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Make your car look extra creepy thanks to a product called "CarLashes!"
I think these would look great on the new "faces" of the Mazdas. You know, the ones that seem to be happy all the time?
What do you think?
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Eyelashes for your car
Make your car look extra creepy thanks to a product called "CarLashes!"
I think these would look great on the new "faces" of the Mazdas. You know, the ones that seem to be happy all the time?
What do you think?
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Hey Nissan GT-R Owners in New York...
Watch out for the wheel bandit!
From the article on Jalopnik:
Last September, a Long Island-area Nissan GT-R owner awoke to find all four of his wheels missing. Now it's happened in Queens. It's a regular crime spree. Save the GT-R wheels?
The last time at least the thief left the owner a free car jack. This time it appears the technique's been improved and there's no such parting gift, just a street-parked Nissan GT-R in the Queens neighborhood of Bayside resting on a couple of rocks no-doubt causing untold thousands worth of damage to the under body. So now, for all you Nissan GT-R owners in the NYC area, how about this for some advice: park your car in the garage. (Thanks for the picture Joe!)
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Mishimoto Welcomes Carl Nadeau!
Mishimoto would like to extend a warm welcome to the latest Mishimoto sponsored driver, Carl Nadeau of the BFGoodrich Drift Team! Hailing from Boucherville, Québec, Canada, Nadeau is no stranger to the automotive world. With experience in drifting, rally, ice racing, and road racing, as well as hosting automotive television programs, Nadeau's love for the automotive industry is clear. Mishimoto looks forward to seeing what Carl will accomplish in the rest of his 2010 season in his 460WHP V8 LS6 swapped 1995 BMW M3.
You can check out Nadeau competing in the remaining rounds of the Drift Mania Canadian Championship!
DMCC Round 4: Montmagny, August 14-15
DMCC Round 5: St-Eustache, September 5-6
DMCC Round 6: Mosport, September 18-19
Friday, August 6, 2010
World's Most Ridiculous School Bus
Remember how everyone said it wasn't "cool" to ride the bus to school? Well, we have a feeling this 42,000hp school bus capable of 367mph is probably an exception.
Jalopnik Readers Choose 10 "Coldest" Cars
Ten Cold-As-Ice Cars
10.) Porsche Panamera
Suggested By: Adam Spano
Why It's So Cold In Here: Though the Panamera is ugly as sin on the outside, its climate control system is pretty advanced. Passengers can independently control each of four air zones in the car, as well as mess with settings for their own heated or cooled seats. You won't look cool in it from the outside, but on the inside, you'll be freezing.
9.) Ice Cream Truck
Suggested By: Mister Scroggs
Why It's So Cold In Here: Come on, it'd have to be cold, right?
8.) 2001 Chevy Cavalier
Suggested By: rebeldevil
Why It's So Cold In Here: According to rebeldevil, their 2001 Chevy Cavalier was born with an air conditioning heart two sizes too big. It might have been a mistake at the factory, or it might have just been the result of a few engineers who wanted to be absolutely sure that their Cavalier was damn chilly. Whatever the reason, the 2001 Cavalier was equipped with a freakishly large compressor, which meant that AC was just about the only thing that car could do well.
7.) 1984 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser Diesel Wagon
Suggested By: My X-Type is too a real Jaguar
Why It's So Cold In Here: There were a number of answers that highlighted air vents aimed specifically at crotches, and more that talked about systems so cold that ice would form on various parts, but none that combined the two, until the Custom Cruiser showed up. That must have been one seriously chilly Olds, man.
6.) Volkswagen Phaeton
Suggested By: D_Robb
Why It's So Cold In Here: Everyone's favorite over-designed climate control system lives in the similarly over-designed Volkswagen Phaeton. Famously made to "maintain a constant 72 degrees Fahrenheit inside the cabin while driving at a sustained speed of 186 MPH through an outside temperature of 122 degrees," it was built to function perfectly in a wholly ridiculous set of circumstances. Not to mention its "draftless" methods of cold air delivery. It cools you off without blowing air in your face. I think the Phaeton is powered by magic.
5.) Rolls Royce Camargue
Suggested By: Jagvar
Why It's So Cold In Here: When it was introduced in 1975, the Camargue was the first car in the world to feature split-level climate control. That's important, because the car was so big that there were major fluctuations in temperature across the cabin. It could be boiling hot on one side, and freezing cold on the other, and no one would know. The automatic temperature control worked to reduce that discrepancy.
