2NR'S Rants and Raves Contest
We know how much our loyal fans love Import Tuner - and nothing warms our hearts better than giving back to the little people. Send us your mushiest, over-the-top love letters (or your meanest, you-hurt-our-feelings hate mail) and your response might appear here. One chosen winner will take home a bunch of stylish officially licensed Scion apparel from turn3 Creative. So don't wait any longer! Let us know how you feel at importtuner@primedia.com!
Porn is in the Eye of the BeholderI guess you could say I'm a tuner enthusiast, LOL. Love reading your mag, usually online. I just thought it would be cool if there were some audio files for the feature cars-maybe some motor revving and dyno audio-so we can hear the BOV(s) and wastegates and the turbo spool, you know, the stuff that really makes us drool.
Some video would be nice too, but the sound would be awesome in itself!
Imagine, reading on the cars' conception and design and parts details, and then hearing the actual engine working with its components! VrRooOOOOMm, TISsss!
Yes yes yes, it's almost orgasmic thinking about it!
I'd better stop befo... Oops... too late...
Wow-let me know if it's possible, thanks a billion.Ian KirklandJohnson City, Tenn.
Hey Ian, have you ever heard what a car at WOT and high RPM sounds like recorded on crappy instruments and played back on crappy computer speakers? We have... and trust us, it sounds like, well, crap. Case and point: an unnamed tech editor at a sister Primedia mag recently went to the Malaysian Gran Prix and had the bright idea to stand in the nose-bleed seats and record the cars blasting down the straights and use the "noise" as his cell phone ring tone. Now, anytime his phone rings we are subjected to the most hideous and indistinguishable screeching sounds known to man. You can't even tell what the sounds are... it's terrible. If you really want to experience something similar yourself, fill your bedroom with crappy $10 AM alarm clocks, tune them all to different AM political talk programs, and crank all the volume knobs up to 10. That should give you an idea of what we hear daily. So, unless the sound of 20 different right-wing pundits screaming about illegal immigration on a lo-fi AM station through a megaphone turns you on, stick to more traditional porn to get your jollies.
Long Live the Aerio
I heard through the grapevine that your project Suzuki Aerio blew trying to boost at 12 psi? Anyways, I was wondering if any of the parts or the whole kit was for sale from that car. I have an '03 SX myself, and I've been lusting at your project Aerio's setup ever since I saw it grace your power pages. I was wondering if any part of the setup was for sale: the manifold, turbo, piping... anything-if not the whole thing. Please get back to me.
Anthony L. Davenport
Via the Internet
You heard wrong. The Suzuki is alive and kicking, but it's got its issues. Abuse and a serious lack of maintenance have taken their toll on the car, but it is still on the road. In fact, a 2nr editor is currently using the Aerio for his own personal pleasure. He says nothing impresses the "ladies" like a pimped-out Suzuki. In fact, since he started driving it, he's had to keep a stick in the car to keep the Hooters girls that we share a parking lot with at bay. So, obviously, he's a little reluctant to part with his babe-magnet. All hope isn't lost though. Since the turbo was a custom job, it shouldn't be hard for you to duplicate. If you are really dedicated to having your own sick Suzuki, you can always have someone make something similarly. Any competent fabricator and tuner should be able to make a setup capable of similar numbers without breaking the bank. It's only a matter of how bad you want it.
Internet Lag
Let me start off by saying that you guys have a great magazine and website. I have read the magazines for about 8 months now, and it is the best one for imports. There's just one problem-how come you guys don't update the website, especially the features section? The last car you guys have on there is from the October issue, I believe. I'm just writing because I think you people need to update the website. The magazine is great and there are no problems with it, just keep on showing those great rides.
Erick
Via the Internet
Come on man. We don't tell you how to do your job; so don't tell us how to do ours. We were just testing you anyway. So, now that we know you guys are really looking, we'll find the time to update it.
Liquor in the Front,Poker in the BackI have a 1996 Honda Accord with four stud wheel hubs. How can I convert it into five stud wheel hubs?
T-Nguyen
Anaheim, Calif.
We've played 5-card stud a few times before, and we've played numerous poker variations like Three Card Substitution, Show five, Mexican Stud, Best five, and even Five Card Baseball. But none of us have ever played "four stud wheel hub" before, so unfortunately, we can't really help you with this one. What we can tell you is to avoid the Indian Casinos if you want to go home with any money...stick to Vegas, baby.
Economics 101
Well a company kept calling me to subscribe to magazines and until they insisted I give them my credit card number, I hung up and I believe they subscribed me to 2nr since I told them that it was the only magazine I was interested in. This company called "circulation department" has subscribed me to 2nr without telling me and I wish to cancel it. I'm sorry I received one of your issues, but that was not on my consent.Edlin NguyenBothell, WA
Lets see if we've got this straight: someone calls you up claiming to be a company called "Circulation Department," and demands your credit card info. Even though you don't want anything from them, you oblige and give them the card number anyway? In case you aren't aware, you shouldn't give out your credit card number to people who "keep calling you" unless you want to buy something from them. That said, what's your number again? We've got a bridge in Brooklyn we're interested in selling to you.