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Jason Torchinsky
jasontorch
Senior Editor, Jalopnik • Running: 1973 VW Beetle, 2006 Scion xB, 1990 Nissan Pao, 1991 Yugo GV Plus, 2020 Changli EV • Not-so-running: 1977 Dodge Tioga RV (also, buy my book!: https://rb.gy/udnqhh)

From what I understand, the steel-cuffed hose pushes against part of the inside housing that moves the bellville washers, which shifts the whole restrictor assembly 5mm away from the turbo impeller and opens up some air passages. I think. Read more

Read it again. Ferrari had to authorize this, by the nature of the tool. Also, I may be working for CNN, because Wolf Blitzer just asked me to pick up his dry cleaning and get him a bottle of Cutty Sark for the train ride home. Read more

Yes! They run. And I’m talking to him about driving some for upcoming Jason Drives. Read more

Sorry! The Sonnet was right nearby and I got flustered.

Hm. Now that I re-read that, I think you’re right; the green could have been on the non-turning side. Oh boy. Read more

I’m not saying it’s not a big deal, just that it’s a HUGE deal for poor people who happen to have old cars. I have old cars by choice, but I have three of them, and this would be a major burden. Read more

What are you talking about, questionable? We’re pro-old cars, period. No question. Have you seen the driveways of the people that work here? I have three cars made before 1979, and I’m by no means the only one with a bunch of old heaps. No matter what crazy-ass political beliefs I may hold dear, they all include the Read more

It’s okay, I respect that. If I really think about it, they’re not so terrible, I suppose. Read more