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May 9, 2012

E3 Spark Plugs–Not such a good idea

So I was in one of my favorite auto parts stores and looking for spark plugs for my Toyota pickup truck. It’s a 1992 red mini-pickup with the 22RE 2.4 liter, four cylinder engine. They guy at the counter asks… Continue reading
May 5, 2012

Cars & Coffee Raleigh – It’s Hot!

It’s the first Saturday of the month and that means this morning was Cars & Coffee in Raleigh, NC. Its amazing what vehicles decide to come out for this informal car show where no one gets a trophy. It was… Continue reading
May 1, 2012

Building a Track Car – How much power?

With the suspension all set and the car corner balanced it was time for one more detail. I needed to find out what the true power band was so that I could make the most of the Shift-I that I… Continue reading
April 24, 2012

Ferrari Works to Become Green

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April 21, 2012

Building a Track Car: Alignment and Balance

This 1996 Miata has come a long way since it became a track car project. It already had 151,000 miles on it but a lot of changes have taken place that will allow it to corner like never before. Even… Continue reading
April 18, 2012

On the Road – This old truck…

This past week I have been traveling to Minnesota to handle a few family matters. The weather was surprisingly mild for this time of year and this part of the country. I wandered around New Ulm on afternoon and came… Continue reading
April 4, 2012

Autoweek’s Fantasy Camp – SWAG!

This is my second year that I will be one of the lucky twenty to spend a weekend enjoying Autoweek’s Fantasy Camp in Dearborn, Michigan, at the Ford proving grounds. One of the nice benefits is that about this time… Continue reading
April 3, 2012

Bulding a Track Car – The Miata has wheels

This morning the 16″ Enkei wheel arrived from Tire Rack mounted with a set of Bridgestone RE-11 Potenza tires. The call came from the guys at Performance Chassis and I headed right over. After cutting them out of the packaging… Continue reading
April 1, 2012

Building a Track Car – Really close to completion

With the seats finally bolted in and the interior just about complete I was waiting for the coil-over shocks to arrive from Flyin’ Miata. Friday came and so did the UPS truck with the box from Flyin’ Miata. I took… Continue reading
March 27, 2012

Building a Track Car – Is it done yet?

Progress continues. The big accomplishments are: Getting both the seats in! The Miata is not easy to fit racing seats in. There is not much space and it got even tighter when I installed the optional door bars that came… Continue reading