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How Do Catalytic Converters Work and How to Break In a New One
The golden years of unrestricted automotive development are long gone. Today, car manufacturers worldwide are continually struggling to meet the industry’s expectations, all while sticking to the ever-growing emissions regulations. A catalytic converter is a device that was specifically designed to help with this struggle. Today we’ll talk about what exactly is a catalytic converter […]
Reminiscing over my PV544 Volvo Woodie Wagon
When I was 17, I bought a 1965 Volvo PV544 for $ 15.00. It had been a daily driver of a family friend until it was rear-ended. The insurance company totaled the car thus the windfall for me. The car had been hit squarely in the rear buckling both rear fenders outward. It was still […]
An Intro To The Black Flagged e30 Project Car
Where do we begin? In September of 2017 I bought an e46 M3. My first BMW. I had been building trucks for a little while, but after shooting photos on a few commercial shoots I decided it was time to drive fast. To get sideways. So I bought the M3. A few mods later, some […]
Installing a MINI Cooper Club Racer AEM Cold Air Intake
The previous owner of my Mini Cooper had disconnected the OEM air intake and installed an aftermarket air filter. My last SCCA club race last year was the “Fun One” at Watkins Glen which was held in 90 degree temperatures, my turbo Mini was not happy with the air intake temperatures under the hood and […]
Basic No-Start Guide: Part 3 – Engine Compression
We’ve reached part 3 of 3 in our basic no-start guide. An engine needs three basic things to start, that’s spark, fuel, and compression. Without all three of these, your car simply will not run. Part three addresses compression, the last thing you will check if you have verified the engine has strong spark on […]
The Perfect Brake Job – DIY Tips for Smooth, Long Lived Brakes
To most entry level DIY mechanics, the standard disc brake job is always on the top of the list for common first wrenching endeavors. Whether it be because of loud noises when coming to a stop or applying brakes in reverse, or that pulsating horrible vibration when slowing down from speed, there’s always a tipping […]
eEuro Assemblies – Making DIY Struts Easy
Changing struts on a car has always been a big task for DIY’ers, mainly because in order to change your strut you have to disassemble a coil spring assembly under heavy load. This meant you had to bust out the ol’ spring compressors and hope that you don’t take a suspension coil spring to the […]
BMW E30 Bilstein Suspension Upgrade DIY
I bought my E30 with a leaking head gasket and automatic transmission in Fall of 2014, so naturally, I started with a head job and manual transmission swap; which my brother and I completed that winter while the snow flew. I took the spring, summer and fall of ‘15 to drive the car and finally […]
Installing a Saab 9-3 LSD into a 6-speed transmission
For our Saab 9-3 AER car, we knew that in order to really take advantage of the power we are able to produce, we had to be able to put it to the ground. In a front wheel drive car this is even more difficult because of how much work the front wheels have to […]
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