Tag Archive for ‘tuning’
DSTV 11: Lancer GTS, News, Bailey
Show number 11 of Driving Sports TV Live. In this show we talk about about the new mystery Scion, WRC going naturally aspirated by 2011 and we have a review of the Mitsubishi Lancer GTS. Plus, interviews with Jeff Zurschmeide about Miatas at MRLS and we talk shop with Tim Bailey of COBB/Surgeline Tuning.
Dyno: One ‘Hot’ Subaru WRX
For this week’s “Dyno Pull of the Week,” we have a clip submitted by Surgeline Tuning in Portland, Ore. Jeff Hill’s ‘hot’ Subaru WRX. This car put down 550whp and makes a stunning noise as it runs through the tach. Want to submit a dyno video to Driving Sports? Click here for info.
Project Miata: Origins
We recently “unearthed” some of the original features that appeared in the January 2004 issue of Driving Sports Magazine. The Miata in this feature is the exact same car that now appears in our Build Battle series, and is an ongoing project for Forever MX-5 Magazine. For historical background; this car was sold several months [...]
Modifying the Subaru STI AVCS
Lag. Despite only containing three letters, it really is a four-letter word in the world of turbocharged engine tuning. Lag is basically the time delay from when you hit the loud pedal to when the turbocharger begins making useable boost. Lag is not a fixed time delay; how much lag a given car has depends [...]
2008-09 Subaru STI Tuning Guide
The saying goes, “The cobbler’s children have no shoes,” the idea being the cobbler is too busy making shoes for his customers instead of his children. This leads to the question, what kind of car does a tuner drive? In the case of Subaru tuner and guru Jeff Sponaugle, a brand new 2008 STI is [...]
Tanner’s Flyin’ Finish
One of the oldest traditions in racing and road-tripping is Targa competition. Invented in Italy in 1906 as the Targa Florio, a Targa is an extended road trip with speed competition sections mixed with transit and endurance sections. The “Targa” name comes from the Italian word for a crest, or plate — the emblem traditionally [...]
Passionate Pink WRX
It seems like everyday, I get an e-mail from some dude proclaiming that he has the fastest, most pimp, best-looking and most unique STI, ever. These e-mails usually have a parts list that stretches the length of the Great Wall and looks impressive — on paper, that is. Then we get to the pics. Usually [...]
Trey Cobb Interview
An exclusive interview with Cobb Tuning founder and legend Trey Cobb. Interview was recorded at the Cobb Tuning offices, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Includes clips of the event that same weekend where they were testing the Cobb Tuning Nissan GT-R and running a Mazdaspeed3 in the Redline Time Attack challenge.
E85 vs. Methanol Injection
All across the United States, at the time of this writing, the cost of premium unleaded gasoline, the lifeblood of our high-performance engines, is approaching the $5 mark. Even the most resolved performance enthusiasts now at least consider for a moment the costs of fuel when the total tab for a fill-up approaches $60.
Not everyone [...]
Our cars: Ryan’s Silver Bullet
Subaru makes some fast factory cars. Specifically, its rally-bred STI is known for a 300hp fire-breathing mill and excellent road-handling capabilities. However, as much as I like speed, I prefer to have something a little less “racer boy” for my daily driver. I like the feel of Subaru’s boxer motors and the driver ergonomics, [...]
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