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Devin’s S2000 Starts To Get Professionally Awesome

Professional Awesome and I have been very busy making Sheri more competitive this year. Each year it seems that the fastest lap time from last year won’t get you on the podium the upcoming season. With...

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Turn14 Open House Car Meet

We recently had a chance to travel to the Philadelphia area to our site’s title sponsor, Turn14 Distribution‘s Open House Car Meet and get a first hand look at their operation and facility. We’ll have...

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K-Swapped Porsche 911 Turbo 4 Cylinder K20 Power!

There were a ton of cool cars at the inaugural Open House & Car Show at Turn14 Distribution‘s brand new 260,000 sq/ft warehouse in the Philadelphia area, but for us this K-swapped Porsche 911 at RT...

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Mazda Miata 2.4L Ecotec Swap Part 10: Track Prep Mods & Track Testing!

With our Ecotec Miata up and running, it was time to start prepping for the race track, starting with a new radiator. When we replaced the car’s timing chain and tensioners, we ended up cracking the...

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Fixing The Infamous BMW E46 Subframe Issue

If you have a BMW E46 or are in the market for a used one, you might have heard of the rear subframe issue. The E46 might be the most popular M3 chassis to mod by enthusiasts, but like all cars, they...

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Mazda Miata 2.4L Ecotec Swap Part 11: Re-swapping the Ecotec Swap 

When you attempt to do a non-OE engine swap in your parent’s garage, there’s a good chance that your story will end with “so we gave up and got it towed to a shop”. If you do manage to swap a Chevrolet...

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Cast, Flow Formed, or Forged? Why Wheel Manufacturing Method & Load Rating...

We’ve all seen pictures of wheels that have exploded out on track, and many of us have been at the track to witness these types of failures in person. Best case scenario the fender gets taken out when...

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Project Freedom Schnitzel Part 2: Why Not Just Buy an M3?

Well, as sometimes happens, life has taken over. That’s not to say that Project Freedom Schnitzel is where it was when we last left off, it’s just not as far along as I (and I’m sure some of you) would...

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How To Install Honda K-Series Camshafts

Honda’s iVTEC K-series lineup of engines are pretty incredible, especially considering they’ve been around now for about 15 years. Having “grown up” on D-series and B-series engines (and having blown...

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EP82 Toyota Starlet Racecar Build Part 5: Hot Laps, Blown Head Gaskets & More!

From Cadwell Park, to another well known British circuit, I booked onto a late-season track day at Donington Park with OpenTrack, my favourite track here in the UK, it has everything, including the...

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BMW E46 M3 Coilover Suspension Installation Guide

Every cool project starts with suspension [or at least a lot of ours do, along with wheels and tires]. Whether you’re doing it for a quicker lap time or just to look cooler cruising down the street,...

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How To Fabricate A Custom Intake Manifold

The intake on my BMW E30 track car, like everything else on it, gradually evolved with project ideas and my ability to implement them (usually keeping my ideas at least a step ahead of my abilities)....

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How To Swap a Honda K-series Engine Into a S14 Nissan 240SX: Part 1

If you’re subscribed to our YouTube channel, chances are you’ve been following along with our Honda K24A2 engine swap into Pete’s S14 Nissan 240SX, a project made possible thanks to the generous...

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From Time Attack to Wheel-to-Wheel? ST4 Mazda Miata Introduction

Time attack is awesome. I love the sport and how it seems to be growing in North America. It’s rising so fast that every year it seems that you need to invest a bag of money to keep the car at the...

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JPE Peugeot 206 GTi Track Car Build: First Day of Work

First Day of Work – 24/09 Having bought the car and driven it 200 miles from Norwich back to Birmingham, I’ve learned a few more things about it. The clutch is absolutely finished (was slipping under...

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How To Swap a Honda K-series Engine Into a S14 Nissan 240SX: Part 2

In Part 1 of the Turn14 Distribution supported K-swapped 240SX project, we covered off some of the initial hurdles that had to be cleared in order to fit a Honda K24a2 (out of an ’04 Acura TSX) into...

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JPE Peugeot 206 GTI Track Car Build: Interior Day

As I mentioned in my last post, one of the jobs I planned to tackle next was removing and cancelling the airbags that won’t be in the car in its finished state. The car will be fitted with race seats...

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Dry Sump Oiling Explained

Dry sump oil systems are one of the less commonly understood and, in turn, appreciated subjects in the high-performance car world. Many enthusiasts don’t even know about it and those that do simply...

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Toyo Extensa HP II All-Season Tire Review

Typically we’re more focused on extreme performance summer tires and race tires around here, but not every car requires rubber that can generate 1.5g of lateral grip. Moose’s 2011 Kia Soul is a perfect...

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Learn How To Weld: Part 1 The Basics

Let’s talk sticking metal together. If you’re a car guy, if you’re not already a welder or learning about it, it’s just a matter of time. Being able to weld on your car is the most liberating thing...

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