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…
This applies to all 2007-2013 Mini Coopers with the regular brakes. I’m only going to show the fronts here. Do all work at your own risk: What’s needed: 13mm & 16mm socket 17mm socket (for wheels) 15mm wrench Torx T50 (for rotors) Brake cleaner (for rotors) PB blaster Copper antiseize Brake pads (Stoptech 309.13080 – Front; 309.13090…
About a month since my last full event: had not been too satisfied with the evo’s braking performance, and theorized part of this could be due to rev hang. If the car’s revs are hanging instead of dropping, at the very least I lose the assistance of engine braking and at worst the car’s rev…
Gained a decent amount of time in my runs by holding throttle longer & braking shorter & harder – too much and the car will push. Left a lot of distance from carrying too much speed again. Need to keep the lines tighter, pull back & tidier. Maybe not necessarily pull back, but all turns are LATE! Left some…
Received & installed my new Canvasback liner for the Prius today! Only post I’ll go into with a little more detail than the last few updates. I got this same liner for my Rav4, and because of how useful it was, repurchased it for the Prius. This arrived very quickly, and they even included a…
Very straightforward, no tools required: Lower the glove box and disconnect the damper arm from the glovebox: Pull the glove box down & undo from where it attaches on, which exposes where the cabin air filter is housed: Remove the cover via the simple latch on the right: Swap air filters. Pay attention to the…
XPEL Ultimate, done by Clear Auto Bra – first part of hood & fenders done:
35% all around, Air80 in the front. Expecting this to help keep the car cool during the hot summer days, make A/C more effective, less UV rays coming through, and easier on the eyes for driving east & west.
Added new weathertech mats for the Prius – very happy with the ones in the Rav4, so got the same style & color. Looks great & no longer worried about staining the carpets!
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