Cheat mode:
Select the "Statistics" option at the main menu, then press [Delete] or [Backspace] to return to the main menu. Then, type one of the following codes to activate the corresponding cheat function.

Car	Code
350Z	350350z
Tiburon	667tiburon
Peugeot	77peugeot
Eclipse	899eclipse
Focus	119focus
Impreza	371impreza
Lancer	222lancer
RX7	777rx7
Miata	221miata
Golf	334mygolf
Sentra	922sentra
Neon	893neon
Skyline	111skyline
S2000	2000s2000
Civic	889civic
Supra	228supra
240SX	240240sx
Integra	342integra
Nismo	givemenismo
Celica	239celica
RSX	973rsx777
Petey Pablo	gimmeppablo
Lost Prophets	needmylostprophets
Rob Zombie	gotcharobzombie
Mystikal	havyamystikal
Circuits	gimmesomecircuits
Drag circuits	gimmesomedrag
Sprint circuits	gimmesomesprints
Drift physics in all mods	slidingwithstyle
Level 1 performance upgrades	allmylvloneparts
Level 2 performance upgrades	allmylvl2parts
Level 3 performance upgrades	givemesomegoodparts
Level 1 visual upgrades	seemylvl1parts
Level 2 visual upgrades; no vinyls	seemylvl2parts
Level 3 visual upgrades	givemesomevisualstyle
All Drift tracks	driftdriftbaby

1/111: Choice of first car

3/111: Drift Track 1

4/111: 2003 Mitsubishi Lancer ES; 14th and Vine Drag Track Reverse

5/111: Olympic Square Circuit Track Reverse

6/111: Performance Upgrade Level 1 Engine/Exhaust Packages; Performance Upgrade Level 1 Drivetrain Packages; Performance Upgrade Level 1 Tire Packages

7/111: TJ's Unique Reward: Engine/Exhaust Package Drivetrain Packages, Tires; Liberty Gardens Sprint Track Reverse, Option Magazine

8/111: 2003 Ford Focus ZX3; Atlantica Circuit Track

9/111: Performance Upgrade Level 1 E.C.U. and Fuel System; Performance Upgrade Level 1 Turbo Packages; Performance Upgrade Level 1 Brake Kits; 14th and Vine Construction Drag Track Reverse

11/111: Highway 1 Drag Track

12/111: Broadway Sprint Track, Visual Upgrade Level 2 Decals

14/111: Performance Upgrade Level 1 Weight Reduction Kits; Performance Upgrade Level 1 Suspension Packages; Performance Upgrade Level 1 Nitrous Oxide; Stadium Circuit Track; Atlantica Circuit Track Reverse

15/111: Autopress Magazine, Unique Hood from Samantha; G-Force, Formula-Style CF, Speed CF

16/111: Inner City Circuit Track Reverse

17/111: Hyundai Tiburon GT V6

18/111: Visual Upgrade Level 2 Neon

19/111: Market Street Circuit Track; Modified Mag; Rank 10 Circuit

20/111: 14th and Vine Construction Drag Track; Main Street Drag Track

21/111: Rank 10 Drag

22/111: 2003 Subaru Impreza 2.5 RS; Broadway Sprint Track Reverse; Rank 10 Sprint

23/111: Visual Upgrade Level 2 Paint; Lock Up Sprint Track

24/111: 5Zigen Vinyl; 2004 Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec V

25/111: Drift Track 3; Rank 10 Drift; Chrome and Flammen Magazine

26/111: 9th and Frey Sprint Track; TJ's Unique Reward: Brake Kits, Drivetrain Packages, Tires; Turbo Package, E.C.U. and Fuel System

27/111: Bedard Bridge Sprint Track; Rank 9 Sprint; Sport Compact Car Magazine

28/111: Visual Upgrade Level 2 Muffler Tips; Drift Track 4

29/111: Visual Upgrade Level 2 Window Tint

30/111: Performance Upgrade Level 2 Engine/Exhaust Packages; Performance Upgrade Level 2 Drivetrain Packages; Performance Upgrade Level 2 Tire Packages; National Rail Circuit Track

