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While aftermarket parts companies have yet to offer a replacement turbocharger/manifold kit for the R35, Japanese tuning house HKS have developed their own turbine upgrade that manages to eke out a few more ponies from the GT-R’s standard-issue turbo. Dubbed the GT570, HKS’s kit consists of stronger wastegate actuators, an HKS EVC [...]
Despite its love-it-or-hate-it styling, Subaru’s new Impreza WRX STI has steadily gained acceptance in the enthusiast community as a worthy successor to the outgoing GD model. The performance aftermarket has also welcomed it with open arms, and Japanese tuning company HKS Kansai have revealed their new range of parts for the STI.The range is all-encompassing, [...]
HKS have announced the release of their bolt-on turbocharger kit for the 1st-generation Honda Fit/Jazz, giving owners the ability to crank out around 30% more power than stock. It ain’t cheap though. At just under USD$3500, you’d better be deadly serious about squeezing every last ounce of performance out of the Fit’s 1.5-litre four-banger. Still, [...]
With all the hoo-ha surrounding the aftermarket development of the R35 GT-R, news of the other Japanese performance stalwarts has fallen by the wayside. However, tuners have definitely been busy working away on our favourite performance cars, and HKS have recently announced their lineup of aftermarket parts for the CZ4A Lancer Evolution X.Engine upgrades are [...]
Most of you will probably remember those UK-only special versions of the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII and IX: The chav-tastically named FQ-series Evos (the FQ stands for “Fucking Quick”, chaps). Well, Mitsubishi UK have done it again with the Evo X GSR FQ360. As the name suggests, the FQ360 has been tweaked to produce 360hp [...]
The HKS R33 drag car will be retired after almost a decade of tearing down the quarter-mile. The decision came after routine inspections revealed that not only were critical parts no longer available from Nissan, but the chassis itself was on the verge of being ripped in two by the tremendous torque produced by the [...]
