Prior to corner balancing the car, I decided to pull out any preload I could find in the car to help with how the car behaves when a corner touches back down and general handling and ride quality improvements. Turns out most of the corners didn’t have too much preload, ~0.25-0.5″, which is still a…
Had a local shop that was working on the Evo’s exhaust also do a coolant transfusion (full flush) today. It turns out that the RED Asian Zerex Vehicle coolant that I’ve been using for a few years has had an update that no longer includes Mitsubishis, obviously including the Evo. They released a new fluid,…
Despite literally just getting a new battery for the Evo (here), I wasn’t entirely satisfied with my choice and decided to swap out for a Deka ETX16L. There are a lot of options in this mid-range, and the Deka ETX16L is a ~17lb battery (12 lbs heavier than the Shorai, 11lbs lighter than the D51…
Post will be updated as I continue to get new parts in Speed cloth powered front seats 10/21/18 Schroth Quick Fit Pro 10/21/18 Black armrest 10/29/18 Black Leather Door Cards 11/24/18 Headlight Condensation & Dry Out Cloth Interior 1/9/19 The only thing I didn’t quite care for on the M3 that I purchased was the…
My old battery, a 5lb Shorai LFX36L3-BS12 unfortunately crapped out on me while the Evo was down for the differential swap. I think I had let it die one too many times and one of the cells was gone, so the battery was no longer able to start the car, even while on the trickle…
Ended the 2018 season: 10th in Stl Solo 1st in BSCC The BSCC championship was extremely close – I led by 2 season points coming into the last event, which could easily slip through my fingers – however, with the last minute rain cancellation for the last event, the championship fell to me! With this…
The Evo rotors had a lot of runout, so decided to get them machined by a local shop. For $70, they resurfaced all four rotors to like new status. Figured with the car up in the air, it would be a good time to get this done. After getting some brake dust remover on the…
Finally got the Corolla realigned. It was messed up for a while, but it needed shims, which I was unfamiliar with, and ultimately held off on. Given that it was being use so frequently for my trips up to Chicago and work commute (~800-1k mi/week), decided to finally get this taken care of. I also…
This is a how-to based on the steps described in this post on evom, with pictures – way more straight-forward than the video I saw on youtube. Do all work at your own risk. Tools: Heavy-duty jack & stands (or Quick jack, mini lift, any of those will make this job way easier. Towel Drain…
After we hit a deer with the Corolla last year, we wrecked our passenger’s side fender, front bumper, and passenger’s side headlight. At that time, I purchased a set of new knock-off OEM headlights from eBay to replace the set. Unfortunately, the quality of those headlights was awful – the beam adjusters just did not…
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