‘Ask The AUTO GURO’ Articles
Written by THE aSTIG on 26 June 2010

Photo from usedcar-pilipinas.info A question for the AUTO GUROs came in from one of our loyal readers. And it goes: “Sir meron pa kaming Nissan Series 4, sobrang init po ng engine nya lately at may konting langis po sa radiator. Ano po kaya ang problema?” - Hazrat Villafranca via Facebook Translation: “We have a Full Article
Written by THE aSTIG on 11 June 2010

A question for the AUTO GUROs came in from one of our loyal readers. And it goes: “Good day. It’s my first time. I have a Corolla XL 12-valve and I know such is not a powerful car but I’m wondering how would I increase my engine’s power. Can you put a turbo on a Full Article
Written by Kevin Carlos on 10 May 2010

Yo, I’m Kevin Carlos, graduating from Industrial Design, member of ClubSilviaPH, a big fan of the stance scene, specially that Filipinos are dominating it internationally, hoping someday it will become BIG here in our country. What i basically do is modify cars through mock-ups using Photoshop. I help friends by helping them choose their mag Full Article
Written by THE aSTIG on 10 May 2010

CustomPinoyRides.com welcomes AUTO GURO and Engine Specialist Ben Alameda of Ben Alameda Racing and Philippine-American Racing-Association. Ben Alameda builds custom race engines to fit just about every application. He works about any idea and build an engine to fit one’s specific need, and custom design a package that works for you and your Full Article
Written by THE aSTIG on 07 May 2010

A question for our AUTO GUROs was raised by one of our loyal readers CustomPinoyRides.com. And it goes: Hey all you Auto Experts of Custom Pinoy Rides.com! This may not be related to the above article (Was referring to the Poor Man’s Type-R) but this is the fastest way I could write up to you Full Article
Written by THE aSTIG on 12 April 2010

A question for the AUTO GUROs was raised by one of our Facebook buddys: How do you guys feel about the poormans swap??? Do you think it’s worth it??? And if so, how would you go about building it?? I’m tryin to make at least 250-300hp all motor. – Anthony Liranzo via Facebook Honda Poor Full Article
Written by THE aSTIG on 21 January 2010

Aside from being the man behind Land Craft 4×4, Beeboy Bargas is currently the Associate Off Road Editor of BBC Top Gear Philippines Magazine. 4x4s are in his staple diet. And he is involved in just about any 4×4 and offroad event you can imagine. But it doesn’t mean he doesn’t know slack about cars Full Article
Written by THE aSTIG on 18 January 2010

THE aSTIG is the name given to the mysterious custom-vehicle connoisseur of CustomPinoyRides.com. He is not to be confused with The Stig of Top Gear, though attribution goes to The Stig. THE aSTIG’s name is derived from the Filipino word “ASTIG” – a slang for “TIGAS”, which, when used as an adjective, translates Full Article
Written by THE aSTIG on 18 January 2010

CustomPinoyRides.com brings you: ASK THE AUTO GURO. What is an AUTO GURO? AUTO GURO was derived from the words AUTO – which is short from AUTOMOBILE, and the Filipino word GURO-which means GURU or TEACHER in English. CustomPinoyRides.com aims to bring you a means to ask the pros and experts about anything and everything to Full Article