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BMW 128i Dyno
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Here’s How My BMW 128i Performed on the Dyno With an Intake and Exhaust

By Peter Nelson

Posted on Aug 5, 2022

A 2006 Saturn Vue parked in a driveway.
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I’m Avoiding the Used Car Market by Reviving a 166K-Mile Saturn Vue

By Tony Markovich

Posted on Aug 3, 2022

A lovely rusty 1970 Opel GT in a parking lot.
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I’ve Discovered Some Questionable Bodywork From Prior Owners on My Opel GT Project

By Tony Markovich

Posted on Jul 28, 2022

bmw 128i
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I Tested My Mods and Set a New Track Baseline in My BMW 128i

By Peter Nelson

Posted on Jul 21, 2022

A Can-Am Maverick X3 Max DS Turbo R sitting in front of a rock formation.
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I’m Turning My Can-Am Maverick X3 Max Into an Overlanding UTV

By Jonathon Klein

Posted on Jul 18, 2022

How To Set Up A Modern VW GTI For The Track
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How To Set Up A Modern VW GTI For The Track

By Chris Rosales

Posted on Jul 18, 2022

A Kenwood CAX-BT20-R
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This Cool JDM Bluetooth Transmitter Taught Me an Expensive Lesson

By Andrew P. Collins

Posted on Jul 14, 2022

BMW 128i Intake and Exhaust
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My BMW 128i Really Woke Up With an Aftermarket Intake and Exhaust

By Peter Nelson

Posted on Jul 14, 2022

bmw 128i m sport seat
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I Upgraded My BMW 1 Series With an M Sport Seat From the U.K.

By Peter Nelson

Posted on Jun 29, 2022

All the Parts That a BMW 330i ZHP Shares With a Normal E46 Sport Package
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All the Parts That a BMW 330i ZHP Shares With a Normal E46 Sport Package

By Chris Rosales

Posted on Jun 28, 2022

A blue BMW at sunset. The sun is piercing through its windows directly at the camera.
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Want to Upgrade Your BMW E46 Without the Aftermarket? Try OEM Plus Mods

By Chris Rosales

Posted on Jun 24, 2022

1969 Dodge Charger
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1969 Dodge Charger Project Update: Understanding That Better Is a Relative Term

By Hank O'Hop

Posted on Jun 16, 2022

Civic Si engine
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I Decorated My Car Battery as a Simple Cosmetic Mod

By Andrew P. Collins

Posted on Jun 13, 2022

Don’t Make My Mistakes Working On Your Brakes
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Don’t Make My Mistakes Working On Your Brakes

By Andrew P. Collins

Posted on Jun 7, 2022

A disabled Subaru Brat
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Not Even Raw Eggs Could Save My Suburu Brat, but Damn It, We Tried

By Lewin Day

Posted on Jun 3, 2022

BMW 128i Coupe Alignment Negative Camber
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A Custom Alignment Gave My BMW 128i More Grip and Stability

By Peter Nelson

Updated on Jun 1, 2022

vw cabrio chicago
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Moving a $300 VW Cabrio 20 Miles Turned Into a Three-Hour Saga

By Peter Nelson

Posted on May 30, 2022

Nissan Sentra.
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I Broke My ‘No Nissans’ Rule and Bought a Beat 2011 Sentra

By Kevin Williams

Posted on May 25, 2022

bmw 128i maintenance mission creep
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Swapping My BMW’s Serpentine Belt Turned Into a Whole Thing

By Peter Nelson

Posted on May 19, 2022

Honda CRZ With hood open next toLexus IS300 with missing bumper
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Botched Aftermarket Wiring Is Making My Honda CR-Z Project a Nightmare

By Kevin Williams

Posted on May 18, 2022

How I Saved $500 on a New Headliner by Doing Some Easy Work Myself
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How I Saved $500 on a New Headliner by Doing Some Easy Work Myself

By Chris Rosales

Posted on May 16, 2022

A 50-50 image of the front of a 2004 BMW 330i sedan on the left with a headlight projector on the right.
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How I Swapped My E46 BMW’s Burned Xenon Headlights

By Chris Rosales

Posted on May 12, 2022

BMW 128i Spring and Damper Upgrade: What I Learned and Recommend
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BMW 128i Spring and Damper Upgrade: What I Learned and Recommend

By Peter Nelson

Posted on May 10, 2022

i-MiEV Front Wheel Turned, In Detail.
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My i-MiEV’s Public Charging Quirks Keep Almost Leaving Me Stranded

By Kevin Williams

Posted on May 10, 2022

19 Vehicles Spanning 63 Years: Meet the Staff’s Project Cars
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19 Vehicles Spanning 63 Years: Meet the Staff’s Project Cars

