Building a Privateer GT3 Nissan 370Z
Back in 2018, Valkyrie Autosport’s 370Z wasn’t quite ready for ES. It was still stuck in E0, where it had demonstrated dominant pace on...
Clutch Player – Installing a clutch on a Spec Miata engine the easy way
Depending on where you look, the two men credited with inventing the modern automotive clutch more than 120 years ago were two Frenchmen, Louis-Rene...
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...
Cog Choice – How to Choose the Right Gear Ratios
Gears are expensive and hard to get to, so we are all motivated to get the right transmission and final drive gear ratios in...
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...
Swapping a 2.5-liter Into an NC Chassis MX-5
There are lots of resources on the web about what it takes to perform a 2.5 swap in an NC chassis MX-5, and even...
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...
HPDE46 Replacing the Slave Cylinder Hose and Clutch Delay Valve
In stock form, the E46 BMW with a manual transmission has what’s called a clutch delay valve, which is essentially a step-down fitting in...
HPDE46: Replacing a Driveshaft Coupler
The moment you buy an older BMW, you must become familiar with a lexicon that includes such terms as DISA valve, DME, Bi-Xenon, SAP,...
HPDE46: How to Replace Shifter Bushings
In all candor, just going in and replacing the shifter bushings is too much work for the rewards it yields. Now that the job...
