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91) Edelbrock - after developing go-fast parts for his 1932 Ford, Vic Edelbrock began designing and building intake manifolds and heads for flathead Fords. After decades of hot-rods and musclecars, Edelbrock is venturing into Honda territory with a D16 Civic turbo kit.

92) Eibach - named by founder Heinrich Eibach, this a German coil spring manufacturer whose product line spans applications from ballpoint pens to helicoils to cars to screw conveyers.

93) 2NR- ImporTuner magazine.

94) Mugen - F1 engine builder associated with Honda. Officially, Mugen and Honda are independent entities; Honda does not supply any financial support for the Formula 1 engines, though there is considerable technical assistance. Mugen is owned and run by Hirotoshi Honda (son of Honda founder, Soichiro Honda) who has been the major shareholder in Honda since Soichiro's death. Mugen means "unlimited" in Japanese.

95) Heads-up - impromptu drag racing. Neither car gets a head start.

96) DSM - Diamond Star Motors; generally accepted acronym for the joint venture established by Mitsubishi ("Diamond") and Chrysler ("Star") in the production of the Eagle Talon, Plymouth Laser and Mitsubishi Eclipse triplets.

97) Puss - what you are if you're afraid to race heads-up against my blown EJ25.

98) Shaved - tires with the tread partially cut off to minimize squirm and reduce chunking.

99) Body-in-white - technical expression for a vehicle's chassis; what everything gets bolted to.

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