Category Archives: Technology

Yoshi’s Drift Box: Day 5

Posted on 01/03/2017 by Yoshi

OK I lied. The urge to work on the expansion of inputs won over and I’ve done a bunch of research into that. The I2C connector the OBD2 plug uses is an expandable bus while the UART plug is only … Continue reading →

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Yoshi’s Drift Box: Day 4

Posted on 12/21/2016 by Yoshi

I finally managed to get the OBD2 protocol working. It was mildly embarrassing but at least it works now. The screen shot below looks like a jumbled mess but that’s ok. To help figure out sizes and place things appropriately … Continue reading →

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Yoshi’s Drift Box: Day 3

Posted on 12/16/2016 by Yoshi

Well at least I’ve made some form of progress. I originally wanted to make the log files queue all data then export gut the gps polling and other parts of the system don’t update in unison so it was simpler … Continue reading →

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Yoshi’s Drift Box: Day 2

Posted on 12/09/2016 by Yoshi

It’s only been a year and two months since my last update. I did get a lot of interest in this project so I figure I’d update. Before I put this away last time, I managed to get all major … Continue reading →

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Snap oversteer on drift transitions

Posted on 08/10/2016 by Yoshi

Haven’t written in a while so let’s give this a go with some setup theory. This past weekend I got to drive quite a few cars. But the two that stuck out were an E36 and E30. The E36 was … Continue reading →

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Wiring gauges and automotive 12v systems

Posted on 06/27/2016 by Yoshi

The other day I upgraded my anemic 16″ pusher fan for a smaller fan that pushed out twice as much air. Sadly, it’s amp rating went from 15 ish to 25 amps. I wired in the new fan in place … Continue reading →

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Rear Mount Radiator

Posted on 10/15/2015 by Yoshi

Warning: I don’t do rear mount setups. This is simply a brain dump of my current understanding. Drifting at the professional level, rear mount radiators are becoming very common. There are many good reasons and a few reasons not to … Continue reading →

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Yoshi’s Drift Box: Day 1

Posted on 10/15/2015 by Yoshi

The package from Freematics in Austrailia came in yesterday. I’ve never messed with an Arduino before but the process was simple. Windows 10 automatically had the drivers set to COM3. Step by step instructions here if you need them. Then … Continue reading →

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Yoshi’s Drift Box: Day 0

Posted on 10/07/2015 by Yoshi

I love drifting but I hate how subjective it is. I do enjoy some of the subjectivity but things like “did he straighten out” or “was he off clip” should be easily and definitively answerable. I also love data. I … Continue reading →

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