Unless you have been living under a rock the past year, you would have heard about the semi-conductor crisis. These microchips are a small but very significant part in building cars. The first wave of Covid-19 caused huge supply issues, from which the industry still hasn’t recovered. With no new cars being built as a […]
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Jaguar XFR? 5 litres of raw power with a supercharger thrown in for good measure. The best thing however is all this comes with bags of luxury and comfort to match its performance. The Jaguar is known by many to be an old man’s car, but what’s wrong with growing up? Its something that happens […]
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Over 3 months since the last track day at Blyton and the day has arrived once again! Plenty of time meant plenty of upgrades! Upgrades such as a Miltek exhaust, 15% Kavs supercharger pulley, a Newman ph3/4 cam, 550cc injectors and a upgraded air intake. All this, along with a custom map from our friends […]
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The day finally arrived! Blyton Park, 30th May 2021! The day we finally see how our mini goes for real. With the timing chain done by JWS Developments as well as geometry set up. Well set up the best they could do with the limited adjustability we currently have. JWS advised we need top camber […]
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Here we are, only 1 week to go until track day! You would think we are obviously all fully prepped by now then yes? Er… No! Assuming over 2 month prior would be plenty enough time to order items was our mistake. Whether its covid or brexit, something held things up for us! The good […]
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Does a new timing chain increase performance? No. However if your old one was stretched or the tensioner weakened, then there is definitely a big increase in performance to be had! Our Mini Cooper S started rattling randomly in our very first video. Since then we took it for performance runs, mainly 30-70mph on our […]
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Why did I buy a BMW M135i? Simply because I wanted the only hatchback with a 3.0 and 6 cylinders out there at the moment! A nice step up in performance frommyold TT too! She does everything I ask of her, at a very nice pace. From my many trips to Santapod to road trips […]
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Project TCS has been quiet for some time now. Along with the on going Covid issues and lockdown, we’ve also had Christmas and New year to contend with. It’s been taken slowly. However our Mini track car donor has now had a full health check from the experts at JWS Developments as well as big […]
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I bought my Ford Focus ST brand new back in 2016 so I’ve had her a few years now. The reason? Because why not? I’m semi retired and wanted to treat myself. So I walked in to a Ford dealer and came out shortly after a few quid down… One test drive was all it […]
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What made me choose my Fiesta ST180? It was a very simple and obvious choice for me. I had previously owned a 1.0 EcoBoost Fiesta that always served me well. Wanting something better and faster, why not go for the flagship of what I already have? As soon as I test drove her, I knew […]
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