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14 Nov 2017 / By Andre Simon

[TECH TOUR] 10,500 RPM, 670 HP rotary engine...without a turbo! | 3 Rotar 20B FD RX7 Time Attack car

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At the 2017 World Time Attack Challenge we caught up with our friend Richard Green of Green Brothers racing to talk about the 3 Rotor Racing/ADT Motorsport Mazda FD RX7 Open Class entry driven by Andy Duffin.

13 Nov 2017 / By Andre Simon

[TECH NUGGET] Launch Control for a jet boat?! | 1200 hp Nissan V8

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Those of us who are unfamiliar with tuning competition jetboats might be surprised to discover that Launch Control is actually a critical component of the complete tune to ensure maximum performance and competitive lap times.

07 Nov 2017 / By Taz Quinn-Walshe

[TECH TOUR] NITTO II | Nissan R32 Skyline built by Mercury Motorsports

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Way back in 2014 we talked to Trent from Mercury Motorsport about NITTO II, and find out what it takes to build and tune one of the world’s fastest GTRs on radial tires.

31 Oct 2017 / By Andre Simon

[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

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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

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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

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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

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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.