It's that monthly time again for us to dedicate a few pages to our loyal readers. This is our extended extra long and wide version of Readers' Rides. More for your money, and more for your viewing pleasure this month. If you want to see your car here and possibly win some free parts, send some high-resolution photos of your ride to readersrides@superstreetonline.com. Make sure the pics are at least 1mb in size. For snail mail users, send your letters to Super Street, c/o Readers' Rides, 831 S. Douglas St., El Segundo, CA 90245. Don't forget to tell us your full name, mailing address (no P.O. Box please), daytime phone, year and model of your car and highlights of your mods.
Louis Puryear
Ride 1988 Mazda 323
Location Riverside, CA
Mods Done JDM 2.5L V6 KLZE swap, Millenia intake manifold, KL31 ECU and JE50 VAF, stainless steel headers, lowering springs, 2.5" custom mandrel-bent exhaust with Tsudo 4-inch muffler, Isuzu I-mark front bumper, JDM Familia badge, 3rd gen Z28 Camaro lip spoiler, '94 Protégé front suspension, 14" BMW bottlecaps rims
Mods That Should Have Been Done Bought a Civic? JK. Some aftermarket wheels would be good start. Stock wheels off of another car are still stock wheels. Kudos on the V6 swap.
Alex Rodriguez
Ride 1997 Mazda Rx-7
Location Riverside, CA
Mods Done Garrett GT35R turbo, Electromotive TEC3, Etec individual coils, HKS exhaust manifold, TiAL 40mm wastegate, 1g Eclipse BOV, Setrab twin oil coolers, Aeromotive A1000 FPR, Bosch 044 fuel pump, Bosch 1600cc secondary injectors, Yaw Power 1000cc primary injectors, KG rails, custom V-mount Garret core intercooler, Koyo aluminum radiator, ACT Extreme 6- puck, RE Amemiya diffuser, Knightsports wing and hood, C-West bumper and Feed side skirts, Nitto NT05 tires, 18x10" Work Emotion XD-9, Stance 3-way adjustable w/external reservoirs, racing beat sway bars, Power slot rotors w/Hawk blues, PLUS MORE! @18 psi 450 whp on pump gas
Mods That Should Have Been Done Should have gotten rid of all the mesh screen on front bumper. It's so 90's.
Mark Stoeven
Ride 2007 Subaru Impreza WRX
Location Grand Rapids, MI
Mods Done STI VF39 Turbo w/Grimmspeed IWG Bracket, STI Top Mount Intercooler, TiAL 44mm wastegate, wrapped up-pipe, Grimmspeed EBCS, Walbro fuel pump, TurboXS cat-less Stealthback exhaust mated to the stock muffler, Cobb SF2 short ram intake, Fujita dry filter, Opensource tuned by Matt Cater @ 555 Motorsports, ACT clutch and flywheel, Goodridge clutch line, SPT short throw shifter, Epic Engineering springs, Perrin rear sway bar, Enkei RPF1 17x8" +48, DC5 Recaro seats, Crow Enterprise harness, '05 STI taillights
Mods That Should Have Been Done Maybe you should have just saved up for an STI. You'll be approaching the price difference pretty soon if you haven't already.
Steve Bailey
Ride 2006 Mazdaspeed 6
Location Abingdon, MD
Mods Done CP-E 3" turbo-back stainless steel exhaust with dual outlets, CP-E front mount intercooler, AEM CAI, Turbosmart BOV, Eibach Pro Kit springs, 19" Enkei RS7 wheels, 235/40/19 Nankang NS2 tires, Fiber Images carbon hood and trunk, Auto Meter gauges
Mods That Should Have Been Done Should have gotten a generic license plate. WTF!
Tyler J. Maxwell
Ride 1994 Acura Integra GSR
Location Clarksburg, WV
Mods Done Skunk2 intake manifold, throttle-body, Stage 2 cams, cam gears, coilovers, valve springs and retainers, AEM fuel rail and FPR, Unorthodox pulleys, TEIN hood dampers, JDM ITR valve cover, Koyo radiator, ACT clutch and flywheel, Injen intake, DC Sports header, Tsudo exhaust, front strut bar, rear x-bar, C-pillar bar, Eibach anti-sway bars, SPC toe kit, Blox lower control arms, Beaks limited blue tie bar, Godspeed subframe brace, Brembo rotors, Hawk pads, custom painted 16" Rota Circuit 8 rims, JDM front end conversion, VIS front lip, C-West side skirts, J's Racing carbon air duct, VIS hood, ITR wing, shaved moldings, JDM ITR Recaro seats and interior accessories, Takata harnesses, JDM ITR steering wheel, Circuit Hero shift extender
Mods That Should Have Been Done This is why we love Hondas. No details left out. Nothing left to do, and everything that's been done looks great together.
