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Evolution IX - a new turbo and a new problem3 comments

jimsgarage wrote 1 month ago: Many of you out there have been waiting impatiently for the installation of the Tomei turbocharger i … more →

Tags: Automobiles, Car Stuff, Engines, Life and Cars, Modifying Cars, Servicing Cars

Serious but hardly sober

Cyndi wrote 2 months ago: There isn’t very much I’m serious about.  I’m serious about books.  I’m seri … more →

Tags: collecting, Bibliophile, Philosophy, Rants and Bitching, Etsy, Books, flickr, antiques, collector

Evolution 9 - the turbo has arrived11 comments

jimsgarage wrote 2 months ago: While I was away on a three week road trip to New England a package arrived and it contains the Tome … more →

Tags: Automobiles, Car Stuff, Cars, Life and Cars, Modifying Cars, Sports Cars

A New Project Miata - part two3 comments

jimsgarage wrote 3 months ago: Today we put more time into perfecting the Miata.  The bump stops for the rear shocks showed up so t … more →

Tags: Automobiles, Suspensions, Modifying Cars, Sports Cars, Car Stuff, tires

pads and the laundry mat

katie wrote 3 months ago: cloth pads can seem intimidating in the best of times. they do require a lot more care than what a l … more →

Tags: Cleaning, laundry, pads 101, Cloth Pads

Evolution IX - Tuning the ECU1 comment

jimsgarage wrote 4 months ago: Some progress and some disappointment.  I have hooked up with Jestr Tuning to begin the process of t … more →

Tags: Cars, Automobiles, Modifying Cars, Sports Cars

Evolution IX - Cams and Intercooler8 comments

jimsgarage wrote 5 months ago: Progress continues with the Evo 9.  We took a weekend to install cams, the new intercooler and the e … more →

Tags: Automobiles, Modifying Cars, Servicing Cars, Car Stuff, Life and Cars, Greddy, Evolution IX, GSC cams

Evolution IX - Rear Aero Diffuser (but not the end)1 comment

jimsgarage wrote 5 months ago: Today I had time between other projects to install the rear aero-diffuser that had made such a diffe … more →

Tags: Automobiles, Car Stuff, Modifying Cars, Road Racing, Sports Cars, rear aero diffuser

Evolution IX - Clean Up6 comments

jimsgarage wrote 5 months ago: There are always a few surprises with a used car and this Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution is no exceptio … more →

Tags: Automobiles, Car Stuff, Cars, Life and Cars, Modifying Cars, Sports Cars, Carpet, ericsson, escort radar detector

Evolution IX - Brake Upgrade

jimsgarage wrote 5 months ago: So why am I taking a car with barely 5000 miles on it and upgrading the brakes? The car has nearly t … more →

Tags: Cars, Life and Cars, Modifying Cars, A.T.E, Braided Brake Lines, Brembo, Bridgestone Potenza, Evolution

Evolution IX - Adding New Stability3 comments

jimsgarage wrote 6 months ago: While there have been few entries for a while we have been quite busy getting the “new” Evo fitted o … more →

Tags: Automobiles, Suspensions, Modifying Cars, Sports Cars, Car Stuff, Life and Cars, bilstein, shocks, STRUTS

Evolution IX - Gauging a New Perspective5 comments

jimsgarage wrote 6 months ago: It is a relatively small change, but one that really improves a key feature of the Evolution MR.  Th … more →

Tags: Automobiles, Modifying Cars, Life and Cars, MR gauges

Evolution IX - Fuel Pump Upgrade2 comments

jimsgarage wrote 6 months ago: This Evo is going to be getting a lot more power out of the engine and to prepare the fuel system fo … more →

Tags: Cars, Automobiles, Modifying Cars, Sports Cars, Servicing Cars, mitsubishi evolution, fuel pump upgrade, Walbro 255 fuel pump

Evolution IX - the Strut Tower Brace4 comments

jimsgarage wrote 6 months ago: The next bit of bracing will take place in the trunk again.  Since the trunk bar itself has been ins … more →

Tags: Automobiles, Car Stuff, Cars, Modifying Cars, Rally Cars, Sports Cars, Suspensions

Evolution IX - the transformation begins1 comment

jimsgarage wrote 7 months ago: Today I took the first step in the transformation of the 2006 Evolution MR SE into something that wi … more →

Tags: Cars, Modifying Cars, Sports Cars, Servicing Cars, Life and Cars, Mitsubishi, evo ix, evolution 9, trunk bar

castille soap

katie wrote 8 months ago: castille and castille types soaps can be quite effective for handwashing your cloth after use. they … more →

Tags: Cleaning, stomping, soap, Dr. Bronner's, castille, hand washing, greener cleaning

But I like my fluffy pads fluffy...

katie wrote 8 months ago: **for more information on the actual cleaning of cloth pads, see this entry. I’m writing out t … more →

Tags: Cleaning, Water usage, Green issues, hang tags, pad care

Dropping the Slide on an Empty Chamber

artisanarms wrote 11 months ago: Ding, Ding!! The door on your gun shop swings open. A young man enters and slowly walks toward the w … more →

The Self-Healing Car7 comments

jimsgarage wrote 1 year ago: It may start out as a squeak or a clunk, but it only happens sometimes.  Maybe the brake pedal isn … more →

Tags: Cars, Automobiles, Life and Cars


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