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Fireworks At Night

Fireworks At Night

5th November 2009

One of the most prominent aspects of racing and other highly tuned cars is their propensity to disperse copious flames from their exhausts, along with an assortment of pops, bangs, cracks and fizzes. Such behaviour is unsociable, intrusive, legally a grey area but most of all exceptionally appealing.

Your own car need not be borderline WRC spec to produce such effects, indeed some near standard engines are quite capable of such mischievous behaviour with a little encouragement. We'll take a look at what can be done but first let's… Fireworks At Night »

Track Car Preparation

Track Car Preparation

9th November 2008

Track days are becoming increasingly popular as a legal way to push your car and driving skills to the limit. Most track days permit any road cars but as driving on track is a lot different to the…

Zetec Turbo Cooling

Zetec Turbo Cooling

22nd February 2006

Note: This article was originally written a few years ago by (I believe) Dave Edwards and StevenRW from the RS Owner's Club Bulletin Board. It was hosted on www.rstcooling.co.uk which now ceases…

Zetec Turbo Guide

Zetec Turbo Guide

28th December 2005

Introduction

The Zetec Turbo engine has increased hugely in popularity in recent years and rightly so. With twice the valves of the FRST 1600 CVH and up to a 400cc capacity increase…

Nitrous Oxide Guide

Nitrous Oxide Guide

17th April 2003

Ever since The Fast And the Furious (IMDB), nitrous has been one of the most banded about buzzwords in the modified car scene, with everyone saying they want it, but only a small number of them…

Zetec Tuning

Zetec Tuning

28th March 2003

Written and re-edited by Adrian, edited by Project. For the introduction and history of the Zetec engine article click here.

Often regarded as difficult to tune, there is still a large…

Reliability Issues

Reliability Issues

29th January 2003

A common misconception is that RS Turbos are unreliable cars. This is largely untrue because the reliability of an engine is down to several factors which are often overlooked or ignored with…

T3 Conversion

T3 Conversion

23rd February 2002

Converting your FRST to a T3 is one of the best ways to increase power and potential power of the car. The larger size of the turbo flows more air and also provides more of a kick than the almost…

Fitting 17s

Fitting 17s

27th April 2001

One of the most asked questions regarding Fiesta styling is "Can I fit 17" wheels?". The answer is yes, but there are several things that you will need to do in order to accomodate this size of…

Brake Upgrades

Brake Upgrades

20th April 2001

Uprating your brakes is an essential modification to make when increasing the power of your car. Brake upgrades are available in many stages, from aftermarket disc and pads, to full blown 4 pot…

Suspension Modifications

Suspension Modifications

20th April 2001

There are two main reasons for modifying the Fiesta suspension setup. The first is to improve the look of the car, the second is to improve the handling. The reasons you have for lowering the car…

Wheels

Wheels

20th April 2001

Note: Before reading this article it should be noted that manufacturing differences and tolerances dictate that fitting advice regarding a certain car may differ slightly from that given.

Tuning the RS Turbo

Tuning the RS Turbo

20th April 2001

The RST is by far the easiest and cheapest Fiesta to tune, and has been around long enough for the majority of Ford tuners to offer upgrade packages and conversions. The engine is almost identical…

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