By Andrew P. Collins

Posted on May 6, 2022

A 2010 GTI oversteering through Turn 11 at Willow Springs Streets Of Willow handling course.
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How I Used Coding To Defeat My VW GTI’s Stability Control Systems

By Chris Rosales

Posted on May 6, 2022

I-MiEV Plugged in
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My $3,500 Mitsubishi i-MiEV Proves 45 Miles of EV Range Might Be Enough

By Kevin Williams

Posted on Apr 27, 2022

Resealing the Camshaft Girdle on My 2010 VW GTI Wasn’t That Scary
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Resealing the Camshaft Girdle on My 2010 VW GTI Wasn’t That Scary

By Chris Rosales

Posted on Apr 15, 2022

My Tuned Saturn Sky Is Simply More Fun Than My BMW E46 M3
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My Tuned Saturn Sky Is Simply More Fun Than My BMW E46 M3

By Peter Holderith

Updated on Feb 8, 2022

I Sold My Unloved Project Miata in Under an Hour. I Couldn’t Be Happier
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I Sold My Unloved Project Miata in Under an Hour. I Couldn’t Be Happier

By Lewin Day

Updated on Feb 4, 2022

My Saturn Sky Has the Same Interior as a U-Haul Van. What’s Your Parts Bin Experience?
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My Saturn Sky Has the Same Interior as a U-Haul Van. What’s Your Parts Bin Experience?

By Peter Holderith

Updated on Dec 22, 2021

1990 BMW 850i: Meet The Drive’s Project RADwood
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1990 BMW 850i: Meet The Drive’s Project RADwood

By Mike Spinelli

Updated on Oct 21, 2021

I Bought a 1965 IH Travelall Sight Unseen for $1,500. It Has a Zombie Mural on the Back
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I Bought a 1965 IH Travelall Sight Unseen for $1,500. It Has a Zombie Mural on the Back

By Caleb Jacobs

Updated on Aug 26, 2021

Here’s What It Really Cost to Get Car Bibles’ Cheap Fiat Abarth Driving Nicely
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Here’s What It Really Cost to Get Car Bibles’ Cheap Fiat Abarth Driving Nicely

By Andrew P. Collins

Updated on Jul 21, 2021

Even With Only 100 HP, the Mazda2 Evil Track Was One of Mazda’s Coolest Concepts Ever
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Even With Only 100 HP, the Mazda2 Evil Track Was One of Mazda’s Coolest Concepts Ever

By Peter Nelson

Updated on May 6, 2021

I’ve Hauled 1,000,000 Pounds of Rock in My 1966 Ford Dump Truck This Year Alone
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I’ve Hauled 1,000,000 Pounds of Rock in My 1966 Ford Dump Truck This Year Alone

By Caleb Jacobs

Updated on Apr 23, 2021

How I Scored a Fiat 500 Abarth for About the Price of a Stimulus Check
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How I Scored a Fiat 500 Abarth for About the Price of a Stimulus Check

By Kevin Williams

Updated on Apr 8, 2021

I Actually Did Make Money on That Wretched $600 Hyundai Tiburon I Flipped
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I Actually Did Make Money on That Wretched $600 Hyundai Tiburon I Flipped

By Kevin Williams

Updated on Apr 1, 2021

Trading My Lovely Lexus LS400 for a Garbage Miata Was a Hard Lesson in Car Buying
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Trading My Lovely Lexus LS400 for a Garbage Miata Was a Hard Lesson in Car Buying

By Chris Rosales

Posted on Mar 24, 2021

I Got My Daily Driver Under 2,100 Pounds but It Cost a Lot of Comfort
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I Got My Daily Driver Under 2,100 Pounds but It Cost a Lot of Comfort

By Peter Nelson

Updated on Mar 23, 2021

The Ford Fiesta ST Gave Me Some of My Favorite Driving Memories and I Didn’t Even Own One
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The Ford Fiesta ST Gave Me Some of My Favorite Driving Memories and I Didn’t Even Own One

By Kevin Williams

Updated on Mar 22, 2021

Here’s How I Made Some Cash Flipping a $650 Barn Find Toyota Echo
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Here’s How I Made Some Cash Flipping a $650 Barn Find Toyota Echo

By Kevin Williams

Updated on Mar 13, 2021

A Mildly Modified Hatchback Is All You Need to Try Time Attack Racing at Gridlife
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A Mildly Modified Hatchback Is All You Need to Try Time Attack Racing at Gridlife

By Peter Nelson

Updated on Mar 1, 2021

Prepping My Car for Sale Went So Wrong That I Ended up Keeping the Thing
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Prepping My Car for Sale Went So Wrong That I Ended up Keeping the Thing

By Peter Nelson

Updated on Mar 1, 2021

You’re All Paying Way Too Much for BMW ZHPs
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You’re All Paying Way Too Much for BMW ZHPs

