Monthly Archives: September 2018

  1. Tips to help you pick a Tuner

    Tips to help you pick a Tuner

    Right up front, I will tell you that I am not a Tuner. I have been through the EFI 101 class, and I have worked in the automotive aftermarket for over

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  2. 100 Acre Wood Rally

    100 Acre Wood Rally

    Flatirons Rally Team has headed out to Salem, Missouri for the 100 Acre Wood Rally Race. The event will be all weekend long. This race takes place next

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  3. Comparison of Subaru Gear Sets, WRX, Legacy GT, STI RA, and more...

    Comparison of Subaru Gear Sets, WRX, Legacy GT, STI RA, and more...

    I just had to rebuild the transmission in my 2003 WRX, and put in an STI

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  4. What is Boost Creep?

    What is Boost Creep?

    If your car is suffering from Boost Creep, here is the behavior you would see:

    Assuming you are accelerating in one gear at full throttle, you

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  5. Can an AccessPort return your ECU back to stock parameters with a Re-Flash?

    Can an AccessPort return your ECU back to stock parameters with a Re-Flash?

    When you are installing an Access Port on your car, one of the first things that it does is to "Marry" itself to your ECU.  This is what allows it to communicate

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  6. What is a Dyno Correction Factor?

    What is a Dyno Correction Factor?

    A chassis dynamometer, or "Dyno", is tool that calculates your car’s horsepower and torque output. They can do this through a few different method’s, but the

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  7. What should I do first, put on and exhaust, or get engine management?

    What should I do first, put on and exhaust, or get engine management?

    If you have a modern turbo-charged car, the exhaust and engine management are the two biggest limiting factors when it comes to making more power.

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  8. What effect will putting performance parts on my car have on gas mileage?

    What effect will putting performance parts on my car have on gas mileage?

    This is a question that comes across just about everyone’s mind who is considering making their car faster, and the answer is…. Well, it depends.

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