31/111: Visual Upgrade Level 2 Roof Scoops

33/111: 1992 Nissan 240SX SE; Rank 9 Drift

34/111: Visual Upgrade Level 2 Rims; 9th and Frey Sprint Track Reverse

35/111: Rank 9 Circuit

36/111: Rank 9 Drag

37/111: Rank 8 Circuit; Import Racer Magazine

38/111: Performance Upgrade Level 2 E.C.U. and Fuel System; Performance Upgrade Level 2 Turbo Packages; Performance Upgrade Level 2 Brake Kits; Drift Track 5

39/111: Visual Upgrade Level 2 Side Skirts

40/111: Rank 8 Drift; Import TUner Magazine

41/111: 2002 Toyota Celica GT-S; Rank 8 Sprint

42/111: Rank 8 Drag

43/111: Visual Upgrade Level 2 Hoods; Lock Up Sprint Track Reverse

44/111: Visual Upgrade Level 2 Front Bumpers

45/111: Visual Upgrade Level 2 Spoilers; National Rail Circuit Track Reverse

46/111: 2003 Acura RSX Type S

47/111: Samantha\'s Unique Reward: ; Enkei Silverstar 18, Enkei Arashi 18, Momo Vantage 18, O.Z. Superleggera 18, Livia 18

48/111: Performance Upgrade Level 2 Weight Reduction Kits; Performance Upgrade Level 2 Suspension Upgrades; Performance Upgrade Level 2 Nitrous Oxide

49/111: Super Street Magazine; Visual Upgrade Level 2 Rear Bumpers

50/111: Rank 7 Drift

51/111: Visual Upgrade Level 3 Decals

52/111: Rank 7 Circuit

53/111: 2000 Acura Integra Type R

54/111: Visual Upgrade Level 3 Muffler Tips

55/111: Main Street Drag Track Reverse; Rank 7 Drag; Turbo and High-Tech Performance Magazine

56/111: Visual Upgrade Level 3 Window Tint

57/111: Bedard Bridge Sprint Track Reverse; Rank 7 Sprint

58/111: 1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX

59/111: Stadium Circuit Track Reverse; Rank 6 Circuit; Super Street Magazine

60/111: Visual Upgrade Level 3 Head Lights

61/111: Visual Upgrade Level 3 Tail Lights

62/111: Visual Upgrade Level 3 Neon

63/111: Rank 6 Drag

64/111: 1998 Toyota Supra; Rank 6 Drift

65/111: Visual Upgrade Level 3 Paint; Drift Track 6

66/111: Performance Upgrade Level 3 Engine/Exhaust Packages; Performance Upgrade Level 3 Drivetrain Packages; Performance Upgrade Level 3 Tire Packages

67/111: Rank 6 Sprint; Sport Compact Car Magazine

68/111: Samantha\'s Unique Reward: ; Samantha Custom 1-10

69/111: 2003 Honda S2000

70/111: Visual Upgrade Level 3 Hood Scoops; Main Street Construction Drag Track

71/111: Terminal Circuit Track; Rank 5 Circuit

73/111: 1995 Mazda RX-7; Rank 5 Drift

74/111: Spillway Sprint Track; Rank 5 Sprint

75/111: 2003 Nissan 350Z

76/111: Rank 5 Drag

77/111: Spillway Sprint Track Reverse; Samantha\'s Unique Reward:; Dual GT, Duotek, Katana

78/111: 1st Ave. Truck Stop Sprint Track

79/111: 1999 Nissan Skyline R34 GTR

80/111: Performance Upgrade Level 3 E.C.U. and Fuel System; Performance Upgrade Level 3 Turbo Packages; Performance Upgrade Level 3 Brake Kits; Main Street Construction Drag Track Reverse

