A common area for boost leaks in evos is the throttle body seals. There are two seals that leak, and since I didn’t feel comfortable replacing & servicing the throttle body, I removed it and sent it to mil.spec, well known for their work. They cleaned the throttle body and replaced the screws and seals. While…
Part of my ongoing effort to improve my brake system post-road race, I’ve swapped the pads and rotors out. Rear rotors were okay, but fronts were showing some pitting/abnormal wear. That plus wearing out the pads on the rotors probably wasn’t a good idea. Went with 2 piece DBA5000 in the front, and DBA4000 in…
8th points event of the season in StlSolo – had been looking forward to it to pick up a few spots in index – while I had the potential, ultimately I fell short. I had two faster runs (with passengers) that I ultimately coned. I had two shots to put down a faster time (was…
Good event today with CIR. Went from the north end at Rantoul – course flowed decently, but had a few really painful pinches. The course was definitely not very Evo friendly – i.e., I consider a course Mini friendly when it has a lot of slaloms, transitions, is fast (so I can maintan speed) and…
Looking good for two track days and 24 autoxes, not to mention the most mileage I’ve put on an oil so far – really happy with the wear. Keep in mind for Red Line oils, the first few flushes are actually known to pull off a little more copper than usual before settling down. Looking…
A run on Red Line 5w30 – really pleased with with the results given the relatively extended wear. Interestingly, the Pennzoil Ultra 5w30 (no longer sold) had a slightly better wear count, though I had way more runs on the Red Line to be fair. Will be running this oil the remainder of the Mini’s…
Too many things going on with the Evo not to make an update – JDM headlights are next! I’ve taken the front bumper off a number of times now so that part was cake. Took a little bit of finesse to get the headlights out and the new ones in. Pretty much a direct bolt…
7th Points event of the season for STL region. I need to really start picking it up, or I really won’t make Top 20 Index this year. Fortunately for me, this course was all momentum – finally! And with that, my best event of all time! I managed 12th in index, which I’ve done before,…
Decided to bring the Mini this time around to the BSCC event – However, I think in the future I will start running the Evo more at these events. The Evo is definitely more suited to the style of courses they put on, which is fast, open, and simple. They lack the technical element that…
Took the Evo out for some more testing at CCSCC. Started off the bat with the shocks set to 5 clicks all around, rear bar on middle setting, and tires at 36psi all around. It is a hair on the loose side but not too bad for now, and softened the rear to 7 clicks…
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