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features contents 32 84 model local attraction honda civic type r cover shoot photo chris jue carter jung styling tiffany dean make up traci barrett heather rae young 48 make model 04 nissan 350z 62 orange alert 06 mitsubishi evo ix 76 carbonated 92 nissan skyline importtunermagazine marchy 2 0 1 0 issue 13 2 40 56 72 90 tech 30 56 72 90 fact or fiction mpg in a bottle departments 06 08 12 initial timing it all starts here 14 20 26 four one one you found out first 96 96 98 power gear for your ride ballin on a budget our 2.4l monster gets head 06 subaru wrx engine management on the cheap under the hood inside the industry question it widgets eric hsu fixes what you broke audio gear for your eyes and ears do you have what it takes project 4g64 part 2 power pages going postal you shoot us we shoot back damn these are dope longshots tuner first look 40 sema 45 hottest cars and parts 132 march 2010 production/distribution/infiltration import tuner issn#1528-0845 vol 13 no 03 is published monthly by source interlink media llc 261 madison avenue 5th floor new york ny 10016 phone 714 939-2400 fax 714 978-6390 for editorial for subscriptions address changes and adjustments write to import tuner p.o box 420235 palm coast florida 32142-0235 subscriptions u.s and u.s possessions $29.97 for 12 issues 1 year canadian add $12.00 postage includes gst and all other countries add $24.00 payment in u.s funds only allow 6-8 weeks for delivery of first issue copyright © 2010 source interlink magazines llc all rights reserved this magazine is purchased by the buyer with the understanding that the information presented is from various sources from which there can be no warranty or responsibility by source interlink media llc or the publisher as to legality completeness and accuracy periodicals postage paid at new york ny and at additional mailing offices canada publications mail agreement no 40612608 and gst no 129791596rt0001 return undeliverable canadian addresses to bleuchip international p.o box 25542 london on n6c 6b2 canada postmaster please send address changes to import tuner p.o box 420235 palm coast fl 32142-0235 4 importtuner.com

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initialtiming import tuner magazine march 2010 issue #132 10 for 10 with the new year well under way and no real prognosis of how it s going to turn out here are 10 things in 2010 that i m looking forward to 1 with green the new black there are still some sporty new models to lust over namely the nissan nismo 370z subaru wrx sti special edition in aspen white mazda mazdaspeed3 suzuki kizashi and the genesis coupe r-spec if they weren t enough in the slightly more distant future we have the honda cr-z mazda 2 and toyota ft-86 2 2010 super lap battle finals like hearts and turbocharged rotary engines records are made to be broken and five of them were thoroughly busted in 2009 but the overall record held by hks evo since 2007 still stands at 1:43.523 taunting shamelessly the world 3 need some more oe proof how about japan s entry into the supercar market with the lexus lf a 552 hp v-10 9k rpm redline carbon fiber chassis the raddest digital cluster ever and lexus comfort all for $350k did i mention that there are going to be only 500 built time to foreclose on your home 4 february 10 issue of playboy see page 84 5 gran turismo and no not some psp or prologue version but the full-scale gt5 built for the ps3 about damn time 6 manny pacquiao vs floyd mayweather jr it ll happen i hope 7 2010 hin schedule it ll happen i hope 8 2010 formula d rally america x games battle of the imports and sti vs evo shootout new cars new drivers new teams new carnage 9 a pay raise it ll happen i hope 10 and finally for some gratuitous backpatting we have the 2010 import tuner calendar other than reformed healthcare peace on earth and an open bar if the 12 hotties won t lift spirits nothing will consequently here some things i am not looking forward to weak auto shows the new twilight movie soulless green technology euphemized as marketing ploys insurgencies and kanye west _team greatest moment of 2009 editor carter jung driving the lf a the two greatest laps of my life thus yet senior editor scott tsuneishi nothing really comes to mind since 09 was a shitty year as i witnessed many friends become statistics to the nation s unemployment rate 2010 couldn t have come any sooner editor carter jung carter@importtuner.com facebook.com/carterjung tech editor luke munnell surviving between living in the boso house for eight months catching h1n1 and driving a car the size and smell of a litterbox everyday the odds weren t exactly in my favor managing editor drew farrington had a daughter no big deal features@importtuner.com for feature cars models@importtuner.com for aspiring models twitter twitter.com/importtuner art director clint davis 09 was fine but 10 is going to be win 6 importtuner.com