4.) 1964 Cadillac Eldorado
Suggested By: 64deville
Why It's So Cold In Here: For an additional fee, the 1964 Eldorado could be had off the lot with the world's first fully automatic climate control system. The driver could set a temperature on the dashboard, and the car would use sensors around the cabin to detect when it was hotter or colder, and would activate the heater or air conditioner as necessary. The idea was that you could drive from Maine to Florida and not have to mess with the climate control. Now however, some 46 years later, most of those sensors are broken, so good luck maintaining a temperature now, buddy.
3.) Mitsubishi Diamante Wagon
Suggested By: zacarious
Why It's So Cold In Here: Zacarious used to use his Diamante as a rolling keg chiller. It was freezing in that car, either because the air con rocked, or because he was in Schenectady in the middle of winter. The memory is clearly a little fogged. No one condones drinking and driving, least of all us, but if you've gotta transport the kegs to the party, the back of a Diamante seems to be the way to go.
2.) 1980's Toyota Van
Suggested By: Elhigh
Why It's So Cold In Here: Deluxe and LE models of the 1980's Toyota Van had a feature we all joke about when discussing air conditioning. These vans actually had a small refrigerator hooked up to the AC lines that would produce ice cubes, right in between the front seats of the car! Sure, it also had dual-zone air conditioning for the people inside, but the most important part is that ice machine. How cool is that?
1.) 1980 Chevy C/K Scottsdale
Suggested By: nt_conant
Why It's So Cold In Here: Sure, the actual air con may have been good, but it's nt_conant's story that takes the cake here. Stuck in "the junkiest truck I've ever seen" for 3200 miles round-trip into Mexico, nt_conant was going to see a solar eclipse with his dad when he was but a wee lad. The truck was about to fall apart, and his dad was fully prepared to ditch it and fly home if it failed during the trip. It didn't, and the AC worked so well that nt_conant wrapped himself in a big fluffy down comforter the entire length of the Baja Peninsula.
10.) Porsche Panamera
Suggested By: Adam Spano
Why It's So Cold In Here: Though the Panamera is ugly as sin on the outside, its climate control system is pretty advanced. Passengers can independently control each of four air zones in the car, as well as mess with settings for their own heated or cooled seats. You won't look cool in it from the outside, but on the inside, you'll be freezing.
9.) Ice Cream Truck
Suggested By: Mister Scroggs
Why It's So Cold In Here: Come on, it'd have to be cold, right?
8.) 2001 Chevy Cavalier
Suggested By: rebeldevil
Why It's So Cold In Here: According to rebeldevil, their 2001 Chevy Cavalier was born with an air conditioning heart two sizes too big. It might have been a mistake at the factory, or it might have just been the result of a few engineers who wanted to be absolutely sure that their Cavalier was damn chilly. Whatever the reason, the 2001 Cavalier was equipped with a freakishly large compressor, which meant that AC was just about the only thing that car could do well.
7.) 1984 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser Diesel Wagon
Suggested By: My X-Type is too a real Jaguar
Why It's So Cold In Here: There were a number of answers that highlighted air vents aimed specifically at crotches, and more that talked about systems so cold that ice would form on various parts, but none that combined the two, until the Custom Cruiser showed up. That must have been one seriously chilly Olds, man.
6.) Volkswagen Phaeton
Suggested By: D_Robb
Why It's So Cold In Here: Everyone's favorite over-designed climate control system lives in the similarly over-designed Volkswagen Phaeton. Famously made to "maintain a constant 72 degrees Fahrenheit inside the cabin while driving at a sustained speed of 186 MPH through an outside temperature of 122 degrees," it was built to function perfectly in a wholly ridiculous set of circumstances. Not to mention its "draftless" methods of cold air delivery. It cools you off without blowing air in your face. I think the Phaeton is powered by magic.
5.) Rolls Royce Camargue
Suggested By: Jagvar
Why It's So Cold In Here: When it was introduced in 1975, the Camargue was the first car in the world to feature split-level climate control. That's important, because the car was so big that there were major fluctuations in temperature across the cabin. It could be boiling hot on one side, and freezing cold on the other, and no one would know. The automatic temperature control worked to reduce that discrepancy.
4.) 1964 Cadillac Eldorado
Suggested By: 64deville
Why It's So Cold In Here: For an additional fee, the 1964 Eldorado could be had off the lot with the world's first fully automatic climate control system. The driver could set a temperature on the dashboard, and the car would use sensors around the cabin to detect when it was hotter or colder, and would activate the heater or air conditioner as necessary. The idea was that you could drive from Maine to Florida and not have to mess with the climate control. Now however, some 46 years later, most of those sensors are broken, so good luck maintaining a temperature now, buddy.
