Engine & Drivetrain

Engine & Drivetrain Jul 17, 2026

Designed and Built a CAN Bus Digital Dash on a Raspberry Pi – Schematic, BOM, Python Source, and the Three Things I'd Do Differently Next Time

I replaced my aging analog cluster with a custom digital dashboard built around a Raspberry Pi 4, a 7‑inch tou...

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Engine & Drivetrain Jul 17, 2026

K24A2 vs. J35A4 for a daily‑driven EG hatch – which actually makes more sense when you're not chasing a dyno number?

If you're building a Civic EG hatch for daily duty – stoplight to stoplight, canyon runs, and the occasional t...

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Engine & Drivetrain Jul 16, 2026

LS3 into a BRZ: it finally starts and idles. Here's the wiring pinout spreadsheet that took six weekends to get right.

After 14 months of fabrication, countless late nights, and six weekends just on the wiring, my 2013 Subaru BRZ...

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Engine & Drivetrain Jul 13, 2026

Hot take: engine swaps are overrated. Most people should rebuild, cam, and tune what they already have instead of chasing a swap that'll sit unfinished for three years.

Let's be honest: that LS‑swapped Miata or K‑swapped EG you've been dreaming about? It's probably never going t...

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