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New Land Rover Discovery 3.0 TDV6 Tuning
Step by step guide. The first job is to locate and remove the ECU. On the latest Discovery 4’s this is located behind the battery under the bonnet on the passenger side of the vehicle. We need to first remove the battery to gain access, then undo the four 10mm nuts that [...]
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Focus RS MK2 tuned without opening ECU
Great news for Ford Focus MkII RS and ST 2.5T owner’s The Ford Focus RS/ST until now could not be tuned via OBD(apart from the early ST’s till they had the dealer update!). During the past few years RS/ST & RS500 owner’s have had to have their ECU unit’s opened to enable tuning. Hyperchips.co.uk now have the [...]
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Article about DPF filter removal
Diesel Particulate Filters (DPFs) were designed to remove chemicals from exhaust fumes of diesel engines and therefore help control the emissions from the vehicle. The DPF traps and removes diesel particulate (soot, in other words) from emissions, burning it off at high temperatures and leaving nothing but a fine ash. The engine management system pumps [...]
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Left Foot Braking Enabled
Ideal for trackdays or rallying but also useful on the road. Usually when you apply you foot on the brake pedal, the ECU automatically cuts the engine power for a second or two, this can be be very intrusive but you probably haven’t noticed this, you’ve just thought your car was a bit flat or [...]
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Birmingham Autosport Show 2012 new technology revealed
The Lola-Drayson B12/69EV produces a massive 850bhp and reaches 0-60 in just three seconds, with a top speed of 200mph. The charging of the car gets done in the pits wirelessly using charge pads. If that’s not green enough for you then look at this, the body panels are made out of recyclable composite parts. [...]
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Cut Your Fuel Cost Tips
With the cost of fuel reaching record highs, we have put together some top tips to get them extra few miles. Pump up your tyres Under-inflated tyres can significantly reduce a vehicle’s fuel economy, by up to 5%. Under-inflated tyres can also increase tyre wear by up to 25%. New tyres Get the latest generation [...]
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