Remark Exhaust | 2019 Civic Si Exhaust Showcase

Remark Catback Exhaust for Honda Civic Si 17+ Sedan (FC1) P/N – RK-C1076H-02 The Remark exhaust for the 10th generation civic si features dual 3.5-inch tips and 3-inch piping diameter. The slant-cut tips work well the Si and make up for the terrible design of the stock exhaust. REMARK laser-cut […]

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Quick Tech | Cryo 101 Part:1

Over 20 years ago, I was promised the world. Send me your Talon’s center differential and I’ll cryo treat it and it won’t break anymore. The factory two-spider gear center differential is a known weak link once the transfer case and axles are upgraded on the 1G DSM. Guess what? […]

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Instagram Question | E85? Nitrous Oxide? Or both?

RE: NX Nitrous Oxide Plate for FR-S/BRZ I’m looking for more power. E85? Nitrous Oxide? Or both? Can I do this on stock internals or is it too much for the stock internals to handle? Instagram Question from @Busa_badger_pg DSPORT Issue #213 DSPORT Answer Switching over from pump gas (which […]

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Performance Tech | Compression Ratio 101 Part:2

Opinions are like assholes and everyone has one. Look on a forum, blog, Instagram or YouTube account and you can find a number of “engine builders” sharing their thoughts and feelings on the best compression ratio for a particular engine or application. If you take away anything more than the […]

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Test & Tune: 2019 Subaru WRX | 91-Octane vs E85

What’s your poison? Do you prefer wine or tequila? Both have their place. Wine will make you feel relaxed. Due to its lower alcohol content, wine can deliver an extended range and can be found much easier than its high-alcohol alternative. 91-octane pump gas is the wine of fuel options. […]

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DTE Systems | New Tuning Solution

There used to be a time when tuning consisted of using a screwdriver to change jets in the carburetor and reading spark plugs to determine air/fuel ratios. Today, aftermarket companies offer tuning solutions that vary from stand-alone ECUs, to ECU reflash that can quickly be done by just about any […]

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Performance Tech | Compression Ratio 101 Part:1

Optimizing an engine’s compression ratio for the type of fuel and the boost levels (forced induction applications) that will be used can result in additional power, increased torque and improved fuel economy. As you may already be aware of, some engines are optimized from the factory to run on higher-octane […]

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Performance Tech | CAN-Bus 101

If you are old enough to have used computers before the invention of the USB port, you probably really appreciate USB. Before USB, hooking up any external device to your computer required the assignment of a hexadecimal address to a serial port or parallel port that needed to have unique […]

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THERMOCURE | Cooling System Rust Remover

While the general public is pretty good about sticking to a regular schedule for oil and oil filter changes on their vehicle, the same cannot be said for cooling system maintenance. Depending on the vehicle, its usage and the type of coolant being used, the maintenance interval for the cooling […]

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