Crank Journal

Michael can't take it anymore. He has to get some things off his chest and he is using Crank Journal to do it. Rather than try to win the affections of a lady friend this past Valentine's Day, Michael got in his B4 RSK and did another solo episode, griping about the state of the automotive enthusiast scene and about how people just don't seem to care about learning about their cars anymore, either in how to modify them properly or in how to maintain them properly. Perhaps you will find this episode educational, or perhaps you will find it entertaining. Either way, as long as you have this episode on Play, you will hear how he really feels for the next 60 minutes.

Crank Journal is not dead! Michael apologizes profusely in this episode for both not releasing an episode in two months and for two technical difficulties, but this is Crank Journal... you should be used to that last part! Michael gives returning guest Joshua Colombo an earache going into more detail than necessary about the flat tire on his Mustang, and also gets Josh's advice on rebuilding the power steering pump and sending off the fuel injectors to be cleaned, balanced, and blueprinted in his B4 RSK. Oh, and they both call CAFE fuel regulations bullshit.

Crank Journal is back with episode #32 and returning guest Dave Clements from the world of LegacyCentral is back as well! Dave reminisces about being invited to the North American International Auto Show in 2004 for the debut of the fourth-gen Subaru Legacy, and Michael validates Dave's enthusiastic reaction to his Dodge Challenger Hemi rental car. They both try to define the shooting brake, and Michael confirms he already knows all about the situation with Black Ops Performance. It's a long episode, but it's a great one!

The updates are coming slow, but they are coming! Crank Journal is back again for episode #31 and Michael has returning guest Bryan Thompson on to talk about the debut of the Nest, a camping trailer by the famous company Airstream, a trailer which he designed himself! Then it becomes a rapid-fire bullet list of updates on the many, many cars in Bryan's collection, and while Michael had a brief moment of sadness when he learns of one of the cars Bryan has parted with, they cover everything from the Nissan Pulsar SportBak that came back to him to the JDM Honda City he bought from a listing in Obscure Cars for Sale!

Crank Journal is back for episode #30! Michael actually schools returning guest Adam Barrera about the world's smallest mass-produced V6, Mitsubishi's 6A10 1.6L V6 in overseas Mirages and Lancers. They talk about Adam's itch to buy something JDM and RHD, but toward the end, Michael's heart drops as Adam talks about the trauma that was Hurricane Harvey and what it did to his beloved Suzuki SX4 and his world-famous Isuzu Impulse RS. Warning: this episode gets a little emotional.

Crank Journal is back and Michael has Jared Rosenholtz on from CarBuzz once again to discuss something that's actually important: the list of automobile manufacturers in the USA, from best to worst. Michael and Jared talk about who belongs where, and while they agree on most of it, they also get in some arguments too. They also talk about both being owners of Magnetic Grey turbocharged Fords, and Jared talks about the Kia Stinger while Michael talks about the Ford Fusion Sport. Get ready to retreat to your safe spaces; some feelings are gonna get hurt.

No, Crank Journal is not dead! Sorry for the stupidly long hiatus, folks, but Crank Journal is back, and Michael has Joe Carioti from ShoutEngine itself and the JoeQCar show back on to talk about what we think the golden era of cars will be in decades to come, what stuff needs to be done to Michael's Legacy B4 RSK, and how his new Mustang is affecting his relationship with it. Joe talks about going to the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, and Michael talks about being a driver at the 2018 Mecum collector car auction in Kissimmee.
 

For the 26th episode of Crank Journal, Steven Radovanovich joins Michael to discuss why both adding garlic to your tea and buying an orphaned 32-year-old French-American hatchback is a good cure for the common cold. Michael also gets a bit sappy telling a story of why he bought his Mustang EcoBoost and he waxes nerdy about the two times Michelin has duped automakers into thinking metric-sized tires were a good idea.

Sorry for the late upload, but this one actually may be worth the wait! Michael gets Bradley Brownell from the Cammed and Tubbed and The DFL Show podcasts (as well as a slew of other automotive media endeavors) on the show to talk about roadtripping and trying to stay both warm and cool, and conscious, in his 1976 912E, and most importantly, the show about 80s and 90s cars and culture called RadWood. It's a genuinely great episode, no sarcasm!

There's a new episode of Crank Journal, and a new automotive purchase that has to be discussed! Michael has put his money where his mouth is and bought a brand-new car, and he has returning guest Chad Kirchner, and new guest Berry Lowman, both of whom are participants in the #Motorama phenomenon on Twitter, to discuss it. Besides that, they talk about Corvettes, why a manual transmission is still objectively and quantifiably better than an automatic, and also, horse people, or whatever they're called.