By Chris Rosales

Updated on Mar 1, 2021

How I Traded a Terrible Honda Civic for an Excellent Lexus LS400
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How I Traded a Terrible Honda Civic for an Excellent Lexus LS400

By Chris Rosales

Updated on Mar 1, 2021

Why I Bought a $600 Hyundai Tiburon That Somebody Ditched in a Parking Lot
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Why I Bought a $600 Hyundai Tiburon That Somebody Ditched in a Parking Lot

By Kevin Williams

Updated on Mar 1, 2021

Buying a California-Spec VW Jetta in Ohio Was a Huge Mistake
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Buying a California-Spec VW Jetta in Ohio Was a Huge Mistake

By Kevin Williams

Updated on Mar 1, 2021

How I Cut My GTI’s Weight Where It Matters Most: Unsprung and Rotational Mass
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How I Cut My GTI’s Weight Where It Matters Most: Unsprung and Rotational Mass

By Chris Rosales

Posted on Feb 11, 2021

Here’s How Much I’ve Spent Keeping My 2.5-Ton 1963 International Loadstar on the Road for Six Months
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Here’s How Much I’ve Spent Keeping My 2.5-Ton 1963 International Loadstar on the Road for Six Months

By Caleb Jacobs

Updated on Jan 19, 2021

I Played Real-Life SnowRunner With My 1966 Ford Dump Truck and ’63 International Loadstar
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I Played Real-Life SnowRunner With My 1966 Ford Dump Truck and ’63 International Loadstar

By Caleb Jacobs

Posted on Nov 19, 2020

Here’s How Much I’ve Spent to Keep My 1966 Ford Dump Truck on the Road for Six Months
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Here’s How Much I’ve Spent to Keep My 1966 Ford Dump Truck on the Road for Six Months

By Caleb Jacobs

Updated on Oct 29, 2020

I’m Turning My 1963 International Loadstar Into the Most Versatile Work Truck Possible
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I’m Turning My 1963 International Loadstar Into the Most Versatile Work Truck Possible

By Caleb Jacobs

Updated on Oct 15, 2020

I Spent Three Months and Hundreds of Dollars Chasing a 20-Minute Fix on My 1966 Ford Dump Truck
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I Spent Three Months and Hundreds of Dollars Chasing a 20-Minute Fix on My 1966 Ford Dump Truck

By Caleb Jacobs

Updated on Oct 2, 2020

How My 1966 Ford Dump Truck Hauls 11,000 Pounds With Just 150 HP
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How My 1966 Ford Dump Truck Hauls 11,000 Pounds With Just 150 HP

By Caleb Jacobs

Updated on Sep 17, 2020

I Break My ’66 Ford Dump Truck and My ’63 International Every Time I Drive Them
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I Break My ’66 Ford Dump Truck and My ’63 International Every Time I Drive Them

By Caleb Jacobs

Updated on Sep 10, 2020

I Took My Modified Chevy Cobalt SS on Its First Road Trip. My Pride Is Still Intact
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I Took My Modified Chevy Cobalt SS on Its First Road Trip. My Pride Is Still Intact

By Peter Holderith

Updated on Aug 25, 2020

You Too Can Live the Big Rig Life With This Four-Door 1978 International Truck
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You Too Can Live the Big Rig Life With This Four-Door 1978 International Truck

By Caleb Jacobs

Updated on Aug 6, 2020

I Decoded the History Behind My 1963 International Loadstar Work Truck
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I Decoded the History Behind My 1963 International Loadstar Work Truck

By Caleb Jacobs

Updated on Aug 3, 2020

How I Fixed My 1966 Ford Dump Truck’s Busted-Up Bed Frame
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How I Fixed My 1966 Ford Dump Truck’s Busted-Up Bed Frame

By Caleb Jacobs

Updated on Jul 24, 2020

I Drove 500 Miles to Buy This 1963 International Work Truck
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I Drove 500 Miles to Buy This 1963 International Work Truck

By Caleb Jacobs

Updated on Jul 16, 2020

All the Problems I’ve Faced Daily Driving My 1966 Ford Dump Truck So Far
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All the Problems I’ve Faced Daily Driving My 1966 Ford Dump Truck So Far

By Caleb Jacobs

Updated on Jul 3, 2020

Professional Dump Trucking in a 55-Year-Old Ford F600 Is Full of Challenges
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Professional Dump Trucking in a 55-Year-Old Ford F600 Is Full of Challenges

By Caleb Jacobs

Updated on Jun 4, 2020

I Decoded the History Behind My 1966 Ford F600 Dump Truck
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I Decoded the History Behind My 1966 Ford F600 Dump Truck

By Caleb Jacobs

Updated on May 7, 2020