10 Apr 2014, 15:58 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / With news that the engine of the 2015 model year Mercedes-Benz SL 63 AMG has been upgraded to offer 585 hp and 900 Nm (664 lb ft) of torque, owners of the previous version – even with the perf...
10 Apr 2014, 15:31 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Not the most exciting tuning project we've ever seen, we'll admit that, but the brand new C4 Picasso is interesting enough for us to consider a second glance. The Citroen MPV is proving ex...
7 Apr 2014, 16:48 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / We’ve always found dyno benchmarking fascinating. It’s only that you get to see the power the wheels of your car are actually putting to the ground but you also get to see just how hones...
7 Apr 2014, 13:48 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Out of the bunch of supercharger systems available for the E9x M3 models, the ones from ESS are definitely the most popular. Hundreds of such cars roam the streets of the world today and most of the...
1 Apr 2014, 12:50 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / When you drive a Jaguar F-Type, the need for some extra oomph is probably the last thing you will experience. Regardless of the engine choice, this Jag huffs, puffs and blows your powerhouse down. A...
27 Mar 2014, 19:53 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Launched approximately a year after the W203 generation of the Mercedes-Benz C-Class was unveiled, the C 32 AMG was the first and also last supercharged C-Class with a V6 engine.
Its 3.2-liter M...
27 Mar 2014, 09:41 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Lamborghini Aventador, in a stock form, is the kind of car that turns quite a lot of heads when strapped to a dyno. Well, the Aventador in the adjacent video decided to hit the dynamometer while...
25 Mar 2014, 12:33 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / In the last few years, there’s been an increasingly more popular trend out there, especially amongst German manufacturers that saw them declaring less horsepower than what their cars actually ...
21 Mar 2014, 15:35 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The annual TX2K is the perfect place to be if you want to see and hear extreme modified cars, and if that over-1,000 hp Toyota Supra was not enough for you, then check out this first generation Lexu...
18 Mar 2014, 14:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / An incredibly loud BMW F10 M5 jumped on the dyno over in the European Auto Source garage, to show the world that HP changes coming from your exhaust system are not a myth.
Just a few years back, ...
16 Mar 2014, 15:08 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The first TX2K event took place in 1999 and was in fact a Toyota Supra-celebrating gathering as it was named “The Supra Nationals”. The show escalated a lot since then and from a gatheri...
13 Mar 2014, 12:51 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / As you may know, the stock 2JZ-GTE Toyota Supra engine can put out around 400 hp by just doing the basic performance upgrade (BPU), which requires you to basically free up the exhaust and let the tu...
12 Mar 2014, 16:03 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / With 670 hp and an electronically-limited 1,000 Nm (738 lb ft) of torque, the Mercedes-Benz SL 65 AMG Black Series (R230) has too little power, said no one ever.
At least that is what our common...
12 Mar 2014, 10:22 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Lamborghini Gallardo may have gone out of production now, but we still remember our time out with the LP570-4 Super Trofeo Stradale. This special edition, the penultimate special edition release...
10 Mar 2014, 15:42 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The Nissan 240SX gifted with a custom 2JZ Supra engine is back again to test the new setup and put some times on the board.
Previously we’ve seen this black 240SX doing its first tests and ...
10 Mar 2014, 13:08 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Remember the Hennessey-tuned Mercedes-Benz G 63 AMG that was trying to demolish a dyno stand with its monstrous torque? No? How about the Hennessey-tuned Mercedes-Benz G 63 AMG that didn't make...
28 Feb 2014, 17:51 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The 2JZ six-cylinder engine from Toyota is known to be one of the most capable engines ever made. Not in stock mode, of course, I’m talking about modifying it a bit and achieving over 600 hp.
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27 Feb 2014, 18:26 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Update: due to comments from our readers, we felt the need to investigate the project further. This is what ShifTech's official website says about the W176 A-Class 180 CDI tuning project: "...
26 Feb 2014, 12:57 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Earlier this month Livernois Motorsports & Engineering has introduced the 93 Octane Performance tuning program for the 2014 Chevrolet SS and the 2014 Cadillac XTS VSport.
With help from the $...
25 Feb 2014, 12:54 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Ford Racing has released a new video featuring their brand new 363 cubic inch crate engine while being put through a dyno test.
Developed to deliver more low-end torque, the engine was fitted wit...