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MAP Sensors(Post)
The MAP Sensor is one of many critical sensors the Engine Control Unit (ECU) uses to help run the engine effectively and safely. The MAP Sensor itself is talked about a lot in the aftermarket tuning ...
0-60MPH TESTING WITH THE POWER WE COULD HAVE HAD! - AUDI A5 3.0 TDI QUATTRO PROJECT(Post)Back to work... After our recent road trip to Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps and the Nürburgring, we knew we still had a few creases that needed ironing out, mainly to fix the inconsistent power ...
REMAPPING BEFORE & AFTER 0-60MPH! - AUDI A5 3.0 TDI QUATTRO PROJECT(Post)On to Part 4 of our 3.0 TDI Quattro Audi A5 project car vlog.In this vlog we perform our own custom remap on car as well as testing the before and after 0-60mph times on the Racelogic Performanc ...
PGD TDI TAKEOVER! - Team Darkside at Performance German Day 2019 - Castle Combe Circuit(Post)When Davy @ DRIVEN Automotive Media organised the Performance German Day, he asked if we were interested, who says no to a well organised trackday on a sunny weekend? We decided to take almost all t ...
DIESEL RACE CAR? Walkaround - 1.9 TDI PD130 SEAT IBIZA(Post)So we have been posting about our Ibiza's racing and trackday exploits for a number of years now, but we have never really explained the reasons behind the choices we have made, until now! The ful ...
750MC Birkett Relay - Silverstone GP - 23rd October 2021(Post)With a a hectic season of racing almost to a close, we were back for the 750 Motor Club Birkett 6 Hour Relay Race after skipping it in 2020. The event takes place every year at the end of October on ...
SRS Automotive 2.0 TDI CR DSG 4Motion Caddy Race Van - Engine and Gearbox Build(Post)Back in 2019 we collated all the build photos of Stef's SRS Automotive Caddy Van. You can view that by clicking the image below The one thing is was missing was a proper engine! Stef suffered fo ...
Snetterton 200 - MSVT SuperCup + EnduroKA - 25th-26th June 2021(Post)With 2 weeks since our disaster at Castle Combe in the MSV Trackday Championship, which you can read about HERE, we made another 3 hour trip down South for the MSVT SuperCup. Snetterton has always be ...
Anglesey Coastal - MSVT Racing Turismo-X - 2nd June 2022(Post)With literally 2 working days to get three cars ready after the Croft round of the 750MC Club Enduro Championship, and the cars not exactly behaving how we would like, it was some more late nights fo ...
Failed High-Pressure Fuel Pump (HPFP) - Checklist: What to Do After a Pump Failure(Post)We commonly see failed High-Pressure Fuel Pump (HPFP) on modern Common Rail Diesel Engines resulting in a tangled web of issues, expensive repairs and headaches. The most common symptons are poor sta ...
Snetterton 300 - Roadsports and ClubEnduro - 750MC - 11th - 13th August 2023(Post)After a hectic July, with me and Ryan flying all over the world and racing inbetween, we were off to Snetterton for Round 4 of the RoadSports Series on Saturday, then Round 5 of the 750MC Club Enduro ...
Tuning the BMW M57 Engine(Post)The M57 is a water-cooled and turbocharged inline six cylinder diesel engine with common-rail injection. It is based on its predecessor, the M51, which was a six-cylinder diesel engine with a Bosch V ...