3.) Mitsubishi Diamante Wagon
Suggested By: zacarious
Why It's So Cold In Here: Zacarious used to use his Diamante as a rolling keg chiller. It was freezing in that car, either because the air con rocked, or because he was in Schenectady in the middle of winter. The memory is clearly a little fogged. No one condones drinking and driving, least of all us, but if you've gotta transport the kegs to the party, the back of a Diamante seems to be the way to go.
2.) 1980's Toyota Van
Suggested By: Elhigh
Why It's So Cold In Here: Deluxe and LE models of the 1980's Toyota Van had a feature we all joke about when discussing air conditioning. These vans actually had a small refrigerator hooked up to the AC lines that would produce ice cubes, right in between the front seats of the car! Sure, it also had dual-zone air conditioning for the people inside, but the most important part is that ice machine. How cool is that?
1.) 1980 Chevy C/K Scottsdale
Suggested By: nt_conant
Why It's So Cold In Here: Sure, the actual air con may have been good, but it's nt_conant's story that takes the cake here. Stuck in "the junkiest truck I've ever seen" for 3200 miles round-trip into Mexico, nt_conant was going to see a solar eclipse with his dad when he was but a wee lad. The truck was about to fall apart, and his dad was fully prepared to ditch it and fly home if it failed during the trip. It didn't, and the AC worked so well that nt_conant wrapped himself in a big fluffy down comforter the entire length of the Baja Peninsula.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Get inside Andrew Comrie-Picard's Mitsubishi Evo 9!
Ever wonder what the view is like for Andrew Comrie-Picard when he climbs inside his Mitsubishi Evolution 9? Now you can see for yourself, thanks to this new video provided by OctaneReport.com! In this video, you will see Comrie-Picard practicing for the X Games 16 on a dirt track similar to the competition course. Mishimoto keeps this 600hp beast running cool!
Andrew Comrie-Picard's Mitsubishi Evolution
Watch this awesome video of Andrew Comrie-Picard himself talking about the components that make his Mitsubishi Evolution rally ready! Do you see anything "cool" under the hood? We sure do!
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Video from Formula D: Round 5
This is an amazing video montage of clips from Formula D at Evergreen Speedway in Seattle. Enjoy!
Formula Drift Seattle 2010
Formula Drift Seattle 2010
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Enter for your chance to win the YoParts GT-R!
Put your automotive skills to the test and you could win the YoParts Nissan R35 GT-R Giveaway Contest! For those of you unfamiliar with the YoParts GT-R, YoParts has been modifying the GT-R with performance parts from the YoParts catalog. This GT-R is fitted with a Mishimoto R35 GT-R Aluminum Performance Radiator and Mishimoto Heat Defense Tape! Members of YoParts will have to calculate the improved performance figures after the modification list is provided when the build is completed. Whoever comes the closest to calculating the actual figures will win the YoParts Nissan R35 GT-R! You must be a member of YoParts.com to enter. If you are not already a member, head on over to YoParts.com and sign up today!
Thursday, July 1, 2010
God Bless America
In honor of the upcoming July 4th weekend, here is the Mishimoto ride of the week:
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Top Ten Cheapest Cars to Insure
Car insurance can be a pain, but it's completely necessary if you want to enjoy the open road. If your looking to cut costs on your daily ride, and are in the market for a new vehicle, check out the following 10 cars that are the cheapest to ensure on the market.
10) 2009 Ford Ranger
This small truck received five out of five stars in it’s highway safety testing, partially due to the addition of stability control and side airbags in this years model.
9) 2009 Buick Lucerne
This sedan continues to score well on its driver safety ratings since it was introduced. It’s also likely to be driven by older, safer drivers.
8) 2009 Subaru Tribeca
Another high scorer in safety and crash test is the Subarua Tribeca, with top of the line safety features, the insures providers see this car as low-risk.
7) 2009 Kia Optima
Again, the Optima performs well in crash tests, and at only around $15,000 insurance companies aren’t risking all that much.
6) 2009 Ford Escape
This is the first SUV on our lists of cheapest to insure cars of 2010, but it certainly won’t be the last. The size of SUVs alone make them very cheap to ensure, and since this model is Ford’s cheapest SUV, there is little risk.
5) 2009 Chevrolet Equinox
This year’s Equinox includes new accident avoidance features that haven’t made it to most makes yet. Safety pioneers like the Equinox almost always get rewarded with lower rates.
