High Impact Motorsports

02/10/2026

The tool guy is like the ice cream man, but for mechanics

01/05/2026

The strut mounts in the rear on the 280Z often separate. To remedy this (because they do not sell the rear strut mounts new, and they have issues) we use front strut mounts with a spacer.

11/21/2025

09/19/2025

Huge thanks to all our customers over the years who have added their organic 5 star reviews! We never ask for a review, we don't pay or provide incentives for reviews, and we don't have any signage for them. Our 4.9 is an honest, fair rating based on how actual people feel coming to our business.

Thanks for all the honesty!

09/16/2025

We fired the L20B we have been working on for an AZ customer. We built this engine runs stand a couple years back and finally had an opportunity to use it again! There's nothing too special about the engine, but it's going to run great in the 620 it's headed to.

It's been a struggle to build this engine since DJ left us much too soon. He was our engine build expert here, and it was cathartic to pick up the pieces and put this one together myself ( ) This one's for

06/21/2025

What should we do next with the shop 280Z?

06/19/2025

Silly Ford! Why must you put the water pump in the timing cover and drive it with the timing chain? 10 hours worth of work, coming right up!

06/18/2025

We have a Mazda 3 in-shop with a complaint of rough running and flashing check engine light. Upon teardown we found the head gasket was burnt and blown away between cylinders.

Now that's not cool, but if you look really close you can see the deck of the block (aka gasket sealing surface) is damaged and won't hold a gasket. Even though the cylinders look fine and the engine made no bearing noise, the only fix for the block is a total teardown and machining of the block deck surface.

In the interest of time and money, we are opting for a used engine. But even that is a roll of the dice these days. What would you do?

06/05/2025

At the family's request, we will be hosting the Celebration of Life for our dear friend Darren Lawrence on Saturday, June 7th between 5-8pm.

If your life was impacted for the better by DJ, we ask you to come out to support the family. The evening will begin with a moment of sharing where invited are encouraged to share stories and experiences they had with him. Afterwards there will be some food served and people are welcome to stay and mingle.

Some of DJ's prolific vehicles will be on display and there will be a place set up where participants can leave messages for the family.

05/10/2025

It's with deep sadness we must let the world know of the passing of Darren Lawrence.

Darren was the kindest and most thoughtful person I've ever known. He always cared tremendously for others and gave his all in everything. He often looked for opportunities to serve others.

As a member of the greater car community he was frequently present at events, but often not in the spotlight. He preferred it that way. He was a Pontiac Fiero expert and owned 6 of them. Each one of those cars had custom work done to make them unique. His pride and joy was his 1986 Fiero named "Windy", in honor of his late grandfather. He was particularly outspoken on his distaste for the 1988 model year Fiero.

DJ's collection included the previously mentioned Fieros, as well as his Honda Accord wagon (done up like a hearse, with a coffin shaped roof rack and skeleton) named "the Cremator" and his grandpa's 1977 Chevy LUV in Pepsi brand livery.

He and his father were a dynamic dou; DJ would tinker mechanically and make the cars reliable while his dad would do the paint and auto body work. He was very close to his dad, and was always quick to point out details his father added. He was proud of his father.

Outside of working on cars, DJ was an accomplished musician. He played the guitar and was a member of the local band "Chasing Addiction."

As an employee, DJ was the best you could ask for. He always was willing to learn and grow. He invested in his talents and trade more than most would ever consider. He was always curious and sought to know not only how to fix things, but how they worked. He went out of his way to dive into carburetor tuning and was relentlessly reaching out to experienced individuals until he got the answers he needed. He applied that to all sorts of ambitions he had.

We'll all miss his comical daily commentary, love of chicken quesadillas, mountain dew, and hot beef jerky. The shop will be unfathomably lonely and quiet without him and replacing him simply will not be possible.

DJ, we miss you. We're heartbroken and we'll try to soldier on without you.

-Patrick

04/12/2025

Yesterday we added Mike Cieply to the list of classic Datsun/Nissan 4-door pickups we have worked on. Looking forward to getting Darin Aragon's 4-door to our shop so we can take a picture of all three 4-doors we have worked on.

Mike's red '86 is going to be quite awesome once we complete it!