A blue Mitsubishi Evo VIII race car speeding down a straightaway at a NASA Time Trial event.

From Repo Lot to Track Monster: Developing an EVO VIII for NASA Time Trial

The charismatic Lancer Evolution VIII still pulls at the heartstrings of those of a certain age who were fortunate enough to live through a...
A yellow Fox Body Mustang race car with blue accents and Maximum Motorsports decals competing in the American Iron series on a race track.

Adding an IRS to a Fox Body Mustang

The independent rear suspension helped distinguish the “New Edge” Mustang Cobra from its predecessors promised to address some of the solid rear axle’s shortcomings...
Side view of the LS-swapped Porsche 944 race car #99 in red, black, and yellow livery, with large aero, speeding on the track.

LS-Swapping a Porsche 944

A family practice doctor in a town of 15,000 has a full plate. Sterling, Ill., has been Eric Kuhns’ home for the last 23...
NASA GT race car number 17 in the paddock at sunset at Chuckwalla Raceway.

Taking on Super Touring 2 in NASA’s Nastiest EG Honda Civic

A long-running labor of love that began in the early nineties, long before the heyday of NOPi and “Fast and the Furious,” Tage Evanson’s...
Dynamic panning shot of Ryan Bradfield's #37 white Acura TSX race car at speed during the NASA Oktoberfast 2024.

VTEC V6-Swapping a Second-Generation Acura TSX Sedan

Following an infatuation period with the third-generation Acura Integra Type R, Ryan Bradfield parked his street version and found a half-built, fully-caged example on...

LS-Swapping a Ligier LMP3 Prototype

A C6 ZR1 isn’t an ideal beginner’s car, and NASA Mid-Atlantic driver Clayton Eley would admit as much. “I was probably getting in over...

Prepping a Nissan Z for ST4 Competition

If the popular models from BMW and Honda represent the proven path for the pragmatic, Nissan’s venerable 350Z might be the pick for the...

Putting LS Power in an Infiniti G35 to Good Use

This once-plush luxury coupe is the culmination of Kevin Parlett’s decade spent wrenching, crewing, and racing across North America. His 2005 Infiniti G35 has...

Into Hibernation: Winterizing a Racecar

We know from a thorough reading of the NASA CCR that “glycol-based antifreezes that may cause a slippery condition if spilled on track” aren’t...

Installing a Clutch and Light Flywheel in a 2.5-Swap MX-5

Installing a new clutch while you swap a tired old engine out of the car is a good idea. It’s one of those “while...

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