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Benefits & advantages of Winter tyres & snow tyres

With the poor winter driving conditions hitting the UK in 2010 many drivers are looking at winter tyres. Other countries are prepared for the snow and poor weather and are used to the concept of winter tyres.

So what are winter tyres, what do they do and are they a good idea?

Superchargers – A guide to supercharger kits benefits vs disadvantages

Superchargers offer the promise of substantial power gains with very few drawbacks. So lets look at the growing popularity of supercharger kits and see what its all about.

A supercharger is quite simply an air compressor which helps push more air into an engine. These are driven by a belt from the engine effectively creating pull on the engine sapping up to 30% of the engines power.

Gaining power from the addition of an intercooler on a turbo engine

The advantages of adding an aftermarket intercooler. "Keeping your cool" One problem with a Turbo is the close proximity of […]

Brake upgrade kits. 4 to 6 piston and larger vented disc conversions.

Uprating brakes is an essential modification. "There's always time for a brake!" Brakes – part of going fast requires that […]

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Remapping the ECU – remaps benefits and issues
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Diesel Tuning

Diesel Tuning for maximum power and torque
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Intake Valves

Big valve kits – larger intake valves.
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Uprating Turbo

Turbo tuning – Aftermarket OEM turbos upgrade kit.
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Custom car Chrome paint effect
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Spray Art2

Stunning sprayed art on car body panels
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Car Mats

Tailored fitted custom and off the shelf car mats.
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Respraying Car

Tips and how to respray: Respraying a car
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MPG calculator UK miles per Gallon - calculate MPG and save fuel
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