Issue #59 November 2007
TECH:
Speed Shop: Crate Engines
· The engine build process and advantages towards crate motors
· Crate Engine Buyers Guide: AMS, AR Fabrication, Buschur Racing, Cosworth, Crawford Performance, Dart, Tomei Powered USA,
o Manufacturer applications and product specifications
Carburetors vs Fuel Injection
· Professional import drag racer; Bisi Ezerioha dyno tests electronic fuel injection against his record setting carburetor setups
EFI Technology: No Compromise Engine Management Solution
· EFI technology company background information
· Their features and uses of their applications explained
Quick Test: Carbonetic Carbon Triple Clutch
· Carbonetic Triple Clutch technology explained and the uses of their applications
Test and Tune 2003 Acura RSX Type-S
· Hondata K-Pro ECU, Skunk2 Tuner Series Stage 1 Cams, F&L Racing Fuel Extreme 105
· Full product review and dyno testing
Test and Tune 2007 Subaru Impreza STi
· Helix Down Pipe and ECU Reflash, A PEXi Super Ground System
· Full product review and dyno testing
FEATURES:
First Date with Tianna Ta:
· A Vietnamese sensation you ve probably already seen on T.V. with a smart mind towards business
Forrest Wang s D1 Grand Prix 1995 Nissan 240SX
· 440whp, 385 lb-ft
· GT30R turbocharged Green BN Sports Widebody S14 built on a single mans budget sliding amongst the great at the D1 Grand Prix
2004 Subaru Impreza STi with a goal of single digit time slips
· 807hp, 627 lb-ft
· Stock bodied STi with 1600cc injectors and a GT4202R Turbocharger with something to prove on the drag strip
Blacktrax Performance Turbocharged 2006 Honda S2000
· 427.4whp, 313.4 lb-ft
· Daily driven, aggressively stanced AP2 being one of the first ones to make over 400 horsepower with a piggyback computer
Buschur Racing 2003 Mitsubishi EVO VIII
· 598whp, 450 lb-ft
· Relatively stock looking Mitsubishi EVO that was built for 9 second time slips in full street trim with a fully built engine sporting a GT35R turbocharger
THE SCENE:
Import Drag Racing Circuit Rocky Mountain Nationals
· Rocky Mountain Raceway in West Valley City hosts the IDRC where import drag racers come to prove themselves on the Utah salt flats
· Full event coverage included with photos
Battle of the Imports at California Speedway
· West Coast import drag racers come to California Speedway in Fontana, CA with something to prove
· Full event coverage included with photos
NHRA Sport Compact and D1 Drift Las Vegas
· Tripe digit weather in the desert landscape of Las Vegas set the stage for Round Five of the NHRA Sport Compact Nationals and Round Two of the D1 Grand Prix Championship
· Full event coverage included with photos
