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28 Nov 2025 / By Peter Kelly

MIG Welder Buyer's Guide

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Pick the right MIG welder and your projects get easier with better results. Pick the wrong one, and every weld can become a battle.

20 Nov 2025 / By Brad Smith

151: CBR1000 x Miata - A Match Made in Heaven? [PODCAST]

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Many car enthusiasts have fantasised about a lightweight car with a motorcycle engine swap.

18 Nov 2025 / By Taz Quinn-Walshe

Do you really need an electronic WASTEGATE?

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Electronic wastegate vs pneumatic wastegate: which one do you actually need?

In this interview, Matt from Turbosmart explains when electronic wastegates make sense for drag racing and why most street and circuit cars are better off with a conventional pneumatic gate.

14 Nov 2025 / By Taz Quinn-Walshe

HPA Black Friday Sale

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There is early, and then there's you! Congrats on finding this page while searching for a HPA/High Performance Academy discount coupon. Here's the link you're after for HPA's 2025 Black Friday Sale. Click Me. Giggidy.

11 Nov 2025 / By Markku Braid

Are rear-mounted turbos a waste of time? | 1450hp Father & Son Build

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Most people think rear-mounted turbos would make this 1450hp LS lag like crazy…are they wrong?

What started as a high school internship turned into a 1450 hp tube frame 1973 Pontiac Firebird 'Hammerhead' built around Reynard Champ Car suspension and uprights.

06 Nov 2025 / By Brad Smith

150: The Self-Taught Way: Building Wild Engines from Scratch [PODCAST]

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Imagine being a self-taught engineer who mastered the intricacies of engine design and is now building bespoke engines from the ground up. That’s exactly what Josh Valman from Motorsport_Engineering has done. We welcome Josh back for his second appearance on the podcast.

05 Nov 2025 / By Markku Braid

You Don't Need These... But Your Race Car Does | Performance Brakes

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Performance brakes are one of the most important features of any race car, but what are some of the downsides?

In endurance races like the 24 Hours of Le Mans, braking zones are so extreme that teams often wear through and replace multiple sets of brakes just to make it to...

05 Nov 2025 / By Markku Braid

What's the difference? | Einstar VEGA vs Smartphone 3D scanning.

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Not all 3D scanners are created equal. Let’s find out which one earns its place in your workshop and see how the Einstar VEGA really surprised us. For the price of a pro 3D scanner, you could buy six phones.