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Our BMW’s boost leak is back, so we used overkill to fix it

You may recall our BMW sprung a leak recently. A boost leak to be precise.

After several months of trouble-free operation, the silicone coupler between the Evolution Raceworks charge pipe …

Solving why all four our BMW 435i's TPMS sensors failed at once

This one felt like it should have been easy to solve. In the end, maybe it was, and maybe it wasn’t.

“I feel like the problem is gone but I …

What does it really cost to own a 10-year-old BMW?

During the second week of January, we passed the one-year mark since we brought home our 2015 BMW 435i project car. And while we’ve detailed the performance modifications we’ve done, …

Can fitting coil-overs alone improve our BMW 435i's lap times?

Our BMW 435i finished on the podium at last fall’s Tire Rack SCCA Time Trials Nationals, but that didn’t stop us from making more improvements.

[Third at the Time …

How to go fast in the rain? A little local knowledge can help.

The recovery drivers went out plenty. They pulled something like a baker’s dozen from the grass, mud, tires and Armco surrounding VIR. Any mistake in the rain could quickly turn …

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