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ICEMAN Cold Air Intake - This is currently the most
popular intake set up because of its flexibility in filter positioning. The
intake is available in a "Competition" set up, which utilizes a 2
piece ABS plastic intake tract that can be configured so that the filter
element is route inside the engine bay or more aggressively underneath the
front headlights. The advantage of routing the air filter away from the
engine bay is so the high temperatures do not affect the density of the
intake charge, resulting in more power. The drawback is that the filter is
more vulnerable to ingesting water, especially if the car is extremely
lowered.
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Hot Deal
on Wheels
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Hot Rims
- Custom wheels - rims
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Bullitt
Wheels
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ADR
Wheels
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chrome Bullitt wheels will make your Mustang stand out
from the crowd. With a measurement of 18x10, these wheels are Triple chrome
plated for enhanced durability and feature a deep lip that other
reproduction Bullitt wheels do not offer.
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Quite possibly
the most popular ADR wheel,
this wheel is available for staggered applications in 18 and 19 inch
diameters with 8.5 and 9.5 inch widths. M-Sport HMC Silver is available in
the following sizes. Also provided is the approximate cost
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Katana
Wheels
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Racing Hart Custom Wheels
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Katana
wheels offer the highest quality
craftsmanship and sleek styling. Katana wheels come in a variety of colors
such as silver, hypersilver, superblack,
gun-metal, and the new bronze color that is the rage of the industry.
Unmatched by other custom wheels manufacturers, Katana wheels have been
setting the standard for other custom wheels manufacturers to follow.
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Racing
Hart custom wheels are produced to higher
standards of casting, materials and finish and all lug cover caps and nuts
are made of machined aluminum. Most models are available in 15, 16, 17, 18,
and 19 inch. Finishes include: Super Black Coating,
In fact the reputation of
Racing Hart wheels are strong indicators of quality, since it is quality
upon which a distinguished reputation is built. It takes time to build a
reputation, more importantly, it takes commitment
to maintain it.
The RH EVO (evolution) brand are not Racing Hart wheels but this line RH EVO is
licensed from the same designers as most of the Racing Hart line. As for
the country of origin - JAPAN
is the birthplace for Racing Hart / RH EVO. Racing Hart is known as Sprint
Hart in Japan.
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Diablo Wheels
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Verde Custom Wheels
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Diablo Luxury wheels and Diablo
Chrome rims deliver a high quality product via an easy buying experience
that pledges customer satisfaction. When buying a quality product, get the
most for your money by dealing with a quality company - Diablo Wheels or
one of their dealers you can find on this web site
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Verde Custom Wheels
is dedicated to building the highest quality custom
wheels available today. Verde Custom Wheels offer the hottest new styles available,
in the sizes you need, at a price you can afford. You can purchase your
Verde Custom Wheels and tire package online or over the phone. We offer
live help from 9am to 6pm central standard time. Our experts are here to
assist you in selecting the correct Verde Custom Wheels for your car,
truck, or SUV. You can feel confident you are getting the best price
available as all of our Verde Custom Wheels are at discounted wholesale
prices. We offer Verde Custom Wheels in all sizes. We have the best selection
of Verde Custom Wheels available.
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Top Rate tires –
high quality tires
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Yokohama Avid TRZ
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Falken Ziex
ZE512
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Among standard
all-season tires, the T-rated Yokohama Avid TRZ gets excellent ratings in
reviews for wet and dry acceleration and braking, along with a comfortable ride
and low noise. A new silica tread compound has improved traction in snow,
allowing the tire to remain pliable at lower temperatures. The National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) verifies that the Yokohama has exceptional treadlife, a claim supported by Yokohama's 80,000-mile treadwear warranty. The Falken
Ziex (below) also performs well, but isn't as
good in snow and has a shorter treadwear rating.
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The Falken Ziex ZE512 are an
excellent value, say reviews, but the tradeoff (compared to the Yokohama
above) is a shorter 60,000-mile treadwear
warranty. The Falken gets excellent scores for
wet and dry performance, but the Yokohama
is better in snow. Both are handle well, and are
exceptionally quiet compared to other tires. If you live in a mild climate,
the T-rated Falken Ziex
has the edge. For areas that get more snow, the Yokohama Avid TRZ is a
slightly better choice, according to reviews.
