Archive for 'Tuners'
Torrance, Capps Lead NHRA Atlanta Winners
Posted on 08. May, 2012 by admin.
When Steve Torrence won the NHRA Lucas Oil Top Alcohol Dragster national championship in 2005, he began to set his sights on being a winning driver in the Top Fuel category of the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series. Last year Torrence elected to start his own team and the results thus far have been encouraging.
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Land Rover Working On Range Rover Evoque Sport Model: Report
Posted on 02. May, 2012 by admin.
The Range Rover Evoque has been an out-of-the-park home run for Land Rover, and the factory at Halewood, England is struggling to meet worldwide demand. That’s a good problem to have, but consumer interest in any new product wanes over time.
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Keep Your 2012 Camaro ZL1, We’ll Take This ’68 Camaro Convertible: Video
Posted on 27. Apr, 2012 by admin.
When it comes to the pro touring scene, few car enthusiasts are on the fence. Critics say that pro touring modifications (like modern drivetrains, suspensions, brakes and conveniences) ruin potentially collectible cars, of which there is a finite and ever-decreasing supply. Fans, on the other hand, point out that it’s nothing more than..
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Lingenfelter-Tuned Camaro ZL1 Breaks Into The 10s: Video
Posted on 26. Apr, 2012 by admin.
A bone-stock Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 comes from the factory packing 580 horsepower, which is good enough to get the uber-Camaro from 0-60 mph in just 3.9 seconds, run the quarter-mile in twelve seconds flat and hit a claimed top speed of 185 mph. Those are impressive numbers, but the job of tuners like Lingenfelter Performance Engineering (LPE) is to..
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Tasca Beefs Up Funny Car Tuning Corps, Adds Venables To Team
Posted on 19. Mar, 2012 by admin.
Bob Tasca III hasn't had a great three-race start in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series 2012 season. Driving his Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Shelby Mustang Funny Car, Rhode Island native Tasca has failed to make it out of the first round at every race thus far this season. Because the Ford contingent operates in NHRA as part of the One Ford..
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NHRA Gatornationals Qualifying Surprises
Posted on 11. Mar, 2012 by admin.
They say the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series season really starts in Gainesville, FL. If qualifying results for the 43rd annual Tire Kingdom Gatornationals at Auto-Plus Raceway are an indication, maybe yes and maybe no. Morgan Lucas, who was fastest at the season-opening Winternationals grabbed his second No.
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Toyota Confirms That Stripped Scion FR-S Models Not U.S.-Bound
Posted on 13. Feb, 2012 by admin.
Blame it on economics or blame it on Scion’s one-trim-level marketing policy, but U.S.
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NHRA Winternationals Qualifying Begins At Pomona
Posted on 10. Feb, 2012 by admin.
The National Hot Rod Association's (NHRA) 23-race season started this week with the first round of qualifying for the O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Winternationals, held on Auto Club Raceway at Pomona. This is where every NHRA season begins; this is where every NHRA season ends. On a Chamber of Commerce Thursday afternoon, the Pro Stock, Funny Car and...
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A. Kahn Design Unveils New Wide-Body Porsche Panamera
Posted on 27. Jan, 2012 by admin.
Afzal Kahn, owner of the eponymous A. Kahn Design outfit (formerly Project Kahn), has unveiled his latest creation in what has become a long line of customized luxury and high-performance cars
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Nissan Presents Micra Nismo Concept At 2012 Tokyo Auto Salon
Posted on 13. Jan, 2012 by admin.
This weekend is Japan’s annual Tokyo Auto Salon, the industry event where big-name tuning firms like HKS, GReddy and Veilside show off their wares. Lately, the in-house tuners of major automakers have been getting in on the action, with the likes of Nismo, Mugen and TRD all showing off various modified cars and concepts at recent shows...