4) 2009 Kia Sportage
Kia’s second vehicle to make our top 10 list is their mid-sized SUV, the Sportage. With perfect frontal and side impact ratings, and a $15,000 price tag makes this a clear winner.
3) 2009 Toyota Avalon
Avalon drivers are likely to be mature and safe, and like many Toyota’s it scores very well in crash test, even with the recent brake fiasco.
2) 2009 Buick LaCrosse
Though more expensive than in previous years, you’re really just paying for more advanced safety features. Like the Buick Lucerne, the LaCrosse attracts mature drivers.
1) 2009 Mercury Grand Marquis
This car is heavily based on the Ford Crown Victoria, the safe cars most of the countries police officers still use, so you know it’s safe. Grand Marquis drivers are also statistically safer than the average driver.
10) 2009 Ford Ranger
This small truck received five out of five stars in it’s highway safety testing, partially due to the addition of stability control and side airbags in this years model.
9) 2009 Buick Lucerne
This sedan continues to score well on its driver safety ratings since it was introduced. It’s also likely to be driven by older, safer drivers.
8) 2009 Subaru Tribeca
Another high scorer in safety and crash test is the Subarua Tribeca, with top of the line safety features, the insures providers see this car as low-risk.
7) 2009 Kia Optima
Again, the Optima performs well in crash tests, and at only around $15,000 insurance companies aren’t risking all that much.
6) 2009 Ford Escape
This is the first SUV on our lists of cheapest to insure cars of 2010, but it certainly won’t be the last. The size of SUVs alone make them very cheap to ensure, and since this model is Ford’s cheapest SUV, there is little risk.
5) 2009 Chevrolet Equinox
This year’s Equinox includes new accident avoidance features that haven’t made it to most makes yet. Safety pioneers like the Equinox almost always get rewarded with lower rates.
4) 2009 Kia Sportage
Kia’s second vehicle to make our top 10 list is their mid-sized SUV, the Sportage. With perfect frontal and side impact ratings, and a $15,000 price tag makes this a clear winner.
3) 2009 Toyota Avalon
Avalon drivers are likely to be mature and safe, and like many Toyota’s it scores very well in crash test, even with the recent brake fiasco.
2) 2009 Buick LaCrosse
Though more expensive than in previous years, you’re really just paying for more advanced safety features. Like the Buick Lucerne, the LaCrosse attracts mature drivers.
1) 2009 Mercury Grand Marquis
This car is heavily based on the Ford Crown Victoria, the safe cars most of the countries police officers still use, so you know it’s safe. Grand Marquis drivers are also statistically safer than the average driver.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Japanese Electric Car Goes Over 620 Miles On One Charge
What if you could drive an electric car though which went over 600 miles per charge? That’s the new world record according to Sanyo, which said recently a vehicle powered by its batteries had gone the distance.
Sanyo stated that a Japanese vehicle driven by the Japan Electric Vehicle Club in the last few days broke the current Guinness World Record for the longest journey without recharging. The Mira EV, as it is called, achieved a travel distance of 1,000 km (1,003.184 to be exact) at a training school for auto racers in Ibaraki, Japan. The Sanyo batteries under the hood which drove the electric motor were of the same variety as those normally used in laptops, though in this case there were 8320 cylindrical lithium-ion batteries and not just one.
Sanyo stated that a Japanese vehicle driven by the Japan Electric Vehicle Club in the last few days broke the current Guinness World Record for the longest journey without recharging. The Mira EV, as it is called, achieved a travel distance of 1,000 km (1,003.184 to be exact) at a training school for auto racers in Ibaraki, Japan. The Sanyo batteries under the hood which drove the electric motor were of the same variety as those normally used in laptops, though in this case there were 8320 cylindrical lithium-ion batteries and not just one.
Friday, May 21, 2010
How To Install a Mishimoto Radiator
Check out the How-To Section of Mishimoto.com to read our handy radiator install guide!
This general guide will cover the steps needed to remove an OEM radiator and replace with a Mishimoto aluminum radiator. The images shown for this guide show a Mishimoto Honda Civic Radiator being installed on a 1999 Honda Civic. Keep in mind that different makes and models will be unique, and adjustments will be necessary according to application.
How To Install a Mishimoto Radiator
This general guide will cover the steps needed to remove an OEM radiator and replace with a Mishimoto aluminum radiator. The images shown for this guide show a Mishimoto Honda Civic Radiator being installed on a 1999 Honda Civic. Keep in mind that different makes and models will be unique, and adjustments will be necessary according to application.
How To Install a Mishimoto Radiator
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
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