81/111: Visual Upgrade Level 3 Rims

82/111: Rank 4 Sprint

83/111: Commercial Drag Track; Rank 4 Drag

84/111: Visual Upgrade Level 3 Side Skirts; Market Street Circuit Track Reverse

85/111: Rank 4 Drift; Import TUner Magazine

86/111: Terminal Circuit Track Reverse; Rank 4 Circuit

87/111: Rank 3 Drag

88/111: Rank 3 Circuit

89/111: Visual Upgrade Level 3 Hoods; Drift Track 7

90/111: Visual Upgrade Level 3 Front Bumpers; Port Royal Circuit Track

91/111: Performance Upgrade Level 3 Weight Reduction Kits; Performance Upgrade Level 3 Suspension Packages; Performance Upgrade Level 3 Nitrous Oxide; Port Royal Circuit Track Reverse

92/111: Rank 3 Drift

93/111: Visual Upgrade Level 3 Spoilers; 7th and Sparling Sprint Track

94/111: Maxi TUning Magazine; 1st Ave. Truck Stop Sprint Track Reverse; Rank 3 Sprint

97/111: performance upgrade

101/111: Rear bumpers 3

102/111: magazine cover 10, Rank 2 Drift

103/111: Rank 2 Circuit

104/111: Rank 2 Drag

105/111: Rank 2 Sprint

106/111: Rank 1 Circuit

107/111: Rank 1 Drag

108/111: Rank 1 Sprint

109/111: Rank 1 Drift

110/111: Wide body kit

111/111: Magazine cover 11

Hint: 1988 Nissan Skyline GTR34:
Select underground mode and complete at least the first 80 missions. A recommended car to use is the Acura RSX. You will then challenge Samantha. Defeat her under the medium difficulty setting and win the next drag race to unlock the 1998 Nissan Skyline GTR34.

Hint: Eddie's Nissan Skyline:
To unlock Eddie's car in the end, keep winning style points. Note: It is faster to win them in drift. When your style meter maxes out, a message stating that you have won Eddie's Nissan Skyline will appear.

Hint: Defeating Eddie:
An easy way to defeat Eddie is to run into the back of his car and continue to stay there. The CPU does not know what to do in this situation, and spins out at the first turn.

Choose a Nissan Skyline and you should start out in the lead. Try to maintain it, because you cannot easily get the lead back. Also, you may not get the lead in the beginning with other cars (the same with Melissa).

Hint: Kitty Civic:
After completing the game, get your style points up and you will win the second Kitty Civic.

Hint: Kurt's Killer Ride:
Use a Stock Mazda RX-7 and keep trying until you win.

Hint: Junkman's Honda Civic:
Get 2,250,000 style points in quick race mode.

Hint: Melissa's Nissan 350Z:
Get 2,500,000 style points in quick race mode.

Hint: Easy drift points:
Simply stay behind a car and watch the points rack up.

In drift mode, constantly press [Space] for single hits very fast and turn left and right very quickly. This will give you constant drift points even when you are not in a turn on the track.

Turn off the stability control by going into options and selecting "Car". This will make the car drift easier.

As you progress through the levels, the score required to win the drift competitions get higher, especially when you have upgraded your car's handling. Before you enter the drift competitions, go into "Customize Car" and "Setup". For example, go to the engine upgrade section and refit stock tires to your chosen wheels. This will make drifting much easier. As you approach a bend with a bit of speed, back off the throttle, turn into it, and return to full throttle. With practice you can earn 50,000 style points on the figure of eight style track. Note: Do not forget to refit the better tires before entering a street race.

To get more points in drag and drift races, use named cars(Petey Pablo, Rob Zombie and Lost Prophets).

Use the Mazda Miata. Keep it in second gear. To achieve an easier drift, switch between first and second gears.

Hint: Easy style points:
After you unlock the oval drift track, go into "Quick Race" and choose that track. Then, race around it using the handbrake to powerslide into the corners. Depending on how good you are, you will unlock rewards every time you fill your meter, which does not take too long.

