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Roll cages & Roll bars custom fitting kits

Many tracks insist that cars are fitted with roll cages and or roll bars. In motor sport competitions you will see that most regulations also insist on a roll-cage. What is the job of a roll cage and are there any advantages to having one fitted? More and more Torquecars members cars are being fitted with roll cages, so is this just a new styling trend or is there something beneficial to the car tuner?

Roll cages offer protection to the driver and tighter body control.

Remapping the ECU – remaps benefits and issues

Back in the good old days – the task of timing the ignition spark was performed by the distributor. The greater the RPM, the more the timing would advance.

This did a reasonable job but for the most effective power you would need to vary the timing to a greater degree than a fixed ratio advance curve. The electronic ignition system was borne.

Improve safety and braking of your car

Safety Mods "Play it safe." When one starts modifying a car, little thought is usually given to the safety of the […]

Twin scroll turbos

We look at the advantages of twin scroll turbos, discuss how they work and how to set them up. People have used twin turbos in the past to address many of the problems you hit with a single turbo and the twin scroll turbo offers a neat drop in upgrade and provides many advantages.

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Uprating Turbo

Turbo tuning – Aftermarket OEM turbos upgrade kit.
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Twin Scroll Turbos

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Fuel And Additives

Fuel and fuel additives octane and pressure boost valves.
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Car Lightening

Weight reduction and lightening a car to increase performance.
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Performance Tyres

Tyres and tread patterns for High performance cars
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Vehicle Wraps

Total vehicle wraps and applying vinyl wrap to your car.
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Gullwing Doors

Gullwing Doors & gull wing door conversion kits
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Dashboard

Dashboard styling, guages and digital dashboards
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Single Wiper

Conversion to a single wiper
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