Behind the second door

The Labs

Working experiments built on the store's real data and engines. Everything here runs; "beta" means the feature works but its data source or polish is still being finished. Nothing in this section loads on — or slows down — the main site.

Showpiece

The Glass Garage

A Supra-silhouette sports car drawn in pure math — no images, no libraries. Drag to rotate, scroll to field-strip it into its systems, tap a part to jump to that department in the catalog.

WORKING
Real car tech

Live Telemetry

Plug an ELM327 into the OBD-II port and the browser talks to the ECU — gauges, boost from MAP, lambda, fuel trims, trouble-code read/clear, CSV datalogging. Ported from the shop's own Python OBD dashboard onto Web Serial; demo mode simulates an engine anywhere.

WORKING — CHROME + ADAPTER
Game

Reaction Strip

A pro-tree drag launch: three ambers, then green — how fast are you off the light? Red-lights count. Leaderboard per engine platform. Top times earn a discount code once the store is live.

WORKING
Search

Parts Concierge

Type it like you'd say it — "stage 3 clutch for a w58 1jz" — and it reads the engine, the box, and the part family, then pulls matching parts from the live catalog. No AI service, all local.

WORKING
Fitment

VIN Decoder

Paste a 17-digit VIN. Supported Toyota/Lexus platforms decode straight to chassis + engine and link into the catalog pre-filtered for that car.

WORKING
Presentation

Dyno Sheet

Interactive HP/TQ curves for built engines and turbo kits — crosshair readout, overlay runs. Loads any rpm,hp,tq CSV; the built-in curve is clearly marked demo until real sheets load.

BETA — AWAITS REAL SHEETS
Customer service

Order Tracking

"Where's my order" without an email to the shop: order number + email → live status timeline from the same record the Sales tab manages, through delivery and the follow-up.

WORKING ON LIVE HOST
Demand capture

Restock & Price Alerts

One-click "tell me when it's back" / "tell me if it drops" on any product. Subscriptions store privately; the hourly sweep compares them against the live catalog and composes the emails.

WORKING ON LIVE HOST
B2B

Dealer Desk

Wholesale pricing view on the existing account tiers: a dealer signs in with their email and sees the catalog at their price. Core charges are never discounted.

BETA — RIDES ACCOUNT TIERS
Community

Customer Builds

The gallery grown into per-build pages — car, story, and the parts used, linked back to the catalog. Populates from real submissions; no fabricated builds.

BETA — GROWS WITH SUBMISSIONS

Also live in this build: per-item share cards for XAT-branded parts (product links unfurl with their own card — npm run cards regenerates), and approximate local-currency display on international checkout estimates. Console-side: inventory forecasting and feed-health gauges live in the Ops Console (its own passcode), not here.