Spotting Heat-Cycled Tires Easily
Here’s a little trick you can use to spot and see who actually drives their cars properly… and by that I mean spiritedly. Spot for heat-cycling on the tires. Read on to see the details.
Exhaust System Advice – Beware Straight Pipes and DIY Exhaust Systems
Before you go and cut off your muffler and install a muffler delete or straight pipe, read this this article. Here is the science as to why this is not a good idea on street cars.
The Importance of Lightweight Wheels Explained
Aftermarket wheels are one of those upgrades that most car enthusiasts look forward to. However, when replacing your stock wheels it is very important to at the very least match your stock wheel weight or go lighter. Add lightness, not the contrary.
Straight Pipe Exhaust or Muffler Delete
Let’s take a quick look at the popular mod of straight piping your car, otherwise known as a muffler-delete under certain circumstances. Ok practice or just downright foolish? Let’s see.
Hot Laps Riding Shotgun at Laguna Seca
I had the opportunity to drive a parade lap at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in the RallyWays Miata during Miatas at Mazda Raceway 2014. It was a slow speed lap. Two actually. The highlight of the day were a couple of hot laps riding shotgun in Goodwin Racing’s street/track Winning Blue 2006 NC MX-5. Driving…
Lube Your Creaking Clutch Pedal Woes Away
If you have a squeaky clutch pedal, more often than not it’s something you can easily fix yourself by lubing it with an adequate lubricant. The trick is using a lube that’s safe on the bushings. Read on to find out.
Powerflex Bushings Review in the RallyWays Miata – Mission Purple Complete
The project of installing Powerflex suspension bushings in the RallyWays Miata is now complete. Let’s take a look at how the car performs with a now official Powerflex bushings review. Before we get started, here is the list of the Mission Purple project articles in order: Mission Purple Intro Part 1: Disassembly Part 2: Installation…
Mission Purple Part 1: Powerflex Bushings Miata Polyurethane Bushings Installation
Rarely does a project pan out exactly as planned. That is the nature of car tuning projects. This is the case with our RallyWays Miata project of upgrading the suspension bushes with Powerflex polyurethane bushes. This is part 1 of the Miata polyurethane bushings installation. The disassembly. Over on the blog, we published an article…
Mission: Purple Polyurethane Bushings to Improve Car Handling
Can you improve your car’s handling and precision by replacing your stock rubber bushings with polyurethane bushings? That’s what this project is all about. Our mission is to install a full set of polyurethane bushes in our Miata and find out. The bushings, or bushes, are the rubber bits holding all the moving parts in…
