Merry Christmas

Hey, sorry for the lack of posts lately, but there hasn't been much going on. If anyone is out there, drop me a line! Let me know what's going on in your part of town, what you're planning, what you're building, that sort of thing. This is the place to do it, you know? At any rate, updates should start coming again soon. Merry Christmas from Team Tristate! -Craig var sc_project=5506580;...

J is the new K is the new B...

There seems to be a trend here. First we started with the old D- to B-series swap, where the original, old school wrenchers had to custom fab just about every part they needed, from front motor mounts to custom-made wire harnesses for their hand-done wiring with ECUs and extra fuel injectors. Nowadays, B swaps are considered simple, with...

Project Cars - The Fun and the Nightmare

Well, over the past couple of days, I've been messing around with my car, since it still has a few problems that I might be able to figure out on my own. The main problem affecting the legality of my car right now is the lack of running lights. First things first, I checked to see how the bulbs in the brake lights were doing. Go figure- all three of them were busted. For those who haven't...

Straight Forward

To put it plain and simple, you can only race as well as your machine, and if your machine isn't at 100%, you won't be either! One of the most important parts of proper racing is tire alignment and calibration. I'm talking caster, camber, traditional alignment, and suspension. For those of you in Southern Ohio, or Northern Kentucky, or if you feel like going a bit out of your way for quality,...

Genesis: The New Beginning

It seems like all we hear about now is the Genesis. Hyundai has finally made a break into the true sport coupe market, but will it really turn out to be as fantastic as we all hope? True, it has excellent numbers for the price, producing 210hp and 223ft/lbs torque with the turbocharged, inline four, stock block, it will have plenty of potential...

Newsless?

Attention readers: There's been a delay in the interview we have slated, but hopefully it will be up soon, once we can get back in contact with Frank. Frank and his 350Z were featured in the August issue of Import Tuner, and we've learned that his car has just undergone another overhaul, so stay tuned for all the details! In other news, the local cruise in at the Franklin/Middletown strip...

For those who don't know...

NASA Racing is probably the best way to get started in racing, no matter where you live in the country. They have racing circuits all over, and they do classes in High Performance Driving (HPDE) starting from the ground up. For those of you whose cars aren't race ready, they allow you to rent vehicles for a fee at most locations. Throughout...

Tuners Unite!

To begin with, some information. This blog is meant to be imformative, useful, and mildly entertaining. Most of the posts will pertain to automotive news, though occasionally I might stray into the often exotic and very strange world of other Japanese imports, or other types of racing imformation. Now, the purpose of this blog is an introduction. This is a stepping stone toward a future...