If you have installed an open cone filter in your engine bay in place of the stock airbox you might...
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Humans have an SST, a Standard Stimulus Threshold. This threshold is different for everyone and differs for the same person...
A long time ago I read a comment on YouTube about petrol prices that went something along the lines of...
The Octavia RS project car uses a VW 02J gearbox. It's a 5 speed and was used on Audi A3...
A couple of weeks ago I needed a car battery jump starter in the city centre. Because the battery died...
I've been using a 12v electric oil change vacuum pump to do the oil changes. It works great but there...
This is a non scientific review of an exhaust manifold heat shield from AliExpress. I'll assess it's performance and then...
My partner in crime for the past 16 years just passed away from liver cancer. I write this post to...
Road to Success Podcast has done a podcast with a police sergeant from the UK. A lot of ground covered...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CupPkkss2LA Behind the scenes at the Red Bull downhill street race from Genoa Italy. 20.10.24
Best Motoring have done a fantastic "track battle" video pitting the R35 GTR vs GR Yaris vs the Ioniq 5...
More and more we are seeing news articles blaming Airbnb for increasing house prices, and more and more we are...
Two things have happened in the EV industry. The first is the pressure on the EU to roll back their...
The inspiration for this article on car journalism was a video by The Intercooler which reviewed & compared the BMW...
In this article I want to discuss a major pitfall when looking to buy a used car that has been...
If you have been looking at used cars in Greece or looking into importing a used car into Greece you'll...
When I say top 5 mistakes that car YouTubers make, I mean how they miss opportunities to make money from...
Is it worth fitting a subframe brace to your car (especially if it's a older model)? Are subframe braces worth...
There are two types of turbo compressor surge, one which happens when the throttle is closed after acceleration and the...
This is not a scientific article, these are my thoughts on why short runners lose less power at the top...
In this article we are going to use the calculators on StrikeEngine to find the optimum Barra turbo upgrade size...
Bike TV is featuring a few the best YouTube channels that are covering the 2024 Isle of Man TT. Includes...
In this article I'll go through the alternative sport suspension options (using Sachs shock part numbers) for the MK4 platform...
Calculate the CO2 emitted by an EV in grams/km with this EV CO2 calculator. Enter the batter capacity in KWH,...
This is a valved exhaust review of a muffler I bought from Aliexpress for the big turbo 1.8T project. The...
This is a Fiat 500 Hybrid review (car specs here) of the rental I had for 5 days and 900...
VAG Technic have just down a video on a repair on an Audi Q7 3.0 TDI 2016/17 model and the...
For whatever reason the project Octavia RS was running a bit rich everywhere except at high loads and high RPMS....
The cross sectional area of pipe calculator below lets you find the cross sectional area of a circle, pipe or...
I had a discussion with ChatGPT on the subject of Machine Learning vs AI. Not the type of thing we...
The project Octavia VRS has a K04-064 turbo. An issue I am seeing is that boost is dropping above around...
This guide will show you the numbers you need, how to get these numbers and how to choose a turbo...
In my opinion anticipation is 95% of driving of road driving. How to be a better driver involves understanding the...
A compilation of the races at Macau in 2023. Includes Full live streams, GT3, GT4, F3, F4, Motorbikes, TCR, Touring...
Electric car fires have really hit the headlines in the UK after the Luton Airport fire. The question is, are...
In this article I'll take you through some testing I did of 0-60 timers. I used the in-built 0-60 timer...
By the end of this article, you'll be able to judge the quality of cold air intake MAF placement on...
Every job/occupation/business can be reduced to two main factors. Repeatability (Number of people served at one time) and Cost to...
Motive Video have just done a video on a new universal twin disc clutch kit, from UniClutch, which is an...
The NGK Laser Platinum that are on the Octavia VRS project have been swapped out for a set of Denso...
Today's daily Misha Nurburgring lap was in a P11 Nissan Primera GT. Long story short he rated the Primera as...
If you are measuring up a custom coilover kit for your car, this suspension calculator might help you. Enter some...
MotorTrend have done some dyno testing comparing a twin 2.5inch exhaust system vs a twin 3inch exhaust system on a...
Geoff Buys Cars has done an update on the Luton Airport fire. You can see it here. (more…)
In a word "NO". The Apexi turbo timers on AliExpress, in my experience, are not genuine, they are not the...
I'm not going into the details of the Luton airport fire in this article, you can read it about it...
Top Gear have just released their Hyundai Ioniq 5 N review, you can see it here. I'm not going to...
Headlines have been suggesting that synthetic fuels like Porsche's E-Fuel will extend the life of internal combustion engines. That there...
