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Ironing out the kinks with Super Finishing
View fullsize We all know that looking after your car makes it perform better and last longer. Your car’s metal surfaces are no

Bend and mend: Repairing damaged wheels the professional way
View fullsize Of all the parts switched out in the pursuit of modifying cars, never has there been a community formed around one

Rip’n Roar: rally-built KP61 Starlet
1300cc of historic rally car fury View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize There was a time in the not so distant

Win a set of Street Pros!
The good sorts over at VPW Performance, Australia, have hooked us up with a brand new set of Ridler Street Pros to give away.

Mad Mike’s Red Bull Drift Shifters goes international!
Pack your bags, book the seediest hostel you can find, and smuggle yourself onto a plane — Mad Mike’s Red Bull Drift Shifters

Cutting laps: New Zealand track guide
We take you on a tour of New Zealand’s motor racing circuits View fullsize Here in New Zealand we are spoilt for choice

Good cause: Meguiar’s Pink Ribbon Breakfast
View fullsize To help support the fight against breast cancer, Smits Group / Meguiar’s New Zealand is chucking on a Pink Ribbon Breakfast

Cruise Mode: chassis-scraping boosted KP60
View fullsize NZ Performance Car: Hi, Jacob. Sweet KP — how did you end up with it?Jacob: Hi, guys. It was originally my

Clutchless Wonder: 9-second drag Evo I
It might be the only combo like it in New Zealand, but you’ll never achieve anything if you just keep following the pack

Crown Jewel: Pennzoil JGTC R34
Tuning Japanese: reliving the magic of the Pennzoil JGTC R34 View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize In 1999, I remember coming across a

Seeking performance perfection: Honda intake dyno testing
We back-to-back test Honda intake combos to learn how significant subtle changes can be View fullsize One of the simplest DIY performance modifications

Onikayan Master: bumped and boned Mira
It’s a style rarely seen outside of Japan, and, for that, it’s often misunderstood, but, just like those in the Motherland, Thomas Gordon’s

Trusty rusty: 1UZ-powered KE10 revived from the dead
Fuelled by Whiskey, peer pressure, and a serious amount of love for killing tyres, Mike Ledgerwood’s 1UZ-powered KE10 is a battler with a

Mack daddy: bagged and bodied Evo X
Temptation is dangerous when playing the show-car game — Khrunal’s Evo X is the by-product of giving in to that urge more times

Feild this: the V 4 & Rotary Jamboree mega post
All the radness you need to see from the 2018 V 4 & Rotary North Island Jamboree View fullsize View fullsize View