Go to quick race mode and choose any circuit. Set it to five laps with maximum cars on. Then, just get near misses in a row to get a large amount of points. Once your reputation goes up you can make 20,000 points in one go around.

Press [Nitrous] at the start of a race to purge your nitrous for 150 style points.

Unlock the Toyota Celica in split screen/quick race mode and successfully complete the first tournament in underground mode. Go to "Customize Ride" at the main menu and select the Toyota Celica. Select the "Performance" option and equip your new engine, tires and drivetrain. It does not matter what brand package you choose for them. Return to the menu where you choose from "Visual", "Performance", etc. Choose "Visual", then equip your vehicle with parts from all of these options (though putting decals, painting, and placing vinyl on the vehicle is not necessary). Do not use any default parts. If your vehicle does not have a two star reputation rating or more, then you may have forgotten an option. Note: In the body section, the last option may be locked; it is not necessary for this trick. Return to the main menu and select "Quick Race", then "Drift Race". Select your Celica. Select the square track (should already be highlighted), and set the difficulty to medium and lap number to 10. You should be able to easily get "Great Drifts", and if you are good enough, you can get "Superb Drift" and "Colossal Drift" ratings occasionally. You will get a lot of style points for doing these drifts. This is an easy way to get style points early in the game. Also try to do drifts around corners in the bonus zone areas rather then doing drifts throughout the track.

Go to quick race, then select "Drift" and use the little square track. Keep doing this to win vinyls, cars like Eddie's Skyline, the Mystikal car, and more.

Once you have unlocked the orange Acura Type R in Underground mode, use it in regular quick race and win. Doing this will multiply your style points by five because this Acura has five reputation stars. Your style points gauge will fill up quicker, allowing you to unlock other things faster.

Turn on ramps in drag mode for extra style points.

Hint: Easy vinyls:
Go to "Quick Race" and get over 300,000 on a drift track to unlock a lot of vinyls.

Go to "Quick Race" then go to drift. Set ten laps on your favorite track. Choose your car, then get the most points and keep restarting. You can also unlock cars by doing this.
 

Hint: All parts:
To unlock all of the parts, complete Underground mode.

Hint: Sick Spoiler:
To get this spoiler, you can have any car with the Duotek unique spoiler with any visual upgrades. Trade your car for the VW Golf then trade back to the car you had before. You should have a spoiler that is not part of your options, even after you have unlocked the level 3 spoilers.

Hint: Easy wins:
If you are having trouble winning circuit, sprint, or lap knockout races, take off all of your engine performance mods. Note: This works for every car, is most useful for the Nissan Skyline. You do not need to take off the handling mods.

If you are stuck on underground mode races 80 to 90, trade in your car for the Mazda Mx5. Use all L3 performance upgrades except for the last three. This version of the Mazda has excellent acceleration, a good top speed, and brilliant handling. You can customize it in any way desired.

Hint: Easier drag wins:
While drag racing, once you get into fourth gear use your nitrous. Your meter will shoot up into the red zone. Then, switch gears and get a perfect shift. You will get more speed when you do this. You can do this as long as you have nitrous.

Keep tapping [Nitrous] at the start of the race.

At the beginning of a drag race, hold the gas. Your engine will not blow. When the race starts, you will get a head start. However, you will need to shift immediately after the race starts.

Hint: Easier cornering:
To turn corners easier, turn off the stability control at the options menu.

Hint: Easy money:
In Underground mode, take a VW Golf and upgrade it performance-wise as much as possible. Trade it in for a Nissan Skyline (or the best car unlocked so far), then downgrade the new car to stock. Trade it in for a Golf and you should make a profit (about $6,000 each time). You can use the money to buy more upgrade for regular mode if you want to play with the parts or are stuck in Underground mode.

