TireSmoke.org

Updates:

1) Fuel pressure issue is resolved. I removed the fuel pump/sending unit and found the plastic clamps on the hose connecting the pump to the sending unit to be broken.
IMG_2705.jpeg
IMG_2701.jpeg

2) Starting the car uncovered the gauge cluster not working properly. In this adventure ...

So far working good but I'm not seeing the tiresmoke logo at the top

Possible but hickory nuts are what I found and there are none of those at Kurt's place.

I'll keep it on the list as a possible.

The regulator that was supposed to be here last Saturday now scheduled to be here tomorrow.

Another round of Christmas gift work recently:

The car has been running poorly and finally it got to where it wouldn't run well enough to move itself. It ran well enough to load on the trailer so we brought it over here. It was a bit hard starting and would backfire quite a bit.

Kurt had changed ...

^ the best thing I see in that pic is the heater!

"car related" year in review that is:

Did a bunch of iRacing

• XSLR league racing
o Season 7 – ran the last 9 races and finished out the season P5 in points, despite missing the first 5 of the 16 races.
o First league races on dirt road courses, dirt ovals and paved ovals
o Season 8 – ran the ...

Today I had some time so I went to work adjusting the driver door window. It was a simple matter of removing the inside panel and raising up the window on the track just a bit.

Also took a minute to get a picture of the exhaust in back as it sits right now:
IMG_2669.jpeg
I've also had a couple ...

Flowmaster exhaust has been installed.

At the front end of the cat-back system, I trimmed off some of the pipe so I could install some 2 1/4" OD to 2 1/2" ID stainless adapters, since the system is 2 1/2 and the factory pipe is 2 1/4". Factory pipe is 2 1/2" and it steps down to 2 1/4" for the ...

Just clicked over 120k. This car has multiple little problems, some of which I also see in the red car, so I'm going to try and fix them.

Problem #1 : It has a slight shudder at light part throttle. This manifests itself when going up slight inclines where you only need to press the throttle a ...

Went to work on exhaust. Decided to put the 2.25" Flowmaster knockoffs in back. Cut the welds to remove the muffler replacement pipes on the car (recall prior owner had converted it to all straight pipe) and started fitting in the mufflers. The knockoffs will fit back there but they had offset inlet ...

Today I'll be racing at Monza with Spec-5 - season 16: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OU0_FcYF9z8 coverage starts 9:25 PM. I'll be in open class and probably near the back lol.

Last Thursday I made a last minute decision to race with Spec-5 league with the ND MX5 at Summit Point. https://www.youtube.com/live/aYM1fgj2-tY?si=zldkJAeZ8TBBZ8UM

Set my personal best with this car/track combo and only managed to qualify P29 of 30! Would have been P30 but the last guy ...

Within the past week I spent some time on the rear drivetrain/suspension.

One of the rear hubs had free play in it (was on the LR in the crash). I also discovered a small piece of the plastic inner fender that was apparently rubbing on the RR tire. Removal of the rear shocks did not uncover any ...

The other HVAC controller motor has been installed, but it did not fix the problem. Changing the second one was a pain in the neck since it was on the inside of the main HVAC box. Luckily there is a side panel you can remove to access it, but then there are like 5 control points that need to be ...

With the purchase of the red Caddy, this one is now an extra, and looking for a new home.

I didn't want to give up my snow tires so I went to work looking for rims and tires to put on for sale. Found 3 rims in Youngstown for $100. Between the tires on those and the tires that came with the car I ...