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10 Mar 2023 / By Peter Kelly

075: The Realities of Driving and Maintaining Your Own F1 Car. [PODCAST]

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David Higgins of Kinetic Simulation and Classic Revival drops into the podcast this week to give us some insight into creating no-holds-barred bespoke race cars from scratch, modernising and racing iconic motorsport legends, and owning and running your own real-deal Formula 1 car.

09 Mar 2023 / By Taz Quinn-Walshe

22+ x Track Records, 1 x 1300HP Corvette C6

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What makes this 1300hp V8 time attack machine tick?

With 780hp at 8psi low boost and 1300hp at 20psi high boost (that's 969kW at 1.

03 Mar 2023 / By Peter Kelly

074: Why Aren’t You Using a PMU in Your Next Build? [PODCAST]

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Every so often in this industry, a new technology comes along that improves the quality of both cars being built, and the work of their builders. The PMU — also known as a PDM — is one of those technologies.

01 Mar 2023 / By Taz Quinn-Walshe

Are Ultra4 4400's The Best Built Race Trucks On The Planet? | KOH

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King of The Hammers and Ultra4 4400 racing with Dobry Designs

Sam of Dobry Designs runs us through this Genright Racing Team 600hp LS7 powered Ultra4 buggy built for one of the toughest offroad racing events on the planet, King of the Hammers.

24 Feb 2023 / By Peter Kelly

073: The Barra — Indestructible Monster or Overhyped Taxi Engine? [PODCAST]

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Ford Australia’s straight-six Barra engine enjoys an almost mythical status in many parts of the internet, but is that status justified? This week on Tuned In, we’re talking to The Skid Factory’s Al Butler to get to the bottom of the Barra question, as well as many other topics like...

23 Feb 2023 / By Taz Quinn-Walshe

Mk5 Golf GTI Tuning Course

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What to learn how to tune a VW Golf ECU?

The Practical Reflashing Course contains a full 6-step worked example filmed using WinOLS on a 2008 Volkswagen Mk5 Golf GTI using the stock Bosch MED ECU.

21 Feb 2023 / By Taz Quinn-Walshe

Haltech R3 NEXUS - Still 5 (Yes. FIVE!) Devices In ONE, Just Smaller

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ECU, PDM, datalogger, oscilloscope and a wideband controller, all in one unit that now fits in your pocket. It's not for your pocket flex game though, so let's take a look at what the NEXUS R3 is aimed at accomplishing for you

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17 Feb 2023 / By Peter Kelly

072: Making BIG Power with 10 Cylinders and Plenty of Boost. [PODCAST]

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How easy is it to throw a couple of turbos on a Huracan or R8 and go really fast? How much power can these V10s handle in stock form? And does knock even matter once we go to E85?

Alex Soto of Sheepey Race is here this week to talk us...