The May 1998 issue of Vibe magazine featured an article by Ken Li titled "Racer X" that chronicled the illegal street racing circuit operating in New York City. Producers optioned the article for a movie adaptation that became The Fast and the Furious.
Toretto's Market & Cafe is owned and operated by the Toretto family, specifically Mia and Dominic Toretto. At the beginning of the film, Brian O'Conner has spent the last three weeks staking the place out under the name Brian Earl Spilner.
MIA: Tuna on white no crust, right?
BRIAN: I don't know. How is it?
MIA: Every day for the last three weeks, you've been coming in here asking me how the tuna is. Now it was crappy yesterday. It was crappy the day before. And guess what--it hasn't changed.
BRIAN: I'll have the tuna.
MIA: No crust?
BRIAN: No crust.
A nitrous oxide engine is an internal combustion engine in which oxygen for burning the fuel comes from the decomposition of nitrous oxide, N2O, rather than air. The system increases the engine's power output by allowing fuel to be burned at a higher-than-normal rate. In The Fast and the Furious, this gas is commonly referred to as "nitrous" or simply NOS.
Lacking the $2,000 buy-in to participate, Brian is forced to wager his car.
After straying into Johnny Tran's turf, Brian and Dom are approached by bikers and forced to pull over. Tran and his cousin Lance Nguyen open fire on the Eclipse with submachine guns, igniting the nitrous tanks and blowing up the vehicle. Brian and Dominic depart on foot.
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