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underthehood inside the industry let the festivities begin sema 09 has come and gone the highly anticipated annual trade event brought with it both excitement and anxiety among participants who often scramble to make last-minute preparations on their vehicles with fewer than five days before the big dance in vegas scion invited over 250 media participants and guests to partake in a sneak peak of their project cars attending this year top tuners in their respective categories were given a vehicle to design and fabricate as they prepared to wage war in a friendly competition known as the scion tuner challenge the scion media preview reception held at scion s personal gallery in culver city ca offered an eclectic gathering of fine art food and vehicles including the infamous five axis dj xb the korean/mexican-infused fast-food pioneers kogi bbq offered korean short rib tacos and kalbi sliders from their concept kogi xd mobile kitchen car complete with a full-sized grill in the rear taking the concept of food-to-go to a whole new level other highlights included cartel racing s supercharged scion tc rolling on 22s with a custom motorized trunk and 0-60 magazine s rally inspired xd all-you-can-eat kogi tacos singha thai beers and never-beforeseen project cars all under one roof made it one hell of an experience i can only hope scion makes next year s reception an open event for fans and enthusiasts who crave a little sema excitement but who are unable to make the trek to vegas to join in on the festivities make it happen guys all-youcan-eat kogi tacos singha thai beers and neverbefore-seen project cars made it one hell of an experience senior editor scott tsuneishi scott@importtuner.com living 09 nissan 370z three days after sema the ever-grinding tein crew of katsuma nakai philip chase ryoh takizawa and jon lee acted as pit and suspension techs for our 370z at the super lap battle finals in buttonwillow thanks to their hard work and support and the rest of our sponsors greddy sunline racing project mu mackin industries falken spec clutch carbonetic tyler mcquarrie drove our z to a third place finish in the street fr class with a 1:59.829 not too shabby for its first outing we would ve finished second too if it weren t for some pesky kids running a 1:59.768 in an mr-2 in the final session wait what re they doing in fr doesn t the mr in mr-2 stand for mid-engine rwd cheaters we should be the first place losers un-sore losing is for chumps editor carter jung 03 subaru wrx the long block is finally assembled and ready to be bolted back into place after a two-year hiatus it looks like the subie is finally going to be fired up before the year s over senior editor scott tsuneishi riding shotgun with the editors 10 subaru sti se in a leap of faith that i may never fully comprehend subaru put their product and good reputation on the line and lent two of their most lusted-after press cars a 10 sti and 10 sti special edition to the 2nr crew to test flog to and from work hammer around buttonwillow for our sti vs evo shootout full coverage next month and otherwise manhandle for one glorious week leading up to super lap battle finals and somehow in between doing all those things i managed to take the se for an early morning drive into the canyons to shoot this panorama subie if its engine blows from the shady fuel treatment i ran through it for fact or fiction pg 30 hit me up for the high-res version it s the least i can do tech editor luke munnell 8 importtuner.com

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editorial editor technical editor senior editor managing editor staff photographer contributors stephen rhim eric hsu rc faderoga colin ryan scott dukes scott kanemura scott steinberg chris jue devin lefevere eric tong ben oh brendan moran nick saglimbeni andy hope jon domingo jeff creech odessy barbu freddie fernandez tatsunori tsuchida sean crawford carter jung luke munnell scott tsuneishi drew farrington henry z dekuyper art direction and design art director clint d davis the performance automotive group on the web www.europeancarweb.com www.importtuner.com www.hondatuningmagazine.com www.eurotuner.com www.superstreetonline.com www.modified.com subscriber services importtuner@emailcustomerservice.com call 800/876-9414 international 386/447-6385 or write to import tuner p.o box 420235 palm coast fl 32142-0235 please include your name address and phone number on any inquiries advertising group publisher maria jamison 714/939-2455 maria.jamison@sorc.com advertising operations 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goingpostal send presents to import tuner 2400 east katella ave 11th floor anaheim ca 92806 or drop an email to postal@importtuner.com some claim we don t print enough reader interaction in import tuner sure there s going postal and a user rides gallery on importtuner.com but nothing that lets you show off your projects in print get used to it most of you would rather see our pages dedicated to badass feature cars or hot girlies than camera-phone snaps of everyone else s cavaliers and neons so with the exception of this month s contributors we re keeping things the way they are but we are adding an honorable feature gallery to importtuner.com for those of you with badass yet oddball projects cars or who just can t figure out that longshots is actually a photo contest you re welcome evo killer just writing in to see if you could feature my car in your magazine it s dedicated to my brother who recently passed away and i m sure he d be honored to see it in print it s a 90 toyota celica gt st185 thanks guys marlon martinez clifton nj non-reader s ride i ve always dreamed of having my car in your magazine so please consider my evo x i live in idaho and work on a farm needless to say my days can get pretty boring most of the time i find myself smoothing out dirt tracks to drive my car on later you have no idea how proud i d be to flip open your mag one day and see my car in readers rides branden smith rexburg id can t do a print feature marlon sorry the car s looking good but just isn t quite ready yet and we re willing to bet not a whole lot of people could relate to the fluke turbo/awd coupe toyota built like four of before turning their backs on the project altogether no matter how much we actually like all tracs but since that upgraded turbo under the hood tells us yours is one of the better ones out there we re giving you 34 seconds of fame this issue that and possibly the first-ever honorary feature spot on importtuner.com nice work we lol d in amazement when we read the first part of your letter impressed that you drive a tractor on a farm for a living and own an evo x yet are no more than 11 years old since you ve always dreamed but we realized you were f.o.s once you mentioned a reader s rides section that has in fact never been part of import tuner shame still we can t pass up a photo of a nice car being beaten to hell in the snow after all as formula d s j-rod would put it all we californians ever get to scrape off our windshields is sunshine wrong side of the law i am a faithful buyer of your magazine but am currently incarcerated four other inmates and i ordered copies of your january 10 issue as we re allowed to do with good behavior but have not received our calendar we bought newsstand copies too so i know they should ve been in there can you tell us what s up and if there s any possible way we can get some on their own keep up the good work gerry fisher oshawa ca the real world s fastest supra whoops based on some erroneous intel we wrongly credited our jan 10 cover car jamie carter s accelerated performance-built mkiv supra of chagrin falls oh as being the world s fastest based on its best quarter-mile trap speed of 187.4 mph a man named s.w from austin tx and his boost 2nr tweets logic-built six-speed mkiv @wadegreene @importtuner depends rightfully earned that title on size and font of the yellow sticker windshield banners are a easy +15whp with a 189.71mph trap speed clocked last year at the end @black334 @importtuner i don t think wewinndixie carry y all mag anymore wtf of an 8.19 et pass a record that still stands as of press @natahbee @importtuner its called false advertising time along with another the lol makes the boobies bigger 246mph fastest standing mile @msladypaula @importtuner hey importtuner how was record s.w and his machine sema anyway also earned last year look for @glitchhopking @importtuner just picked up the new more on this now 7.91-second december issue amazing job boys best one i ve read beast in coming months yet gave me some more ideas for my new soarer www.boostlogic.com follow us at @importtuner www.elitemotorsports.com uhh the warden stole it on the grounds that s it s objectionable content duh have you seen that thing it s practically porn it will poison your mind and or hinder the rehabilitation process of prison don t worry 2nr is here to help you skirt the law in any way possible if you d like to have a friend order a copy for you and smuggle it in a cake they can be obtained through seibon 909.444.5900 www.seiboncarbon.com calendars that is we re not pastry chefs 12 importtuner.com

