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What not to do with your Bugatti Veyron2 comments

jimsgarage wrote 1 week ago: A Texas man claims he was dive bombed by a low flying pelican which caused him to drop his cell phon … more →

Tags: Automobiles, Car Stuff, Cars, Bugatti Veyron, cell phone

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, care and feeding, Engines, Modifying Cars, Servicing Cars

Automotive Challenges and Solutions3 comments

jimsgarage wrote 2 months ago: In December of last year Automotive News published that Toyota’s Japan market Crown luxury sedan wen … more →

Tags: Automobiles, Car Stuff, Electric Cars, can, ECU, LED, MCU

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, care and feeding, Cars, Modifying Cars, Sports Cars

A New Project Miata - part one4 comments

jimsgarage wrote 3 months ago: If you look back on some of the past entries you will find a few on work that was done on a 1996 Maz … more →

Tags: Automobiles, Car Stuff, Modifying Cars, Sports Cars, Suspensions, tires, Flyin Miata, Hard Dog, Miata

Raleigh's Informal Car Show4 comments

jimsgarage wrote 3 months ago: Every first weekend of the month a local bunch of Italian car owners have a breakfast at a shopping … more →

Tags: Automobiles, Car Shows, Car Stuff, Cars, Road Trips, Sports Cars, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Porsche

A Boron Fiesta2 comments

jimsgarage wrote 4 months ago: There has been some pretty good press on Ford’s new Fiesta that should be coming to our shores soon. … more →

Tags: Automobiles, Car Stuff, Cars

Adrifting in Carolina3 comments

jimsgarage wrote 4 months ago: It was a hot and sunny Sunday at the Metrolina Expo just on the outskirts of Charlotte, NC where dri … more →

Summer Reading5 comments

jimsgarage wrote 4 months ago: Summer is upon us and is the time of year we hope to get some time off, even if it is an hour or two … more →

Tags: Automobiles, Car Stuff, Great Drivers, Modifying Cars, race car books, race car engineering, Summer Reading

Robert Strange McNamara4 comments

jimsgarage wrote 4 months ago: He was 93 when he died yesterday.  Known mostly for his role as Secretary of Defense and chief archi … more →

Tags: Automobiles

Evolution IX - Cams and Intercooler8 comments

jimsgarage wrote 4 months ago: Progress continues with the Evo 9.  We took a weekend to install cams, the new intercooler and the e … more →

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

And Now for Something Completely Different - One F12 comments

jimsgarage wrote 5 months ago: Not that anyone of the FOTA or FIA players read this blog, but it appears that positive things have … more →

Tags: Automobiles, Racing, Car Stuff, WRC

Formula None2 comments

jimsgarage wrote 5 months ago: It is like a bad dream.  FIA, Formula One’s sanctioning body is at odds with FOTA, Formula One Team … more →

Tags: Cars, Automobiles, Racing, Sports Cars, Formula One, F1

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

Citroen 2CV ala Ferrari6 comments

jimsgarage wrote 5 months ago: Citroen has produced some memorable cars, from the amazing SM to the lowly 2CV.  In the sixties you … more →

Tags: Automobiles, Car Movies, Car Stuff, Modifying Cars, Sports Cars, 2cv, citroen, Ferrari, NIMIK Rally Team

Evolution IX - Adding New Stability3 comments

jimsgarage wrote 5 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, Car Stuff, care and feeding, Modifying Cars, Sports Cars, Suspensions, Anti Roll Bar, bilstein, evo 9

Indy 500 - Remembering the First3 comments

jimsgarage wrote 6 months ago: As some of us prepare to watch the running of the Indianapolis 500 today we should remember the firs … more →

Tags: Automobiles, Racing, Car Movies, Marathon Running Motivation, Great Drivers, Indy 500

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, care and feeding, Modifying Cars, MR gauges


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