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Suzuki Swift Sport TODA high performance rear muffler
August 26, 2010 | 
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- A lightweight, high quality, stainless steel construction
- Free flowing internal design to reduce exhaust back pressure
- Dual 70 mm diameter blue titanium exhaust tailpipes featuring engraved TODA logos
- Fits standard exhaust system and is a direct swap for original rear silenc
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Tags: backbox, bhp, exhaust, noise, performance, racing, Suzuki Swift Sport, system, TODA, torque, tuning | 
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Mugen ‘Assist Meters’ now available for Honda CR-Z
Honda’s new hybrid sports coupe is proving a hit in the showrooms and Mugen is responding to demand from owners wanting to personalise their CR-Z and enhance its performance.
The latest release from Mugen is a set of driver focussed ‘Assist Meters,’ for the hybrid sports coupe. Designed to accurately monitor water temperature, oil temperature and oil pressure parameters, the Mugen Assist Meter gauges easily convey the information to the driver using conventional style analogue readouts.
However, advanced Mugen electronics technology has enabled the Assist Meters to offer considerably more user information than ordinary gauges. Via a supplied multifunction electronic control box, the Mugen Assist Meters offer CR-Z owners the following technical benefits:-
- Preset warning light levels for water / oil temperature and oil pressure
- Record and playback readings after driving
- Easily view maximum readings with ‘Peak’ button and illuminated ‘Peak’ lights
- Green back lit illumination with high visibility red needles
Developed and tested by Mugen’s Japanese engineers to OEM standards of performance and durability, the new Mugen Honda CR-Z Assist Meters are designed to sit in an angled gauge hood to ensure neat and simple installation and maximum visibility for the driver.
Supplied complete with electronic control box, sensors, wiring loom and hood, the Mugen Honda CR-Z Assist Meters are available now from principal Mugen stockist Torque Developments International Plc, costing £1579.20 including VAT @ 17.5%.
Posted in Japanese | Tags: assist meters, CR-Z, gauges, Honda, hybrid, Mugen, performance, tuning, upgrades | No Comments »
TODA launches low compression stroker kits for Toyota MR2 turbo and Celica 3S-GTE engine
The venerable 3S-GTE engine may date back to the late 1980s, but it’s still highly popular for Toyota fans seeking high power and torque outputs in the rapid MR2 Turbo and Celica ST205 / GT-Four models. Hence why leading Japanese tuning house TODA Racing is pleased to announce the launch of a pair of new stroker kits for the 3S-GTE motor, designed to enlarge its standard 1998cc capacity to either 2161cc or 2211cc, greatly increasing the engine’s torque and brake horsepower. With this in mind the TODA Racing 3S-GTE stroker kits incorporate high strength internals, purpose designed to withstand significant increases in power output. In addition, both TODA Racing kits use specially designed low compression pistons, allowing the use of high turbo boost levels and reduced detonation risk. Key features of the TODA Racing 3S-GTE stroker kits include:-
- A 93 mm, long stroke, dynamically balanced forged steel crankshaft (standard stroke is 86 mm)
- Forged steel I-section connecting rods with fully floating small end bushes and central oil feeds to the gudgeon pins
- High strength gudgeon pins and ARP connecting rod bolts
- Forged alloy pistons balanced to within +/- 0.25 grams and with improved oil return system to provide superior lubrication at high outputs
- Low compression piston design – an 8.2:1 ratio can be achieved with a 1.5mm thick head gaskets
- ‘Defric’ coating on piston skirts to reduce friction and aid running in
- A choice of capacities – 2161cc (using 86mm TODA pistons) and 2211cc (using 87mm TODA pistons)
Proven during extensive dyno testing and track evaluation, the TODA Racing 3S-GTE stroker kits are available now, exclusively from TODA Europe, a division of Torque Developments Plc priced at £3915.75 including VAT @ 17.5%.
Posted in Japanese, Toyota | Tags: 3S-GTE, bhp, Carlos Sainz, Celica ST185, GT-Four, MR2 Turbo, power, ST205, Stroker kit, Time Attack, tuning | No Comments »
Now for the CR-Z! Mugen ‘GP’ lightweight alloy wheels for hybrid Honda
Honda’s new sporting CR-Z has been making waves thanks to its blend of frugal performance, fun dynamics and distinctive styling. But the CR-Z is set to get even more exciting because Honda performance specialist Mugen is pleased to announce the launch of the first in a large range of enhancement products for hybrid coupe.
