Toyo Proxes T1 Sport Tires, Skunk2 60mm and 70mm Throttle Bodies and More - Upgrade - Super Street Magazine

1. Who: Toyo Tires
What: Proxes T1 Sport
Rides: Your Ride
How Much: inquire
Where: toyotires.com
While you can throw more dough into carbon-fiber intakes and titanium exhausts, the most important thing that’ll make you faster and keep you safer are high-quality tires. Toyo is back with its new T1 Sport. Available in 42 sizes from 17-20", the T1 Sport gives you everything you want out of a tire. We’re talking about high speed stability and cornering, quick steering response and braking performance. This is thanks to a stiffer compound, asymmetric tread and wider outer tread blocks.

2. Who: Skunk2
What: 66mm and 70mm Throttle Bodies
Rides: Honda B-, D-, F- and H-Series
How Much: $124.99
Where: skunk2.com
As you’re piling up that spec list for your Honda, don’t forget to step up to a larger throttle body. Any modified engine will benefit from a larger design, which will bump up power and torque across the powerband. This throttle body from Skunk2 is designed for the B-Series although it’s compatible and has been tested on D-, F- and H-Series motors. The quality is nothing short of OEM craftsmanship with a shot-blasted surface, countersunk and stainless bolts, solid brass throttle plates and idle adjustment screws. Hit up Skunk2 to see if a 66mm or 70mm bore version suits your car better.

3. Who: Samco Sport
What: Coolant hose kit
Rides: ’10+ Honda CR-Z ZF1
How Much: $102
Where: samcosport.com/usa
Just cause it’s a boring hybrid electric car doesn’t mean you can’t do cool shit to it. If you’re looking to spice up your Honda CR-Z’s engine bay, Samco Sport has these coolant hoses to give it some color. Compared to the stock plumbing, you probably won’t need to replace these silicone Samcos for decades to come.

4. Who: Tomioka Racing
What: Fuel rail kit
Rides: ‘08+ Mitsubishi Evolution X
How Much: inquire
Where: edoperformance.com
Got a thirsty Evo X? Give it more fuel! But you need the necessary components to feed it such as injectors, pump and a high-quality fuel rail. Tomioka Racing introduces these high volume rails that feature a 43cc flow capacity—that’s good enough for 650hp, ladies and gents. The shiny polished rail comes with all the fitting accessories you need for a painless install.

5. Who: Koyorad
What: HH-Series radiator
Rides: ’09-11 Mazda RX-8
How Much: inquire
Where: koyorad.com
If you push your car to the limit on the track or canyons, then you know keeping your engine cool could mean the difference between getting home on your own or with AAA. Koyorad has these new direct replacement radiators that’ll give you piece of mind. Pictured here is the six-speed RX-8 model. It’s part of the new HH-Series line that Koyorad has been working on to increase coolant capacity and offer more airflow and circulation through the radiator.

6. Who: Brockway Engineering
What: DGauge
Rides: OBD2-equipped rides
How Much: inquire
Where: brockwayengineering.com
Are you still using fifteen different gauges to keep tabs on your engine? Time to go digital! The DGauge from Brockway Engineering is a nifty little multi-gauge device that simply plugs into your OBD2 diagnostic port (most ‘96+ cars). From there, you can monitor two different parameters at a time such as RPM, load value, timing, boost, temps—the list goes on and on. Some other cool features include metric and ASE displays, also you can change colors for each parameter on the 3" LCD screen. Like most OBD2 tools, you can also diagnose trouble codes and clear check engine lights.