Technical

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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.


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I’m thieving again. Someone recently directed me to Edmunds Inside Line blog, and posts tagged Suspension Walkarounds. I often hear people remark that cars like the AE86 and 510 handle as good as any modern machinery, and from some subjective point of views that might be true, but suspension designs and technology is evolving just like engine technology is. […]

More Scrub Radius Solutions


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JDM-Option has THIS VINTAGE ARTICLE on their website. Ueo is still the boss IMO, and this is my favorite AE86 of all time. It’s simple, narrow and functionally pretty easy to duplicate. That makes it pretty boring by the standards of AE86 tuning set a decade later, but these new 9J equipped SR20 or 1UZ cars just don’t impact me […]

Crediblity Check



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I hate to hate, especially when someone is trying to do something good. This NRCA/RCA thing has been going on way too long, and as someone who sits on the low side of the fence I often get annoyed. You won’t however, see me telling all you RCA users that adding negative camber by increasing KPI has lots of negative […]

Talking To Talk


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I recently discovered a boost leak on my car, and when I fixed it I was overboosting like crazy! The EVC6 is pretty intuitive, but… I was still having a hard time limiting boost to my desired levels. This official manual was actually pretty hard to track down. If you are in a situation similar to mine check the link […]

HKS EVC 6 Manual



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It’s open and I’ve counted teeth.  Lets do a bit of calculating before continuing on.  Count six pairs of gears.  From left to right they are: input to layshaft gear set, 3rd, 2nd, 1st, reverse, and fifth.  Note that there is no fourth gear.  The fourth gear selector, far left, simply locks the input shaft to the output shaft for […]

Counting Teeth – T50 Tech


Surprises me how small a T50 is.  The appearance of it is normally dominated by the easily removable bell housing and shifter section, and without it looks very small and easy.  I’m totally ready to rip this thing open and at least brainstorm some ghetto/hack close ratios for it.  I’ve been browsing/asking in Japanese recently… mostly about the 12354 patterns […]

Barrel of Speed



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