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  • 2005 Toyota 4Runner Limited V8 4WD: Introduction

    2005 Toyota 4Runner Limited V8 4WD: Introduction

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    Here’s my newest acquisition: a 2005 Toyota 4Runner Limited in Titanium Metallic, with the 4.7L V8 and 4WD. I’ve been joking about what to name it, and the official name is TBD, but I really wanted to name it Britney because, well, oops… I did it again. Or “T-3PO,” aka “The Millennium Falcon.” There are…

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  • Formula Supra stripped down before its Judd engine transplant

    Formula Supra stripped down before its Judd engine transplant

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    Project Formula Supra is in full swing. The Toyota Supra owned by Ryan Tuerck has been stripped down ahead of its upcoming power upgrade. All of the bits have been unbolted and pulled off the car. From there, it’s getting chemically stripped further to remove as much gunk and paint as possible. There’s a goal…

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  • 2022 Subaru BRZ – First Look and a ride along at the track

    2022 Subaru BRZ – First Look and a ride along at the track

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    The 2022 Subaru BRZ is here! This is the second-generation real-deal sports car from Subaru, and it’s back with a new look and more power. Under the hood is a 2.4-liter Boxer four-cylinder engine which makes 228 horsepower. You can still get it with a manual gearbox. And you should be damn happy that a…

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  • Hot Wheels crown another Legend; Riley Stair’s 1970 Pontiac Trans Am

    Hot Wheels crown another Legend; Riley Stair’s 1970 Pontiac Trans Am

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    The goal of the Hot Wheels Legends Tour is to discover cool full-size rides that would still be cool when scaled down to, oh say, 1/64 size. This is the third year Hot Wheels has embarked on this mission. It’s the first time doing so virtually with fans watching from all over as a panel…

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  • In 1986, a twin-turbo Buick nearly upset the V8 Pro Stock monsters

    In 1986, a twin-turbo Buick nearly upset the V8 Pro Stock monsters

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    If you’re going to race, you need a V8. That was the thinking, at least, for those running Pro Stock drag racing events. And those V8 engines needed to be monsters too. We’re talking 700 cubic-inch beasts making monster power. Yet Buddy Ingersoll rolled up to the starting line with a much smaller mill… and…

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  • Ryan Tuerck’s Judd V10 hits the dyno… at Judd HQ

    Ryan Tuerck’s Judd V10 hits the dyno… at Judd HQ

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    Ryan Tuerck is putting a Judd V10 in his GR Supra. The Formula Drift skid racer has the engine but he needs to make sure it’s in good working order. Who is the best team to take a look and tune a Judd engine? That would be the people who originally built it back in…

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  • Witness the insanity of a 2,800 hp street-legal Aston Martin drag car

    Witness the insanity of a 2,800 hp street-legal Aston Martin drag car

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    This is a sentence I never thought I would type… Check out this amazing Aston Martin drag racing machine. But here we are. Or more specifically, here is Jonny Smith back with another episode of his The Late Brake Show. This time around he’s spending time with a pair of Aston Martins. One is your…

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  • Here’s a better look at the upcoming Vanderhall Navarro

    Here’s a better look at the upcoming Vanderhall Navarro

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    Vanderhall is prepping its first four-wheel vehicle. The company is looking to get dirty and the Navarro is the way forward. We got a teaser of this upcoming vehicle earlier in the year. Vanderhall is still developing the super side-by-side and we can’t wait to learn more about it. For now, though, we just have…

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  • The SSC Tuatara just went 331 MPH

    The SSC Tuatara just went 331 MPH

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    What an unfathomable amount of speed, yet the SSC Tuatara has just reached it. And it appears to have done so rather effortlessly. The SSC Tuatara is the long-time-coming hypercar from the likes of North American automaker SSC. There have been big promises with regards to performance and it appears the claims have just been…

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  • Ryan Tuerck is swapping a Judd V10 into his GR Supra

    Ryan Tuerck is swapping a Judd V10 into his GR Supra

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    Pro Drifter Ryan Tuerck made news when he swapped a 4.5-liter V8 engine from a Ferrari 458 into a Toyota GT86. Now he’s cooked up a far more interesting swap (though that other one was pretty rad too). Tuerck is taking the straight-six out of his A90 GR Supra and popping in something a bit…

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