Archive for the ‘Automotive’ Category
Posted by Bart Piotrowski on March 18th, 2010
I was reading some articles on D-series.org today and found this crazy 700HP+ D16Z6 Honda Build. Click Here for the link. The guy doing this build is called Bismoto and he has his own website with performance parts, a forum and even does engine Dyno’s, click Here for the link.
Posted by Bart Piotrowski on February 22nd, 2010
The 32nd Annual Coast Swap Meet is this May 28 and 29, 2010. It’s a good place to buy and barter old car parts and meet a great bunch of people. I’ve attended a bunch of times in the past few years and always likes what I’ve seen so if you get a chance go [...]
Posted by Bart Piotrowski on February 21st, 2010
JE Pistons – Better pistons for stronger engine life Weisco – Forged pistons for serious HP Eagle Connecting Rods – Better connecting rods then stock so they handle more power ARP Bolts – Engine head to block studs and bolts Cower -Valves, springs, valve retainers, stroker kits, cams, rods Hondata – ECU reprogramming with an [...]
Posted by Bart Piotrowski on October 4th, 2009
If you ever wanted to know the transmission gear ratios in your Honda Civic, I found some info on D-Series Forums that shows everything. Click Here for the link.
Posted by Bart Piotrowski on September 16th, 2009
Building your Garage but don’t know where to start? Try Olympia Steel Buildings they service both US and Canadian Customers. Click Here for US Customers Click Here for for Canadian Customers
Posted by Bart Piotrowski on September 14th, 2009
Battery powered impact guns, ratchets, die grinders, and drills are getting more and more popular as the battery life is getting longer and more powerful tools are coming on the market everyday. Ingersoll Rand makes a series of wireless battery powered tools called the IQv Series which are quite impressive looking. The torque on the [...]
Posted by Bart Piotrowski on September 14th, 2009
My recent issue with my CV Joint was actually loose lug nuts on one of my front wheels which was surprising but at the same time educating. From now on I will always have to double check and torque down my lug nuts as they seem to have gotten loose over time. And as far [...]
Posted by Bart Piotrowski on September 2nd, 2009
So 2 days ago I was driving with a friend and noticed a funny smell in my car and at the time I didn’t think of it and let it go. Well next day which was yesterday I was driving my car again and realized that the odor that I was smelling was antifreeze my [...]
Posted by Bart Piotrowski on August 31st, 2009
I was on D-Series.org today looking at some posts and found this interesting one about a Honda Civic Build for Rally Racing. Very interesting build take a look click Here for the link
Posted by Bart Piotrowski on August 30th, 2009
In any good workshop or garage if your going to do any kinda of auto repair or tuning then a car hoist is a must. Otherwise you’ll be crawling under the car with your back always on the floor and trust me it doesn’t get easier with age. My workshop will of course have a [...]
Posted by Bart Piotrowski on August 29th, 2009
Below is a picture of my first hand drawn garage plans that I did up months ago and forgot all about them. Well I recently found them, scanned them and decided to post them up on this blog to share them with people. There were a few things that I missed when drawing these plans which [...]
Posted by Bart Piotrowski on August 29th, 2009
I found this great Mini Sandblasting gun made by Badger that would be a great hobby tool for cleaning up smaller things like metal RC Car parts, smaller automobile parts and anything else that’s small. Using a full size sandblasting station is great for larger things but when you need precision this little guy would [...]
Posted by Bart Piotrowski on July 18th, 2009
I haven’t had much time to do any work on my 1993 Honda Civic for a while now but I still drive it daily and every time I get behind the wheel I get excited. It’s not the excitement of a new car or 500 horsepower but instead it’s the fact it works great and [...]
Posted by Bart Piotrowski on June 11th, 2009
It’s been a while since I cleaned my K&N Filter Charger so today I decided to do it. In the process I took some pictures for a Do it Yourself article. 6 Easy steps to take your dirty K&N Filter and make it clean again! Step 1 – Unloosen the mounting bracket so you can [...]
Posted by Bart Piotrowski on May 30th, 2009
As you all may have noticed my posts about my turbo build have stopped and not much new has been posted for a while. The bad news is that the troubled economy has finally hit my wallet and right now I have to concentrate on this before any other major work is done on my [...]