By: Gene Tjin, Warren Shim-Quee and Fausto Merida11/4/2005PLEASE READ OUR DISCLAIMER It’s day three and blood shot eyes tell the whole story. We are finally starting to realize why they gave Las Vegas the nickname of “Sin City.” As we rolled into day three we were already in the grooveContinue Reading
By: Neil Tjin and Nick DiBlasi (Section 8 Motorwerks) Photos: Neil Tjin 8/25/2005 When it comes to building the perfect import vehicle, suspension is always one of the most important aspects. Regardless of what you plan on using the vehicle for, a good suspension set up is a key elementContinue Reading
6/24/2005 By: Chris Neprasch The Volkswagen R32 has an identity crisis. It has the numbers that come close if not exceed a host of Japanese performance car, yet the refinement inside the cockpit rivals that of most sub-60K high-end Euros. Yet besides the awkward pedal placement, one of the biggestContinue Reading
By: Chris Neprasch 6/17/2005 Back at the 2004 SEMA Show we made a trip by the Sun Auto to check out their Cyber EVO that only a few days later dominated Super Street’s Time Attack competition. While we were there we talked with Mark Mendoza of Sun Auto and heContinue Reading
By: Chris Neprasch 3/16/2005 We’re just like anyone else out there, when we get a new toy we want to play with it. So when Baer Brakes sent us their Grand-Touring front brake upgrade for 2002-04 non-STi WRXs, our first impulse was to throw the Sube on the lift andContinue Reading
2/18/2005 By: Chris Neprasch In the first three parts of the WRX series we have mainly focused on what’s under the hood of our Subaru. Making power is only one small element of being successful on the track though. We took the WRX to a local autocross event with allContinue Reading
2/4/2005 By: Chris Neprasch It’s no secret that the cold air makes more horsepower than hot air. In turbocharged cars this creates a problem since the turbo itself is powered by exhaust gases exiting the combustion chamber. Explosions don’t create cool gasses so the more you can do to bringContinue Reading
2/4/2005 By: Chris Neprasch First off, catalytic converters help keep the environment clean. You’ll get in big trouble with the authorities in some states if you ever get caught on the street without them and they help lower emissions so much that Subaru put three of them on the WRXContinue Reading
1/28/2005 By: Chris Neprasch Our latest mission is to turn a stock 2004 Subaru WRX into a car that can handle its own during local track days and on the autocross course while still maintaining enough civility to be a reliable daily driver. This means no huge turbo setup thatContinue Reading
1/20/2005 By: Roger Hewson Fuel injectors are one of those things most people understand, but at the same time they don’t. Obviously a fuel injector sprays fuel into the motor so what makes some injectors better than others when it comes to reliability and efficiency? There is not a lotContinue Reading