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My Mods Actually Made My Can-Am Maverick X3 Max Project Better
By Jonathon Klein / Updated Nov 8, 2022

How the Mods on My BMW 128i Helped Me Set a Personal Best Lap Time
By Peter Nelson / Updated Nov 1, 2022

Your Suggested Fix For My Can-Am Maverick X3 Project Worked
By Jonathon Klein / Updated Oct 25, 2022

Gold Tape and a Turbo Blanket Improved My Honda Civic Type R’s Responsiveness
By Chris Rosales / Updated Oct 24, 2022

Swapping My BMW’s Wheel Bolts for Studs and Lug Nuts Made Life Easier
By Peter Nelson / Updated Oct 24, 2022

Relocating the Honda Civic Type R Throttle Pedal Is a Must-Do Mod
By Chris Rosales / Updated Oct 20, 2022

Here’s How My 1984 Nissan 300ZX Fared Running 3,567 Miles in Nine Days
By Andrew P. Collins / Updated Oct 19, 2022

A Roof Rack and Servicing Did a Lot for My Can-Am Maverick Overlander Project
By Jonathon Klein / Updated Oct 19, 2022

What I Hated Most About My Mk6 VW GTI and How I Semi-Fixed It
By Chris Rosales / Updated Oct 19, 2022

A Sneaky Coolant Leak Could Be the Slow Death of My Mercedes E-Class
By Lewin Day / Updated Oct 17, 2022

Junkyard Audi Parts Made My GTI Extremely Grippy, but I Went Too Far
By Chris Rosales / Updated Oct 13, 2022

My 1984 Nissan 300ZX Handled 2,000 Miles in Five Days Like a Champ
By Andrew P. Collins / Updated Oct 13, 2022

I Put Throttle-Driven Eyebrows on My Car. Now It Looks Mad When I Floor It
By Lewin Day / Updated Oct 11, 2022

One Small Hiccup Caused Major Frustration in Removing My GTI’s Transmission
By Chris Rosales / Updated Oct 10, 2022

What Learned I About My Civic Type R at Its First Track Day
By Chris Rosales / Updated Oct 6, 2022

My 1984 Nissan 300ZX Is Trying To Cross the USA After a Year in Storage
By Andrew P. Collins / Updated Oct 3, 2022

Here’s What It Cost To Own My 2010 Volkswagen GTI for Three Years
By Chris Rosales / Updated Sep 28, 2022

The BMW 128i Is a Criminally Underrated Endurance Race Car
By Peter Nelson / Updated Sep 26, 2022

Replacing My 2015 Volkswagen Jetta Diesel’s Engine Almost Defeated Me
By Chris Rosales / Updated Sep 20, 2022

I Bought the Honda Civic Type R of My Dreams and I’m Already Planning Mods
By Chris Rosales / Updated Sep 19, 2022

I Tinkered With My BMW 128i’s Computer Coding and Didn’t Break It
By Peter Nelson / Updated Sep 2, 2022

1969 Dodge Charger Project Chronicles: Updated Steering and Outdated Induction
By Hank O'Hop / Updated Aug 24, 2022

How Track Days Affect Your Car’s Maintenance Schedule
By Peter Nelson / Updated Aug 23, 2022

A Minor BMW 128i Setup Adjustment Helped Earn Me a Podium Spot
By Peter Nelson / Updated Aug 11, 2022

A Steering Wheel Spacer Transformed My BMW 128i’s Driving Experience
By Peter Nelson / Updated Aug 9, 2022

Approaching 100,000 Miles in My 2002 Mercedes C32 AMG Has Me Feeling Enlightened
By Kristen Lee / Updated Aug 9, 2022

Here’s How My BMW 128i Performed on the Dyno With an Intake and Exhaust
By Peter Nelson / Updated Aug 4, 2022

I’m Avoiding the Used Car Market by Reviving a 166K-Mile Saturn Vue
By Tony Markovich / Updated Aug 3, 2022

I’ve Discovered Some Questionable Bodywork From Prior Owners on My Opel GT Project
By Tony Markovich / Updated Jul 28, 2022

I Tested My Mods and Set a New Track Baseline in My BMW 128i
By Peter Nelson / Updated Jul 21, 2022

Can-Am’s Sport Roof Makes the Maverick X3 Max Livable
By Jonathon Klein / Updated Jul 20, 2022

