Tein USA is hosting a garage sale later this month along with Mackin Industries and Carbonetic, if you are looking for a good deal on some parts this will be the perfect. So mark your calender! (continue reading… )

Nissan and Nismo have unveiled their plans for motorsports in 2010 with an announcement today regarding the teams and cars to be featured in 2010 championships. In the Japanese SuperGT championships, Nismo’s field will shrink to just three teams down from four in 2009 which was five in 2008!
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Toyota, trying to find a way to crawl back from this embarrassing recall fiasco, has release this press release along with a “family photo shoot” of the FT-86. They are really trying to to make that link with what people like us would consider their great cars of the past.
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It has been pretty busy lately and as I was working on the site I got to wondering “How long has it been since we went to this design?” Almost 1 year ago exactly we embarked on changing the Jade site from a stic page about just our cars to a full on automotive portal.
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My problem with springs is that they always seem to be just a little off as far as the perfect drop. Once they are in that is it, they are not adjustable. One of the other problems is that if you switch springs eventually your struts will go bad and that can get expensive.

Coilover’s solve these problems giving you a fully adjustable suspension with built in upgraded struts. Once installed you can set the height of each individual corner so that you can get the perfect drop all around. Some coilovers also allow you to adjust the dampening on the struts so you can fine tune the ride stiffness. This allows you to be able to adjust your suspension to the optimal setting for multiple driving situations. If you were so inclined you could go out and have your car corner balanced.
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Nissan Motorsports International (NISMO) has launch its two new teams for the FIA GT1 World Championship series in which the R35 GT-R will compete in 2010.
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The Abt R8 GT R is on its way to the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. This supercar is of course based on the Audi R8 V10 but with a few performance enhancements. Only 25 units will be produced.

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So many people get a new ride and the first thing they do is go out and get rims, forgetting the drop. The drop on a car is so important. You could have an the best kit and super wide 3 piece rims but if you are 4×4ing it, it doesn’t matter.

There are really 3 ways to drop a car like the M45. You have springs, coilovers and air. This is one of those situations where you are pretty much stuck going to Japan for parts on the 2003 M45. I’ll break it down for everyone here.
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My boy Vinny has stated that he hates hybrids but I wonder what he thinks about this one. Meet the Porsche 918 Spyder a hybrid like no other. Most hybrids are gas sipping little pansy green machines, more worried about saving the planet than putting a smile on your face. The are more pictures and video after the jump.
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I hope that this does not end up filed under the “cars we don’t get” section but unfortunately it is leaning that way. I still don’t understand why every automaker seems to refuse to give us the fun cars. We don’t get the Focus RS or the FQ400 and it looks like we may not get the fire breathing Audi RS5.
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Check out this new Iphone Game called Drift Sumi-e. It combines drifting and and the art of Sumi-e or Japanese brush painting. The game is pretty straight forward. There are tracks and on it they show you the proper clipping points for drifting. You try to drag your finger across the track tracing a proper drifting line. You are judged on speed and line. After that you get a score.
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If you are a car guy you have either heard it or said it depending on the car you drive. “Yeah your car is faster than mine, until you have to turn.” It was always an annoyance for those of us who set their cars up for more track or auto X than drag.

Unfortunately the 1/4 mile track is really the only affordable method for “testing” two cars side by side. Its affordable if you have a track near by, its still $10 to run any car at Orlando Speedworld and there is something about the rush of seeing the other car and trying to beat it.
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Check out this a french video clip of some new footage from the upcoming Iron Man 2 Movie. As you all know the first one had lots of automotive fun in it and the sequel looks like it won’t disappoint.

Apparently in Tony Starks “off time” he also owns and is the driver for his own F1 Team. In the trailer this is where Whiplash attacks him in dramatic fashion.

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When the Nike Hyperdunk “Kobe Bryant x Aston martin DB9″ first surfaced, it seemed odd that Nike would pay tribute to a sneaker Kobe wore two years ago. It appears that they have bridged the gap, as the current Zoom Kobe V has been given the same treatment and will release alongside the aforementioned Hyperdunk.

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BMW’s wish the were M’s, Mercedes all want to be an AMG and now VW’s will dream of being an R. According to autoblog VW will be launching their very own performance division.
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The boys over at Titan Motorsports have done very well for themselves by building and racing some very nice cars. Due to their success they have opened a big new facility here in Orlando and they are having a big party to celebrate. The party will include a dyno shootout, display cars and even a car show.
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This one is for Ben, someone beat you to it. For years Ben has joked about doing crazy things to our cars to make them stand out and one of his “ideas” was to add a hibachi grill since we like to eat so much. He would say “It would be perfect, we roll up to the show and while everyone is busy cleaning we are grillin’ Kobe Style!”. Check out the “Kogi BBQ Scion XD” from our friends at Air Runner Suspensions.

You can check this ride out in person at the DUB show on March 7th in Anaheim Stadium.

Full gallery and video of the car after the jump.
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Here is news about what seems to be the most doomed game ever. CEO of Sony Entertainment Portugal, James Armstrong said in an interview with Spanish site Canarias Al Dia, that sony hopes to have GT5 out by Christmas!
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Check out what arrived at the office today, after some issues with a shipping company that sounds like “cups”. The first shipment of swag had one bottle of showtime damaged so of course they sent the whole thing back.
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This is a pretty cool app but too bad its not ready yet and you have to open up the phone.  But here’s what the app can do and how you can do it.
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