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14 May 2020 / By Taz Quinn-Walshe

EcuFlash, DBW Upgrade and 3D Printing | Today At HPA [UPDATE 239]

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FD3S RX7 update, EcuFlash rundown and to keep Brandon sane during lockdown we got him a 3D printer which is already proving very useful. Want to learn how to tune EFI? Start here instantly, and for free.

12 May 2020 / By Taz Quinn-Walshe

1000HP+ A90 Supra Pistons | B58 Forged Pistons [TECH TALK]

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What is the design and thought process behind aftermarket piston manufacturing for relatively new engines to the scene like the BMW B58 found in the Toyota A90 Supra?

At PRI Barry Pettit from Mahle Motorsport took us through some of the considerations they put into their forged A90 Supra B58 engine...

08 May 2020 / By Taz Quinn-Walshe

Improving Your ENGINE COOLING | C&R Racing [TECH TALK]

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You’ve cranked up the boost, fitted bigger injectors and now your factory cooling system is starting to struggle.

08 May 2020 / By Taz Quinn-Walshe

EGR vs EGT and NOx | Emissions Tuning [FREE LESSON]

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How do your EGR, injection timing and pilot pulse settings affect our NOx emissions while tuning a diesel engine?

If you live in a part of the world that has legal restrictions on your emissions outputs, it is vital that you understand what implications the tuning changes you’re making have on...

07 May 2020 / By Taz Quinn-Walshe

Staged Injection | Mercedes-Benz 190E Evo II DTM [TECH NUGGET]

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Staged injection is more commonly found on high-output engines to find the balance between wide open throttle fuel requirements and idle/low load performance, but why was it fitted to the 350HP 1992 Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.

04 May 2020 / By Taz Quinn-Walshe

Are DPF Deletes A Waste Of Time? | Gale Banks On Emissions [TECH TALK]

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Rolling coal and having excessively smokey diesel tunes were at one time widely believed to be part of the cost of performance, and even trendy, but according to and with explanation to back it up from Gale Banks of @Banks Power , those days are gone and for some never...

30 Apr 2020 / By Taz Quinn-Walshe

The Ultimate Fuel Supply | Brushless Fuel Pumps [TECH NUGGET]

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To make more power, you need more fuel, but in the past this hasn’t been as easy as we'd like for high power applications.

29 Apr 2020 / By Taz Quinn-Walshe

Is Sim Racing REALISTIC Enough For Professional Drivers? [TECH TALK]

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Racing simulators are becoming more popular in the home and, if you're lucky, office, but are they good enough on a professional level without an endless budget?

Jota Sport WEC LMP2 Race Engineer Tomoki Takahashi runs us through some of the advantages a simulator setup offers, the limitations and why a...