Brian Koval
Ride 1993 Nissan 300ZX
Location at this gas station?
Mods Done Well, if Brian actually sent us some specs or told us where he was from we'd tell you. From the looks of it, Nismo LM-GT4 wheels and JDM corner lights are what this car has. Luckily for him we don't get to see enough clean Z32s in this magazine.
Mods That Should Have Been Done JDM edition Nismo LM-GT4 wheels in white. Would have been the bidness with your midnight blue paint.
Gene Aubtin
Ride 1994 Mazda Rx-7
Location San Diego, CA
Mods Done JDM '99 spec front bumper, Mazdaspeed carbon-fiber front lip, Sakebomb Garage projector HID light kit and LED tail lights, RE Amemiya AD9 hood and carbon-fiber street diffuser, JDM OEM sideskirts, Feed Type II rear spoiler, JDM Recaro RZ carbon Kevlar seats, JDM OEM Nardi steering wheel, RX-8 shift knob, A'PEXi Power FC, Blitz dual turbo timer, PLX M300 wideband air fuel meter, Defi D gauges, mild street port, BNR Stage 3 full non sequential turbos, Rotary Extreme V-mount intercooler, Koyo radiator, HKS Twin Power ignition amplifier, ACPT carbon driveshaft, GReddy pulleys, Odyssey PC680 battery, 3" SS downpipe, 3" resonated midpipe, JIC titanium exhaust, Work Meister S1 wheels 17x9" +10 (front) and 17x10" +19 (rear), Sance GR+ coilovers, Racing Beat anti-swaybars, stainless steel brake lines, Brembo rotors, Project Mu brake pads
Mods That Should Have Been Done With the two coolest FD mods done, JDM Recaro RZ Kevlar seats and LED taillights, the only thing left is for you to get a fat single turbo.
Derek Kyle
Ride 1992 Toyota Soarer
Location Alberta, Canada
Mods Done Origin body kit and roof spoiler, 19" Falken Koblenz wheels, K-Sport coilovers, 8000k HID lights, custom lights color matched to the car with de-lined lenses, new dark blue mica metallic paint, ORC twin-plate clutch, LSD, GReddy intercooler and boost controller, Blitz turbo timer, Kakimoto exhaust, A'PEXi Power FC, C's short shifter, Veilside VDS-1 seats and shift knob, black interior swap
Mods That Should Have Been Done Where are your high beams? Why did you shave them? Time to get some son. Some Lexus LS or Toyota Supra calipers are also in order.
Tony Mattazaro
Ride 1986 Toyota Corolla
Location Temple, TX
Mods Done 4AGZE long block, custom intake and exhaust manifold, ceramic coated Precision turbo, 4" downpipe, 4" exhaust, custom intercooler, Koyo radiator, twin SPAL fans, HKS blowoff valve, Aeromotive fuel pump, GReddy boost controller, HKS cam pulleys, HKS cams, Ti wastegate, TRD clutch, Autronic ECU, MSD DIS-4 ignition, Denso sparkplug wires, A'PEXi turbo timer, JIC Magic front strut tower bar, TEIN upper camber plates, Tokico shocks, Eibach springs, Bride seats, Auto Meter tach, 15" SSR Formula Mesh, Solex door locks
Mods That Should Have Been Done Paint the headlight covers and get some flares. Flares + Corolla = it's sooo good.
Dylan Morelle
Ride 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9
Location Lorton, VA
Mods Done CBRD dyno tuned to 315 whp, AMS turbo back exhaust, AMS lower intercooler pipe, Megan Racing O2 housing, Innovate wideband O2 sensor, Perrin intake, Hallman Pro manual boost controller, Tanabe GF210 springs, Hankook Evo Ventus V12 tires, JDM rear bumper with crash beam, Rexpeed vortex generator, Perrin short antenna, Kenwood X993 head unit, GReddy boost gauge, Recaro baby seat
Mods That Should Have Been Done Wheels, wheels, WHEELS! You're car is overdue for a proper drop and wheels.
