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Project ASS2000: Mishimoto Coolers + AEM Dual Chamber Intake

Our massive overhaul of what once was the worst AP1 in the world continues, and since we were waiting on some OEM nuts and bolts from Honda before we could finish up the suspension refresh, we decided...

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Living The #GRIDLIFE

Last year we noticed a good amount of chatter on Facebook about a new event called #GRIDLIFE. We pride ourselves on being in the loop on track events, but this one was new to us. Our friend Devin from...

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Track Ready Performance with KW Suspensions ClubSport Coilovers: Project GripS14

There’s no one modification that makes an automobile go from being slow to fast, whether that may be in a straight line or at the race track. Instead, it’s a culmination of the right parts that...

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Project ASS2000: Finally Back On The Ground!

For a while there it felt like the ASS2000 might spend the rest of its life on jack stands, but with plenty of patience and perseverance it’s finally moving under its own power again. But before we...

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Project ASS2000 Gets Fancy With Spek-Pro Performance Gauges

The work continues at a fast and furious pace on Project ASS2000, presented by Turn14 Distribution, and since its finally back on the ground and ready for the race track, it was time to install some...

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Damon’s S13 240SX Re-Birth: Interior Makeover

One aspect of my S13 that I always really enjoyed was the car’s interior. I made numerous changes to the cockpit over the years including a few different seats, steering wheels, gauge setups, and...

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From Targa FR-S to Ontario-1500 FR-S: The Rebuild Begins With Raceseng

If you missed our Targa Newfoundland Scion Racing FR-S build and event documentary, you’ll find it all right here on this world-class website as well as in this YouTube playlist. It’s no secret we had...

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Ontario-1500 FRS Goes JDM In A Big Way! Voltex wing, Advan Racing wheels and...

Last year’s FR-S build was a ton of fun and a ton of work, since we started with an adopted Tuner Challenge car that we more or less unbuilt before rebuilding. This year we don’t have to worry about...

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Project ASS2000 Gets a track functional Interior Overhaul

When we first bought the ASS2000, a project supported by Turn14 Distribution, the interior was in pretty rough shape. The carpets were filthy and had holes in them, the blue leather seats and door...

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Project RX7 Gets Custom Fortune Auto 510 Series Coilovers

While doing a bit of setup work on Ken’s FD RX-7 last winter we noticed that the front end was floating up and down like a ’70s Cadillac when we bounced the front end to settle the springs after making...

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Supercharging the Scion FR-S With Jackson Racing

We’ve been playing with Scion FR-Ss since the day they launched (actually, Pete got to test the pre-production version in Japan), and as much fun as this car is in stock form or with basic bolt-ons,...

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Project ASS2000: Completing The Aero Package

Our previous update showed you the “joys” of installing a Rockstar Garage roll bar and Recaro Profi SPG race buckets in the S2000. The Buddy Club seat rails definitely made installing the seats easier,...

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Scion FR-S Jackson Racing Supercharger Dyno Results

In our last update on the prep work we’re doing on our Scion Racing FR-S for Ontario1500, we showed you in detail how to install the Jackson Racing supercharger kit. As you read in that story, it was...

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Project ASS2000: Splitter Build Part 3 (Final Mounting)

In Part 1 of our custom splitter build with Kevin from C3 Composites, we showed you how we built a template and then cut, prepped and temporarily mounted the high density 3/4” foam core that would be...

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SR20DET Canton Racing Oil Pan Install Guide

As anyone with a sliver of knowledge regarding Nissan’s almighty SR20DET turbo four cylinder can probably tell you, the engine’s #1 cause of failure is oil starvation. SR20s are notorious for oiling...

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Project ASS2000 Complete! Time To Start Project BADASS2000…

Building our Turn14 Distribution sponsored ’02 AP1 from what we half-jokingly called “the worst S2000 in the world” has been a fairly huge undertaking, but a very rewarding one. For a refresher on what...

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Scion FR-S Ontario1500 Prep Continues: Fixing The Aero Imbalance With...

With the Jackson Racing supercharger and track oil cooler kits installed and tuned to 262-whp by Sasha from OnPoint Dyno, it was finally time to hit the track with our Scion Canada FR-S and see where...

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Fine Tuning For Ontario1500 With Takata Racing, Beastronix And Raceseng

The Ontario1500 is almost upon us, with the first race day on September 14th at the big track at Mosport (ur, Canadian Tire Motorsports Park), followed by two days at Calabogie Motorsports Park, then...

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Gearing Up For Ontario-1500 With Alpinestars & Slambert Performance

Before hitting the road on a week-long motorsports adventure with the rest of the teams registered for the Ontario-1500, we made a couple of important last-minute additions to our bags of tricks. Last...

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Track Alignment Specs: Honda S2000

We’ve received a lot of e-mails and Facebook messages lately asking for detailed alignment, ride height and damper setting specs for a few of our project cars including the S2000, FR-S and S14. Rather...

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