JDMmotorsports Attends Endless Horizons Car Show 2007
Dave, Matt, & Chris all took first place in their classes at the End Horizons Car Club Charity Car Show. The show benefited P.A. Search and Rescue and was held in Milton, PA on September 23, 20076. The show, while being a local show, had around 75 participants.
JDMmotorsports Attends the Second SCCA Autocross in Williamsports, PA 9.16.05
Dave, Matt, Chris and Dan D along with some other friends attended the second autocross held at the Brodart in Williamsport, PA. All of us participated in the Novice Moddified class, with Dave finishing second with an impressive 42.087 seconds. Dave finished second by .07 seconds. Dan D finished 5th with a 44.266, Chris finished 9th with a 45.087 and Matt 10th wth a 45.153. There were 21 competitors in NM class with all JDMmotorsports participants finishing in the top 10.
JDMmotorsports Starts Project EVOlution. 7.21.07
Dave L brought his Mitsubishi EVO VIII to us with what he described as a knocking noise coming from the engine. The car was trailered to the shop on 4/25/07 as it stopped running on the way for our first consultation visit with Dave. Dave explained that he was leaving for Iraq (recently enlisted) on 4/28/07 and would like his car finished upon his return from duty.
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JDMmotorsports Attends The First SCCA Autocross at Brodart in Williamsport, PA
Dave, Chris, Matt, and Dan D. all participated in the Autocross held at Brodart in Williamsport, PA. All four contestants entered into the Novice Modified class, with Dave running a 37.4 second lap time in his STi, Chris ran a best of 38.4 in his Civic, Matt ran a best of 38.9 in his Supra, and Dan ran a best 39.1 in his SE-R. The final results posted as Dave taking 2nd, Chris 6th, Matt 7th, and Dan 8th out of 27 competitors in the class. It was a very fun event and let us see what our cars were capable of doing. To see more on the cars please visit out gallery page.
JDMmotorsports Attends The PCT Charity Car Show
JDMmotorsports particapted in the Annual PCT Charity Show on April 21,, put on by PCT Customs car club. Matt, Dave, and Chris entered their cars into the Import category, with Matt taking 1st, Chris taking 2nd, and Dave taking 3rd, for a sweep of the category. There were roughly 12 vehicles entered into the category. You can view the cars and their histories in our gallery section.
Matt and Dave Dyno At Verocious Motorsports
Matt and Dave took the Supra and STi for tuning and dyno runs on April 7, 2007
Matt was first on the Dyno and with a bad ignition system layed down 424whp/515tq. There was still power left over but the faulty ignition cut the dyno off at 5000rpms. More info here.
Dave was next up and after a few hours of tuning. Posted numbers of 364whp/400tq.
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JDMmotorsports Completes Eclipse Engine Swap
Keith V. contacted JDMmotorsports to swap a 6-bolt 1G Talon engine into his 1996 Mistubishi Eclipse. Both cars were in non-running condition when they were towed to JDMmotorsports. Working with Keith we extracted both engines removed the balance shafts from the 6-bolt motor and swapped performance and stock parts between engines until the 6-bolt motor was running again. JDMmotosports had the swap completed in 2 days, but due to some electrical problems and one bad part the car was held over at the garage for an additional week. Keith now has possession of his DSM and is currently working himself on upgrading and fixing some electrical problems still plaguing the car. Keith plans to upgrade his fuel system and turbo in the future.
JDMmotorsports Completes JDM Engine Swap
JDMmotorsports was contacted by Brian Studstill on Nov. 27th, 2006 to swap out his blown B16A2 engine in his 2000 Civic SI to a JDM B16B motor from a Type-R Civic. Brian and JDM consulted over what engine to buy and the swap was schedualed for the weekend of Dec 9th. JDMmotorsports completed the swap in 20 hours working straight through until the end. The reason for this was Brian was from New Jersey and we wanted to keep the install to one day if possible.
Brian is very happy with the swap and JDM even helped him to locate a used aftermarket header for his car last minute to complete his exhaust, and get the job done in time. A picture of the swapped engine can be seen in our gallery section.
