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…

The Racefab is a good wet sump pan. The InfiniteEvo pan is a great wet sump pan. The InfiniteEvo pan is very similar to the Racefab, but it adds one crucial component – an oil pressure regulator. The oil pressure regulator is connected to a feed from the oil filter housing. The difference is how…

In a blast from past, I am switching back from 18s back down to 17s. When I had this setup prior, I was running 17×9.5 +32 Wedssport TC105n. I did not like the wheels uneven spoke design, but I do really look back fondly on that setup, which made the car feel like lightning in…

One of the weaknesses of having an older car, particularly one that has been in production for so long, is that some of the technology ends up very dated. The halogen headlights were replaced for the 2018+ Sequoias/Tundras with a factory LED option. That said, not only is the option of upgrading expensive, the shape…

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,…