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16 Oct 2026 / By Taz Quinn-Walshe

Ep.4: Dual Plenum Intake | Billet Bling or Real Performance?

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“You just press the big green button… dial up how shiny you want the part… and rake in the money. ” - There is a lot more to CNC machining custom parts than many people think, and many tips and tricks those doing it don't want you to know.

12 Oct 2026 / By Taz Quinn-Walshe

Why More Boost Won't Make You More Power

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More boost = more power, right?

If you're tuning a diesel engine and the only change you plan to make is more boost, you probably won't notice any practical difference in power.

12 Oct 2026 / By Tyler Anderson

How To Do A ZF 8HP Transmission Swap

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After the 5-speed M47 gearbox finally gave up in the Volvo 240 project, we found ourselves revisiting transmission options. While stronger manual alternatives remain on the table for future projects, an opportunity arose to explore something different.

09 Oct 2026 / By Taz Quinn-Walshe

Diesel Tuning Is Backwards

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Forget what you know about air-fuel ratios (AFR) and your petrol engine tuning; diesel tuning is completely different. Or is it?

If you’re coming from a petrol tuning background, some of the fundamentals of diesel tuning can seem completely backwards. Boost doesn’t make power, fuel does.

08 Oct 2026 / By Brad Smith

172: More Than Just HP: The Engineering Behind Drifting [PODCAST]

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What happens when a passion for drifting, engineering and making things turns into a full-scale manufacturing business? For Josiah Fallaise, it became FDF Race Shop — an operation built around solving problems, designing better parts and putting engineering theory to the test on track.

06 Oct 2026 / By Taz Quinn-Walshe

When Aerospace Meets Engine Building

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In the last two episodes, we covered the Dart block and rotating assembly, followed by the Kelford camshafts. But even the best parts in the world are only as good as the person putting them together.

24 Sep 2026 / By Brad Smith

171: The Ultimate Pikes Peak Build? Chasing the Outright Record [PODCAST]

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How do you build a car capable of breaking the outright Pikes Peak record? For four-time winner Robin Shute, the answer was to take everything he’d learned developing his heavily modified Wolf GB08 and start again with a clean-sheet design built specifically for the mountain.

22 Sep 2026 / By Taz Quinn-Walshe

Watch This Before You Choose Your Performance Camshaft

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Looking to upgrade to an aftermarket camshaft? Use this knowledge to help make sure you don't just buy a BIG cam, and instead get yourself the BEST cam for your engine. In the last episode, we looked at how Dart tackled the weaknesses in the factory 2JZ block.