80 hours is the recommended time for the engine to be used in competition e.g. at full load. In order to preserve engine life, we suggest the engine is not used as a road car, this will put less stress on the engine but obviously you are still running the engine and all engines wear […]
Question: I have rebuilt my engine with all the same parts and now have got 25bhp less, what could be the reason? Answer: One tiny thing could change the characteristics of the engine causing the bhp loss. Certainly when we are testing and designing engine kits on the dyno, it is important that only one […]
Question: I own a road going car and would like to have some information about what could I do to the engine (cams, throttle body, software, injectors, exhaust,…) and still meet the Euro6 emissions. Answer: We regularly get asked about upgrading of engines which have been originally built and passed Euro6 emissions. There is quite […]
Question: What performance gains I would see from keeping my engine standard and only changing the camshafts? Answer: It really depends on the engine you have, for example the 1.4L, 1.6L & 2.0L Vauxhall engines have only minimal valve to piston clearance in standard form and if you replace the camshafts, they either have to be so […]
Question: Why do you sell camshaft kits where inlet and exhaust is different? Answer: Choosing different camshafts for the inlet and exhaust is quite common, it allows the engine designer to produce different characteristics from an engine. Competition engines have a different set of requirements to road engines, road engines are all about emissions first where […]
Question: Which is the best way to installing steel con-rods, using a torque wrench or stretch gauge? Answer: Using a stretch gauge is the best way to get the bolt to the correct length. When doing a torque setting for a bolt, the way this is worked out is to take a bolt, lubricate it […]
