I have always wanted a turbo engine. Now that my engine is at the end of its life I now have the opportunity to build one from the ground up. This gets into a whole mess of other issues that connect back to my earlier post about the limitation of the Gen 1 Chevy Small block, but forget about that for now, instead, lets explore the nature of turbos.
Read more »Fixing the 200 treadwear rule
The SCCA and other sanctioning bodies typically have a rule that separates race tires from street tires for classing purposes. Currently, a treadwear rating of 200 is what this rule is based on. Any tire that is equal to or greater than 200 is considered a street tire, while everything below is a race tire. But there is a problem with this; the treadwear rating number, also known as UTQG (Uniform Tire Quality Grading) is arbitrary and means absolutely nothing.
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Going fast on OE style rotors
This is what happens when you combine a heavy car, race tires, race pads and one piece rotors.
GM to close plants and cut jobs – and people are upset?
With the news of GM to close long-time plants and lay off thousands of workers, many are upset. But this has been a long time coming, why the surprise now?
Flowmaster Pro Series Muffler Review
A while back I received this Flowmaster Pro Series muffler as a promotional item from Autoanything.com. I have been sitting on the muffler for quite some time when after an alignment shop somehow managed to damage my exhaust, I had the perfect excuse to install it. I can now finally report back on this interesting muffler design.
Installed on my 3rd gen Firebird. It fits in the factory location designed for a oval muffler.
The best deal in track-day tires?
Because this sport is so expensive, I’m always looking for the best deals to get me on the track cheaply – and I just might have just stumbled upon the perfect tire for track days.