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fouroneone formuladproam the smokey scent of roasted falkens and thunder of jeering fans had barely effervesced from irwindale ca s house of drift after formula d s pro finals when the organization apparently decided they were bored and invited drifters and fans alike to an unofficial encore of the weekend s festivities pro-am finals at toyota speedway just weeks later the traditional annual site of the pro league s judgement day coverage last month it went without saying that any amateur with intentions to drift the hallowed banked walls violent switchbacks and high-speed hairpin had best bring his a-game and this year s competition did not disappoint drifting the same configuration as the pro competition jeffery abbott nikolay konstantinov and cyrus martinez flowed the course better than many seasoned vets tsuiso battles between roland gallagher and brad hettinger looked as if they descended from professional final four competition and the dedication of drivers who traveled crosscountry to make the event wrenched on their own cars during five-minute calls and attacked the course with nothing held back made us respect how hard these guys fight for their keep engines grenaded transmissions scattered k-rails were moved by 2,100-pound s13s brown cressidas were nearly t-boned at 65 mph tommy roberts gold s13 was totaled for the 57th time and at the end of it all r32 skyline-piloting ian fournier claimed gold and 18 drivers were awarded licenses for pro competition www.formulad.com 14 importtuner.com

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world cup finals import vs domestic maryland international raceway mir s 15th annual world cup finals presented by the us army recently kicked off at the aforementioned track s quarter-mile strip marking a huge rise in attendance and participation over previous years it even outsold a filming of pinks over 700 cars competed in the import vs domestic themed two-day event in classes ranging from street et brackets with 120-car fields to all motor sportsman and pro classes from the top the outlaw 10.5 vs pro import class was comprised entirely of 7-second domestics but with near-open tech for imports the bergenholtz bros chris rado or brent rau could ve taken an easy win the 16-car outlaw radial vs modified class was again entirely dominated by 7.5 to 8.9-second domestics with the exception of number-one qualifier raul acevedo and his freak 7.21-second datsun which retired early with mechanical woes jamie carter s supra cover jan 10 held down the heavily domestic 49-car street fighter class by qualifying second and holding onto 7-second passes all day until missing the light in the semifinals clearing a path for an 8.0-second mustang to take the win the rudy story of the event was that of steve menman from collegeville pa who qualified his 93 civic with an 8.929 124.81 letting off unfortunately he too didn t make competition but watching him qualify ahead of 28 stupid-fast mustangs camaros novas and other assorted single-digit-et muscle was a sight to behold there was more of that in the wild street class where the top three qalifiers out of 42 were 8-second hondas but once number-one qualifier chris miller redlit felix medina s civic called it quits mid-track in the first round and jonathan reynolds failed to make the show the mustangs sucked up yet another win in all motor however the only contest was among the imports with loan nguyen and his 95 civic running consistently faster than his 27 competitors smoking two mustangs to take the win with a 10.616 130.09 we ve seen imports run faster in all classes than the wfc s heavily domestic winners this time around but mechanical setbacks and lack of preparation resultant of import drag racing s tumultous past few years kept most off the poduim with more track-organized events planned next season expect the imports to run more consistently than ever and with classes open to virtually everyone 10 might just be the best year in a decade to get in on the action www.importvsdomestic.com 10.03.2nr.15 photos jeff blumenfeld

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