Project Spec E46: Sourcing and Stripping a Car
A few years ago, I wrote a series on building a Spec E30 as an average guy, doing a home build in his garage....
Under The Gun: A Father-Son Duo Install a Cage In a Spec MX-5 Challenge...
With the racing season’s start less than two months away, Wyatt Couch and his father Dave were starting to sweat. The warm glow of...
Vehicle Scales, Level Garages and Corner Weighting
Weight is something we all deal with in racing. We have to speed weight up. We have to slow weight down. We have to...
As Complete As Possible: How To Do An MX-5 2.5 Swap
There’s a fair amount of content on the web about swapping a 2.5-liter engine into an NC chassis MX-5, which comes from the factory...
Taking it to The Streets: Hoosier Debuts New Track Attack Pro Tire
It has been a long time since Hoosier Racing Tire announced anything resembling a street tire. To date, Hoosier has only ever offered three...
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...
Jack Stand Stripes
The first time Toolshed Engineer appeared in Speed News magazine was back in May of 2012 during the first year of the magazine. In...
Bending Steel: Manufacturing Sway Bars and Helper Springs
There is a variation of the Hippocratic oath at work at Hellwig Suspension Products. When its people first look at a vehicle, they evaluate...
Communication Theory – How to Recognize, Measure and Fix Bump Steer
Clear communication between driver and machine is a fundamental requirement for speed, safety, confidence and predictability on the racetrack. The ideal relationship between you...
Built to Spec – Borla’s new racing exhaust systems for Miatas raise the bar...
It seems a bit curious at first why Borla would decide to build an entire exhaust system for one class of race car. The...
