Monthly Archives: December 2013

Tech Tuesday: C5 Transmission

Transmission Why Mod? Many C5 owners complain about CAGS (skip-shift) If you’re one of them then click here for the brief. If you’re interested in modifying your stock transmission then keep reading… As you should know, the transmission or gearbox (or more appropriately, transaxle) transfers the engine’s power to the differential (which is sort-of integrated, […]

Autocar: 918 Better Than A Veyron

The British auto magazine had the chance to drive the Porsche 918 Spyder at the car’s recent launch event. Steve Sutcliffe’s capable hands take the fastest, prettiest Porsche since the Carrera GT to the track in this clip. We get to see all the modes Porsche has programmed into the hybrid electric supercar working as intended. [...]

Tire Shredding Tuesdays: 440ci 1969 Roadrunner Race Car Destroys Tires

This week’s Tire Shredding Tuesday feature takes a look at a wicked 1969 Plymouth Roadrunner powered by a 440 cubic inch Mopar big block as it destroys its tires in a long, smokey, rolling burnout. As the description explains, this is a drag car so this Roadrunner lacks some unneeded items like headlights and mufflers ...

Cool Thread of the Day: Big Mike’s 2.5L Dakota Rebuild Thread

The 2.5L 4-cylinder engine from the second generation Dodge Dakota doesn’t get a whole lot of love or respect but today’s cool thread feature takes a look at a 2.5L rebuild thread where DF member Bigboi407 looks to rebuild his 1998 Dakota engine while squeezing out a little more power in the process. Unlike many ...

Tax the Rich Shows You the Ferrari F50′s Secrets in Glorious Slow Motion

So, you made it through another Thanksgiving. Congratulations. If you’re reading this, it would also appear you survived the pulmonary over-stimulation we put you through in last week’s Tax the Rich post that featured a Ferrari Enzo in slow motion. Get ready for another possible heart attack, or an erection lasting longer than four hours. Tax [...]

Yes! Oh God, Yes! 1985 BMW 528e with an LS1

Take the legendary E28 chassis, stuff a 340-horsepower LS1 under the bonnet, finish it off with a Tremec T-56 six-speed manual to channel the small block’s power to the rear wheels, and you have Heaven on Earth, especially when you’re eating E28 M5s for lunch. Back in ’85 the M5 was the fastest production sedan [...]

Focus on the Forum: W212 E-class

By his own admission, MBWorld Member dmighty is a new guy on the boards. But he’s learned a bit in his brief time lurking and is putting it to use in modding his E350. His first order of business was swapping the rims and tires to give the E-class a more customized look. Machine-finish black […]