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2004 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo Viii
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When talking about aftermarket products for the street, it's a question of some importance: Is it legal? This month we put together a product guide detailing some of the best "street" products we could find in the import aftermarket. Initially, we wanted to make it a CARB-legal guide, but to tell yo
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I never realized how spoiled we are working for 2NR. Going once a year to Tokyo Auto Salon as well as visiting the different Super Autobacs in the Japan you tend not to be as surprised the next year. When word got out that Super Autobacs was opening a store in California, most kids were pissing thei
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It's official: Motorsport history was made August 31, 2003, in Irwindale, Calif., as the inaugural D1 Grand Prix was the largest event to ever be held at Irwindale Raceway. The previous track attendance record of 8,700 was eclipsed as approximately 10,000 spectators witnessed D1 2002 series champion
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The human body can be a very unique machine once stretched to the limits of filth. Often when on long road trips in the burning sun, the body oozes out a clear liquid and gives off a rather nasty, salty smell. Now you may be asking why I just mentioned this and forced half of the subscribers to canc
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We've added the needed engine and additional horsepower components to our drift car build up. Our Tanabe suspension is as buff as it gets but believe it or not, we are two steps away from drift status. To say it's impossible to drift with a peg-leg differential is nonsense, but drifting with a limit
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Think back to your high school days, recall all those fun times? Remember those girls you wouldn't touch with a ten foot pole? You know, the girls who have a pasty complexion and littered with enough craters on their face you're intrigued to take an astronomy class? Yeah, you know exactly what I'm t
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It doesn't take a German philosopher to imagine what goes on here at 2NR. It also doesn't take a regular Bob Saget to imagine how many crappy cars are trying to get in these hallowed pages. There's the usual pitch, "WEll mA dizzLe fO gizzle Tizzle, hEE's mY cIvIKizzLe slAmmED fO sHO." Whatever. T
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We've heard many people say the import scene has hit a flat line and growth is winding down to just the die hard enthusiasts while the number of newcomers are fading out.
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The evolution of a muffler system is and always will be an ongoing restructuring process. While manufactures are always figuring out new ways to make more power out of exhaust systems they're also trying to meet the latest trends involved with muffler tips, shapes and most importantly, sound. We've
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Editor's NoteAs the Scion was being parked for a quick photo shoot, I couldn't help but have the biggest smirk on my face. I thought to myself,"Holy shit! This thing looks like complete crap!" And, I knew it was going to be one sick ride. As the tires recessed into the wide flare fenders and masking
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Two sets of RCA pigtails provide either front/rear line outputs or front/subwoofer line outputs. The choice is made on the menu by selecting one of the low-pass filters (50Hz, 80Hz, or 120Hz), effectively changing the full-range rear output into a subwoofer output.
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The JDM (Japanese Domestic Market) continually strongholds the automotive market as import enthusiasts pay top dollar for rare one-off products that many of us on the mainland have never seen before or even heard of. The JDM gray market is always of interest to consumers as the smaller shops in Jap
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G-the Invisible hails from Sunset Park, Brooklyn and drifts far from the bling like Kool G Rap, Gangstarr, Nas, and Redman have done but, as they do, still hold street cred. His rugged and raw tales of street drama and wack MC's overlay the positivity in his l
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BEEEEEEIIITTTCHHHHH.....back in the day before Eminem, 50 Cent, E-40, Master P and the rest of the tape slangers there was Too Short. This Oakland pimp put the "itch" in "bitch" and should take credit in its most varied uses in hip hop today. He rapped about t
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Back in the day Dallas had a music scene with talent that could turn out a lot of groups today. Roger Boykin, guitarist for the Marchel Ivery Quintet, had the foresight to hire a soundman and record--on two-track 1/4-in tape...a cassette--the entire event. He
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Here's the shit you want to get your hands on. Lt. Dan commands the tables and the boards to produce some of the wildest shit on the mixtape circut. Six CDs make up this set: "The Official Royal Banker Mixtape," "On The Run (Ras Kass)," "Nasir Jones - Hova's S
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Hmm. Rappers beating the shit out of rappers and scoring with hotties. This game has it all. Def Jam Vendetta starts off with your brother dragging your dead ass out of retirement and back into the world of underground fight clubs, wherein you proceed to beat
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Ever wanted to design your own car and see how it competes with real life exotics and concepts? Well, Atari has finally answered your prayers, albeit somewhat incompletely. In Apex, you are the head of your own car company and the key here is getting recogniti
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We only did six small modifications and are still on the stock turbo.
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If this month's cover car looks vaguely familiar, that's because it isn't the first time you've seen it in this magazine. Owned by none other than 2NR tech editor Gary Castillo, the 2002 WRX wagon has been the subject of several tech articles and Power Page se
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To most people stateside, converting to STi spec is merely adding the light covers and OEM badges. To be considered a fully-converted STi means physically pulling out the U.S.-spec five-speed transmission and 227-hp engine and replacing it with the 271-horsepo
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Subaru Rally Team USA's Mark Lovell and his co-driver Roger Freeman finished first overall in the SCCA ProRally class during June's running of the 2003 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in their WRX (see page 144). It's just the sort of accomplishment everyo
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As a kid did you ever wish for super powers? like pretending you could be invisible or have x-ray vision? You know that at one time or another you wished you could see in the dark, right? Well, this crazy MR-2 is a technical feat come true. It is a true Night Rider. Not only does it have an immense
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