‘Speed and Power Modifications’ Articles
Written by THE aSTIG on 08 March 2010

If you’re a hardcore car enthusiast, then you must know professional racing driver, stunt driver, and television host Tanner Foust. If not, then you’re missing half of your life!
Being the Formula Drift champion in 2007 and 2008 in his Nissan 350Z, Tanner shifted to a specially modified rear-wheel-drive Scion tC in 2009. That makes us Full Article
Written by THE aSTIG on 06 March 2010

Warp Zone New Age Customs has been pretty controversial at CustomPinoyRides.com. But for good reason. Because they can turn the most common of vehicles into all out show cars, pushing the envelope when it comes to custom body modifications. From their Honda Civic EG Hatchback with a custom Audi R8-inspired front clip, to the Honda Full Article
Written by THE aSTIG on 03 March 2010

If you’ve ever seen even a single episode of the hit Japanese Anime Series Initial D and it’s lead star Fujiwara Takumi, then this should ring a bell. The ever popular and legendary Hachi-Roku (AE86 Toyota Corolla. In Japanese, “Hachi” means 8, and “Roku” means 6.). This particular Hachi-Roku is owned by Patrick Full Article
Written by THE aSTIG on 23 February 2010

This is what happens when you put together a bunch of gearheads, greasemonkeys, and car buffs, and have them work on a single project. When you have a combination of drag racing experience, mechanical expertise, automotive wisdom, and lots of Honda wizardry, the product is Anthony Go’s National Drag Racing Championship Pro Class winning Full Article
Written by THE aSTIG on 19 February 2010

Honda enthusiasts know that the formula to make a Honda go quicker is light weight, plus high horsepower. When it comes to light weight, nothing comes close to the Honda Civic EF Hatchback. When it comes to high horsepower in a small naturally-aspirated package, it’s hard to match the 100 horsepower per liter capability of Full Article
Written by THE aSTIG on 29 January 2010

It all began with this. One standard-looking 1989 Nissan Cefiro, meek and mild in it’s stock form. Being an excellent rear-wheel-drive platform for building a formidable drift machine, Ian King set out with the goal of turning it into one of the most unique rides you could ever find in the planet!
Here’s the car… errr… Full Article
Written by THE aSTIG on 20 January 2010

“They say that because he was spotted driving a silver Nissan GT-R, his true identity is Richard Gutierrez as he was also driving the silver Nissan GT-R when he got into the accident. All we know is… he’s called THE aSTIG.”It’s not everyday that you see a Nissan Silvia. And even if you do see Full Article
Written by THE aSTIG on 11 January 2010

For those of you lucky enough to have been to the 2009 Auto Summit held at Festival Mall in Alabang, you have seen the Custom Fiberglass Car by Autovision and BAR Custom Built Cars in its glorious prototype state. If not, don’t fret as you can also see it online here at CustomPinoyRides.com.This custom-built vehicle Full Article
Written by THE aSTIG on 21 December 2009

If a Ford Mustang ain’t high performance enough for you, get the Shelby variant of the Mustang. Apart from the high performance upgrades over the ordinary Mustang, you also get a cool Shelby Cobra badge in place of the Mustang’s Horse badge. Isn’t that cool or what?From horse to snake? You know that a complete Full Article
Written by THE aSTIG on 14 December 2009

The (EK) Honda Civic SiR is what I consider as a “keeper”. It’s the last to come out of Honda’s factory stable with the B-series engine. And by now, the car enthusiasts who are lucky enough to own an SiR has already managed to modify it to a level that is customized to their taste. Full Article