It’s known by many acronyms by different car manufacturers, but there can be no doubt that stability control is becoming a more and more common driver aid fitted to new cars. The Australian government have now made it mandatory on all cars being built here or arriving on our shores. What’s all the fuss about? …
Category Archive: Tech Articles, Car Modification Guides
Dec 31
Intercoolers
Okay, let’s talk about the Intercooler. Possibly the most argued about, and misunderstood, car component there is, short of the humble blow-off valve (which we’ll discuss another time). The internal combustion engine that we all know and love is known by industrial engineers and science-types as a heat engine. The torque that a car engine …
Dec 21
Active Exhaust Systems
Cars make noise. For most of automotive history, people just accepted this as a simple fact of the car world. There are those in this world who build houses next to major freeways and then complain about the speed of the vehicles going past. There are those who build houses next to airports and complain …
Dec 20
Dry Sumps
Browse around some forums on the net and you’d think that dry-sumps were sent from hell to complicate the lives of car fans. It’s stupid they say. Why would you want to complicate your lubrication path they say. Let’s see what dry-sumping a car is all about and find out why you’d bother.
Dec 20
Twin-Charged Engines
Although they may not be hugely popular at this point in time, Twin-Charged Engines have made their presence felt in the past and are about to have a bit of a resurgence in the modern car scene. A Twin-charged engine is an engine which utilises both a supercharger and a turbocharger. Historically, they have been …