Aston Martin DB7 Performance Evaluation Torque Developments International were commissioned to evaluate the engine performance of the Astin Martin DB7, with a view to enhancing the torque. We already had a wealth of experience of tuning the Jaguar 6 cylinder…
Escort RS Cosworth on Dyno After running the engine is carefully, it was given an oil and filter change and cylinder leakage test. The next procedure was to calibrate the Autronic SM4 on the Rototest chassis dyno for ECU mapping.…
Escort RS Cosworth ECU Tuning To read our blog on this Escort Cosworth upgrade build process, please see here https://www.tdi-plc.com/escort-cosworth-development/ In a departure from conventional “chipping” methodologies that most Tuners tend to use, we quickly identified the Autronics stand alone ECU as…
Escort Cosworth Upgrade We started work some time ago on a project which was intended to bring the very latest technology to a legend of yesteryear, namely the Ford Escort RS Cosworth. The Escort Cosworth has been the subject of…
Nissan 350Z ECU Tuning We recently had the opportunity to install and tune a Haltech ECU in a relatively standard Nissan 350Z. The Haltech ECU provides effective control over the important parameters of camshaft timing, ignition timing and fuel injection.…
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 8 FQ400 Tuning The FQ-400 is somewhere near to the pinnacle of factory-tuned Evo’s, but can the best of the breed be made even better? One of our clients believed it to be so and with some…
Toyota 1G-FE Forged Engine Build – Stage 2 Supercharger Upgrade The Lexus IS200 standard 1G-FE engine is quite fragile, so we consider it essential to uprate the internal engine components if a stage 2 performance upgrade is being implemented. The…
Lexus iS200 Stage 2 Performance Upgrade Even as part of our stage 1 upgrade it is very important to have an effective fuelling and engine management control system. We use 550cc fuel injectors with an HKS FCON V Pro engine…
Integra Type R Race Suspension Analysis To provide a clear path forward of improving the handing dynamics of the Honda Integra Type R for racing purposes, we needed to have a thorough understanding of the car and it’s suspension. We…
Jaguar XKR Suspension Upgrade. Firstly let’s consider what we’re looking from a sports car. There’s a pretty good overview here and a white paper here and here. The Jaguar XKR is a highly respected sports tourer which has been applauded…