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18 Jun 2026 / By Brad Smith

164: CAD: The Gateway to Making Dreams a Reality [PODCAST]

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We all dream up incredible vehicle concepts—Nate Wilkerson of Wilkerson Customs brings them to life. Combining engineering expertise, CAD design, and a lifelong passion for off-road racing, Nate has built a huge following by creating some of the most ambitious virtual vehicle concepts on the internet.

10 Jun 2026 / By Taz Quinn-Walshe

This Tool Makes CAN Bus Easy | CAN Triple

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One of the most powerful things about CAN bus is that it is largely brand-agnostic. Your ECU, dash, PDM and TCU don’t all need to come from the same manufacturer. After all, water is wet, the sky is blue and CAN bus is CAN bus, right?

Well, not quite.

10 Jun 2026 / By Zac Perston

CAN Bus Hardware Guide: Interfaces, Software, and Gateway Solutions

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Listed below are some of the devices we've used for CAN bus work in the past. Suppliers and prices change pretty frequently, but if you Google the devices below you should be able to find a suitable supplier for your location.

04 Jun 2026 / By Taz Quinn-Walshe

RIP To A Legend: The LS9 Is Dead

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While everyone has been distracted by the 2026 oil crisis, an arguably much larger atrocity has occurred. The world has run out of new LS9 long blocks.

04 Jun 2026 / By Brad Smith

163: ZF 8HP: The Automatic Everyone Wants?

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Automatic transmissions were once the last thing performance enthusiasts wanted in their builds—but that’s changing fast. Greg from Turbolamik is at the centre of that shift, helping bring ZF’s 8HP gearbox into everything from drift cars to drag builds, and showing just how capable modern automatics have become.

29 May 2026 / By Andrew Astley

TurboLamik TunerPro File Types

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If you are setting up a TurboLamik TCU, there are three file types that are essential to understand: the BIN file, the XDF file, and the ADX file. Here is a breakdown of what each one does and how they work together. Written by Andrew Astley of 8speed. com.

29 May 2026 / By Taz Quinn-Walshe

What Is TunerPro and TunerPro RT?

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TunerPro and TunerPro RT are ECU calibration tools used for viewing, editing, logging and, in some rare cases, real-time tuning of factory engine control unit files.

29 May 2026 / By Taz Quinn-Walshe

What Is An XDF File?

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If you are working with ECU tuning software like TunerPro, you will quickly come across XDF files. These files are often mentioned alongside BIN files, factory ECU reads and map editing, but the difference between them is not always clear when you are first getting started.