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197 | Building a Set of HT Leads
HT leads are responsible for conducting the charge from the secondary winding of your coils, down to your sparkplugs, which then ignite the charge in the cylinder. Although they're becoming less and less common as COP, or 'Coil On Plug' systems gain favor, its...
Rotary selection switches are common in the motorsport world, allowing us to select from multiple...
04 Dec 2018
195 | Pinning and Depinning Common Connectors
There are an awful lot of connectors you deal with in the automotive world.
27 Nov 2018
194 | How to balance Connecting Rods
Balancing the components inside your engine can add up to an engine that operates more...
20 Nov 2018
193 | Drag-Specific Tuning Secrets
Optimising the power delivery of a powerful drag car can mean the difference between crossing...
14 Nov 2018
192 | Assembly Lubricant vs Engine Oil
When it comes to assembling your freshly built engine, properly lubricating the new components is...
06 Nov 2018
191 | Wiring Additional Sensors To Your ECU
One of the common tasks you may want to perform with an ECU is to...
23 Oct 2018
190 | Simple HP Tuners Changes
While the primary reason for using the HP Tuners software is to allow the fuel...
09 Oct 2018
189 | How to Splice
Splicing a single wire out to multiple wires is something that must be done multiple...
02 Oct 2018
188 | How to use a ring compressor
Once you’ve got your rings fitted onto your piston and you’re ready to fit the...
When you're building a dedicated race car, the complete factory wiring harness is often removed,...
18 Sep 2018
186 | Configuring Flat-Shifting
Particularly on turbocharged engines, flat-shifting can reduce the drop off in boost we see on...
11 Sep 2018
185 | Installing Wire Locks and Spiro Locks
Installing wire locks or spiro locks can be a tricky part of the engine building...
04 Sep 2018
184 | Tuning Ghost Cam HP Tuners
It’s a controversial topic for the purists among us, however the fact remains that there’s...
28 Aug 2018
183 | How a Relay Works
Relays are a great way of reducing the size of wire and switch needed to...
For the novice tuner, it can be challenging trying to decide what options you should...
14 Aug 2018
181 | Measuring Thrust Clearance
One of the clearances inside the engine that’s often overlooked is the thrust clearance for...
07 Aug 2018
180 | Cost-Effective Crimping
When you're dealing with a new connector and terminal for the first time, determining how...
If you’re contemplating the HP Tuners platform for reflashing late model factory ECUs, there can...
DBW throttle control is now common place on most late model performance engines.
17 Jul 2018
177 | Fitting Bearings To Your Engine
When it comes to fitting the bearing shells into your engine block or connecting rods,...
10 Jul 2018
176 | Setting Base Ignition Timing
Setting the base ignition timing is one of the most important steps in the configuration...
03 Jul 2018
175 | How to Find True TDC (Top Dead Center)
One of the critical tasks that you’ll need to complete when degreeing a camshaft is...
If you’re running a turbocharged car in roll-racing events, rolling launch control is an essential...
29 May 2018
173 | Engine Breathers - Is your Engine Damaged?
It’s a fact that regardless how well built your engine is, and how mechanically healthy...