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The False Neutral Episode #67: Electric Avenue
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Garrett and Eric are on the same episode!! We catch up with what’s been going on, we talk a little about full dresser motorcycles like the Goldwing, Indian Roadmaster Classic, and the Harley Road Glide. We also talk at length about the Zero SR that Zack Courts just tested for Motorcyclist.com and the future of…
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The Aston Martin DB11 summed up in about 3 minutes
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Gone is the DB9. It’s moved on so that Aston Martin can begin its Second Century Plan, and with that comes a brand-new DB-badged car. It’s called the DB11, and it’s a properly exotic grand tourer. With this new plan comes turbochargers, which the DB11 has two of under its finely honed hood. Those forced…
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Hooniverse Asks [Two-Wheel Edition]: What's your favorite form of motorcycle competition?
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Whether or not you ride, there is probably a form of motorcycle sport that you find interesting. Baja, dirt track, roadracing, hill climbing, LSR… pretty much any form of auto racing has a two-wheeled equivalent. Plus, there’s unique bike events such as grass track racing and speedway. Beyond racing, there are other forms of competition…
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Roadkill Nights Kicks Off Woodward Dream Cruise Week
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The Woodward Dream Cruise is billed as the largest one-day car event (well over 1 million people will attend) that lasts a week to ten days depending on who’s scheduling what events. This year Roadkill Nights sponsored by Dodge kicked off Dream Cruise week on Saturday with a car show, 200 Vipers drift rides, and…
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Project Car SOTU: The Integra GS-R
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In October 2015 the Integra looked and ran perfectly. It was freshly detailed, which included wet-sanding and headlight clearing. The engine was serviced; new plugs, fuel filter, valve adjustment, cold-air intake with a new filter. It ran strong and it ran well. Then I parked it temporarily in my friend’s huge garage. And I haven’t…
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2016 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion in Pictures (Part 1)
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At about this time last year, I was extremely fortunate to attend Monterey Car Week in California for a third time – a fortune I won’t be able to repeat this year, sadly. But with things gearing up later this week, I figured it would be the right time to finally post some of the…
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Hooniverse Asks: What do you always modify?
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We just can’t leave well enough alone. We’re car enthusiasts, so we must adjust, modify, improve and accessorize our cars. Most cars ship from the factory with a broad market in mind, so to stand out, we must make it our own somehow. Ever since I figured out how to drill and tap a billiard…
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The changing times of the true Car Geek.
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As a kid, I used to love knowing more obscure facts about cars than anybody else. In primary school, and at the beginning of junior school (before testosterone took over and my school year descended into Lord Of The Flies, albeit a more violent version) my automotive leanings even got me off the hook for…
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The News for August 11th, 2017
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Welcome to the Hooniverse News! As always, this is a weekly recap of some of the biggest stories in the automotive industry without the fluff or bull. There’s also just a little opinion of mine because I can. This week: Chevrolet introduces next year’s Camaro ZL1 NASCAR Cup Car Mazda announces breakthrough engine technology to be sold…
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Project Car SOTU: 4Runner Project keeps running
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My 2010 Toyota 4Runner SR5 has been getting somewhat regular updates on Hooniverse. In recent times I installed Rigid Industries off-road lights, eBay LED interior lights, and provided a four-season update on my BFGoodrich KO2 tires. Other than routine maintenance and one annoying intermittent issue there’s not much to report. It currently has less than…
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Shift Happens: Quick peek at a 1967 Chevelle we're going to review
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Old cars are better. We know this and you know this, and that’s why we want to feature more old or interesting cars on our YouTube channel whenever possible. We’re still going to cover new car stuff as well, but it’s the older metal that really gets us going. Case in point: this 1967 Chevrolet…
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Sampling the Yakima FullSwing hitch-mounted bicycle rack
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Transporting bicycles isn’t easy. If your vehicle is big and functional enough, it’s possible throw a bike or two inside, with the front wheels removed. The roof is a good place but placing bicycles on a larger vehicle may be challenging for some. Also, once on the roof bikes cause significant drag, make a lot…
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Paint stripper gets to work attacking the old finish on the Porsche 911
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Larry Kosilla is documenting the revival of his beloved 964. His Porsche 911 is undergoing a serious restoration, and there are cameras pointed at it for each step. The old roof was cut out and replaced, the rust in the cowl addressed, and now the paint work is being addressed. To remove the black paint…
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Podcast: Episode 212 – Back to the News!
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We kick this one out old school… we’re bringing back the news! It’s time to return to the slightly more structured format from where we started. That means when we don’t have a guest we’re to start the episode off by running down some interesting news items from the past week or so. Today we’re…
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First Drive: 2018 Audi TT RS and 2018 Audi RS3
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The inline five-cylinder engine is one that should be quite familiar to fans of Audi’s racing history. It will soon be familiar to fans of the latest that the German automaker has to offer and it arrives in two flavors; the new 2018 Audi TT RS and 2018 Audi RS3. Each comes packing 400 horsepower…
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Project Car SOTU: A Tale of Two Unicorns
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After many, many years of kinda looking, then serious looking, I had acquired my high school dream car. Then after a few months, I sold it. The problem? It wasn’t exactly my high school dream car. It was close – a horse with a horn duct-taped to its forehead – but not quite. But the…