31 Oct 2017 / By Andre Simon

[TECH TOUR] 773 HP V8 Thunder Truck | Weight vs Strength

[TECH TOUR] 773 HP V8 Thunder Truck | Weight vs Strength

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Back at Race to the Sky in 2015, Jono Climo talked us through his custom-built, pump gas fed, Link ECU controlled Class 8 Thunder Truck.

24 Oct 2017 / By Taz Quinn-Walshe

[TECH TALK] Turbo Diesel Jet Boat | CAN Bus data via G-Scan and MoTeC dash

[TECH TALK] Turbo Diesel Jet Boat | CAN Bus data via G-Scan and MoTeC dash

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CAN communication is common place on any modern engine but trying to decode the signals and information from that CAN bus can be difficult for those of us in the aftermarket industry.

17 Oct 2017 / By Taz Quinn-Walshe

[GIVEAWAY] WIN an AEM Infinity ECU with an 02 Sensor & Tuning Course Package

[GIVEAWAY] WIN an AEM Infinity ECU with an 02 Sensor & Tuning Course Package

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ECU GIVEAWAY Win an AEM Performance Electronics Infinity ECU (of your choice) complete with a 02 Sensor & an HPA Tuning Course Package!

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17 Oct 2017 / By Andre Simon

[TECH TALK] 2200+ hp on a standard block | Mark Jacobsens VR38 R35 GTR Drag Car

[TECH TALK] 2200+ hp on a standard block | Mark Jacobsens VR38 R35 GTR Drag Car

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Mark Jacobsen from Godzilla Motorsport gives us some insight into his tube framed R35 GT-R drag machine. At the time of filming the car was the fastest RWD GTR in the world running 6. 34 @ 224.

13 Oct 2017 / By Andre Simon

[TECH TALK] Jetski CAN Wiring | MoTeC powered Jetski

[TECH TALK] Jetski CAN Wiring | MoTeC powered Jetski

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Andre explains how he extracted data from the factory ECUs of these jetskis via a MoTeC C125 dash. This was done in order to see how they were running in stock trim before fitting the planned MoTeC M130 and custom turbo setup.

10 Oct 2017 / By Andre Simon

[TECH TALK] Secrets revealed! | 75 HP Honda CBR600 FSAE program

[TECH TALK] Secrets revealed! | 75 HP Honda CBR600 FSAE program

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Nick from the University of Kansas takes the time to talk to us about their very successful FSAE program. The 19mm inlet restricted 2009 CBR600 pushed out a solid 75 HP on E85 via a lightened crank, porting, and some special attention to cam angles.

07 Oct 2017 / By Andre Simon

[TECH TOUR] "Drifting requires a lot of grip..." | Ken Gushi's 600 hp EJ25 Formula D FR-S

[TECH TOUR] "Drifting requires a lot of grip..." | Ken Gushi's 600 hp EJ25 Formula D FR-S

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Back in 2016 Nathan from Tuned by N8 ran us through the GReddy 600 hp EJ25 powered FR-S driven by Ken Gushi.

03 Oct 2017 / By Andre Simon

[TECH TALK] 850 hp WRX with no head gasket?! | ex-WRC Hill Climb winner

[TECH TALK] 850 hp WRX with no head gasket?! | ex-WRC Hill Climb winner

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Paul Hayton gives us some insight into the ex Jahu Kangas 1998 WRC car that was driven to victory by Alistair Mcrae at the 2015 Race to the Sky hill climb event in the Cardrona Valley, New Zealand, 14 years after the late Peter “Possum” Bourne's own victory at the...