Just in – newly custom valved Ohlins for the 2020 season and beyond! This has been in the plans for some time now, and with quite a bit of wear and tear on my 7 year old Ohlins, I decided to sell that set and install a new, custom valved set for the Evo. For…
Mini update while the Evo hangs in the air… 3k helper springs arrived, along with a few sets of Swift thrust washers so I can dial in the Evo’s coilovers…
Picked up my Motegi MR140 (18×8.5 +45) wheels the other day – originally purchased to be my race wheels, I decided to switch things up – the Motegi MR140s will be my daily wheels, running 245/40-18 General Altimax RT43s as my generic all-seasons. I went with the taller offset tires to provide more protection for…
Initial alignment setup: Corner weights (2/5 tank): Happened to find a picture of the car’s previous alignment. Car clearly shows an increase in camber of about 1.7 degrees, coming from the new control arm bushing, and about a degree or so of added camber.
To start off, for some reason these were an absolute nightmare for me to install. The first time I got the perches, they did not fit the OEM springs – while Vorshlag sent me slightly machined ones, a 2 day turnaround to get make for the weekend turned into an 8-day turnaround – with NO…
RIP to our faithful daily driver Corolla – totaled in an accident that was not our fault on 2/3/20. The car had over 270k miles on it and honestly felt like it could have gone another 250k. The oil samples always came back solid and the car took a number of beatings over the years…
Wrapped a few of the first things I wanted to address on the Golf R today. This posted will be updated as I wrap up/complete various changes I’ve planned to make: Tail lights (1/26/20): The smoked ones on the car looked horrible, and were among the first things I wanted to change on the car.…
Big thanks to my newest sponsor, Ross Sport! These guys are big Evo enthusiasts in the UK, and were able to play a major role in helping me rebuild my car due to their crazy deals on EDM parts. The EDM stuff is the same as the JDM stuff, at around 60% of the cost.…
New for 2020, introducing my 2013 VW Golf R! Though I typically am against getting a car with a similar powertrain as one I already have (2L turbo awd), the Golf R turned out to be a good fit for a number of reasons. The main reason was that after crashing my Evo, I wanted…
Excited to formally announce my partnership with Red Line Oil for the 2020 racing season! They have time and time again proven to be the best wearing oil in all my cars and I am humbled to be sponsored by them once again. I track all my UOAs here and for the track cars, I…
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