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Forum: Member's Car Journals 11-18-2025, 09:53 AM
Replies: 163
Views: 38,537
Posted By DocWalt
Thanks! For a home garage it ain't bad :)

Thanks! For a home garage it ain't bad :)
Forum: Member's Car Journals 11-17-2025, 03:46 PM
Replies: 163
Views: 38,537
Posted By DocWalt
Revalved my rear shocks yesterday. Fun making...

Revalved my rear shocks yesterday. Fun making small changes that affect ride quality and performance :)


https://i.postimg.cc/C1gVCbkz/PXL-20251116-173238697.jpg
Forum: Member's Car Journals 10-29-2025, 12:37 PM
Replies: 163
Views: 38,537
Posted By DocWalt
Decided to try a CF skin on the wing to add...

Decided to try a CF skin on the wing to add stiffness and take the "heavy" aluminum spars out of the wing. The first attempt *almost* worked great... Vacuum bag failure.

Attempt number two was...
Forum: Tracking / Autocross / HPDE / Drifting 10-28-2025, 10:49 AM
Replies: 70
Views: 7,469
Posted By DocWalt
Don't waste your money on the CSG Touring, it...

Don't waste your money on the CSG Touring, it falls apart and rattles eventually and CSG blames your tuner.
Forum: Member's Car Journals 10-14-2025, 11:43 AM
Replies: 163
Views: 38,537
Posted By DocWalt
I've been working on some aero improvements...

I've been working on some aero improvements recently. I added some splitter tunnels/diffusers and built a rear wing to get more adjustment and balance out the front aero. I'm running a really low...
Forum: Member's Car Journals 09-24-2025, 12:38 PM
Replies: 163
Views: 38,537
Posted By DocWalt
Competed in the Philly region SCCA Al Holbert...

Competed in the Philly region SCCA Al Holbert Memorial this past weekend. Car was untouched from KOTM other than swapping tires to my street tires to drive to work on the in between. I had a guest...
Forum: Tracking / Autocross / HPDE / Drifting 09-19-2025, 10:03 AM
Replies: 70
Views: 7,469
Posted By DocWalt
I ran an OFT and a few folks do nationally. Being...

I ran an OFT and a few folks do nationally. Being able to tune the car yourself and log on the tablet is quite nice.


The OFT tunes are "meh" but you can make just as much power and get a lot of...
Forum: Tracking / Autocross / HPDE / Drifting 09-16-2025, 05:58 AM
Replies: 70
Views: 7,469
Posted By DocWalt
They're totally legal :)

They're totally legal :)
Forum: Tracking / Autocross / HPDE / Drifting 09-15-2025, 04:02 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 7,469
Posted By DocWalt
STI lip kit is legal, TRD spoiler is not. You...

STI lip kit is legal, TRD spoiler is not.
You need a catted frontpipe.
Roll center correction kit is not legal.




At national events all of those would get attention, locally I wouldn't...
Forum: Member's Car Journals 09-14-2025, 06:21 PM
Replies: 139
Views: 32,665
Posted By DocWalt
Man, what a gorgeous track! So jealous, I can't...

Man, what a gorgeous track! So jealous, I can't wait to get my car on track too :)
Forum: Member's Car Journals 08-25-2025, 10:30 AM
Replies: 163
Views: 38,537
Posted By DocWalt
UMI Performance's King of the Mountain was this...

UMI Performance's King of the Mountain was this past weekend. I went up with my nationals codriver, Ryan. We were laughing and having a great time the entire event. It helps doing "well" with my...
Forum: Member's Car Journals 08-18-2025, 12:40 PM
Replies: 163
Views: 38,537
Posted By DocWalt
Got to test my car yesterday at a Philly SCCA...

Got to test my car yesterday at a Philly SCCA event at Ripken stadium in Aberdeen. Kind of weird surface, but useful enough for making sure the anti-dive changes did what I needed and that the catch...
Forum: Member's Car Journals 08-15-2025, 03:46 PM
Replies: 163
Views: 38,537
Posted By DocWalt
Installed a RacerX catch can, I get a little bit...

Installed a RacerX catch can, I get a little bit of smoke on starts after an autocross event. I'm running 1 quart overfill so it's occasionally done it but the supercharger has definitely made it...
Forum: Member's Car Journals 08-14-2025, 09:43 AM
Replies: 163
Views: 38,537
Posted By DocWalt
Went back up to NY for the Finger Lakes National...

Went back up to NY for the Finger Lakes National Tour. I had my buddy Tom O'Gorman, 2018 IMSA TCR Champion and many time SCCA Solo National Champion, drive with me... but apparently my tires died, so...
Forum: Member's Car Journals 07-21-2025, 09:55 AM
Replies: 163
Views: 38,537
Posted By DocWalt
Made the trip up to the Finger Lakes SCCA Test...

