2012 One Lap of America
Fire Recovery Team Shirts
There is a camaraderie that happens with our friends that we start off by calling sponsors. For instance, our friends at Magnus never miss the opportunity to correct us that we are only the half-lap of america team they sponsor. It is just one of those things that never gets old…in their minds.
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4B11 Magnus pistons
Part of the engine build up for the Evo X this year is a new set of pistons from Magnus Motorsports.
I am humbled in saying that I only thought I knew what went into piston design before talking with Marco on this new setup. It turns out I know very little about pistons. Even now I can hear Marco cringing somewhere in Toronto at my fumbling of words on the topic. It won’t stop me from trying, because from what I can see, this piston is the most engineered design available for this motor.
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Evo X Engine Removal
For those of you ready to dive into this project, we can skip to the end of this important service announcement to say that if you plan on working on an Evo X regularly, get a lift. The entire design of the engine and everything around it is to come out as one piece. The odd angles that they position bolts and your inability to put a torque wrench on anything suddenly makes sense when you remove the engine and transmission together to work on it. To make matters worse, the motor and transmission really only come out of the bottom of the car safely. That is how the engine went in at the factory and is the natural process of things for most modern vehicles.
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Seized Bolt Removal with Jolly Ranchers
This is an insiders secret guide to removing stubborn bolts that won’t come out. Our initial thoughts when we blew the motor was that we lost the turbo. Nothing could be farther from the truth, as Forced Performance appears to have made the most bulletproof turbo on the market after surviving our season.
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The Igloo has Melted
We have been waiting for this news to evolve for a while now as we learn the fate of our Rochester brethren. We are of course talking about our good friends Chris Wirth and Sean Caron have won the midpriced sedan class in this event 2 years in a row. While it is a status they can be proud of, it sometimes makes their heads too large for their helmets the rest of the year.
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