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…