This is a chromoly piece that is fully tig welded. I ordered mine with the wrinkle black option & jack point. The piece weighed in at 4.5lbs, which should save 7.5lbs over stock. This is fortunate, as the two Nagisa fender braces I ordered add 2.9lbs each, in a similar area, albeit higher up in…

There’s a process involved when it comes to running the dual map tune that I currently run. First of all, when I want to run pump or E85, I need to drain the tank down as best as I can. Then, after filling up, I need to switch the key to “On,” and hold the…

Finally doing another event in the Evo. This year’s looking like it’s going to be a lot more active, so I’m back to test n tuning the car. Unfortunately, the battery for the GoPro died after a year of not using any of them, so I was unable to record any runs. First off, I…

I think this was a long time coming, but I’ve finally installed the half-roll bar in the Evo. Half, as I’m keeping the car as streetable as possible. The back seats are basically not usable anymore, but still capable of holding a good amount of stuff. That said, a huge disadvantage is that I can…

A few things as I get ready for a retune on the Evo…

Every once in a while, I get an updated head unit for the Evo. I do this to make sure I get the latest CPU, with the most up-to-date operating system. Sometimes with these head units, they don’t update properly, and it’s easier to get a new one, especially if there’s been a hardware update.…

Following a night drive with the new headlights, I quickly realized the Morimotos were not as good as I’d hoped. The output was not well focused, and while part of that could have been down to adjustment, I primarily blamed the reflector technology, which, at least in this guise, was just not as well focused…

I had been experiencing a coolant leak for over a year now on the Evo. The coolant level on the overflow tank would drop, and sometimes I would spot drops of coolant pooling on the top of the transmission or transfer case. This didn’t immediately begin after the motor build, so I figured there was…

Given my awful experience with the Ferodo 3.12 pads, I opted for a street set for my dailying and autox (and maybe even a track day or two). These are the Ferodo DS2500s, which I have run before in the past in my Brembos. Hoping they will stop much quicker in the cold, and looking…

I’ve gone back-and-forth on batteries so, so many times on the Evo. I really hope this is the last. The AGM battery was a dud, eventually losing so much power that it couldn’t be recharged, even with the gimmicky power button for restart. To be fair, it did sit for months and months without a…