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71) GReddy - aftermarket parts maker. Its name is derived from "great" and "eddy," as in swirling water. Riiight.

72) HKS - Hasegawa and Kitagawa got a cash injection from Sigma Automotive and combined the initials to form aftermarket parts juggernaut HKS.

73) .500 - a perfect reaction time. On the christmas tree, this is the amount of time between the lighting of the last amber light and the green light.

74) R-compound - the stickiest street-legal tires you can buy.

75) Sick - bitchin'.

76) Three-angle valve job - machining the valve seats at 30-, 45-, and 60-degree angles to smooth the transition from the intake port to the combustion chamber.

77) WRC - World Rally Championship.

78) USCC - Ultimate Street Car Challenge; SportCompactCar magazine's comprehensive no-holds-barred annual competition to separate the sick from the squids.

79) 2JZ - 3.0-liter DOHC inline-six found in the Toyota Supra and Lexus IS300.

80) MacPherson struts - a very packaging-friendly suspension geometry comprised of a strut (spring and damper assembly) and a lower control arm.


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