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BF Goodrich Traction T/A
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Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3
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Moving up to a high-performance tire gets you better handling over other
all-season tires, but at the expense of ride and treadlife.
Along with the Turanza below, reviews say the
Traction A/T all-season tire is the best choice in a long-life, durable,
all-weather tire for cars or minivans. In testing, the H-rated BF Goodrich
Traction T/A achieves the best balance of performance factors in a
comparison with four other popular tires. Reviewers say the Traction T/A
strikes a balance of ride quality, wet and dry braking, below-average tread
noise and value. The Traction T/A comes in H, T and V speed ratings and
carries a 60,000-mile limited treadlife warranty
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It's been a good year for the Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3, picking
up top-rankings in some major reviews, including a recent 11-tire hands-on
test at Car and Driver magazine. Like all max-performance tires, the Eagle
F1 GS-D3 isn't meant for winter conditions at all, and there is no treadwear warranty. This tire is for the
enthusiast who values performance over value.
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When
Should I Replace my Tires?
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Passing the penny test
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2/32" remaining tread depth
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4/32" remaining tread depth
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6/32" remaining tread depth
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U.S.
coins can be substituted for a tire tread depth gauge as tires wear to the
critical final few 32nds of an inch of their remaining tread depth.
Place a penny into several tread grooves across the tire. If part of Lincoln's head is always
covered by the tread, you have more than 2/32" of tread depth
remaining.
Place a quarter into several tread grooves across the tire. If part of Washington's head is
always covered by the tread, you have more than 4/32" of tread depth
remaining.
Place a penny into several tread grooves across the tire. If the top of
the Lincoln Memorial is always covered by the tread, you have more than
6/32" of tread depth remaining.
The Law
According to most states' laws, tires are legally worn out when they
have worn down to 2/32" of remaining tread depth. To help warn drivers
that their tires have reached that point, tires sold in North
America are required to have indicators molded into their
tread design called "wear bars" which run across their tread
pattern from their outside shoulder to inside shoulder. Wear bars are
designed to visually connect the elements of the tire's tread pattern and
warn drivers when their tires no longer meet minimum tread depth
requirements.
Common Sense
However, as a tire wears it's important to realize that the tire's
ability to perform in rain and snow will be reduced. With 2/32" of
remaining tread depth, resistance to hydroplaning in the rain at highway
speeds has been significantly reduced, and traction in snow has been virtually
eliminated.
If rain and wet roads are a concern, you should consider replacing your
tires when they reach approximately 4/32" of remaining tread depth.
Since water can't be compressed, you need enough tread depth to allow rain
to escape through the tire's grooves. If the water can't escape fast
enough, your vehicle's tires will be forced to hydroplane (float) on top of
the water, losing traction.
If snow covered roads are a concern, you should consider replacing your
tires when they reach approximately 6/32" of remaining tread depth to
maintain good mobility. You need more tread depth in snow because your
tires need to compress the snow in their grooves and release it as the they roll. If there isn't sufficient tread depth,
the "bites" of snow your tires can take on each revolution will
be reduced to "nibbles," and your vehicle's traction and mobility
will be sacrificed. Because tread depth is such an important element for
snow traction, winter tires usually start with noticeably deeper tread
depths than typical All-Season or summer tires. Some winter tires even have
a second series of "wear bars" molded in their tread pattern
indicating approximately 6/32" remaining tread depth to warn you when
your tires no longer meet the desired tread depth.
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Hot
Exotic Cars
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Porsche carrera gt
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Porsche's flagship supercar continues
to make its way from design study to dealer showroom. The production
version, revealed at the Geneva
show in March, is faithful to the original concept, although it differs in
detail and is even more powerful.
Relying on a tremendously strong and lightweight monocoque
chassis of hand-fabricated carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic, the $440,000
(estimated at current exchange rates) 3043-pound GT's
612-horsepower V-10 reportedly pushes it to 120 mph in just 9.9 seconds and
on to a top speed of 205 mph. We expect 0-60-mph runs in the
mid-three-second range.
