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Posted Jul 28 2008, 08:20 PM by Mike Hayes with 7 comment(s)

MAGAZINES>> DRIFT TENGOKU

Filed under: Chaser, Toyota, Nissan, Magazines, 2JZGTE, AE86, Supra, JDM, VW, corolla, SR20DET, silvia.  

I was asked recently to pour over some JDM magazines and get a feel for them. I have to say, I love seeing the high level of tune on the JDM rides in the magazines. They have such a diverse scene over there. Truth be told, the majority of the drift scene appears to revolve around Nissan Silvia's and 1 & 2-JZ powered Toyotas, but there is also a fair bit of coverage to be had on the other players in the scene as well. Drift Tengoku as a magazine drops right into the mix as a more feature focused...

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Posted Jun 04 2008, 02:10 PM by Antonio Alvendia with 16 comment(s)

ARCHIVE>> XS ENGINEERING GS400 TURBO

Filed under: 2JZGTE, Lexus, Aristo, GS400, JZS161, GS300, XS Engineering, Antonio Alvendia  

Man, this car was sure fun to drive! To be completely up front with you, I don't have a ton of photos of this car - because most of the time I spent with it, I decided to drive it rather than document it. The car you're looking at is a JZS161 (in the USA, it's a Lexus GS300 or GS400, depending on which engine it has) - a fairly common car to see in Southern California. Especially in the area where I live, I see a ton of VIP "work in progress" JZS161s, and even **sigh** some...

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Posted Jun 04 2008, 04:30 AM by Antonio Alvendia with 12 comment(s)

CAR SPOTLIGHT>> HIRO SUMIDA'S IS350

Filed under: Hasselgren, SPD Metalworks, IS350, GReddy, Hiro Sumida, V8, 2JZGTE, Lexus, Antonio Alvendia  

It's no secret that I love Lexus brand vehicles. So of course I was excited when I heard that Discount Tire Direct and Falken Tire would be working together to campaign a Lexus IS350 in the Formula Drift Series. When I first saw the mockups of the graphic scheme (it was shown to me by a Falken employee before the car had its graphics applied), I wasn't too thrilled to be honest. I dislike the arch looking graphic on the side of the car, it doesn't do any justice to the car's naturally...

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