So...

I had some stuff done by 42 AutoSports in Rock Hill, South Carolina on Saturday.

**A+ Quality Service**

All in about 6 hours, I had:

1. Exedy Stage 1 HD Clutch Install
2. Exedy Lightweight Flywheel

Best thing is that they didn't sit and look at the car, trying to figure it out, like alot of shops... I had an appointment, and they knew the car when I got there.

Great guys, very knowledgable. They didn't try to squeeze the hours out of me, yet they took their time to do the job right. Steven has a system that can't be beat, man...he knows EXACTLY where he puts each and every bolt...

They didn't bad-talk other shops, and actually talked greatly about shops like AMS and Buschur Racing. I definately recommend them to anyone who wants a quality shop around here that understands the needs of cars like ours.

After the Exedy install, I followed the guys up to Six Sigma Dyno in N. Concord, NC (about 30 mins North of Rock Hill) in order to get a dyno test/tune.

The dyno was a DynoDynamics Dyno, which uses the International Standard calculation...which actually makes Evo numbers look almost like Civic numbers, haha... But once all of that was somewhat explained, I concluded that percentages spoke louder than an actual number readout.

I know pictures speack louder than words...


After all was said and done, there is about a 25% difference between this and a DynoJet or Mustang. That puts me at about 300 AWHP...and that's a modest, daily street driven tune on 93 Pump Gas... For reference...a stock Evo on a Dyno Dynamics Dyno will read about 195AWHP, and 248 is about 27% over stock...and about a 15% increase just from the last tune.

These guys said that they'd be interested to talk to us about discounts, as well as possible sponsorships once we become legit with SCCA, etc... So, we need to get on the ball!!!

Questions, lemme know?

cool stuff, question, are you from rock hill, or did you just commute there for 42 autosports

Shame you couldn't make it out last night, I was looking forward to checking out your ride.

Kevin is his name right, the owner?

I have talked to him multiple times on the phone and he has helped me a lot with mechanical stuff.

I commutes there. Jon K. recommended them, so I figured they were reputable.

The owner of 42AS is Steven, Adam is his Online Sales rep, and a few other guys from other shops in the SE help out there. They hold the record for fastest Time Trial in Savanna in their class (AWD Unlimited, I think.). Great guys, and willing to help us out once we get some legitimacy.

Steven Rankins is the owner. Very good autocrosser and track driver. This Steven Rankins that won The Tire Rack One Lap of America:

http://www.onelapofamerica.com/home.shtml

Steven is a car guy, no doubt about it. Very knowledgeable. He and Adam are putting together a Miata to run against me in NASA-TT. The next time that you see him, ask him if he still has the "Bud Dress."