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Fine-tuning your Ford

| Cars, News, Tuning Guides | 25/04/2013 14:32pm

Ford is currently one of the most popular car companies in the British Isles, having dominated official top-selling car lists for decades. In fact, Ford has dominated the top spot for the last thirty-nine years, with no exceptions. The Ford Fiesta is currently Ford’s crowning triumph, having been the top-selling car in the UK for [...]

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Supercharger Fitting Guide

| Fiesta, Magazine, Tuning Guides | 12/07/2011 14:48pm

Boost your BHP with only one day’s work by fitting a ‘charger – read our simple guide in the latest issue.

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Air Fuel Ratios Part 1

| Tech, Tuning Guides | 26/07/2010 15:58pm

Stu Sanderson and Will Pedley look at what the air/fuel mixture is and how it affects the running and performance of your car.

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Road to Race Part 1 – engine

| Tech, Tuning Guides | 16/06/2010 14:44pm

It’s all about the engine for the first part of our guide to transform your road car into a racer.

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Road to Race Part 2 – transmission

| Tech, Tuning Guides | 26/05/2010 12:27pm

If you’ve got your engine up to race spec, you need to get that power down.

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Fuel Systems

| Knowledge, Tech, Tuning Guides | 07/05/2010 11:01am

What you need to know to size your fuel system from scratch.

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Mondeo ST220 Modifying Guide

| Tuning Guides | 14/04/2010 15:53pm

The big Mondeo is no slouch, but with the right mods you’ll have a motor that defines the phrase ‘Fast Road car’.

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Duratec tuning

| Tuning Guides | 10/07/2009 10:00am

The Duratec is capable of more power than it offers as standard. Read on to find out how to release it.

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YB tuning

| Tuning Guides | 03/07/2009 11:15am

From mild to stupidly wild, here’s how to extract those extra horses from the infamous Cossie YB.

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ZVH tuning

| Tuning Guides | 29/06/2009 15:46pm

Combining the Zetec bottom end with the turbo’d CVH head is an instant way to gain more power. Read on to find out what you need to make a monster hybrid.

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Diesel engines

| Tuning Guides | 23/06/2009 15:47pm

No longer seen as smoky motorway-munchers, modern diesels have loads of tuning potential and here’s how to extract the most from them…

Tech: Compression ratio part 3

| Tech, Tuning Guides | 18/03/2009 11:20am

Rounding off his series on compression ratio, Stu looks at necessary mapping changes and how engine geometry can affect it.

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Tech: Compression ratio part 2

| Tech, Tuning Guides | 10/03/2009 15:26pm

Stu looks at how to change your engine’s CR and factors that can affect it.

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Tech: Compression ratio part 1

| Tech, Tuning Guides | 02/03/2009 09:04am

Stu explains the principles behind compression ratio, and how to work it out.

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Tech: Exhaust gas temperature

| Tech, Tuning Guides | 25/02/2009 12:53pm

Stu Sanderson gives you the lowdown on exhaust gas temperature.

Mondeo V6 modifying guide

| Cars, Other Fords, Tuning Guides | 10/07/2008 11:42am

Cheap to buy and just begging to be tuned, make sure you get the most out of your Mondy V6. We show you how…

Fiesta XR2i modifying guide

| Cars, Fiesta, Tuning Guides | 10/07/2008 11:03am

From the off the XR2i is punchy and reliable, but still begs to be fettled. Make sure you get the most from yours.