Steve Vickery
Ride 1995 Honda Civic CX
Location under a trailer in thorpy, PA
Mods Done Carbon-fiber spoiler, Thule roof rack, hood bra, Type R style front lip, purple grenade valve stem caps, antenna block off, 15" Rota Slipstreams, Neo-Chro lugs, purple calipers, suede door inserts, headliner and pillar covers, Bass beer tap shifter, Wink mirror, Celica GT-S front seats, RSX rear seats, Pioneer head unit, Viper alarm, KYB AGX struts, Blox lower control arms, A'PEXi World Sports 2 exhaust, Megan Racing header
Mods That Should Have Been Done A B16A gets you VTAK y0! And it doesn't look like you're going to make it under that container; you should have lowered it some more.
Jermain Punzalan
Ride 1991 Acura Integra
Location Gardena, CA
Mods Done AEM cold-air intake, exhaust, custom pearl paint, JDM headlights, Kamanari kit, custom blue/white leather interior, MOMO steering wheel, Alpine head unit and amp, JL audio subwoofers, short shifter, Tokico struts, Racing Hart Type C rims, Brembo rotors, DC Sport strut tower bars
Mods That Should Have Been Done Buy some side moldings and normal factory interior.
Simon Ly
Ride 1996 Honda Civic CX
Location Broomfield, CO
Mods Done B18B1 swap, Yowaii carbon intake, DC Sports header, 2.5" custom exhaust, Blackworks half-size radiator, JHP black silicone hoses, PasswordJDM fender bolts and washers, custom black with gold pearl paint, Daytona Grey engine bay paint, shaved engine bay and wire tucked, '99-00 front end, purple ion headlights, GReddy front lip, Spoon style rear spoiler, K-Sport coilovers, Omni lower rear control arms, DC front strut bar, Type R climate Control, OEM passenger block off tray, NRG short hub, NRG Quick-release, NRG steering wheel, Buddy Club shift knob, Memory Fab S68 Kevlar seat, Crow harness, Benen harness bar, XXR 15" wheels with +0 offset
Mods That Should Have Been Done Wheels that fit your car or a car that fits your wheels, you decide.
Abdel A. Alli, PhD
Ride 1991 Toyota Camry
Location Atlanta, GA
Mods Done Monster Cable RCA cables, Sony head unit, 12" MTX subwoofer, Dynamat, Sony Playstation 2, 121.9 cu. in. displacement 3S-FE engine, Optima red top battery, performance vacuum and radiator hoses, TRD oil and reservoir caps, K&N air filter, Venom fuel pump, performance chip, Bosal Brospeed exhaust, custom front and rear bumper and side skirts Intrax performance springs, Koni shocks, a PA/CB radio, Viper alarm system, several backup and blind spot cameras, polished aluminum wheels, Pirelli tires, Brembo rotors up front and Brembo drums in the rear and coffeemaker installed inside!
Mods That Should Have Been Done You should have gotten some Lambo doors. Come on now Doc, get with it. And perhaps a few more well-placed decals.
Dan Kellett
Ride 2008 Honda S2000
Location Chandler, AZ
Mods Done Enkei PF01 18" rims, Dunlup Direzza Sport Z1 Star Spec tires, K-Sport Kontrol Pro Damper coilovers, Tanabe Sustec sway bar, Invidia header and test pipe, GReddy Ti-C 70mm single exhaust, Spoon throttle-body, Fujita intake, Hondata Flash Pro tuned by UMS to 230whp
Mods That Should Have Been Done A hardtop, unless of course you swing that way.
Joey Houser
Ride 1991 Nissan 240SX
Location Las Vegas, NV
Mods Done A'PEXi N1 exhaust, test pipe, Godspeed Hyper Rs coilovers and aluminum radiator, 17x8" MSR wheels, Sumitomo HTR Z III tires, Sparco 4-point harness
Mods That Should Have Been Done A proper paint job for your exterior, wheels and undercarriage.
Yuriy Molchanov
Ride 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo MR 9
Location Buffalo Grove, IL
Mods Done AMS front mount intercooler, LICP, 02 housing, 3" test pipe, titanium exhaust, manual boost controller, K&N carbon Typhoon intake, Megan Racing downpipe, Walbro fuel pump, Kelford cams, ARP head studs, A'PEXi turbo timer, Optima battery, Exedy clutch, drilled and slotted rotors, Works Racing springs, Perrin anti-sway bar, rear stout mounts and endlinks, carbon-fiber front lip, side skirts, vortex generator, B-pillar covers, side mirrors, trunk spoiler, exhaust tip shield, hood vents, radiator shroud and cam cover
Mods That Should Have Been Done How do you say "wheels" in Russian? All that and no wheels?