Got an easy one here – replaced my Sequoia low-beam bulbs today. The lights had been looking fairly dim before this, and as it turned out, the passenger’s side headlight was out. The foglights that I always run had been masking the issue to a degree. The low beam bulbs are H11s, and are accessible…
Though the Evo remains in storage likely until late February or early March, wanted to give a special shout-out post to Red Line Oil for sponsoring me once again, through the 2021 season! I am excited to continue the partnership and I’ve got high hopes for the Evo in time attack this year.
Major changes came during the 2020 season in the form of an E85 tune, and wow – hard to believe I held off on doing it. With the introduction of the tow car, life on E85 has been very easy, with 20 gallons on board the Sequoia, along with all tools needed to service the…
I’ve only had the Sequoia for 3 months now, which is incredible to think of because of how much driving we’ve done in it. I’ve driven the car a total of 5,500 miles so far, and I’ve towed the Evo 4 times now, twice to Wisconsin and twice to Michigan. Towing has been easier than…
Decided to compile all the other 2020 updates I had for the Sequoia here, as they are all fairly minor, including: New dashcam This is the same one I use in the Prius now as well, which records both forwards and behind. 4-way Plug extension We don’t ever expect to use 4 plugs, but it…
This post is a tiny bit of a cop-out as I didn’t take good pictures of the process, but the fluid change for the front differential might be the easiest job of the fluid changes to do. The drain and fill plugs both use M10 hex heads, and are both located on the driver’s side.…
Another modification for the Sequoia – the pedal feel on the Sequoia wasn’t up to my standards, and after replacing the rotors, pads, calipers, and flushing the fluid, I figured the culprit was with the brake lines. The stock rubber brake lines had seen 228,000 miles of torture, and it seemed likely with the age…
Given that this is my first large SUV, let alone full-size body on frame SUV, I had difficulty getting used to the Sequoia’s roll in corners. The entire car felt like it was going to tip over, and I was not able to get used to the feeling. There are not a lot of options…
We are big fan of Canvasback liners for our daily drivers, and with all the hauling the Sequoia does, it was a sure thing to get a set for this car as well. The liner is a little more involved than our other cars, as the captains chairs get 2 sets – one for when…
I went to top off the oil in my Evo when I had a bit of an incident happen. The bottle of oil I use has an insert in the cap that is supposed to stay in the cap – unbeknownst to me, instead of staying in the cap, it sat on the top of…
Another long-time modification that I’ve never posted on is my SpoolinUp coil-on-pack. I’ve had this for as long as I can remember, I think on my black Evo, and I was a relatively early adopter of the part. It is a massive improvement over the stock system with excellent build quality, including Denso coil packs…
I’ve been using the Kiggly HLA for 7 or so years in my white Evo, and while I touched on it in this post, I think it deserves its own thread. The HLA was pretty much one of the earliest mods I had done on my white Evo, during the great migration where I moved…
While on the subject of oil, I think the crank scraper also deserves its own post. Pulled more directly from this post, the Tomei crank scraper essentially “slices” oil that is flung from the crank, and allows it to deposit more quickly back into the base of the pan. The baffles/windage trays prevent an excessive…
The big mods for the 2021 season are the differentials – specifically, the front and rear differential. This had been planned for the 2020 season, but the crash I had at the end of 2019 ruled that out. The more significant upgrade is the front differential. The stock helical differential is okay, but not ideal…
After draining the ETX18L, I decided to get a more dedicated battery solution. Antigravity’s new automotive batteries have huge cold cranking amps while also being significantly lighter than most batteries. I opted for the 24ah battery at 8.5lbs, but wound up with the 30ah battery at 11.7lbs instead. The Deka ETX18L it replaces weighs about…
