AFM tuning. The car is all but road worthy after a solid afternoon in the barn. An alignment and a few other details remain, but the turbocharger is fitted in it’s entirety. You guys all tell me I’m going to…
Technical

Somehow, we’re all gear heads. We all know what does what, and what makes a car fast… right? The fact is that despite all the theory we can read in books, or find in the FAQ on drifting.com, half the time we don’t even know our cars well enough to properly diagnose the problem. Not only that, the other half of the time theory proves itself to be just that, and then, if you are like me, you will begin to question the very nature of science and resort to various voodoo’s and nonsensical rituals.
My point is that, I have tried and failed many times. Name a book on suspension theory and vehicle dynamics and I’ve probably read it. (I’ve never been much of a drivetrain guy.) I have a degree in mathematics, and I’ve spent many hours trying to figure out what does what, and how. I think about this stuff a lot, and as a result I feel like I have made HUGE advances since I first bolted on springs and shocks and set my car to specs I found on club4ag. Not that this means you should wait on my every word. I made this section just because, such things have been a big part of my car life. I’m not intending for you to agree with me, and I haven’t created this as a reference for anyone.
The writings below are often based on, or a follow up of writings on my previous webpage. If you are so keen, check them out.
- Crediblity Check
- Talking To Talk
- HKS EVC 6 Manual
- Counting Teeth - T50 Tech
- Barrel of Speed
- 20V Swap Wiring Reference
- Maximum Boost
- The Number 2 Reason Why My Car Is Going To Blow Up
- It's Her Fault - Echo FSM
- Turbo Sizes
- Low Power Winning 3 - with Low Funds 2
- Work Boots or Sneakers
- Mumford Linkage For Lateral Axle Placement
- Tire Works
- Mukashii AE86 Tune
- A Real Scrub Radius Solution
- Anti-Weight Savings - Shift Knobs
- Impractical Theory - AE86 Scrub Radius Calculator
- Heavy Reading - Race Car Vehicle Dynamics
- Lower Power Winning 2 - Gear Ratios
- Low Power Winning - Gear Ratios
- Education - Four Stroke Performance Tuning
- NRCA or RCA?
The Number 2 Reason Why My Car Is Going To Blow Up
Sunday, May 1st, 2011It’s Her Fault – Echo FSM
Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011
Was your luck with cars better before you got married?? Mine sure as hell was. In the eleven years of driving prior to getting married, I broke a car once. ONCE… and it’s not like I was driving nice…
Turbo Sizes
Sunday, November 14th, 2010
I gave some of you the impression that I’d found an old HKS turbo kit. That is not the case. I’m building from scratch, but with the hope of creating something similar to what HKS had produced. Anything can be…
Low Power Winning 3 – with Low Funds 2
Wednesday, August 11th, 2010
Somewhere along the way I committed myself to maintaining 4AG power. Not only that… probably 16V 4AG power. NA as well of course. With this in mind, I’ve been browsing over the last few weeks for real gearing answers for…
Work Boots or Sneakers
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010
Ryan still hasn’t returned from his trip to the states, so I haven’t had time to be de-briefed in detail… but via a short conversation he did present something that may be a problem with his current set up. It…
Mumford Linkage For Lateral Axle Placement
Sunday, May 30th, 2010
As I mentioned last week, with RCA’s banned in most SCCA Solo classes, some creativity is required to modify the roll axis on cars like the AE86 after serious lowering. Luckily, in these same SCCA classes, methods of lateral rear…
Tire Works
Thursday, May 13th, 2010
Five and a half degrees negative camber. Did I do it on purpose? No, that’s actually as positive as my adjustments allow me, with the parts I chose. Is it fast? Maybe not. My braking sure suffers, but surprisingly, it…