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Who: Racing Beat
What: Header
Rides: '04-'08 Mazda RX-8
Source: www.racingbeat.com, 714.779.8677
Racing Beat has just released its fully stainless steel header for the '04-'08 Mazda RX-8. The cast-stainless steel flange is precisely cut to improve the flow of gases thru the hand-assembled and hand-polished stainless tubing. A brilliant finish makes this look as good as it performs. Using the actual OEM outlet flange, the header perfect fits with the stock exhaust.
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Product Of The Month
Who: 5zigen
What: SP Tune and SP Street exhaust
Rides: '09 Nissan R35 Skyline GT-R
Source: www.5zigen.com, 310.608.5575 month
5Zigen wastes no time bringing out new toys for the R35 Skyline. There are two new flavors for you lucky Skyline owners to pick from. The SP Tune exhaust is made of 1.5mm stainless steel tubing, and exhaust fumes exit via four fat dual-layer 100mm tips. And for the bigger ballers, the SP Street exhaust is made of light weight 1.0mm stainless steel tubing, and fumes exit out with four blue 100mm tips made of Inconel. Both exhaust systems work with 5Zigen's optional 2-1 stainless steel downpipe.
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Who: Sniper Racing
What: Intercooler Kit
Rides: '86-92 Mazda RX-7 FC3S
Source: www.sniper-racing.com
Sniper intercoolers and piping are designed for maximum air flow. This is a complete kit, coming with polished aluminum piping, silicone hoses, stainless steel hose clamps, throttle body adaptor and mounting brackets. Replace your inferior top-mounted intercooler with a front-mounted one now!
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Who: BC
What: 2JZ-GE VVT-i Cams
Rides: '01-05 Lexus IS 300
Source: www.briancrower.com, 619.825.8719
Finally, cams for the naturally-aspirated VVT-i 2JZ-GE motor. Made from brand new cores and not re-ground old ones, these cams do not require any shim adjustment, with grinds for turbo and naturally-aspirated setups. High-pressure springs and titanium retainers are also available for additional cost.
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Who: Mishimoto What: Aluminum Dual-Core Radiator
Rides: '00-05 Honda S2000
Source: www.mishimoto.com, 877.GO.MISHI
This all-aluminum dual-core radiator promises to provide 30-percent more cooling power than standard radiators. Like all its radiators, these come with polished end tanks and a high-pressure cap. This particular application is designed to fit like OEM. That means the fans, hoses and brackets will fit all back together like factory.
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Who: Blitz
What: Throttle Controller
Rides: Various Applications
Source: www.blitz-performance.com, 626.839.8350
Cars with an electronically-driven throttle body are slow to react when you mash the gas. Now you can manipulate the signal for improved acceleration with Blitz's new Throttle Controller, a programmable device that offers four different acceleration settings. Only available for drive-by-wire cars and U.S.-specific cars.
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Who: Absolute Motor Specialties (AMS)
What: MaxFlow Manifolds Rides: '90-'96 Nissan 300ZX
Source: www.amszstore.com, 905.672.5828
Who says old cars don't get any new products? AMSreleases its turbo manifolds for the fourth-generation Z. Being cast iron, these do not crack as easily as tubular-style ones. For a nice, clean install, the OEM heat shields can be modified to fit on these, but then no one would see these sexy babies. Manifolds come with all hardware and gasket, and are even available with a cryogenic hardening process for extended life.
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Who: Password:JDM
What: Carbon-Fiber Driveshaft
Rides: '00-08 Honda S2000
Source: www.passwordjdm.com, 888.PW.JDM.01
Designed and tested to withstand 1,500 ft-lb of torque, these carbon-fiber drive shafts from Password:JDM are nearly impossible to break. Being made of dry carbon-fiber keeps the rotational mass down, which means less horsepower is lost between the transmission and rear wheels. Save weight and gain power at the same time with this upgrade.
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Who: K&N
What: High Flow Air Filter
Rides: '08-09 Mitsubishi Lancer and Evolution X (4B11/4B12)
Source: www.knfilters.com, 800.858.3333
K&N drops another direct drop-in replacement for both the Lancer and Evo X. This superior filter element increases horsepower since it's less restrictive. As with all K&N filters, these are cleanable and reusable.
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Who: Endless
What: Zeal Function-A and Function-T coilovers
Rides: '09 Nissan R35 Skyline GT-R
Source: www.endlessusa.com, 714.847.0694
Zeal Function-A coilovers are made with an aluminum shock body, while the Function-T line has a steel shock body. Both models allow the buyer to adjust damper setting, pick the type of upper mounts and pick spring rates. To keep these clean and from jamming up with rust, they are nickel boron-plated. And if you should ever need to, Endless offers overhauling services here in the States at its Southern California facility.
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Who: Hose Techniques
What: Silicone Hoses
Rides: Various Applications
Source: www.hosetechniques.com, 866.GOT.HOSE
Give your engine a completely different look by replacing the black hoses in your engine bay with colored ones from Hose Techniques. Colors available are super blue, red, black and silver. FYI: Replacing old deteriorating rubber hoses with silicone ones may also fix mysterious, intermittent engine problems.