JDMmotorsports Places 1,2,3 at Droptoberfest 06
JDMmotorsports placed 1,2,3 at Droptoberfest, on Saturday, October 21, 2006. Attending the show where Dave & Stacy Walter, Matt Korbar, and Chris Montis. All proceeds for the show went to Luzerne College for use of there facilities.
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Matt placed first in the Toyota class, out of 5 participants, with his 95 Toyota Supra. Judging was done by the Kiddie Rides Car Club. Matt's car will soon be retired for the winter, when it will have head work, clutch, lightened flywheel, injectors, and a compression change. All work will be done at JDMmotorsports. |
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Chris placed second in the Honda Civic class, out of 15 participants, with his red 2000 Civic. Chris recently had JDMmotorsports paint and install a Mugen style front lip and Mugen style wing put on his car, along with color matching his side skirts to match the car. A full list of the civic's mods done by JDMmotorports can be found on our gallery page. |
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Dave & Stacy placed third in the Subaru class with their 2005 WRX STi. Dave, has recently added a profec II boost controller and retuned the car to 333whp. He is also going to be installing a thermostat for his oil cooler to help with cold weather driving. See more of the STi here. |
JDMmotorsports Attends Endless Horizons Car Show 2006
Matt Korbar & Chris Montis Both placed in their classes at the End Horizons Car Club Charity Car Show. The show benefited P.A. Pets and was held in Milton, PA on September 17, 2006. The show, while being a local show, had over 100 participants, with some coming from as far as 120 miles away.
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Chris placed third in the "New Age Honda/Acura" class with his red 2000 Civic. Chris has had many mods done at JDMmotorports including an Si rear brake swap, and Toda Header. A full list of the civic's mods done by JDMmotorports can be found on our gallery page. Future plans for Chris' Civic include a front lip and possibly a turbo system and rear wing. |
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Matt placed third in the "New Age Other Asians" class with his 95 Toyota Supra. Judging was done by the Endless Horizons Car Club. Matt, part owner of JDMmotorsports, has many modifications to his Supra which started out naturally aspirated and is now single turbo. Among many future plans Matt intends to upgrade his clutch, lsd, and add water/meth injection this winter. |
JDMmotorsports Attends Riverfest 2006
Dave & Stacy Walter and Chris Montis both trophied in their classes at the 2006 River Festival Car Show held on August 19th, 2006.
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Chris placed with his red 2000 Civic in the import class. Chris has had many mods done at JDMmotorports including an Si rear brake swap, and Toda Header. A full list of the civic's mods done by JDMmotorports can be found on our gallery page. |
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Dave & Stacy placed in the Subaru class with their 2005 WRX STi. Dave, part owner of JDMmotorsports has extensively modded the 2005 STi, including a front mount intercooler, turbo swap, and suspension work. Dave's latest modification has been to update the exterior look to replicate the S203 a Japanese only version of the STi. See more of the STi here. |
Matt K, Jamie K, and Dan D also attended the show. Matt took his 95 Toyota Supra, Jamie his 06 Mitsubishi EVO IX, and Dan took his 95 Nissan SE-R.
JDMmotorsports Now Offers MIG welding.
JDMmotorports has recently acquired a MIG welder to handle metal fabrication and repair needs. Welding will be charged on a hourly rate and by supplies used, visit our rates page to see pricing info.
With the addition of the welder we can now offer exhaust repair work, metal fabrication, and body repair options, that we could not offer before. Contact us for more information on what we can offer you.
JDMmotorsports Attends PCT Charity Show
Matt and Dave place 2nd and 3rd repectively in their class.
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Matt placed second in the Penn College Charity Car Show this Spring with his 95 Toyota Supra. Judging was done by Penn College Automotive professors. Matt, part owner of JDMmotorsports, has many modifications to his Supra which started out naturally aspirated and is now single turbo. |
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Dave & Stacy placed third in the Penn College Charity Car Show this Spring with their 2005 WRX STi. Dave, part owner of JDMmotorsports has extensively modded the 2005 STi, including a front mount intercooler, turbo swap, and suspension work. See more of the STi here. |
Chris M, Jamie K and Dan D also attended the show. Chris took his Honda Civic, Jamie took his EVO IX, and Dan took his Kawasaki Ninja. Dan placed second in his class for motorcycles.
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