So the NC Mazda Miata came to me with a bunch of things done right, and then whole heaps of things done stupid. The previous owner displayed wild incompetence in a whole lot of their work. For example, the seats had clearly been removed as part of...
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Keeping with my trend of a track day every other week, I hit up a pretty affordable Streets of Willow Springs Clockwise day. I had new components to try out, with some fresh QA1 coilovers, Progress swaybars, and the Electrosport Wheel Well vents. I...
Updated 2 years 4 months ago
After the first two track days, I was gunning to hit my third track day with some notable upgrades. Unfortunately shipping woes would not allow it as two of my incoming tires dissappeared. How two of 4 tires all sent out at the same time go missing...
Updated 3 months 3 weeks ago
This article originally started as a first impressions review of the QA1 Proma Star coilovers paired with Progress sway bars on my C5 Corvette. At that time, I had only just installed the setup. Fast forward several years and over 35 track events...
Updated 1 year 9 months ago
This page will hopefully continue to serve as a place where I can keep track of the current modifcations done to the Miata. Some modifications and work were performed to the vehicle prior to my ownership, and I will update to include that...
Updated 2 years 4 months ago
After a brief hiatus from my previous track day, I was able to get the Corvette out with the square tires and wheels for a track day at Streets of Willow Springs. I again got out with Tracked LLC for an excellent track day. Just like last time...
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The Short Version - Caddilac Brembos Work on the C5 CorvetteSeveral years, podium finishes and hundreds of hours of testing later... the Caddy Brembos have proven themselves as not just the easiest bang for the buck brake upgrade option out there,...
Updated 1 year 8 months ago
In my quest for improved performance and handling on a budget, one thing I heard a lot of people mention was that some people would go with a "square" setup for wheels/tires. A square setup is equal on all 4 corners, so the same size wheels and...
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This page will be used to capture links and reference documents/images so as I can find it later and/or other folks may benefit from it.Useful LinksC5corvettes.com (Useful corvette documentation + Articles)How to convert 97-00 to 01+ EBCMC5 Corvette...
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I purchased some Hood Louvers for my 1999 C5 Corvette after watching a variety of youtube videos all claiming it helped with cooling. My goal first and foremost with the Corvette was to keep it cool. As an added bonus, the louvers looked REALLY...