Competitors

Shane Hickey picked up his 1987 Mazda RX-7 after challenging himself to confront his fear of rotary engines. Thanks to some careful maintenance, the RX-7 has become his daily driver ever since. With a handful of carefully selected modifications, he has changed up the car to suit his style.

Owner: Shane Hickey
Location: Pleasanton, CA
Vehicle: 1987 Mazda RX-7 GXL
Horsepower: 120 (estimated)
Club: N/A

SOCIAL:
Facebook: Shane Hickey
Instagram: @_rotard

Photography by Shane Hickey.

EXHAUST:
Racing Beat header-back exhaust

WHEELS & TIRES:
Advan Oni wheels 
Yokohama Super Advan Sport tires

CHASSIS & SUSPENSION:
PBM Pro Coilovers
SuperPro Caster Bushings
Teals Extended inner Tie Rods
Teals Extended Ball Joints
Villains Ball Joint Extensions
Mazda Trix Bump Steer

BRAKES:
StopTech rotors
StopTech brake pads

EXTERIOR:
Cut fenders
Volvo 740 lip

INTERIOR:
Bride seats
Street Faction seat rails
Momo steering wheel
Moon Eyes shift knob

FAVORITE MODIFICATION:
"I enjoy my fenders a lot, although the lips are not as pretty. I've yet to see anyone do what I've done with my fenders on FC."

FUTURE MODIFICATIONS:
1-off molded wing

Ismael Martinez bought his 2016 Subaru BRZ two years ago after an accident took his Integra away from him. With some help from his girlfriend, he has worked on the car to bring out its performance potential, as well as its looks.

Owner: Ismael Martinez
Location: Santa Clara, CA
Vehicle: 2016 Subaru BRZ
Horsepower: 230 (estimated)
Club: N/A

SOCIAL:
Instagram: @izzy_dgaf408

Photography by Maria.

ENGINE & PERFORMANCE:
E85

EXHAUST:
Nvidia N1 exhaust
PL headers
No Name front pipe

PERFORMANCE ELECTRONICS:
Stage 2 OFT tune

WHEELS & TIRES:
Volk Racing TE37 wheels
Hankook RS4 tires

CHASSIS & SUSPENSION:
D2 lowering springs

BRAKES:
StopTech brakes

EXTERIOR:
Battle Aero chassis mount wing w/ APR deck
Seibon carbon fiber hood
Seibon carbon fiber trunk

LIGHTING:
Valenti smoked taillights

INTERIOR:
Personal steering wheel
NRG quick-release
NGH hub
Bride Lowmax bucket seats
DnL shift knob
NRG harness bar
NRG harness belts

FAVORITE MODIFICATION:
"Bucket seat. Since I'm short the bucket seats just has me in place so I won't move around."

FUTURE MODIFICATIONS:
Turbo

SPONSORS:
Dice Motorsports
Notorious Wraps
Sickspeed
Dargon LED

SHOPS/MECHANICS:
Dice Motorsports

Andre Klebleyev grew up loving the famous Need For Speed video game series, particularly Need for Speed Most Wanted, which featured an E46 M3 as the cover car. When he picked up his 2001 BMW M3 GTR, he almost sold it right away to make some money after picking it up for such a low price, but he just couldn't let go of the car. Klebleyev decided instead to build the 'Need for Speed' M3 of his dreams.

Owner: Andre Klebleyev
Location: East Brunswick, NJ
Vehicle: 2001 BMW M3 GTR
Horsepower: 300 (estimated)
Club: N/A

SOCIAL:
Facebook: Andre Klebleyev
Instagram: @m3babe_
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuOSGvpd9bQ&t=183s

Photography by Chris O'Neal Photography, Andre Klebleyev.

ENGINE & PERFORMANCE:
S54 makes 333bhp stock
Megan racing catless headers

EXHAUST:
Custom side exit exhaust

WHEELS & TIRES:
Apex wheels - 19x11 +8 (f/r)
Michelin Super Sports tires - 295/30/19 (f)
Goodyear F1 tires - 325/30/19 (r)

CHASSIS & SUSPENSION:
KW V1 Coilovers
Vac Motorsports Bump Steer kit
Upgraded sway bar bushings

EXTERIOR:
DTMFiberWerkz GTR wide body kit
APR GT250 Spoiler
GTR Custom Hood
Carbon Roof

INTERIOR:
Custom full race 10pt welded cage
Recaro Hans Pro Racer drivers seat
Recaro SPG Passenger seat
Momo Steering wheel

FAVORITE MODIFICATION:
"Recaro Hans Pro Racer seat. Very comfy and absolutely grabs you and does not let you move."

