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When it comes to Turbo tuning you have pretty much unlimited potential and a wide selection of options.
The more power you want from a turbo the greater the amount of heat it will generate and the bigger the stress on the internal components.
Power gains from a sports catalyst![](https://www.carref.com/cms_admin/images/cat-Exhaust-266x114.jpg)
Catalysts are a vital component in our modern tree hugging environmentally conscious society. First TorqueCars will look at what a catalyst does and how it works.
A catalyst is actually a term used to explain anything which accelerates or performs a chemical reaction. In a car the exhaust fumes are fed through a matrix of ceramic honeycomb lined with precious metals.
Suspension settings, lowering and stiffening![](https://www.carref.com/cms_admin/images/suspension-front2jpg-266x114.jpg)
On the track your priority is fast cornering and suspension plays a large part in this. Track conditions are quite forgiving and you can make some compromises like using hard suspension and lowering the car for optimum aerodynamics and a low centre of gravity.
This works well because tracks are fairly flat and you do not have a carrier bag full of eggs in the car from your return trip to the supermarket.
Limited slip diffs, which LSD is best for handling.![](https://www.carref.com/cms_admin/images/limited-slip-diff-266x114.jpg)
Slip diffs "Time for something DIFFrent" Every car has a slip diff but with a few tweaks you can totally […]