Yearly Archives: 2015


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[qr]GaraGe fits on this map, but you know it wasn’t I. What a piss off that they are not only in my front yard, but they are also driving my car. I have been known to say that if you race on the street, “death awaits you.” Well it may be that that death looks a helluva lot like a […]

You Know It Wasn’t Me


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When famed engine tuner Jun is swapping out FA20’s rather than building them up, it seems like the future is bleak for FA20 owners. That said… I did add this photo to my background image roll. Certainly looks drool worthy… but when projecting 58.XXX Tsukuba times, I wonder if Jun is confusing RPM and number of throttle bodies with actual […]

FA20 Is Doomed



Heh you can only do so much in Street class… and I always wanted Tomei parts for my AE86’s. If all I can do is a cat back exhaust and a sway bar, then I might as well do those things right. In titanium, this Tomei system is rumoured to save 35lbs over the stock system, and given that I […]

3A/2.5V


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I’m working on these 2GRFE headers for a friend. Some long equal length 700mm stepped primaries have been spec’ed, and given limited space there are a number of bends. When it came to checking my work, I was having a hard time measuring lengths. Using a tape measure gave a different result every time as I looked for a happy […]

Hacking Methods 47



… because the ND Miata only makes 155hp. Phffeew… the FT86 is still not the lowest power “sports car” on the market… it’s just the slowest. I never owned a Miata, I never will own a Miata… but I like what the Miata stands for. Shame for ND Miata owners that the Sky-activ PE-VPS engine is reported to be the […]

I Still Sleep At Night