As part of my winter projects continue, another issue I wanted to address was getting an updated head unit. While the headunit I had was good, I was getting ever so slight static buzzing noises from it. I reached out to the manufacturer, who not only agreed to take it back, but also sent me…

Was lucky enough to score an Evo 8 wing in Wicked White recently. This is a mod I’ve always meant to do on the white Evo, if I happened to come across it. Evo 9 wings are weaker than Evo 8 wings, and heavy winds are able to bend or break these wings. The wing…

Thanks to the chatter on the forums, even after getting brand new rebuilt calipers in 2016, and finally fixing the soft brake issue (titanium shim bending due to poor design), I was convinced to again revamp the entire braking system, this time to the X brakes setup, in the front only. Aside from one minor…

Few minor changes for mid-2017: Lightweight Battery – losing about 25lbs in the front/top of the car directly in front of the driver Thrust bearings – Used instead of torrington bearings to help spring rotate. Torrington bearings are all 2.5″, just a little too tight for the 65mm (2.56″) swifts & ohlins. Adjusted front suspension…

Finally got around to installing a lightweight battery for the Evo. Reached out to the good folks at Shorai to pick up one of their amazing lightweight batteries & chargers: http://shoraipower.com/lfx36l3-bs12-p130 http://shoraipower.com/sho-bms01-p134 There is a wide range of small battery options available for the Evo – what’s impressive about the Shorai is it’s weight – a…