Northcoast Grudge

12/08/2025

31/07/2025

So… we smoked the clutch. Well, “mirror-finished it” is probably more accurate.

I can't even blame this one on cheap parts — the McLeod clutch did exactly what it was designed to do: perform slightly better than stock. But those Kenda KR20s? They're weird. Cheap, yes. Absolutely incredible in the rain? Shockingly so. But the stuff that used to be fun on a set of Nitto 555s? Yeah… that same fun turned into absolute driveline carnage on these budget tars.

While editing this video, it finally hit me: the clutch has been hurt for a while. Our first pass at Kunle was on the same tuneup that ran a 13.91 at Dragway 42 — but this time it fell flat to a 14.40 at 92 MPH. I figured maybe I was too rich and didn’t have enough (spelled enuff) timing in the upper curve. So I pulled about 10% of fuel from 3300 RPM across the 50–100 kPa range up to 6500, then reshaped the spark table — added 4° at 4500/100kPa to bring it up to 26°, and 32° at 45kPa. I blended that down to 20° at 6500/100kPa and smoothed it all in.

The car came back with a 14.20 @ 99.89 MPH and a 2.06 60-foot — which, if we’d run that at 42, probably would’ve been a 13.80 or maybe even a 13.70. But I think the clutch was still slipping hard and cost us at least 7 MPH and four-tenths. Of course… that’s called bench racing. And the whole point of going to the track is to find out how slow you really are and come up with the best possible excuse for it.

Hopefully the new clutch goes in this week, and we’re back at the track in two. Then it’s no more talking s**t — it’s either put up or look like a dumb hillbilly… which, honestly, I already resemble.

🎥 Here’s the latest video:

This was supposed to be a tire review... but it turned into a clutch obituary.I set out to compare my old Nitto 555s with some budget-friendly Kenda KR20s—wa...

20/07/2025

https://youtu.be/NAlIXObJcIs

In this episode I sit down with Wayne and his father, Wayne Sr., for a deep dive into two generations of Cleveland’s street racing culture.From the roaring n...

11/07/2025

Second pass I added 3 degrees of timing across the midrange from 40 mph to 100 kph and added 5 percent more fuel in the same range I picked up a 10th and 7 mph! But this air the car not fast enuff is just slow!

11/07/2025

So the heat and humidity is ruff! Car is .5 off and 7 mph off

21/06/2025

Just wanted to pass this along. What you’re looking at is a Kenda Vezda UHP Max+ 305/35/18 summer performance tire. This tire costs half as much as the Nitto drag radials—hell, half the cost of any drag radial on the market. The tire on the right in the pic is a Nitto 555 275/35/18, and I can break that loose at will in first or second gear.

Enter the Kenda. First drive—left the tire shop to check the alignment and turned around in a Burger King parking lot. I rolled out onto Brookpark in second gear at about 2 mph and clutch-kicked it at five grand, thinking I was about to light it up Mustang-style. With the Nittos, that would’ve been a long, squirmy, smoke show. But this Kenda? It barked—and then it just dug.

Then it started to rain. Nick and I took the long way to Brunswick to outrun the six inches of rain that dumped on Brookpark and Parma in no time flat. I stopped at the highway on-ramp and, in true hillbilly fashion, side-stepped the clutch with evil intent. These tires spun maybe fifteen feet before hitting the limiter—and I wasn’t even ready for it.

Long story short? These tars hoooook.

Back to the rain—heading back north, we got caught in a full-on downpour. These things didn’t feel sketchy at all. They cut through that river of water on the freeway like it wasn’t even there. Got back on Brookpark and thought I’d play again—hammered second gear in the wet. Nope. Still biting.

Best cheap grippy tire I’ve tried. Looks like I’m gonna need that 150 shot just to get the McMustang back to pedestrian-endangering status!

07/06/2025

https://youtu.be/5gRO3sg5KTw https://youtu.be/5gRO3sg5KTw

We hit Summit Racing and loaded up—QA1 double adjustables, Eibach drag springs, and a pocket full of bad decisions. Dropped the rear back to stock ride heigh...

05/06/2025

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the link to mustang lifestyle installation of ms3 ecu https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qIkqWJg0aY&t=40sWIZARDRY! PURE WIZARDRY!!!We just unboxed the MS3Pro P...

25/05/2025

so i just balanced my wiseco pistons, rings, pins,and clips to within .06 grams ....the rods are taking way longer... but, I think i might just take the rotating assembly to ashtabula this week! Man we are getting so close to butting this motor together!

13/05/2025

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13/05/2025

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10/05/2025

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I Screwed Up My Valve Springs… Here’s How I Caught It Before Blowing My Engine!In this episode, I dive into a mistake I made while speccing the valve springs...