MotoCARR Tech & DIY

DIY, fan, Installation, mishimoto, motocarr, radiator, tips - September 17, 2015

DIY: How to Wire A Radiator Fan

While we aren't typically a fan of butt connectors, the general information is good!

6 Things You Might Not Know About Engine Oil

1. What exactly does engine oil do? There are a few reasons why it’s important you keep your car’s engine topped up with oil. First and foremost, it provides lubrication to all the moving metal parts, ensuring they don’t grind together and cause unnecessary wear or too much heat. Oil also holds all of the nasty by-products of combustion. In the long run keeping your oil level topped up will save you cash on repairs, and will even give a very small improvement to your fuel economy, as the engine won’t be working quite so hard. Over time, your engine...

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car, driving, maintenance, motocarr, summer, tips - September 17, 2015

11 Summer Preventative Maintenance Tips for Your Car

As temperatures rise, it’s time to perform a summer maintenance check on your vehicles. But, do you know what to look for when it comes to preparing your fleet for the summer season? A few minutes with this simple 11-point checklist could help you save time and trouble down the road. 1. Tires Your tires may have taken a pounding during the winter months. Drastic temperature changes can cause fluctuations in tire pressure, and improperly inflated tires can reduce gripping action when you need it the most. Prepare your tires for warmer weather by: Removing snow tires for better fuel...

Cheat More Power From Your Radio!

Car audio purists, don't crucify this post. The point is to illustrate/conceptualize an example :). Typically this scenario applies to rear speakers in a car. Almost everyone is familiar with amp ratings like 500 watts x 1 @ 4ohms when talking subwoofers. Well, the same applies to radios and interior speakers because guess what, your radio has an amplifier inside it :). Only in this scenario there is an additional factor that people always skip over.....speaker wire resistance. Just like sub amps radios have a sweet spot where they work the best, and that typically is at 4 ohms of...

Changing Calipers on 1990-1997 Mazda Miatas

Pretty good high level overview on what's involved in replacing worn, tired, beat, weak, leaky, dirty calipers!