Car Stuff

  • Evolution IX – a new turbo and a new problem

    Many of you out there have been waiting impatiently for the installation of the Tomei turbocharger in the Evo IX.  Believe it or not, I have too. A couple of weekends ago I started on the installation with great hopes… Continue reading

  • Automotive Challenges and Solutions

    In December of last year Automotive News published that Toyota’s Japan market Crown luxury sedan went from 60 MCUs to just four.  This news quickly spread across the automotive industry as car manufacturers sought to reduce the complexity and weight… Continue reading

  • Evolution 9 – the turbo has arrived

    While I was away on a three week road trip to New England a package arrived and it contains the Tomei ARMS turbo upgrade I have been impatiently waiting for since I ordered it in mid-May. The folks at Kami… Continue reading

  • The Police Car Perfected

    I have been busy enjoying an end-of-summer road trip to New England for the past week.  Now I am spending some time on Cape Cod renewing acquaintances with relatives and old friends. As I drive around on highways and byways… Continue reading

  • A New Project Miata – part two

    Today we put more time into perfecting the Miata.  The bump stops for the rear shocks showed up so that was the first order of business. Removing the shock/spring assemblies means removing all the trim pieces from the trunk as… Continue reading

  • A New Project Miata – part one

    If you look back on some of the past entries you will find a few on work that was done on a 1996 Mazda Miata.  That car came to us with some modifications that, while performance oriented, left it with… Continue reading

  • Raleigh’s Informal Car Show

    Every first weekend of the month a local bunch of Italian car owners have a breakfast at a shopping center in Raleigh, NC.  They bring their Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Alpha Romero’s, etc. and allow people to gawk at cars that you… Continue reading

  • A Boron Fiesta

    There has been some pretty good press on Ford’s new Fiesta that should be coming to our shores soon.  Much of it caught my eye because I bought one back in 1978 and had a lot of fun with that… Continue reading

  • Summer Reading

    Summer is upon us and is the time of year we hope to get some time off, even if it is an hour or two by the pool or at the beach.  Hopefully you will be able to take a… Continue reading

  • Evolution IX – Cams and Intercooler

    Progress continues with the Evo 9.  We took a weekend to install cams, the new intercooler and the exhaust system. The cams are GSC Stage 1 cams designed specifically for the Evolution IX’s MIVEC engine.  For the 2006 model (no… Continue reading