The All Motor Build Report

When we last posted (The 2GN SOHC 2.0l Group 2 All Motor Build), the plan was a pile of parts on a shelf and some boxes had just started to arrive from Modern Performance. Our donor block had been cleaned up and the crank checked. A clean area was setup and covered using recycled boxes from our kitc ...

The numbers: 150 torque @ 3100 and 143 HP. A great start! #allmotor

Stock exhaust and I didn’t mess with the adj. cam gear. Or try 100+ octane 🙂

Starting your first rally in a 2WD is the smart bet.

Not only is it the smart bet, but it’s a much better long bet. I promise! Here’s 5 reasons for starting with rally in a cheap stock 2WD car: #5. Rally is awesome, but you just don’t know how awesome yet. I started my first rally thinking “I know what’s going to happen. ...

NEW CAR COMPETITIVE RIGHT OUT OF THE BOX

Finally sporting the rallynotes.com silver and red paint scheme. The team unveiled the new livery at the Prescott Rally last weekend. This is the second car that Kristopher Marciniak has built from scratch and it marks a huge milestone in its development. “We tested the car for one day at Nor ...

Rally tool kit contents

Here’s what lives in the emergency tool bag in the rally car. Missing from this pic is duct tape and extra lug nuts. What’s in your rally tool kit?

If you just joined us…

If you’re a beginner and you just found rallynotes.com, keep reading, your quest starts here. Building a rally car is something that is very rewarding, time consuming and expensive. My formula is: Take the cost of ANY car and add about $8000 and you will have a good budget for your first rall ...

First test drive – 2nd Gen Neon Rally Car

The other day I was pretty excited to pop the axles in and go for a spin. Unfortunately I still had to re-attach the front bumper, lights, and hood. There was also adding fluid to the transmission and the modified power steering pump. Monday, I wrapped up all these tasks and set the car back down o ...