Heeltoe Corner Club

Heeltoe has been producing CT Engineering Iceboxes and Short shifters since 2018, and here we are giving some of the general backstory on that brand, our history with it, and how we came about to manufacture CT Engineering Iceboxes and short shifters!

Have you ever second-guessed yourself after buying a product? It's natural for you to feel this way, from time to time if you maybe didn't take the time to research and consult with us before making your purchase. If we had a chance to consult with you before the purchase and nothing else changed in the meantime, resist the feeling that you need to go through the entire decision-making process again. If you made a sound decision in the first place, you should stick with that rather than casting doubt where it really doesn't need to cause you concern.

We open the episode with a bit of an update on Aiello and his future car direction.

Proud Dad moment here, as my son Aiello takes some real initiative and jumps into the Heeltoe YouTube space. It's an exiting thing I get to teach him about, and he can keep me excited about. This is going to be an exciting journey!

CARB = California Air Resources Board

EO Number = Executive Order Number

What do they mean to you and your car's airflow devices? Impacting the emissions of the car will impact the legal use of that part on the road. So depending on where you are, what kind of car you have, and what part you have means understanding what these EO numbers mean a little better.

"Which coilovers?"

Everyone wants to know but FEW realistically can answer this question. I answer this question by first asking a few questions of the customer, which is the only real right way to get a good product recommendation.

Marcus gives some preview info on upcoming Fastline Performance products as well as a quick history of how CT Icebox Intakes landed under the Heeltoe umbrella of products.

Getting back into the swing of things with the podcast, Marcus has a solo session to discuss the Heeltoe brand a little and how we are planning to use media of YouTube and Podcast going forward.

Also, we discuss the merits of a 1g NSX as a road trip vehicle. It's a high-performance car but surprisingly good for 24 hours of driving. A few little modern conveniences aside, it's a great road warrior.

The road trip in question was to Monterey for car week, where Marcus and Aiello attended the ZDX Type-S reveal. This all-new, all-electric SUV from Acura is a fresh design and offers the promise of fantastic performance and luxury with the Type-S moniker boldly in place. Marcus provides thoughts on the vehicle and the reveal event.

Unbelievably, Heeltoe's Facebook page was hacked in Sept 2022 and Facebook has yet to do a thing about it! Hear more about the details of what happened and where we are to date with this ongoing, annoying saga.

Clutches and flywheels are frequently over-bought. The idea that more clutch is better, combined with the fear of not buying enough clutch often drives people to over-do it when it comes to clutch selection.

The clutch industry has done nobody any favors, either, as each of them has their own secret sauce when it comes to specs, performance, drivability, and naming convention.

This episode of Heeltoe's Corner Club is all about bringing some perspective to that clutch purchase!

In this episode, Graham does a terrible job of talking me out of buying another car.

Faced with a Hot Rodded 1987 Civic Si, Marcus is working out the logic in buying yet another car. Fearful of the consequence of swelling the HT Garage and the inevitable spousal backlash, he's just a little gun-shy.

But let's face it, this car is going to get bought by someone who doesn't need it. Might as well be Heeltoe!

On a deeper level, though, what is compelling this conversation? Why do we love cars like this and what is collectible? Honestly, why are we so in love with culty cars?

And when we find one we love, how do we justify it? Marcus can find just as much reason, or more, than anyone. But still, unless some kind of museum is in the works, why does 10th car really make sense?

It's complicated, we guess.

*PS Marcus says, sorry for my extra loud audio on this, we are getting our microphone chops sorted out. By ep 12 we should be in better shape!