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May 25: Come see us–and our BMW 435i–at the FIRM

This Saturday, May 25, we'll be driving our BMW 435i project car in Florida International Rally and Motorsports Park's in-house time trials series.

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How we cured our BMW 435i oil pressure problems

Our BMW 435i? Yeah, it had an oiling issue. Specifically, braking would send the oil to the front of the pan–where the pickup wasn’t located. Oil pressure wasn’t …

How to properly apply vinyl stickers to a car

Our BMW 435i is a race car, right? Therefore it needs some stickers.

We thought this would be a nice chance to review some best practices for applying …

Do we have an engine oiling problem with our BMW 435i?

Even when we first waded into this 2015 BMW 435i project, we warned you that we may encounter some genetic challenges, particularly with track use of its N55 …

What being on track can tell you that a dyno won't

Dynamometers are great tuning and research tools, but they do have their limitations. The primary limiting factor of a dyno is that it’s static. It tests power at the wheels …

Why was I slow? Let’s see what the data says.

One time is a fluke, twice is coincidence, and three times is a pattern. I think the quote is originally attributed to Ian Fleming, although I’m most familiar with it …

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