So what is this thing, and what does it do? As we all know, your air and fuel ratio are a great measure of how efficient your tune is through out the RPM range. It is important to monitor while tuning, and under certain circumstances it is advantageous to monitor during vehicle operation. AEM has created what is essentially a wide band sensor perfect for tuning without the need of a gauge. How does it work if there are no gauges? The AEM Inline Wideband UEGO Controller has outputs for datacontrollers and pretty much every engine management system currently available. The controller use a Bosch sensor accurate to 0.1 AFR, and reads Gasoline, E85, Ethanol, and Methanol.
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As most tuners know, in interference motors timing belts/timing chains hold the fate of your tune and motor’s well being within their grasp. Over time during normal operation factory chains are known to stretch modifying a motor’s timing . This issue is greatly exacerbated with the use of aftermarket camshafts and aggressive tunes. Several timing chain tensioners have been released to help maintain the slack of the chain. Toda has increased reliability even further with the introduction of their heavy duty timing chains. The chain has been engineer to “reduce chain stretching by as much as 35%”.
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JMS Tuning has added to the styling options of B7(2005-2008) Audi A4 owners, with the release of their new front valence. The front valence adds to the aggressiveness of the car. JMS has priced the aero add-on with in the reach of most, at the price of 239 Euros.
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If you are v8 R8 owner, currently you maybe weighing your options. Luckily, German tuner MFK Autosports has recently become another option for those looking for modifications. Currently, they are providing an ECU reflash that raises the horsepower output 30HP to a round 450HP. MFK Autosports has also thrown another exhaust option into the ring with the release of their “flap-controlled sport exhaust system”; from the naming we assume that at upper RPM range the driver will be treated to a symphony of V8 goodness.
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Superchips has released their Superchips Bluefin Tuning chip for the BMW 123. The tune produces a 50 bhp increase as well as a 68 ft/lb increase in torque. Bluefin uses an easy to use plug and play design and has over 30 years experience in vehicle tuning and performance.
Specs after the jump.
Available from Graham Goode Racing
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Fiat 500 fans are you ready? Hamann has come to your rescue again, I know they have been doing the Fiat 500 for a while now but they have a new package this time its really exciting. The Hamann Largo is explicitly for the Fiat 500 1.4i 16V & Fiat 500 Abarth models. The engine tuning package raises the 1.4v model to 112HP, the Abarth model moves to a seat clutching 265HP.
The body package address all sides of the car with the following pieces: front bumper with LED day time running lights, side skirts, fender flares, rear bumper. The package is completed with a four tip exhaust, adjustable sport suspension, and Hamann’s Largo Forged wheels.
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PES Tuning has released their G4 Supercharger for the Audi R8’s smaller 4.2L V8 powerplant. The supercharger is all business increasing the 4.2L’s Hp from 420 hp@7500 rpm to a staggering 558 hp@7900 rpm, and torque increases from 317@6000 rpm to 437@4900 rpm. That’s a total increase of 138 Hp and 120 ft/lbs of torque! Just like the R8 itself, the PES supercharger is not cheap, weighing in at a cool $25,000 retail. Performance Outfitters group in Connecticut has built an Audi R8 using the PES charger on a project car they call “Project raptor” which was recently test driven on the show “The Smoking Tire”. The test drive was full of positive feed-back saying that forced induction might have been the way Audi should have went, instead of going with the bigger V10 motor. Contact PES Tuning for more info.
PES Tuning
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