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clutch , transmission , Shop Work
Should you upgrade your clutch?

How well your car performs–and how nicely it drives–can often depend upon your clutch. Here's how to tell if it's time for an upgrade.

aerodymanics
Race car aerodynamics: How to counteract lift with downforce

A basic course in racecar aerodynamics: what lift is, and how to counteract it with downforce.

Tom Suddard
tires | wheels | Shop Work | fitment | Wheels & Tires
Fitting tires and wheels when an off-the-shelf option isn’t listed

Our MR2 needed new tires, but first we had a question to answer: How would we fit a modern setup under those now-vintage fenders?

J.G. Pasterjak
Miata | MX-5 | wheels | suspension
Optimizing the ND-Chassis Mazda MX-5 for the street and the track

Can one car make a great daily while also serving as a competitive autocrosser and a fun track car? If the answer is Miata, then likely yes.

Andy Hollis
BimmerWorld | clutch
Is your clutch pedal slowing you down?

Want to go 3-4 mph faster down the straights after installing a simple $20 part? BimmerWorld offers that advantage.

David S. Wallens
Bridgeport mill | Making stuff | Mill
How to buy a mill–and how to get it home

What's harder than buying a Bridgeport Mill within your price range? Getting it home.

Tom Suddard
splitter | Shop Work | Aerodynamics | Against The Wind
How to build an effective splitter for only $100

After running our 350Z through the digital wind tunnel, we could attach the actual bits that would make it faster in real life.

Tom Suddard
Chevrolet | Corvette | transmission | GearFX
Making a gearbox track-ready with crack checking and REM polishing

Transmission internals are subject to intense stresses. Crack checking and polishing can help ensure that those stresses don’t lead to failures down the road.

J.G. Pasterjak
Turbocharging | Wide Band
Avoid turbo-induced disaster with a wide-band oxygen sensor

Back in the olden times, you had to run a wire from the oxygen sensor to the air/fuel ratio gauge. Nowadays, solutions with Bluetooth exist.

J.G. Pasterjak
tires | suspension | Chassis | Handling
How to master chassis setup, from tire pressures to alignment

Looking for some additional speed? Take a look at your chassis setup.

Staff Writer
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