Recent content by +ManifoldPSI

Will do! Next week I am planning to use a couple of my days off to start the parts removal. If I can get the gearbox out without much of an issue and all looks well, I'll be a happy camper! And I'll try to take a photo or too if my hands aren't covered in smelly ol dinosaur grease.

I might be up for it if I'm in town that week. Hopefully that won't coincide with another 93F "spring" day...

3 weeks? You '26 buyers are lucky. I had months of anticipating emails, phone calls, updates, production/shipping code entries, and the possible "oh, btw your car just showed up here" to look forward to. The latter is of course how it worked out. To the surprise of the dealer too. I honestly...

Bonus points if you happen to have any photos you took of the ramp setup... I'm thinking ahead to the first oil change on mine and thinking about whether or not I need new, more gradual, ramps. Too much stuff in the garage to get at the front of the car right now but I'm thinking new ones will...

When I first got the car, I inquired (more for fun than anything) with Hennessey about their 1000hp package, and pointedly asked if they felt any need to or actually did any rear diff upgrades for the extra power. I was told the rear end was not touched. Now, whether that is due to their...

Take these "glossy-eyed" non-believers for a quick spin. With a few good corners, the gloss oughta melt right away...

[Subjective observation here] Of all the cars I have owned, the 5VBW seems to illicit the most "You got a (insert car model name here)??? No shit! Those are sick/awesome/crazy/etc!" among people who I know are car people, people with whom I chat here and there about cars and know more than the...

It will be interesting to see who takes this project the rest of the way and comes out with a full swap kit. My understanding of what Tremec has done so far is simply create a "Swappable" gearbox, not actually swap one in (though the R&D guys did hopefully do that before debuting the trans)...

For years, I have been leaving the trunk popped on rear-battery-equipped cars parked in my garage when I connect a battery tender. What I do so I can lock the car but still keep the trunk open (so as not to squish/damage the tender cable) is use my fingers to push the locking mechanism on the...

Props to you! I had no experience at Spring Mtn prior to November's V Academy, but to me, your going from 0 track experience and 1:36 to 1:19.2 is one heck of an improvement! I only got to 1:25 in the middle-speed class (I only got about 1 open lap behind the instructor before we had to slow...

I test drove a '24 last year, I think, and I don't remember anything about the steering at all. This makes me want to test drive a '24 and '25 to see if the difference is perceptible. I have a '20 Ltd, I am curious how the GR86 TS chassis has (hopefully) improved over the GT86 Ltd. Yep, the...

I've had my '05 STi for nearly 20 years now, and though it's a different era of car, I would still recommend a WRX, especially for winter use. And the TS injects a little more fun, though WRXs aren't as raw and fun as they once were (what is, these days...) As long as you are okay with a lower...

Congrats! As a concurrent 5VBW and FiST owner, this is extra-relevant and makes me want to do an apples-to-donkeys comparo between the two. I have yet to drive them back to back. I do love the Fiesta though- so light, cheap to own/maintain/insure etc, is such a fuel sipper (on 87 to boot if you...

In the Nov 7-8 class I took (Todd was there too) I seem to remember the instructor who taught the segment which included PDR discussion alluding to some differences with the '26s in how to use/interact with PDR, versus what we were spending time on, which was the current '25 version.

Just crazy how much 992.2 prices have been raised vs .1 models. A decently spec'd new GT3 is easily a $300k car nowadays, even if ADM is not that excessive (good luck finding one at less than ridiculous markup). Is it that much better a car than the .1? Can't be considering not a whole bunch...