Tuners
No supercar left behind: edo competition modifies Ferrari FXX to be street legal
It seems that edo competition is determined that no supercar be left untouched. They’ve developed upgrades for the Porsche Carrera GT, Maserati MC12 Corsa, Ferrari Enzo, and now they’ve got their hands on a Ferrari FXX racecar. They claim to have made the car road legal by installing a new windshield, hand brake and all [...]
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Fiat and Yamaha team up on new AbarthFZ1
Before Karl Abarth was putting his sporting touches on Fiats for competition, he was a successful motorcycle racer, winning five European Championships. When Fiat realized how successful Abarth was with its cars, the Italian automaker purchased the tuning division and made it an integral part of its operations. The relationship has continued to this day [...]
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Callaway hints at show car for V16 Cyclone engine
Perhaps best known for his customized Corvettes, Reeves Callaway is also the brains behind a technical and engineering consulting company. A few years ago, he showed the world a V16 motor he built using four Yamaha 1,000 cc motorcycle engines mounted on a unique block. Dubbed the Cyclone, this 4.0L mill was good for 550 [...]
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Intel and Abarth hook up on Powerplay Extreme gaming desktop
As Fiat’s in-house tuning arm, Abarth stands for high performance and unique design. The firm hopes to have hit on both of these qualities with its latest adventure in the art of co-branding, the new Powerplay Extreme gaming desktop. The crew definitely got the unique design part down, with a soaring, bridge-like truss holding a [...]
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Mind you wrists: Synapse Turbo boosts Chevy Cobalt SS to 371 whp, 383 lb-ft
Within 20 minutes of taking delivery of a Pontiac Solstice GXP last year, we were on our way to our local shop to see what mods could be done to the turbocharged 2.0-liter four-pot. With 260 hp and a claimed 260 lb-ft of torque (our dyno run showed around 250 lb-ft of twist at the [...]
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edo competition takes on the Porsche Cayenne GTS
For Porsche Cayenne GTS owners who wish they would’ve opted for the forced induction ‘ute, edo competition has come up with a performance and styling package that helps close the gap between the two models. The German tuner adds another 45 horsepower through the use of high-flow cats, a performance air filter, and a recalibration [...]
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9ff working on hotter GT9R
The German uber-tuners at 9ff have come to the conclusion that 253 mph just isn’t fast enough, so work is currently underway on a hotter version of its GT9 supercar.
The “standard” GT3-based 9ff GT9 puts out 973 hp and 711 lb-ft of torque, but with a few tweaks to the ECU and a slight increase [...]
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ProCharger adds 150 horsepower to the Challenger’s 6.1L Hemi
As we found out at SEMA, performance parts are coming fast and furious for the Dodge Challenger. The Camaro may have been the official vehicle of the Las Vegas show, but the Challenger was the car of choice for many of the tuners in attendance. We were especially fond of the pair of Group 2 [...]
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BRABUS begins business of tuning the Tesla Roadster
As we move inexorably toward the electrification of cars, companies that have made a business out of tweaking engines for more power will have to make some significant changes to their business model. BRABUS is a company known as the primary third-party alternative to AMG when it comes to enhanced cars from the house of [...]
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Carlsson unleashes CK65 RS Eau Rouge Dark Edition
Carlsson is continuing its line of two-tone Aigner-themed vehicles with the CK65 RS Eau Rouge Dark Edition. Previous versions include the CL-based CK65 Eau Rouge introduced in Frankfurt last year and the S-based CK65 RS Blanchimont. The latest rendition features an upgrades twin-turbo V12 with up to 756 horsepower, 849 lb-ft torque and a top [...]
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