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[4 Nov 2010 | 5 Comments | ]
Ureve 2tone A4 Audi

THE DRIVER:
Name: Ureve Govender
Location: Johannnesburg
Age: 27
Ocuppation: Business Manager

THE CAR:
Make: Audi
Model: A4
Year: 2002
Engine Size: 2.0L 20V

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[18 Oct 2010 | No Comment | ]
Knysna Hillclimb event – 2010

The Annual Knysna Hillclimb is this weekend, the event runs from the 22nd to the 24th of October. The event pulls all sorts of cars and they all battle it out on the Knysna Hills.
Event overview:
The first Knysna Hillclimb took place in October 2009 to great acclaim from sponsors, partners, competitors and the general public. As a result of the overwhelmingly positive response, it was decided to make the event an annual one.
While the Hillclimb is a new event on the South African motorsport calendar, its …

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[1 Jul 2010 | 2 Comments | ]
Induction kit components – Cone filter setup

Induction kits seem to be the 1st thing guys start with when modifying their car’s engine. It is also the cheapest of engine modification and the induction kit gives your engine a more of a “grunt” sound when accelerating hard.
Of late, we have noticed the increase in inquiries about cone filter applications and cold air inductions setups. For that exact reason we have dedicated this article to the induction kit components.
1st you need to ask yourself why you want to change your air intake setup?
There are many reasons people change …

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[23 Jun 2010 | 7 Comments | ]
Midweek eye candi – Supercar edition

Wow theses weeks are flying by now that the world cup is in full swing. It’s a sad day knowing that our team has been knocked out of the tournament. So to lift the spirits we have decide on publishing not 5 Midweek eye candi pictures but we are adding an extra one to help lift the mood. Boys and Girls of all ages here is this week’s eye candi feature. We decided what’s better than a couple of hot looking woman posing with super cars.

Modifications, Modified Cars »

[17 Jun 2010 | No Comment | ]
Engine modifications – Car modifications

First time modifiers look to increase the power of their engines produce. Breathing mods for example could be a simple cold air induction kit or a nice Branch and FreeFlow exhaust system. These are usually the first engine modifications to be considered. Next you move on to internal engine modifications, these mods can range from a simple engine rebore, engine conversion and rebuilding the engine.
The head of the engine is easier to work on, many guys change their camshafts for performance camshafts and port and polish the head for better …

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[12 Jun 2010 | 11 Comments | ]
Performance Camshafts explained  – Modifying your car

Before we get into the whole Performance camshaft story, it is important to understand how your camshaft works and its purpose.
What is the camshaft? What does it do? And, how can it be modified? It is really simple when thinking about it logically!
The camshaft is located at the top of the engine and looks like a metal bar with egg shaped lobes on it.  The shape and size of the lobe determines the amount of time that the head valves are open and how much they are open. The lobes push …

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[25 Nov 2009 | No Comment | ]
312KW MTM AUDI TT RS

Rumor has it Audi will bring the TT RS to South Africa.
I know i’m not going to be the only one saying this when i say, the new Audi TT is awesome. It really looks the part of an aggressive sports monster. Problem is, LOOKS THE PART. But it’s never really played the part. Up until now the TT has been lacking that muscle to be a capable sports coupe. Audi’s solution to this problem is the Audi TT RS. It’s the first true sports car to be drafted by …

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[23 Nov 2009 | 10 Comments | ]

Audi introduce the new Audi R8 Spyder
With an air of excitement mixed with a sense of inevitability, Audi unveiled the convertible, or Spyder, version of its R8 supercar at this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show. Thanks to both weight and, no doubt, engineering issues, the R8 Spyder doesn’t feature a folding metal roof, just a mechanically operated cloth top.

At launch, the only engine available will be the R8 coupe’s top-of-the-line 386kW/530Nm 5.2-litre V10 that can rocket the roof-less R8 to 100km/h in 4.1s and from there to 200km/h in a total …