The Fast and the Furious franchise has served the United States well over the years. Aside from learning that Vin Diesel’s voice can continue to get deeper each movie, it also put Japanese cars on the map as some of the toughest contenders in the performance world. Before Americans started […]
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Turn 14 Adds Alcon Components to Line Card
TURN 14 DISTRIBUTION ADDS ALCON COMPONENTS TO LINE CARD Text By Turn 14 Horsham, PA (June 19, 2019) — Turn 14 Distribution, the industry leader in performance parts distribution, has added to its line card with the introduction of brake systems from Alcon Components. “The addition of Alcon Components and […]
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Quick Tech: Getting Your Car Ready for a Track Day
Imagine standing at the cargo door of an airplane 13,000 feet in the air. You brace yourself as you are about to make your first solo skydive. You feel the rush of adrenaline sweep through and the last thing you want running through your mind is whether your parachute is […]
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Quick Tech: The Ins and Outs of Copper Head Gaskets
Why copper? With the increasing availability of high-performance, multi-layer-steel (MLS) head gaskets, one might question why anyone would want to use something different. While MLS head gaskets might make sense on the majority of high-performance engine builds, copper head gaskets still have a place. Today, many Top Fuel engines and […]
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EMS | Part:1 Everything You Need to Know About Your Sensors
Overkill or insufficient. When it comes to selecting the standalone solution for your racecar, it’s really easy to spend too much on an Engine Management System (EMS) that does more than you actually need. For those that have tons of disposable income, that’s probably not a major concern. Just buy […]
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Quick Tech: Performance Engine Break-In the Right Way
High oil consumption, excessive smoke through the exhaust, high blow-by, lower than expected power output and increased oil contamination are just some of the possible results of an improper engine break-in or run-in. While production engines in new vehicles are already “broken-in” at the factory, any high-performance “built” engine requires […]
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Quick Tech | Bearings: Part 1
Friction is a parasite that consumes energy and craps heat. When you allow friction to go unchecked, it will waste your power, burn your fuel and cook your parts. On the contrary, employing a friction reduction strategy delivers significant benefits. Reducing friction reduces waste and reduces heat. Less waste and […]
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Quick Tech | Automotive Relays
It’s the current that kills you. Currents above 10 milliamps can induce muscle contractions so strong that the victim cannot let go of the wire that’s shocking them. At 20 milliamps, breathing can become labored, while 75 milliamps can cause breathing to cease. At 100 milliamps, ventricular fibrillation of the […]
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Engine Tech | Fuel Flow Bottlenecks
In the previous issue of DSPORT, we addressed all of the possible air flow restrictions that could be serving as bottlenecks. However, simply eliminating all of the airflow bottlenecks only completes half the job. For peak performance and reliability, fuel flow needs to be optimized as well. Too much air […]
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Engine Tech | Boxer, Inline, or V?
We all love making power. Most people know a lot about their engines, from its displacement and configuration, to its benefits and shortcomings. However, many don’t look outside of their engine bays to see what other types of configurations are out there. There are various types of engines that convert […]
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Turn 14 Distribution Hosting Third Annual Car Meet on June 15, 2019
Horsham, PA (May 16, 2019) — Turn 14 Distribution, the industry leader in performance automotive parts distribution, will be hosting its Third Annual Car Meet presented by KW Suspensions. The event will take place June 15, 2019, from 11 am to 2 pm at the company’s 272,000 sq-ft distribution center, […]
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2020 Toyota Supra | 5 Things We Hate
After driving the GR 2020 Supra on the track and on the streets for an extended period of time, Michael Ferrara, DSPORT Publisher, talks about the 5 things we hate about the new Supra.
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Exclusive Interview with Supra’s Chief Engineer Tatsuya Tada
After some intensive driving and testing of the 2020 GR Supra on the track and on the streets Michael Ferrara, DSPORT Publisher, got a chance to catch up with Tatsuya Tada, Supra’s Chief Engineer, and ask him a few questions about the design, the development process, and how it compares […]
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First Drive | 2020 Toyota Supra
Toyota invited us to drive the new 2020 GR Supra on the track and on the streets. For the first time the driving impressions of the new Supra is released. Join us as Michael Ferrara, DSPORT Publisher, and Bassem Girgis, Editor-in-Chief drive the car and talk about it in details.
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Camshaft Test | B-Series Blox Racing Camshafts
When we last left our friendly-neighborhood Project CRX (Issue #180), we were testing the BLOX Racing 4-2-1 performance headers. These headers allowed our B17A engine to hit the 170 horsepower mark at the wheels. That equates to a very respectable 200 horsepower at the flywheel, pretty impressive for a 1.7-liter […]
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