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  • 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

  • Ken Block – Gymkhana Training

    Ken has made a well deserved name for himself in American rally competition.  He entered a gymkhana event in southern California and decided to convert a car he had to run in more events.  By the time the car was prepped… Continue reading

  • Corvette Z06 – You’re Busted.

    The rumors had been accumulating.  Someone thought they saw a black Corvette on the beltline that had blue flashing lights and a car stopped.  Maybe it was true. We have seen the local and state police use many types of… 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

  • Evolution IX – Tuning the ECU

    Some progress and some disappointment.  I have hooked up with Jestr Tuning to begin the process of tuning via the ECU.  While many in the states would do their tuning on a chassis dyno I prefer data logging pulls on… 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

  • Adrifting in Carolina

    It was a hot and sunny Sunday at the Metrolina Expo just on the outskirts of Charlotte, NC where drifting was coming into its own on the east coast.  Drifting has not been considered in terms of a motorsport in… 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

  • Robert Strange McNamara

    He was 93 when he died yesterday.  Known mostly for his role as Secretary of Defense and chief architect of the Vietnam war. We should also remember him as one of the “whiz kids” hired by Henry Ford to save… 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