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Modern Art Monday – From Twin Turbos…With Love
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Brutal yet simplistic design is something I love about engineering. Something that’s made to be so functional it’s beautiful can be very easy to geek out over. This Modern Art Monday we take a closer look at the wonderfully controversial Hennessey Venom GT and it’s quite stunning mirror image Twin Turbo system.
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V.I.S.I.T. – Nissan Skyline GT-R R32
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After a 45 minute commute, still barely awake and needing my daily dose of caffeine, I strolled upon this little gem of a Nissan. It’s a GT-R, more specifically an R32 generation car. Seeing actual JDM cars on the military bases I’m stationed at or visit is an occurrence that happens frequently. Still, when I’m stateside…
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Hooniverse Asks Bonus- What's your $5,000 budget weekend car?
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Scouring Craigslist; it’s something I usually do during lunch breaks and evenings to keep my mind off of the daily grind. My automotive addiction has me searching for the next project or weekend fun car. A reasonable budget for such a car is a necessity for most of us. There are some classics from the…
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V.I.S.I.T – 1973 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Coupe
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I’m in the Navy and between the various Naval facilities I’ve visited or been stationed I see a wide variety automotive tastes. For the most part cars are bad to downright horrendous, but occasionally there’s a diamond in the rough like today’s example: a 1973 Chevelle Malibu Coupe. The Laguna Model gained some notoriety as Ryan Gosling’s vehicle of choice…
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Project Car SOTU: The 1968 Twin Turbo Eleanor GT500
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The GT500 needed some final bodywork, so for the past few weeks she has been getting some final “prettiness” before final assembly. Since I got the car in 2009 many changes have happened since then. With the car came a 351 Windsor which made around 375 ponies, and I wanted to dial the car up…
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Hot Hatch Update: The Focus ST gets Mountuned!
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It’s been 3 months and 6,000 miles of driving since I picked up my 2014 Focus ST. No issues or problems to report, and I have been getting very well adjusted to the comforts, capabilities and reachable performance this SVT platform has delivered. Hearing the growl form the 2.0L Ecoboost in the daily grind and enjoying…
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Hooniverse… Goes to Hoonigan
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Let us preface this story for those who are not aware of Ken Block. YouTube searches for Gymkhana and Internet searches for anything DC Shoe related will more that suffice for what he is about. We all wish that we could drive exactly how we do in video games and Ken has brought that to the forefront in modern…
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Fantasy Finds Friday: Deadmau5's Purrari is a Rolling Internet Meme
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Vinyl wraps can be used to market businesses, mask sketchy paint jobs or showcase your inner creative self. The Nyan Cat Meme inspired Purrari from Deadmau5 is now for sale for those who clicked past the Dramatic Chipmunk and Chocolate Rain wrapped McLaren MP4 and 911 GT2 respectively (Sarcasm). The Ferrari 458 has been heralded as one…
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On Owning A Hot Hatchback…And Becoming Obsessed With Them
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[Ladies and Gents, welcome Jason Connor to the Hooniverse family. He’s going to regale us with his story as he upgrades his new Focus ST. Also, he owns this… and you KNOW we’ll be diving into that machine. –J.G.] For us car enthusiasts, there comes a time in which performance and practicality need to mesh…
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Race Track Review- Apex Karting Track (Time Attack)
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Getting more track time to further my driving skill is something I’ll never want to turn down. Especially in a vehicle that I drive day in and day out. Recently, I had the opportunity to attend the K.R.O.P.S (Keep Racing Off Public Streets) Time Attack event at the Apex Karting Track in Perris, CA. The lovely hot…
