To be completely honest, it's my turn to write something on MotoIQ and I am neither prepared since I'm in a hotel room without my external hard drive nor have anything to write about. My half written stories aren't finished because more pics need [ … ]
Cosworth builds short blocks and long blocks for racers all around the world. The short blocks start at US$5562 for a stock stroke engine and up to $9269 for an engine with a billet 81mm stroke crank. The long blocks start at $12359 and as much as $16375 depending on configuration. You can see [ … ]
We like turbos at MotoIQ. Why? In the phrase made famous by Tim Allen, "more power!" In order for a turbo to cram air into an engine, it has a pair of wheels and a shaft spinning at incredible speeds. Depending on the size of the turbo, they can spin anywhere from 100,000 rpm (big turbos) [ … ]
Manufacturers of econoboxes – in our case, luxury econoboxes – don’t seem to have racing in mind when designing suspensions. Instead, they tend to focus on ignoble things like making cars ride smoothly and quietly while simultaneously neutering handling dynamics just enough to keep the produc [ … ]
We first spotted Team Professional Awesome's EVO VII at last year's Redline Time Attack at Cal Speedway. To be honest, it was not the car that first attracted us but the name of the team. After looking the car over, we knew at once that this was a well constructed and balanced car.
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One of the current rages in the turbocharger aftermarket is the billet compressor wheel. The traditional compressor wheel for most turbochargers is made of cast aluminum. Cast aluminum is a reasonably good material to make a complex part such as a compressor wheel out of economically in la [ … ]
This power chart should obviously only be used as a guideline for turbo selection. Check back on BorgWarner's EFR site in the near future for an extremely in depth turbo sizing app. You forum nerds are going to have plenty to argue [ … ]
DashCommand Mobile App Now Available for iPhone and Android
Performance enthusiasts and racers looking for more in-depth communication with their vehicles can now turn their iPhone or Android smartphones into an advanced in-car computer. Previously only available for the iPhone, iPad, and iP [ … ]