Second event of the year for the Mini in near record-like rainfall. Luckily, the Mini does, very, very well in the wet. No one else can really put power down so they slow down a good bit, and it impacts the Mini hardly any. The car is also set up a little too pushy for…
First CCSCC of the year – not a huge fan of the course, it felt cramped & unnecessarily tight, but I did what I could in the Evo. Started a really great 4th run before getting red flagged, and I couldn’t pick it up after that. Did decently (4th raw, 9th index, 9,630pp) but I…
Second event on the Evo’s new setup. Encountered some push after tires got hot, but not too bad, and was mitigated by setting the ACD to gravel. A lot to try – I may set the rear bar to the stiffest setting and/or pull back rear toe. For now, I think I will leave it…
Kicking off the first event of the year! Got some decent weather for the Gateway Autocross event, though the lot was cold & dirty, as would be expected for the first event. Pretty exhausted for the event, got in late the night prior from a 3+ day MBA orientation. Everything felt about the same with…
Turned out pretty well here. Per the comments from Blackstone, the UOA was on par or better than the universal averages, which change oil @ 6,700mi, compared to my run on 10,000mi. I just wanted to do one UOA with the Rav4 to make sure it was a healthy motor, and that seems to be…
Updated for 2017 – empty (pre corner balance): right at 3200 with just under half a tank With driver weight (180) & corner balance:
2017 plans slowly coming together – first major change, moving from OEM 17×8 BBSs to 17×9.5 WedsSport TC105Ns. Wheels look much better in person than they did in pictures. Despite being 1.5″ wider, they are roughly 16.3lbs, 1.5lbs lighter than the OEM wheel. Will move from 245/45-17s on OEM wheels to 255/40-17s, hopefully see a…
Added Tanabe FSB, new tires, and cranked up the shocks. Car is now much more neutral. Tanabe FSB added more push, particularly in tight corners. Car still feels unstable though in slaloms, but overall way better. At the end of the season I increased the front camber from -2.7 to -3.3, which helped mid-corner grip…
This is a how-to for the 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 Toyota Rav4 (4.3). Items/Tools Required: 16 oz. of DOT3 or DOT4 Brake Fluid (I chose Red Line RL-600) Brake fluid catch bottle (I chose this – but can be made using hose and a water bottle). 8mm flare wrench 21mm socket Baster (optional)…
This is a how-to for the 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 Toyota Rav4 (4.3). Items/Tools Required: Front pads (I chose these) Rear pads (I chose these) Front rotors (I chose these) Rear rotors (I chose these) 14mm, 17, and 21mm sockets & wrenches Grease (White Lithium) Antiseize and/or Brake Grease For the pads, I…
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