Category: Car Culture
-
The War For Positive Manifold Pressure: A Benz Saga Update
Well you see when I bought the Benz I had been fooled, somehow the car had no turbo pressure, but in the flatlands while dodging hit and runs in Savannah, GA, the Mercedes had fooled me. It was not working right. The car had managed in some way to figure out how to run, quite…
-
Top Ten Ideas for an Aspiring FSAE Team
Like many engineers in the automotive world, lots of us here at MSIMA undertook the time-sink gauntlet that is being a part of a Formula SAE (FSAE) team. Hell, some of us even drove the little scamp. Not me though. But I got something better out of it… carbon splinters. With the wealth of personal…
-
Tales From the Inbox: My Tesla Cybertruck killed my newphew but I still love it
The waltz of progress truly knows no bounds! And one MSIMA reader from 901 N Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd, in Fort Lauderdale Florida (zip code 33304) has learned, neither does the shear brilliance of his Cybertruck: from: tjjole1992@gmail.com to: msimass.contact@gmail.com cc: support@grants.gov Subject: A Sacrifice for Progress Dear so-called Mis-Shift-Into-My-Assholes, I was driving home on…
-
How To Delete & Tune Your Gas Can
Brought to you by SwedishDiesel Premium Fuel Productsᵗᵐ We are very timely with our publications, do not fret. Just ignore the fact that this follow-up article was posted well over a year after the first part… For legal reasons, MSIMA, SwedishDiesel Group and EZ Pour Spouts do NOT condone bypassing applicable EPA, CARB and safety…
-
Mis-Shift into the Automotive Testing Expo
The what? What’s the “Automotive Testing Expo”? Well that’s what I’m here to tell you fuckers. Put yourself in my shoes: A fresh-faced, excited and new automotive testing engineer, hot of the heels of grabbing his first actual engineering job. What’s this? Work trip to Michigan? Count me in! Little did I know what I…
-
The Pitiful Existence of the Mazda MX-30
Sometimes, when talking about inanimate objects, I feel a little bad when being mean and shitting on it. Whatever it is, it didn’t ask to be poorly thought out, engineered, and manufactured. And when you drive certain bad cars, you can’t help but feel like the car knows it’s bad. Like it knows it was…
-
Fiat 500 Designer Decisions: Gucci or Armani?
So, you’re boujee. The issue is, you’re not S-Class rich, you’re pre-owned 130k mile C-Class rich, and you can’t hang without the digi dash. What’s a bitch to do? Good news! Fiat has you covered, with two special edition Fiat 500s from the drippiest of fashion brands. First up is the luxury handbag, shoes and…
-
THE Panoz Esperante, America’s TVR
Let’s start with a short introduction to this car. 302-400 horsepower. An all Aluminum frame. 2600 lbs (1200kg). A tiny steering wheel, no ABS, no stability control. Fully independent suspension. The front is bespoke, design by the company themselves, while the rear is dropped right out of the terminator cobra. And it raced in GT1…
-
MSIMA Gets Ripped Off at the 2025 Miami Concours
In the wake of the most recent Epstein file release, we now have a glimpse of what it’s like to be a victim of the wealthy aristocrat lifestyle before they are taken to the island. Three Mis-Shift certified Assholes ventured into the hellish depths of the Miami Concours with the goal of having a swell…
-
Most Bang For Your Buck: Fiat Abarth or Excursion Stretch Limo?
From the depths of the classifieds (but mainly just Facebook Marketplace) we come today to finally put your cries to rest. We conned the government into thinking we develop hypersonic anti-ship missiles, and now loaded with tax-deductible DOD-bucks, we can finally tackle life’s greatest mysteries. Questions like “Can I trust a Fiat 850 Spider that…