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Kaiju Motorsports’ All-Billet Subaru EJ 2.5L Engine

Hands down, this was one of the more eye-popping engine bays we saw during the 2023 PRI Show. The Kaiju Motorsports-built STi Subaru is a cool car in and of itself, but with an all-billet 2.5L EJ engine featuring titanium piping, this thing stopped you in your tracks and forced your head to turn. We

4 Piston Racing to Exclusively Distribute Saenz Connecting Rods

4 Piston is now the exclusive distributor of Saenz Performance sport compact rods in the USA.

4 Piston Racing’s NA USAC Midget Honda Engine

The guys at 4 Piston Racing in Danville, IN crank out some seriously impressive Honda engines and components. We got to see the shop for ourselves this summer and we were treated to a full rundown of a naturally aspirated USAC Midget Honda engine they had in development. Check it out!

Fluidampr and Performance Racing Industry Since the Beginning

Established in 1985 as the performance division of Vibratech TVD. Fluidampr is a leader in viscous torsional dampers for the performance aftermarket.

Import Engines: A Look at the 2JZ

Many of the biggest names in motorsports have built and used the 2JZ in their own racing machines, proving that the engine platform can be competitive in various formats.

Diamond Pistons’ Rebel Series Pistons

Forged from race-proven 2618 alloy aluminum, the pistons are exquisitely finish machined, including 3D milling on the piston crowns, internal lightening, and lateral gas ports.

Imports and Dry Sump Oil Systems

As import cars’ performance on and off the track continued to grow, their factory wet sump systems simply couldn’t handle the performance and the development of dry sump systems for the popular imports was in high demand. But why a dry sump?

Dry Sump Oil
EB TAKEOVER: iCraveBoost Performance

In this EB Takeover we get a behind the scenes look at iCraveBoost Performance with owners Nicole and Schiller Murphy. Get some insight into the shop, its projects, the engine building program, and some dyno action with the shop Evo 9.

Women in Motorsports 2021 Class

Now in our third year of our Women in Motorsports issue, we continue to find amazing women doing amazing things in motorsports, and this might be our best group of women yet. This year, we feature a bakers dozen – 13 women – who come from all kinds of different backgrounds and do all kinds

1,000 HP Toyota Supra B58 Inline Six-Cylinder Engine

When Toyota announced the return of the Supra sports car nameplate to the model lineup, Papadakis Racing was one of the first to modify the Supra’s 2988cc B58 inline six-cylinder engine for racing, specifically for Formula DRIFT. Boasting 335 hp from the factory, find out how Stephan Papadakis tripled the power output!

Import Transmission Upgrades

As more and more people are building high-performance import engines, the need for more robust transmission components is growing as well.