The Honda Challenge: Swapping an Engine in One Night
If you’ve been going to the track for any length of time, you likely have witnessed an overnight paddock engine swap. Intense competitors, ready...
Eight Tricks To Make Working A Cooling System Easier
If you like to play with cars, if you put your car on a racetrack for HPDE and especially if you race cars, you...
V6-Swapping a Honda S2000
There is some information out there, but J-swapping an S2000 is not that well documented, generally speaking. Helpful sources are scarce, but that didn’t...
HPDE46: Cooling System Refresh
The telltale stains on the driveway told me something was amiss, and it became clear it was coming from the lower radiator hose, or...
Bottom’s Up – Rebuilding a BMW M20 short block for your Spec E30
Whether you have a problem with your engine or just want to refresh the one in your Spec E30, having a tight, reliable power...
Octane vs. Horsepower – Separating fact from myth in the debate over which fuel...
So many times I’ve heard different opinions from various experts on which octane fuel makes the most power. According to Spec E30 rules, “Permitted...
How Fuel Pressure Regulators Work
The latent energy content of gasoline is fixed — 124,000 BTU — and the amount of horsepower you can make depends on how much...
Cooling System Facts and Upgrades
As the name suggests, an internal combustion engine creates heat. The enormous potential energy from a few droplets of gasoline compressed and mixed with...
Invisible Edge-Millers Oils’ nanotechnology releases more power by reducing friction and heat
Nanotechnology has become a field unto itself over the last couple of decades, so it likely was only a matter of time before it...
Preventing Low-Speed Pre-Ignition in Turbocharged, Direct-Injection Engines
Turbocharging and direct injection have ushered in new levels of power and fuel economy from smaller engines, and cars equipped with that technology have...
