Though the temperatures haven’t been much warmer lately, the calender shows track season closing in. With the first event of the year coming in 2 weeks in Texas, the cars are starting to fire up for the season. Before we do so, we have a 28′ ATC theft recovery trailer which we acquired and will [...]
Archive for February, 2008
Track Season is coming…..
Posted in Uncategorized on February 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
To turbo, or supercharge that is the question
Posted in 911, 911 Porsche, 993TT, 997TT, Forced induction, engine builder, engine rebuild, supercharger, turbo, turbo Porsche on February 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Which came first the chicken or the egg? Which is better the Turbocharger or the Supercharger? They both are very similar. The mechanics of these systems is where the difference is found. They both offer their own advantages and disadvantages but it depends on you, the driver.
So what’s the difference?
The Turbo-charger uses exhaust gases to [...]
New project joins the iA Family:
Posted in 944 Porsche, Auto Enthusiast, DE, Personnel, Poppycock, Porsche, Projects, Spring Car Thing, auto carpet, auto interior, engine rebuild, porsche performance, racing on February 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I was recently able to pick up a new project to drain my wallet and have since began the slow process of making her a driver. This is the second Porsche I’ve owned and it’s a 1985 944. It’s currently plagued with the usual electrical gremilns and needs various odds and ins, however it drives/runs [...]
“A picture is worth a thousand words”
Posted in Uncategorized on February 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
1934 Ford at IA
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 1934 Ford, dyno, imagineauto on February 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I was looking through some pictures on my computer from last year and came across some taken of a 1934 Ford that visited our dyno January of last year. Beautiful restoration of a undeniable classic. We are lucky to have a facility that can accomodate such a wide range of automotive excellence. The picture above [...]
Bringing Down Da Haus
Posted in Uncategorized on February 19, 2008 | 2 Comments »
This past weekend I did a bit of hacking and welding on my suspension in my quest for a low stance. Since the rear suspension is a true coilover system,my need to go lower is a simple adjustment of the lower spring seat. The front suspension is a different story. The BMW E34 uses a McPherson strut [...]
A TT from my past
Posted in 911, 911 Porsche, 993TT, Forced induction, Personnel, Porsche, Projects, engine builder, engine rebuild, porsche performance, turbo Porsche on February 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My years of passion has often steered me towards any car I could shove HP. This one is no exception. Affectionately named money this was the first TT I owned. With only 4500 miles on the clock this car set the pace for us in the TT world. No sooner than I purchased the car [...]
Imagine Auto Showdown…
Posted in Uncategorized on February 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
… it’s a cabin fever fueled, gloves off, run what ya brung, face off between us and our rides, with a few surprise guests just to make things exciting. Between the lot of us we had my VW GTI, Kaspar’s 997 TT, Roxanne’s 991 Targa, Karl’s 944 Turbo, Jeremy’s Land Rover and Collin’s Bimmer. OK, [...]
A Whole New Perspective on “Sweet Ride”
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Chocolate, Porsche, Valentine's Day, VW on February 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It is almost Valentine’s Day and I’m in the mood for chocolate, so what better way to link Chocolate, Valentine’s Day and ImagineAuto than to bring you this image of an amazing chocolate covered Volkwagen Beetle! This chocolate V-Dub was parked in front of a supermarket in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China last Valentine’s Day 2007. After [...]
Another weekend @ Imagine
Posted in Uncategorized on February 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
No weekend is complete until you do a little wrenching on the car. Last weekend I devoted my time to the Mini, and left mine out in the cold. I promised I’d help out on the Mini once more and like always, it was a good time. This time the project was to put a little [...]