FUTURE MODIFICATIONS:
Before SEMA it is getting a full custom 1:1 replica GTR wide body kit
Carbon roof
Authentic BBS Race Wheels off the GTR
S54 CX Racing Turbo Kit
Interior being painted white
Flocked dash board

Connie Campuzano had her daily driver Honda Civic stolen back in 2015, but it just so happened that her mechanic had a 2003 Subaru WRX for sale nearby, so she decided to take the car for a test drive. She loved the car so much that she bought it on the spot, and started modifying. Inspired by local racers, she decided to take her Subaru build in a heavily performance-oriented direction.

Owner: Connie Campuzano
Location: Aurora, CO
Vehicle: 2003 Subaru WRX
Horsepower: 526 whp
Club: N/A

SOCIAL:
Facebook: Connie Campuzano
Instagram: @boostedlady07

Photography by Jose, Connie Campuzano, Devin Goold.

ENGINE & PERFORMANCE:
2.1L stroked block
1000cc injectors
450 Walbro fuel pump
GTX3076r rotated turbo set up

EXHAUST:
Invidia N1 exhaust

PERFORMANCE ELECTRONICS:
Haltech ECU

DRIVETRAIN:
4-speed fully built automatic transmission
Carbon fiber driveshaft
Driveshaft shop axles

WHEELS & TIRES:
Ambit FF4 wheels - 18x10.5 +15 (f/r)
Toyo R888 tires

EXTERIOR:
ABW 60mm flares
C West carbon fiber side skirts
APR carbon fiber canards
VIS carbon fiber hood
VIS carbon fiber trunk
STI wing

INTERIOR:
Momo Start series racing seats
NRG quick-release hub
Carbon Fiber ultralite racing steering wheel

FAVORITE MODIFICATION:
"This is hard but I'm gonna say the Haltech ECU. It really brings out how an automatic transmission should work. The anti-lag and the two step is incredible."

FUTURE MODIFICATIONS:
Brakes
More CF accents

SHOPS/MECHANICS:
Tru Automotive
3R Racing
Mejias Auto Body

As soon as Cody Jones picked up his 2007 Volkswagen GTI earlier this year, he began modifying. Working on the car every day for 2 months, he was able to bring his vision to life by the work of his own hands. Jones says the ride isn't quite done yet, but he's gotten it to a place he can be proud of his work so far.

Owner: Cody Jones
Location: Oshawa, ON
Vehicle: 2007 Volkswagen GTI
Horsepower: 305 whp
Club: N/A

SOCIAL:
Facebook: Cody Jones
Instagram: @built_panda

Photography by @bboy_mk6.

ENGINE & PERFORMANCE:
Air intake

EXHAUST:
3-inch catless downpipe
Aftermet resonator
Muffler delete
4-inch exhaust tip

PERFORMANCE ELECTRONICS:
Stage 2 tune
iPad Mini gauges

WHEELS & TIRES:
ESM-011R wheels - 18x9.5 +42 (f/r)
20mm wheel spacers

CHASSIS & SUSPENSION:
FK coilovers
Rear strut brace

BRAKES:
Upgraded pads and rotors

EXTERIOR:
Camo vinyl wrap
Front splitter
Front canards
Side skirt splitter
Tow hook

LIGHTING:
Light bar in front bumper

INTERIOR:
iPad gauge display
Rear brace
Hardwood rear floor

AUDIO & MULTIMEDIA:
Kenwood double-DIN head unit

FAVORITE MODIFICATION:
"My iPad to the ECU. Just because I haven’t seen many others with it and people love it when they see it."

FUTURE MODIFICATIONS:
Rear diffuser with two 4-inch exhaust tips in the middle
Full roll cage
Corbeau seats
Front mount intercooler
Front mount oil cooler

SPONSORS:
Corbeau Seats