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ECU remap – The Secrets of Unlocking FREE Power

I’ve recently guided few fellow car hackers and I am starting to get a feeling that most believe I posses some magical “secret” for unlocking free power that evil car manufacturers purposely steal from us. All important has been written in my FREE GUIDE. Stop wasting your time, we will do [...]

AFR – Air to Fuel Ratio for TDi

There is lots of confusion, myths and misunderstanding. Very little info about TDi engines in books. Fuelled by black smoking tractor puling ECOterrorists from USA. No wonder there is so many jokes about retarded TDi owners with black smoking cars who believe more fuelling is more power. PLEASE READ WARNINGS [...]

Pagid RSL19 rear brake pads

Problems with overheating rear brakes forced me to experiment with new friction material Pagid RSL19. PLEASE READ WARNINGS BEFORE YOU PROCEED !!! IF YOU FIND INFORMATIONS USEFUL, PLEASE CONSIDER DONATION. Ferodo DS2500 has got optimal temperature about 300-500°C (friction coefficient about 0.42) with short burst of 700°C but I've found [...]

Experiment with Garrett GT1646V refurbished turbo

I whined about refurbished turbos and I don't really like rebuilt/reused/refurbished things unless it is under supervision of Hajes Racing superior machining, repairing and design skills/experience...but there is sure few more masters around but they rarely do it commercially. PLEASE READ WARNINGS BEFORE YOU PROCEED !!! IF YOU FIND INFORMATION [...]

OZ Racing/MSW 85 17 x 7J alloy rims and Yokohama Advan Neova AD08R

I faced two challenges - imminent structural failure of ATS Streetrally alloy rims and premium tires made from PET bottles, old shoes and who knows what else they use...challenge was to find something optimal in price range for puny mortals. PLEASE READ WARNINGS BEFORE YOU PROCEED !!! IF YOU FIND [...]

ATS Streetrally 17 x 7j alloy rims – deadly for spirited driving

It has been over a year since I've bought ATS Streetrally rims. They look great but it turned out to be bad decision for spirited driving. Who knew back then? My reasoning was simple - ATS made wheels for Mini Cooper WRC so they know what they do, right? ATS manufactures [...]