
Standing in the hot pits of Buttonwillow Raceway Park, I could still recall the first time that I had taken my little Honda Civic to the racetrack back in the winter of 2002. We were at the Streets of Willow, in Lancaster, California. Nine years and 200,000 miles later, my baby was battle scarred and war torn with years of daily abuse, adding to the list of things that plagued the back of my mind as I prepared for my hotlap at Buttonwillow. Slipping clutch? Yes. Faded front brakes? Yes. Nonexistent rear drums? Yes. Blown shocks? Probably. Be sure to check out the video at the end of the article!
Project S2000 Part 8 - Oil Control
By Khiem Dinh
Oil is the vital life blood of an engine. It allows the engine's internal components to slide past each other with very little friction or wear. However, there is one place an engine does not want oil and that is in the incoming air stream.
By Mike Kojima
Our friend Sera is a stuntwoman by trade who does a lot of driving for movies, commercials and TV. If you see a woman driving in a car commercial, chances are it's Sera. She also does track days with NASA and is into drifting. She had bought a Nissan 350Z to use as a car to do some track days and also for her to practice her stunt driving and drifting. The trouble is as soon as she hit the track, she encountered some problems.
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