Cars, Computers, Society in General
Since, and actually before, installing the ECUGN in my car, I have had issues with data. The Buick’s dash is very spartan. I have a speedometer, odometer, trip odometer, tachometer, boost gauge, and an array of idiot lights that cover what could be covered. That means water temp (light comes on at 225 degrees), oil …
We’ve reached a milestone: I ran an event, and I have nothing significant about broken parts to talk about. So I’ll talk about Match Tours for a bit. The Match Tour format was devised to bring a Champ Tour-esque environment, but cram it into a single day, with a shootout on the second day. The …
Followers of this blog will know I periodically send samples of my engine oil to Blackstone Labs for analysis. It’s the only way outside of a teardown to really see what’s going on inside your engine. For instance, after using the Period Correct Tow Pig to tow my car to Las Vegas and back last …
Read More “Engine health update (and the transmission, too!)”
When I rebuilt the engine back over the winter of 2017/2018, I selected things with an eye towards eventually getting back to E-85. I had run it for a few years back, while still on the stock turbo. Once I upgraded my turbocharger, I no longer had enough pump or lines to run E-85. But …
Read More “Swilling the corn juice (E-85/Flex Fuel install)”
Well, for the fourth year in a row, I ventured to NCM Motorsports Park in Bowling Green, Kentucky for the Optima Search for the Ultimate Street Car event. This is event is a must-do for the pro-touring community in this area. It typically sells out in hours, thanks to the central location and the quality …
Read More “2019 Optima Search For the Ultimate Street Car Round 3, NCM”
In an attempt to expand my social media engagement, I have enabled Facebook identity management on the site. This should enable anybody to connect to pages here with their Facebook identity, and will allow you to like and comment on posts. We have also moved, slightly. The old blog.andrewdscott.com now redirects to www.andrewdscott.com, and I’ve …
This post should have been a recap of the 2019 Midwest Muscle Car Challenge hosted by Bowler Performance Transmissions. This event is a ton of fun, hugely supported by sponsors (which means awesome door prizes and a fantastic swag bag), and all the money left over goes to a fantastic charity. But that is not …
Last year I installed a TurboTweak ECU-GN in my Grand National. I had really reached the limit of what could be done with the original ECM. Even with a Powerlogger added on, I didn’t have enough inputs for all the sensors I needed. And mailing chips back and forth to deal with changes to the …
Read More “An episode in the life of living with a TurboTweak ECU-GN”
So, I’ve been wanting to try this whole fake meat thing. Out of curiosity. I’m definately NOT a vegetarian. I like meat. I like steaks, and roast, and hamburgers, and prime rib, I smoke pork shoulder and ribs, and then there’s rack of lamb and… you get the idea. I like meat. But I’m not …
Read More “And now for something entirely different: FAKE MEAT!”
Racing season has sprung! This past weekend, the Period Correct Tow Pig hauled the Buick and myself to Charlotte, North Carolina, for the 2019 SCCA Champ Tour/CAM Challenge in the parking lot of ZMax Dragway. Unlike last year’s event, which was a Match Tour format, this was a full-fledged Champ Tour. Two hundred ninety eight …