Start with the Nissan Skyline. Then, strip you car down to stock (performance) and trade it for the VW Golf GTI. From there, put all of the performance upgrades back onto your car. Trade your car for the Mazda RX7. You should make about $6,000 to $10,000, depending on what level performance upgrades you have. With that money, you can make a great looking car.

Hint: Use rims that normally will not fit:
Certain cars can only fit so big of a rim. For example, the Miata can only fit 17s, but if you get a car like the Skyline put 20s on it and trade it in for the Miata. The Miata will now have the 20s that the Skyline had in it. Do not try to install any other rims on your new car because the rims will go back to the maximum sized allowed.

Hint: Purge nitrous:
To purge your nitrous and appear to shoot out smoke, either put your car in neutral, or at the beginning of the race press [Nitrous].

Hint: No Way Jose race:
Jose will start strong, but then will sometime make the mistake of trying to take a short-cut during the race. He drives off track and will allow you to take the lead. He may kick your tail in the first lap, but this "shortcut" causes his downfall. During your race, do not crash and you should defeat Jose.

Hint: Shortcuts:
Look for alternate routes on your in-game map while driving. These can get you ahead of an opponent easily or shave off seconds on your timer. They will look like another road on the map, but sometimes are narrower. Most of the time these shortcuts will be hard to see or take, and can be extremely risky.

At the beginning of the races that take place in front of the prison Samantha told you to race to for a reward, when the race starts, crash in the gate of the prison. It is an underground shortcut. Note: This only works after the race in which Samantha tells you to race to the prison in time for a reward.

Hint: Recommended cars:
The stats on the performance bars are not all that count. The Mazda RX-7 is extremely responsive. Quick movements and the ability to get yourself out of tight jams is what wins the race. The Mazda RX-7 responds very quickly and can help you out a lot with dodging cars and making it through quick S turns. The RX-7 may not have as good of a turning radius as the Skyline, but this can be compensated by holding the gas and pressing the brake at the same time while in a turn. This may bring your speed down a bit, but it also tightens your turning radius. Use this tactic when speeding through one of the tunnels with poles in the middle. Do not be discouraged by the poor start of the RX-7. This car will make up for it with its phenomenal top speed and ability to turn quickly. Objects always appear at a set distance ahead of you. At high speeds this will only give you a small instant for you to react and for your car to respond to your commands. The RX-7 responds faster than the Skyline, and therefore gives you a definite advantage at high speeds. It also turns more tightly at low speeds. It is also a good tool to use in Drift challenges because it is a light rear wheel drive. When you go sideways, the tires will just keep spinning as you drift. There is no need to use the handbrake with this car in drift mode except to slow yourself down -- you will continue to accelerate a lot with this car in drifts. Because drifting does not slow the car down (as long as you hold the gas), it is easy to go into a wall. There is no other car that can make it all the way around the 3/4 circle in a perfect 3/4 circle without losing speed. Do not use stock tires with the fully souped up RX-7 in drift mode, as the car is extremely slick on the ground (light rear wheel drive).
Information in this section was contributed by AlmostCOMMON.

The best car to start with is the Mazda MX5. It has a great top speed, moderate acceleration and awesome handling. The car is also one of the best cars to continue the game with. Only the Mazda RX7 and Nissan Skyline are better.

For the drag part, use a Honda S2000. If you have the perfect shift and the extreme performances, you will be about three or more seconds ahead of everyone. For drifting, try a Mazda RX-7 because its a good rear wheel drive car. For the rest, try using a Civic, Skyline, Eclipse, and the Acuras. They have quick response, but not to the point where you will hit the wall and sometimes spin out.

Glitch: 9999 style points:
Do a drift race with a good sliding car. In the middle of the drift or slide, pause game play, wait at least seven seconds, then resume. Complete the drift without crashing into wall. This is only drift that you do not have to complete perfectly in the entire race. Do not crash or the trick will not work. On the first course, ten laps on easy, after the drift you will see that you were awarded 9,999 style points.