Archive for February, 2008

Sliding Tether Upgrade for the HANS Device

If you are racing today and are not using a HANS Device, there really is something wrong with you. The HANS has been proven to save lives again and again, in both scientific testing and in real world experiences. It’s an advance in auto racing safety right up there with fuel cells.
That said, I know [...]

Friday, February 29th, 2008

Giant Brembos on Our BMW X5

My wife, Erica, is spoiled.
She’ll admit it. It’s not a surprise to her or to me. As my obsession with cars has grown, she has always been the recipient of some pretty serious hardware. When I upgraded in 2000 from my very heavily modified BMW 328i sport — full Racing Dynamics body kit, track [...]

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

Welcome to the New EvolvedPerformance.com!

Well, after almost 5 months of going quiet, I have finally decided to get off my a**, redesign my blog and install it on a better technical platform, and start writing up my build notes and testing again. I have big plans for my Evo for this year, so please follow along as we make [...]

Friday, February 8th, 2008

Perrin Stout Rear Sway Bar Mount Upgrade

I’m a pretty big fan of the parts coming out of the Perrin Performance crew up in Portland, Oregon. I don’t know if it’s just a soft spot for my former town (I lived there from 1997 to 2000) or just a fetish for well-made billet aluminum parts, but either way I have ended up [...]

Saturday, February 2nd, 2008