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700kW-plus 2JZ-GTE in three easy steps
Modifying your car can be a daunting task, what with so many products available on the market, and conflicting views about which ones are effective.
Prowear NZ Superlap round one: anybody’s game
We’ve been waiting for what seems like a very long time for the first round of the 2015–’16 NZ Superlap season, and boy did the
A turbocharged 13B Mazda 808 that’s been built to thrash
For Ryan Johnson and his close group of mates, thrashing rotary-powered vehicles to within an inch of their lives, and sometimes beyond, is more
Schoolyard dreams: 1980 Ford Escort Mk2
“When James’ dad bought the car as a do up for him to drive to school, neither of them could foresee how far the
A rear-wheel drive 700kW R33 Skyline that hits hard
“Frank Perez’s R33 was built for one thing — kicking arse” Sibling rivalry is something anyone with a brother or sister will be able
From writer to racer: can you become a race driver in seven days?
“Is that it? I expected … more.” When I first informed my mum that I would be racing at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park near the
Daily Driven: Danielle and her tough Legacy 3.0R
We don’t only feature fully modified vehicles in NZ Performance Car magazine — the mildly modified daily drivers get a look in too! It doesn’t
Scrapyard Gains: considering building a Nissan Primera TE P10?
View fullsize With racing heritage from the famous British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) and Japanese Touring Car Championship (JTCC) series of the ’90s, and
JZ club: a collection of JZ-powered features
There’s no doubting that the JZ line of engines are extremely strong and reliable, so it’s no surprise that NZ Performance Car have had a
Pre World Time Attack Challenge shakedown for Duffin
The discipline of time attack racing, might only require a single lap of perfection to claim glory, but it requires months, sometimes years, of hard
New Audi S4 joins the competitive turbocharged sports sedan race
German automaker Audi has just announced that next year’s Audi S4 won’t be supercharged, but rather turbocharged, which is the best news we’ve had all
A mixed bag of radness in NZ Performance Car 226
Now what do we have here? View fullsize View fullsize It looks to be the new issue of NZ Performance Car fresh from
From spare parts to mountain climber, a Galant VR4 with a difference
“Damian Johnson has transformed this Mitsubishi heavyweight from a parts shell into a nimble hill-climb warrior” View fullsize If you had seen this Mitsubishi
Shark attack: the Mark II bringing Fukuoka style to New Zealand
“Fukuoka style hits New Zealand with Michael Macnaughtan’s Toyota Mark II ” Early adopters are like entrepreneurs of the automotive world. They forge ahead
A 770kW-plus 7M-GTE–powered monster Toyota Supra
There are high-power 1JZ and 2JZ cars situated all over the world, but it’s not often that we find a 1000hp-plus 7M-GTE engine–powered Supra. Plagued