Setting Engine Timing on a Mazda MZR
One would think the use of a keyway and dowel pins by now has been accepted as the simplest and most reliable way to...
Roll Cages Form the Foundation of a Proper Racecar
A good cage provides more than just safety. It’s the foundation upon which a racing car is built. A good cage strengthens the weaker...
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...
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...
Reinventing the Clutch
For all practical purposes, the automotive clutch that has been in use for much of the last century was conceived by the Borg &...
Head Case – The NASA rulebook on Spec Miata cylinder head modifications is clear...
Here’s the reality in Spec Miata. The days of finding a cheap donor car with 100,000 miles on the clock, adding the required safety...
HPDE46: Front Sway Bar Links
Here’s a quick project that will noticeably perk up the handling on an E46, one of the most popular platforms in NASA racing and...
Breathing Apparatus – Installing a Banks Monster exhaust system on a Duramax diesel-powered Silverado...
The only sound as common as a loud racecar in the paddock at any NASA event is the clattering of a diesel engine. Diesel...
Increasing Octane – Getting the right octane rating for your track car
A lot of NASA HPDE drivers drive their cars to and from the track, and of those, there’s probably a decent amount who change...