Among the two-seater's many
high-tech goodies are a pushrod suspension arrangement, magnesium wheels,
and ceramic composite clutch and disc brakes. Elaborate, tunnel-tuned underfloor geometry and an electronically deployed rear
wing provide significant downforce for reducing
the white-knuckle factor at this car's super-high cruising velocities.
Originally developed for a
stillborn endurance racing project, the all-aluminum 5.7-liter engine makes
its peak power at 8000 rpm and max torque of 435 lb-ft at 5750. Just 7.1
inches shorter in overall length than the Cayenne SUV, the GT will prove a
serious competitor to Ferrari's 660-horsepower Enzo
and Mercedes-Benz' upcoming SLR. The GT is also an important statement,
reminding everyone that the company isn't interested in yielding its
position as one of the world's premier sports-car builders. Porsche has
committed to building 1500 Carrera GTs over a three-year period, with approximately half
of them headed to North America.
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Ford gt
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The current Ford GT is a modern revival of a classic name and shape
from Ford's past. Styling and powertrain layout
are based on the GT40s of the '60s. The modern GT is a mid-engine, 2-seat
sports car that sports a mid-mounted supercharged 5.4-liter with dual overhead
camshafts and 32 valves. This all-aluminum V8 makes 550 horsepower. Power
is delivered to the rear wheels through a 6-speed manual transmission and
limited-slip axle. No automatic transmission is available. Like many
high-end sports cars, the body is constructed mainly of aluminum and
carbon-fiber. Antilock disc brakes are standard and come with electronic
brake force distribution to help in panic braking situations.
For '06 Ford's supercar gets a no-extra-cost 40th anniversary special
edition to commemorate the company's 1-2-3 finish at LeMans
in 1966.
The limited-edition 40th
anniversary model comes only in Tungsten Grey. This color replaces Quick
Silver on the GT40 color palette. This evaluation is based on closed-course
preview drive.
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Ferrari
f430
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Ferrari doesn't care to admit there's a horsepower war going on
out there. But when its entry-level 360 is making 390 horsepower and just
across the Milan-Bologna highway the Lamborghini factory is turning out the
Gallardo with 500, something probably had to be done. That something is the
F430. Its all-new engine is up to 4.3 liters, from which it kicks out 483
rampant horsepower. And to keep it in check, the suspension gets a host of
revisions, most significantly an electronically controlled differential
that Ferrari developed for its Formula 1 cars, only to find it was so
beneficial it was outlawed.
Formula 1 remains a talisman at Ferrari. You get an engine designed by
engineers who have worked on F1, using titanium rods and five valves per
cylinder like the 360's but with all components new. The gear changer is a
sequential paddle-operated device, again introduced to the road-car world
by Ferrari after its F1 experiences. The factory's wind tunnel shares time
between the road car and race teams; by its efforts, the F430 gets an extra
200-odd pounds of downforce at top speed with no
drag penalty. Optional, and fitted with shattering effect to our test car,
are a set of carbon-ceramic brake rotors. Another F1 technology-- see a pattern emerging?
If the
greenhouse, doors, and roof are 360 heritages, the rest of the outer skin
is new, not just to satisfy our neophilia but to
help suck the car to the road and to bring more cooling air to the nasal
radiators and combustion air to the cylinders. That last job is done by the
intakes atop the rear fenders, a visual reminder of the mid-1960s 250LM.
The car's extruded-aluminum structure is all-new aft of the firewall for
the latest rear-crash standards. There's also a new front-crash structure,
plus new frame bits to boost overall stiffness. Inside the cab, a more
finely tooled leather dash faces the occupants. We had the optional
carbon-shelled lightweight semi-race seats--standard fit is a more
cosseting chair design with electric adjustment. Overall weight is up by
about 120 pounds. The extra power more than compensates.
The
engine is faster wherever, whenever you want. The capacity increase brings
a notable muscling-up of the torque curve, meaning you no longer need to
obsess on the redline but can reserve an extra portion of mental bandwidth
for the other (reasonably urgent) tasks required in operating a Ferrari.
This significant character change is reinforced by the new soundscape. Where the old unit had many voices
depending on revs and load, culminating in a hard-edged yowl that could
drill concrete, the new one sings a deeper baritone, more rhythmic and
rising homogeneously in excitement all the way to its roaring 8500-rpm limit.
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