I’m Turning My Can-Am Maverick X3 Max Into an Overlanding UTV
By Jonathon Klein / Updated Jul 18, 2022

How To Set Up A Modern VW GTI For The Track
By Chris Rosales / Updated Jul 18, 2022

This Cool JDM Bluetooth Transmitter Taught Me an Expensive Lesson
By Andrew P. Collins / Updated Jul 14, 2022

My BMW 128i Really Woke Up With an Aftermarket Intake and Exhaust
By Peter Nelson / Updated Jul 13, 2022

I Upgraded My BMW 1 Series With an M Sport Seat From the U.K.
By Peter Nelson / Updated Jun 29, 2022

All the Parts That a BMW 330i ZHP Shares With a Normal E46 Sport Package
By Chris Rosales / Updated Jun 28, 2022

Want to Upgrade Your BMW E46 Without the Aftermarket? Try OEM Plus Mods
By Chris Rosales / Updated Jun 24, 2022

1969 Dodge Charger Project Update: Understanding That Better Is a Relative Term
By Hank O'Hop / Updated Jun 16, 2022

I Decorated My Car Battery as a Simple Cosmetic Mod
By Andrew P. Collins / Updated Jun 13, 2022

Don’t Make My Mistakes Working On Your Brakes
By Andrew P. Collins / Updated Jun 7, 2022

Not Even Raw Eggs Could Save My Suburu Brat, but Damn It, We Tried
By Lewin Day / Updated Jun 3, 2022

A Custom Alignment Gave My BMW 128i More Grip and Stability
By Peter Nelson / Updated Jun 1, 2022

Moving a $300 VW Cabrio 20 Miles Turned Into a Three-Hour Saga
By Peter Nelson / Updated May 30, 2022

I Broke My ‘No Nissans’ Rule and Bought a Beat 2011 Sentra
By Kevin Williams / Updated May 25, 2022

Swapping My BMW’s Serpentine Belt Turned Into a Whole Thing
By Peter Nelson / Updated May 19, 2022

Botched Aftermarket Wiring Is Making My Honda CR-Z Project a Nightmare
By Kevin Williams / Updated May 18, 2022

How I Saved $500 on a New Headliner by Doing Some Easy Work Myself
By Chris Rosales / Updated May 16, 2022

How I Swapped My E46 BMW’s Burned Xenon Headlights
By Chris Rosales / Updated May 12, 2022

BMW 128i Spring and Damper Upgrade: What I Learned and Recommend
By Peter Nelson / Updated May 10, 2022

My i-MiEV’s Public Charging Quirks Keep Almost Leaving Me Stranded
By Kevin Williams / Updated May 10, 2022

19 Vehicles Spanning 63 Years: Meet the Staff’s Project Cars
By Andrew P. Collins / Updated May 6, 2022

How I Used Coding To Defeat My VW GTI’s Stability Control Systems
By Chris Rosales / Updated May 6, 2022

My $3,500 Mitsubishi i-MiEV Proves 45 Miles of EV Range Might Be Enough
By Kevin Williams / Updated Apr 27, 2022

Resealing the Camshaft Girdle on My 2010 VW GTI Wasn’t That Scary
By Chris Rosales / Updated Apr 15, 2022

My Tuned Saturn Sky Is Simply More Fun Than My BMW E46 M3
By Peter Holderith / Updated Feb 8, 2022

I Sold My Unloved Project Miata in Under an Hour. I Couldn’t Be Happier
By Lewin Day / Updated Feb 4, 2022

My Saturn Sky Has the Same Interior as a U-Haul Van. What’s Your Parts Bin Experience?
By Peter Holderith / Updated Dec 22, 2021

1990 BMW 850i: Meet The Drive’s Project RADwood
By Mike Spinelli / Updated Oct 21, 2021

I Bought a 1965 IH Travelall Sight Unseen for $1,500. It Has a Zombie Mural on the Back
By Caleb Jacobs / Updated Aug 26, 2021

Here’s What It Really Cost to Get Car Bibles’ Cheap Fiat Abarth Driving Nicely
By Andrew P. Collins / Updated Jul 21, 2021

Even With Only 100 HP, the Mazda2 Evil Track Was One of Mazda’s Coolest Concepts Ever
By Peter Nelson / Updated May 6, 2021

I’ve Hauled 1,000,000 Pounds of Rock in My 1966 Ford Dump Truck This Year Alone
By Caleb Jacobs / Updated Apr 23, 2021