First event of 2022 to dial in a host of changes for the Evo. Unfortunately, the conditions were just not ideal for really dialing in the car. Got to run in 3rd heat, but temps stayed around low 40s all day, and with the amount of drivers per heat, the tire temps were ice cold…

Well the preseason starts as soon as the season ends when it comes to car development, and there are a number of things going on with the Evo. This preseason will be all about improving the balance of the car – namely, decreasing weight and/or shifting the weight balance. As far as events go, it’s a…

I’d be lying if I said I knew how this really worked, but I’ve been generally thinking about smoothing out the engine a little after the balance shafts were removed. Turns out this doesn’t really (only marginally) improves engine smoothness, most of it is for the smoothness of the internals. This article discusses harmonic dampers,…

With the recent loss of the brake ducting, I’ve returned to relying on the OEM brake air guides for the Evo. From what I understand, in conjunction with the undertray, these should work pretty well. Interestingly enough, looks like my lower flap had broken off on the driver’s side. Never noticed – probably happened after…

Short post – scored one of these for cheap on the forums, and threw it on the car. Doubt it does anything, but it probably weighs ~2 lbs including the bolts at most, and looks nice. I had to remove the plastic trim surrounding the trunk latch, you’re supposed to cut it to fit, so…

Furthering my desire to correct the weight balance on this car, I am replacing the factory steel strut tower brace with an aluminum Carbing strut tower brace. This brace weighs about 5.5lbs, compared to 7.3lbs from stock. I’m not entirely sure in terms of strength on this part, but it is also much thicker than…