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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 Performance Box to see what difference this makes in the real world, as opposed to the pub bhp figures that can be produced by a dyno. Its a must have item for any enthusiast that wants to varify the upgrades they are doing are worth the outlay. They can also be used as a driver training tool with a little dat …

Part 2 of our 3.0 TDI Audi A5 project car vlog. Hopefully the sound is a little better the last video but we still didn't have our external mic during recording, so apologies for the poor quality! This time we talk about what modifications we will be performing to the chassis and brakes before upgrading the power. A lot of people overlook this, even on everyday road cars that are not destined for the track. We always recommend that you make sure the Brakes and Suspension are up t …

This is our first vlog so be nice... So as a tuning company that spends a lot of time and resources on Research and Development, there are situations where we need to purchase a perfectly good vehicle to then rip it to pieces. We were in that situation. The team were brainstorming ideas for the next vehicle, and came up with a few 'must haves': 3.0 TDI Common Rail Engine - We have already pushed the boundaries massively of the 2.0 Common Rail with our Arosa and CitiGo Projects, …

CHECK OUT OUR LATEST COMPETITION HERE! After a number of years helping Jerome build his pride and joy Seat Ibiza into a tyre shredding driveshaft twisting Drag car, the time had come for him to let it go and move on to his next venture. We discussed idea's around selling the car but quickly realised that giving the car away in a competition would be much more fun, Our agreement with Jerome was to get the best possible price to cover all his expenses for his final 2 races and then buy h …

What do all race cars need? Aero! We started with a Front Splitter. This still needs work but seems to do what's intended as the bumper started to pull away from the wing after a few laps at VAG Tuner, so I think I might need to add something between the wing & bumper to stop this happening again. We also made some canards and a roof gurney flap, this may or may not work as well as we hope but if not it can be removed in a few minutes. For anyone who is interested, below is a video of ho …

This blog attempts to explain the VW Group part number system. The system used dates back to the 1930s and the original designs created by Ferdinand Porsche. It may look scary, but once you learn the basics, you’ll find that the system is quite consistent and makes things easier to understand. In addition to VW, this part numbering system is applicable to the entire Volkswagen Group, which includes SEAT, Skoda and Audi, as well as other brands such as Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini and Pors …

T5.1 / T6 2.0 Common RailVW Transporters make up a high percentage of the vehicles we deal with. We tune many 2.0 TDI CR 84 / 102 / 115 / 140 / 150 bhp models (excluding the BiTDI models). All of these models have pretty much the same hardware and are capable of similar results, however the limiting factor on the 84 / 102 variants is the 5 speed gearbox.From prior testing we have found the 02Z 5 speed gearbox is not much use over 200bhp / 330lb/ft on these vehicles. This is providing you can fin …

You may find yourself reading this because you are in the unfortunate position of having con-rod failure on a Mk5 Platform vehicle such as 1.9 Caddy BLS or the 1.9 BXE Engine. This issue is proving to be very common, we receive multiple phone calls and emails per day in relation to this. Other engines affected are the BJB Engine found in the Caddy and the BKC / BXF found in many Mk5 Platform vehicles. We refer to them all as the PD105 engine as for most of them, the power output from the facto …