Archive for November, 2006

Dyno Disappointments III: Bad to Worse

For those who have been following the blog, you know I have been having issues trying to get power out of this car. This whole thing is patently absurd, as this is one of the easiest cars to tune and make huge dyno numbers. My first visit to the dyno with Shiv did not [...]

Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006

Upgraded Fuel Rail from Perrin

I’m only three days away from my dyno appointment. With the Cosworth cams going in, and with an aggressive 100-octane race tune being done along with the street tune, ensuring I’ve got the right fueling has been top of mind for me. Knowing that I also plan to install a fuel pressure gauge after the [...]

Saturday, November 18th, 2006

Cosworth Cams Show Their Power

There finally are performance numbers starting to trickle on on the Cosworth cams for the Evo IX. Works in San Francisco, California got one of their cars on the dyno for a before and after run on the 91-octane swill we call pump gas here in the land of the Governator.
The car that Works [...]

Wednesday, November 15th, 2006

Installing 3M Headlight Protection

If you’ve ever owned a track car, you are used to expecting a tremendous amount of wear and tear on the nose of your car. After only a couple of years, your front bumper and hood is completely rock chipped and your headlights are usually sandblasted. Running right up on someone’s back bumper also opens [...]

Sunday, November 12th, 2006