Made the trip up to the Finger Lakes SCCA Test and Tune/Points event combo weekend. We got my car pretty well dialed in and I took top PAX by around half a second. Working audio on the videos this...
Forum: Tracking / Autocross / HPDE / Drifting 07-21-2025, 12:17 AM
Replies: 413
Views: 136,202
Posted By DocWalt
https://youtu.be/6yqtlbSof5M I need to do...

https://youtu.be/6yqtlbSof5M


I need to do a catch can, I think. Otherwise the car is working really really well!
Forum: Member's Car Journals 07-16-2025, 08:23 AM
Replies: 163
Views: 38,537
Posted By DocWalt
It truly is. It's just so linear and easy to...

It truly is. It's just so linear and easy to drive while being so OEM+
Forum: Member's Car Journals 07-15-2025, 02:15 PM
Replies: 163
Views: 38,537
Posted By DocWalt
Had my first event with the new supercharger...

Had my first event with the new supercharger finally. It's freaking awesome! I love the power delivery, it's so smooth and progressive and easy to control. Not at all overwhelming, perfect for...
Forum: Tracking / Autocross / HPDE / Drifting 06-03-2025, 12:07 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,589
Posted By DocWalt
I did 3.73s on mine, no regrets.

I did 3.73s on mine, no regrets.
Forum: Member's Car Journals 05-29-2025, 10:35 AM
Replies: 163
Views: 38,537
Posted By DocWalt
Installed a Harrop supercharger yesterday. Really...

Installed a Harrop supercharger yesterday. Really easy install, only a couple of "hmm" moments when reading the instructions, haha. Bleeding the coolant was the single most time consuming aspect of...
Forum: Member's Car Journals 05-04-2025, 07:38 PM
Replies: 139
Views: 32,665
Posted By DocWalt
Dang that looks fantastic!

Dang that looks fantastic!
Forum: Member's Car Journals 04-22-2025, 02:56 PM
Replies: 163
Views: 38,537
Posted By DocWalt
Designed and fabricated a new rear swaybar with...

Designed and fabricated a new rear swaybar with Karcepts style adjustment path and geometry that's correct for my rear swaybar geometry correction kit (that Ansix Auto is now selling as a product)....
Forum: Member's Car Journals 04-14-2025, 12:49 PM
Replies: 163
Views: 38,537
Posted By DocWalt
Splattered a deer on the way to autocross...

Splattered a deer on the way to autocross yesterday. Car is fine besides the broken/destroyed half of the 3D printed splitter extension I had made.

...
Forum: Member's Car Journals 03-18-2025, 02:10 PM
Replies: 163
Views: 38,537
Posted By DocWalt
https://i.postimg.cc/xdJ34Fhf/KOTM-22-BRZ.png ...

https://i.postimg.cc/xdJ34Fhf/KOTM-22-BRZ.png

Excited to be doing KOTM!
Forum: BRZ Second-Gen (2022+) — General Topics 03-04-2025, 09:43 AM
Replies: 1,522
Views: 375,571
Posted By DocWalt
Drove to work :) ...

Drove to work :)

https://i.postimg.cc/15w6P6Bd/PXL-20250304-132856661.jpg
Forum: Member's Car Journals 02-25-2025, 04:04 PM
Replies: 163
Views: 38,537
Posted By DocWalt
I've been bored and spending time on some aero...

I've been bored and spending time on some aero improvements. Started with a nice rounded/extended nose for my splitter, designed it to snuggly fit to my Racebred splitter (which is mounted upside...
Forum: Tracking / Autocross / HPDE / Drifting 02-11-2025, 08:40 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,218
Posted By DocWalt
I velcroed mine under the passenger seat as close...

I velcroed mine under the passenger seat as close to the tunnel as I could
Forum: BRZ Second-Gen (2022+) — General Topics 01-31-2025, 09:06 AM
Replies: 652
Views: 179,982
Posted By DocWalt
I've used different hangers and you can do the...

I've used different hangers and you can do the Perrin trick with shaft collar clamps to center the exhaust in the cutouts too.
Forum: DIY (Do-It-Yourself) Guides 01-16-2025, 05:15 PM
Replies: 318
Views: 199,585
Posted By DocWalt
Seems fine so far. When it's super cold, it seems...

Seems fine so far. When it's super cold, it seems to take a little bit to warm up the battery. I'd probably do an NLP30 for actual use, this is actually my wife's autocross car's battery.
Forum: DIY (Do-It-Yourself) Guides 01-08-2025, 12:25 PM
Replies: 318
Views: 199,585
Posted By DocWalt
Designed and printed some stuff inspired by...

Designed and printed some stuff inspired by makinen and his prints.

Battery adapter for my Noco NLP20:


https://i.postimg.cc/5tn6GvYc/PXL-20250107-221052382.jpg


Snazzy looking door mirror...
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