Someone forwarded this to me and I was bored until the Ferrari with F1 paddle shifters hit the first straight.  Quote from the video poster, “This video is a complete spoof intended to poke fun back at three guys that have ribbed me about having a Formula 1 (paddle shifter) gearbox in my racecar. I had no idea it would become popular outside of a small group of ‘buddies’. The fake quote from Enzo Ferrari is a spoof and the photo of Danny Devito is only because the four of us are big fans of the show “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”. Enjoy.”

A couple weeks ago my buddy gave me a ride in his white Pantera.  If you are not familar with the Pantera, here is a quick lesson…  Pantera was produced by Italian car company De Tomaso from 1971 to 1991.  Late in 1971, Ford began importing Panteras for the American market to be sold through its Lincoln Mercury dealers. The first 75 cars were simply European imports and are known for their “push-button” door handles and hand-built Carrozzeria Vignale bodies. A total of 1,007 Panteras reached the United States that first year.  The Ford 351 V8 engine placed mid vehicle gives a roar behind your head and with that power, keeps pushing you forward.  Its sleek styling and growl don’t take away from its solid feel through turns and in straights.  Hitting the freeways at speeds higher then normal and taking turns like a speedway, it was an honor to ride in this vehicle.  I don’t usually take blogs from this person, but in this case, this is one BADASS Pantera.  Original Source – CarDomain.

As an avid Vivid Racing blog reader, you know the Hyundai Genesis coupe is one of the newer tuner cars to hit the market and do so in a big way. This Tsukuba Red Genesis makes its statement with these Volk Racing CE28N’s.

Among one of the best wheels Volk Racing has to offer, the CE28N is a forged monoblock wheel featuring a 10 spoke design and strong race inspired lines. Lightweight and stylish, this wheel is a great choice for many of todays tuner cars.

Browse the entire Volk Racing wheel line here – http://www.vividracing.com/catalog/wheels-volk-racing-c-6424_4542_4579.html

One of my customers just sent us pictures of his yellow Cayman S from Malaysia that he installed the Softronic Racing Plenum and Software kit on.

The plenum is a pretty easy install as the main hassle is getting off the engine access panel. The plenum and throttle body are a larger diameter then the stock unit to give you a true 25whp when the car is tuned. The ECU flash process is pretty simple too. The SRP kit includes the Durametric Cable which allows you to do ECU Flashing in minutes, see the instructions here - www.softronictuning.com/installation.

The customer was VERY VERY pleased with the performance gain and looking to an exhaust now. Here are some pics. Will try to get him on here to write his own review 

Plenum Installation

ECU Flashing

This customer of ours recently attended a GTR meet at SP Engineering where he showed off his 20 inch Gold BBS LM wheels on his 2009 Nissan GTR.  Notice the rockin Vivid Racing sticker in the lower corner!  Much love for promoting us and one beautiful GTR.  Vivid Racing was one of the first to build a 700 horsepower GTR in the states.  Our Flat Red Project GTR was given praise and hate throughout the communities.  However, our GTR has now been featured in 2 magazines and coming out in Import Tuner this next issue.  We have one of the largest selection of Performance Products for the Nissan GTR.