2011-2014 Post-Warranty Power Stroke Fix Part 2: Turbo & CP4.2 Install
After spending more than half a day tearing apart the top end of a ’13 6.7L Power Stroke in Part 1, we’re ready to install the Quick Spool budget turbo kit from Maryland Performance Diesel. As we...
View ArticleWelcome to Akihabra: Tokyo's Carspotting Paradise [Gallery]
If you've ever been to Tokyo or even researched things to see while visiting, chances are you are familiar with the Akihabra area of the city. Originally known for its electronics stores, it has more...
View ArticleVaughn Gittin Jr. Knocks Out the Competition at Formula Drift Irwindale 2018
For the last fifteen years, Formula Drift has ended the season at the iconic Irwindale Speedway, lovingly dubbed the “House of Drift” by many, and 2018 was no different. After seven rounds of...
View ArticleHot Rodding Redefined: Inside Village Customs [Video]
Tucked off a windy country road in rural Clayton, North Carolina, there’s a shop of a different kind. It’s called Village Customs, and owner Joshua Joyce will be the first to tell you that it isn’t a...
View ArticleVaughn Gittin Jr. Wins Formula Drift Irwindale 2018 [Gallery]
This race was why we watch Formula Drift. Check that. This race was why we watch motorsports. When it came down to the end, Fredric Aasbo and Vaughn Gittin Jr. battled for the championship and the win,...
View ArticleForza Horizon 4 Review [Video]
Horizon has always been the fun one in the Forza family. From gallivanting through the hills to drifting in between traffic, Horizon is more interested in creating those emergent moments than pure...
View ArticleGreg Friend: Reciprocating Mass
Growing up, if it had a motor and wheels, I was interested. Like many kids of my era, my favorite toys were Lego and Hot Wheels. Lego because they are the ultimate customizable toy, and Hot Wheels...
View ArticleThe Ultra4 Drift Jump You've Always Dreamed of: HANGTIME! World Premiere
As Nitto Tire sets up for the annual Auto Enthusiast Day show they throw, an entire parking lot sits vacant, awaiting the professional driving demos that will take place on the blacktop. So they asked,...
View ArticleBehind the Scenes in HANGTIME!
Professionals make things look easy, like athletes in the Olympics, actors in movies and the drivers in our HANGTIME! video. Some might think that all these guys got together with a ramp in a parking...
View ArticleRudy’s Fall Diesel Jam 2018
After Rudy’s Performance Parts hosts the Outlaw Diesel Super Series’ season opener each spring, the Burlington, North Carolina-based company brings thousands of spectators and more than 100 competitors...
View Article2019 Camaro SS Shock: A New Color and a New front End for SEMA
Earlier this year when Chevrolet unveiled the refreshed 2019 Camaro, there was mixed reaction from the public—particularly regarding the car’s front end, which was updated to be more in line with the...
View Article8 Formula Drift Pro 2 Drivers to Watch in 2019
For the fifth consecutive season, Formula Drift’s Pro 2 class allowed graduates from the regional Pro Am ranks to compete alongside similarly-skilled drivers as a stepping stone to getting to Formula...
View ArticleNo Mercy 9: What It’s All About
You might’ve seen a video making the rounds on social media lately in which a slammed, Fox body Mustang lifts its front wheels on the dyno and churns out 3,920rwhp. That’s Ziff Hudson and his...
View ArticleLife With Ridge Grapplers: Part 1
After Nitto released the Ridge Grappler in the spring of 2016, it received rave reviews from online and national print publications, industry experts and off-road enthusiasts. Coined a hybrid terrain...
View ArticleGetting Radical on Track at VIR With Formula Experiences
The first thing you learn spinning an open cockpit car at 130 mph is that if you're going to mow the lawn, you'd better have your visor down. This was my overriding thought as the Radical SR1 I was...
View Article2-Time King Erik Miller Takes Home His First Ultra4 National Championship
It seemed like anyone’s game heading into the 2018 Ultra4 season closer at Wild West Motorsports Park outside Reno, Nevada. Less than 500 points separated the top 17 4400 class racers, demonstrating...
View Article2018 NHRDA World Finals
Since bringing its season-ending World Finals event to Texas in 2012, the National Hot Rod Diesel Association’s year-end extravaganza has enjoyed solid spectator and competitor turnouts. Each fall, you...
View ArticleJP Gomez Wins at Wild West Motorsports Park [Gallery]
The rest of the Ultra4 field needs to watch out. Team Nitto driver JP Gomez has officially arrived. After running well for a long time, but never breaking through, he has now won the last two races of...
View ArticleRide of the Week: Crunchy Taco
Grind Hard Plumbing Company turned a totaled 2000 Toyota Tacoma into a truck to take on Moab that maintained street-legal status. The restrictions for the build were simple: total function and the...
View ArticleJP Gomez Wins Nationals in Back-to-Back Ultra4 Victories
JP Gomez took the checkered flag for back to back victories as Erik Miller took home the National Points Championship in a big weekend for Team Nitto at the Ultra4 Racing National Championship race....
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