Heading the Mugen line up of CR-Z components is a new set of lightweight 7 x 17 inch ‘GP’ seven spoke alloy wheels. The key technical advantages of the Mugen GP wheels include:-
- Superior overall strength and uniform torsional rigidity due to spun forged alloy construction and optimised design
- Up to 4 KG unsprung weight saving per Mugen wheel compared to original equipment Honda CR-Z rims to enhance dynamics
- Two high quality Mugen colour finishes available, Gun Metallic and Bronze
- Recommended tyre fitment is 205 / 45 / R17
Priced at £855.40 each including VAT @ 17.5%, the Honda CR-Z Mugen alloy wheels are available now from Torque Developments Plc.
For more information contact TDi-Plc
Tel: 0800 107 3250 sales@tdi-plc.com www.tdi-plc.com
New TODA Racing Honda S2000 heavy duty cam chain
- Advanced punch manufacturing techniques result in improved accuracy, smoother surface finish and fewer edge burrs, leading to reduced internal friction and smoother, quieter chain operation
- Larger area side plates, revised hole designs and bigger pin diameter to prevent fatigue and increase longevity
- Detail improvements result in reducing the stretching of the chain under constant high velocity engine revolutions by as much as 35%
- The TODA Heavy Duty Timing Chain can be easily distinguished from the standard Honda product by the gold colour timing markings and the embossed TODA name on the side plates.
Developed, tested and proven to the high quality levels expected from TODA Racing’s technicians, the new Honda S2000 Heavy Duty Timing Chain is available now exclusively from TODA Europe, a division of Torque Developments International Plc, priced at £199.75 including VAT @ 17.5%.
TODA Racing F20C / F22C Heavy Duty Timing Chain Tensioner
To optimise durability, further reduce friction and improve camshaft timing accuracy TODA Europe recommends that the S2000 Heavy Duty Timing Chain should be used in conjunction with the accompanying Heavy Duty Timing Chain Tensioner.Designed specifically to overcome the standard oil pressure driven Honda automatic tensioner’s weakness of allowing the cam timing to slip under sudden engine braking, the TODA Heavy Duty Chain Tensioner is compatible with both the F20C and F22C S2000 engines and is designed to work with high compression engines with up to 1mm skimmed from the cylinder head.
The TODA Heady Duty Timing Chain Tensioner is on sale now, priced at £240.87 including VAT @ 17.5%.
Posted in Honda S2000, Japanese | Tags: F20C, F22C, Honda S2000, power, timing belt, timing chain, torque, tuning, VTEC | No Comments »
Be safe, be swift, with a pre-trackday inspection
Torque Developments Plc is delighted to unveil an aftermarket industry first – a one-stop shop pre-track day inspection service for race and high performance road cars. The popularity of trackdays with road legal cars has exploded over the last decade, yet in many ways track days are more mechanically stressful on machinery than pure racing events, because of the duration of the circuit activity, often using a car with tens of thousands of miles on the clock.As with all circuit activity, safe performance is paramount, so the Torque Developments pre-Trackday inspection not only assesses that a vehicle is fit for purpose on the track, it also provides vital information to clients about how well the car will perform both before and after it’s left the pitlane.
That’s because the new pre-trackday inspection includes an exhaust noise test – a matter of vital importance for UK trackdays where limits of 95 to 98 decibels are increasingly commonplace. Why experience the frustration and inconvenience of not being allowed trackside, when Torque Developments can provide advance warning of any exhaust noise issues? To that end, the Torque Developments pre-trackday inspection includes the following procedures:
- A Rototest hub mounted chassis dyno run with data logging to provide a print out of DIN corrected power and torque and air/fuel ratio.
- Roll out geometry check on the latest John Bean Arago machine to provide a print out of chassis straightness and all geometry angles.
- A full 26 point vehicle inspection by Torque Development’s ATA certified technicians.
- Exhaust noise level test.
Posted in European, Japanese | Tags: dyno test, set up, suspension test, track car, track day, tuning | No Comments »