Heeltoe Corner Club

Graham and Marcus tackle the difficult situation when you've laid out thousands of dollars on a supercharger kit and have waited for 2, 3, 6, 7 or more months for it to ship!

What the heck is going on?

It could be many things. If you have bought from a reputable seller, like Heeltoe, you will get your kit. But it could take some time!

Then our chat sort of segued to other general car build chatter and touched on some various car build philosophies like...battle cars?

Black Friday always brings some great sales, but this year was a massive learning opportunity for Heeltoe. We did well, and actually stabilized pretty well in the aftermath. But the sights are set firmly on 2022 and how we will maximize our potential!

The 2022 Civic Si is released! Graham and Marcus chat a little about this car and what impact modern Hondas are having on the public.

Lastly, a discussion on choosing suspension. Not going to the track? Need something that rides well? How much lowering are you looking for? These are just some tips we have on picking out a suspension that will make you happy!

This is our first part-focused episode. We explore blow-off valves. What do they do, how do they work, what different kinds are there, and why and how you would upgrade one.

I've tried to answer Graham's question directly but there are some tricky things behind how BOVs work in conjunction with the rest of the fuel injection system. Especially with Mass Air Flow applications, venting intake air to the atmosphere after it has been metered confuses the hell out of the computer, and this can have a really ugly effect on the ECU's fueling strategy.

And on a turbo car--which if you have a BOV you definitely have a turbo--that's just super bad.

In case you are feeling critical, realize that I am not a technician. I'm not an engineer, or a tuner, or a real expert on this subject matter. But it does become my job to guide people into buying decisions, and I hope this information helps shed some light on how you should be thinking when buying parts.

Cool cars are cool, just make sure you aren't doing uncool things to look cool. It doesn't work.

We recorded this somewhat free-form conversation before Black Friday 2021, but didn't give enough time to launch it before we got slammed for the actual Black Friday sales! Still learning here.

But here it is, some chats about what makes up Cyber Turkey Days at Heeltoe. Some insights and peeves about Black Friday. Some of what goes into our strategies and what we have learned about these promotions over the years. And I discussed what I "planned" to do for Black Friday 2021.

And then we got into a chat about Hardrace and how it is certainly a *good* brand and they have *great* coverage. But also people have them up on this pedestal of perceived quality and performance that really isn't warranted.

Few people are thoroughly thrilled with the new Integra. The look doesn't "feel" Integra. But here is the thing, your disappointment was totally expected. I predicted it in episode 3. The 5 door profile, for sure, was going to turn off a lot of the DC2/DC5 fanboys.

Acura is pretty proud of it, and honestly, they should be. They are making a more stylish version of a Civic Si, right down to the manual trans and turbocharged engine. This chassis promises to build on what makes the Civic so epic. As a suped-up Civic, the Integra is the same basic thing it always has been.

But so many can't see past the 15-year hiatus and realize that the time for the DC2/DC5 body is just passed. Acura isn't really trying to make a lifestyle model here. This one is about selling cars. The Acura sold 83,000 Integras in 1990. The in 2000, Acura sold barely 26,000.

In 2020, Honda sold 260,000 Civics. Acura would love to have big numbers for the Integra, and going more mainstream is clearly the direction to that broader audience in the 2020s.

Plus, there are all of 28 car models available with a manual transmission. Acura is adding one to the list with the Integra.

Like it or not, this Integra will likely be a real success.

The somewhat cliche, yet somewhat requisite show on knock-off, "fake," replica, or otherwise cheap parts.

Who buys them? Why? Who should buy them?

There is clearly a market for replica or cheaper production parts. But there is also a proper place for them. Maybe best to call them "practice parts."

Listen as Graham and I discuss the ups, downs, lefts, and rights of cheaper parts and hoping you gain some perspective from it!

Marcus was on the ground for the #Gridlife GLTC Finale and shares some thoughts on that whole event, being a sponsor, and more. I get into a dive into the exploits of Heeltoe Sponsored Drivers Tom O'Gorman and Eric Kutil.

But the big news here is the NEW Integra from Acura!

There is soooo much buzz about this car; wild predictions, hopes and dreams...

Sadly many of you will be disappointed, but then later you will be totally stoked on this car once it sinks in. Here are our predictions for the Integra using all the inside information we can muster.

Here we are, episode 2, still getting our chops figured out. Sorry for the somewhat abrupt cutoff at the end, our camera died!

Anyhow, Graham had posed a question about getting some paintwork done on his Evo X, and wanted some advice.

Now I can't claim to be any kind of expert on this topic. I'm really just like you and he is in the enthusiast space. I don't have a go-to guy for many things like this. But my experiences have led me to get complete-paint done on a couple of cars and those experiences have led me to having some advice in the back pocket. Here we are giving a good chat around the topic.

The conversation opens with a little chatter about online car communities, a topic just about any enthusiast can relate to!

Welcome to Episode 1 of the Heeltoe Corner Club podcast! Listen...we're newbs at this. We are much more accustomed to making YouTube videos, so if you want the visual angle all these pods will show up on YouTube @Heeltoe.

Indeed, a viral video we posted on YouTube is what kicks off this podcast adventure! Marcus was at the private reveal of the NSX Type-S at Monterey Car Week August of 2021, and captured a clip of the covers coming off the latest supercar from Acura. That video racked up over 2.2M views, and scores of comments and likes as well.

Comments comments comments....well there were just too many to answer so we are using this first episode of the Heeltoe Corner Club podcast to bring you on board with our thinking. That the superficial view of new cars being "the same as" or "copies" of other cars.

Huh. The internet.

Anyway, this is training day for us, but we hope you'll give us some feedback to help us improve!