Being a Car Guy Dad
Once upon a time, my friend Kamil Kaluski, a true gearhead, found himself staring down the barrel of fatherhood. He was living and working in downtown Boston and, without a proper house, garage, and three never-ending projects, he created a website as an outlet for his automotive passion. That website was called CarGuyDad. He’s since moved on to help run Hooniverse, but the term “Car Guy Dad” has always resonated with me.
FSBO: 6-Second DSM
It’s a totally tubular, 1400hp, RWD DSM dragster. Brent Rau’s “OSO Fast” car. I remember seeing this car run at the DSM Shootout a few years back. Ridiculous. And now it can be YOURS!
Ray’s Twincharged Talon
When it comes to forced induction, it’s not uncommon to find a lot of either-or thinking. You can have top end power OR low end torque. You can have quick spool-up OR gratuitous CFMs. Ray Peters tends to think in terms of AND. As in, you can increase displacement AND run a big turbo AND supercharge AND you can daily drive it.
GU+ at the Prescott Rally
This weekend, we’re in Prescott, Arizona, USA, attending the Prescott Rally, part of the USRC championship. We’re posting pictures to our Gearheads-United Tumblr (GU+) outpost until the battery on the Blackberry dies (which it did about an hour ago).
Top 10 Movies for Gearheads
Why do we watch certain movies more than others? Being gearheads, I think it’s because there are certain films we see ourselves in more than others. This list is hardly authoritative, but I’d like to know if you see agree with this list and why you think it is – or is not – a top 10 movie for gearheads.
DSMSO19: The Vanity Plates
Every year we go to the DSM/EVO Shootout, my wife likes to snap pictures of all the personalized (vanity) license plates on the cars around town and track. It’s not uncommon to come across a thread on your favorite forum where someone is asking for feedback on their own vanity plate ideas, we thought these would be worth sharing.
Sell It & Buy a Turbo: The Story of Bobby Umhauer
Bobby Umhauer (aka: Caronfiberhooded) has been an Eagle Talon owner for nearly a decade. Though his first Talon was a non-turbo model, he turbocharged it, later making the move to a TSi AWD (all wheel drive). Here’s his story.
Once a 1G Owner, Always a 1G Owner
We love Shandon’s dedication to the 1G DSM. He also demonstrates – perfectly – the addiction so many of us have with these classic Mitsubishi cars.
Beau Xavier Anderson’s 2GB (FTW) Talon
We at Gearbox Magazine cut our teeth on a 2GB Talon, and so Talons will always be special to us. That’s why we’re super excited to share this interview with Beau Anderson of Payette, Idaho. Beau is an iron worker specializing in steel erection and he’s got some pretty straight forward thoughts on building a DSM. Read on.
