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Published on 11-03-2021 12:33 AM
The EV performance scene is really heating up and things are going to get very interesting. Why? Because major manufacturers are now offering EV crate motors which no doubt will facilitate swaps only limited by your imagination. ...Published on 11-02-2021 07:03 PM
Unitronic tuning continues to impress and what makes this effort particularly special is the record was achieved with an OTS (off the shelf) Unitronic E85 ethanol file. The car is an 8V RS3 with the factory turbocharger and stock internal EA855 2.5 TFSI I5 motor. ...Published on 11-02-2021 06:51 PM
Yes, S85 V10 swaps into E46 M3's are nothing new. Doing the engine swap and pairing it to a DCT transmission swap in an E46 M3 is something new and quite the way to give the E46 M3 a serious performance boost while retaining a naturally aspirated BMW M motor. ...Published on 11-02-2021 11:01 AM
The SRM (Silly Rabbit Motorsport) Garrett GTX 3076 based S63TU turbo upgrade package continues to put up incredible numbers. This is a built motor S63TU 4.4 liter V8 BMW F13 M6 coupe producing an incredible 946 horsepower to the rear wheels. ...Published on 11-02-2021 10:21 AM
This is something for the very powerful 2.5 TFSI EA855 motors out there. The factory main bearing caps steel and fairly robust but they have their limit. If running big torque or even going to an aftermarket crank one might want to consider these billet main bearing caps. ...Published on 11-01-2021 04:15 PM
It feels as if forever passed by since Dinan released something truly interesting for BMW performance enthusiasts. Well, this new hand held flashing device from Dinan (who is under the same umbrella as APR) is certainly going to get some attention. ...Published on 11-01-2021 04:07 PM
The factory Ford Shelby GT500 5.2 Predator V8 features a very stout TVS2650 roots blower. It is easily capable of quadruple digit power but even that big blower has its limits. For the true fanatics, a 3.8 liter Whipple twin screw blower swap exists. ...Published on 11-01-2021 10:53 AM
This is the new Audi RS3 sedan which is much like the old RS3 sedan. It still features Audi 2.5 TFSI inline-5 turbo power and a 7-speed dual clutch transmission sending power to all four wheels. The main difference really is the styling and the torque vectoring system. ...Published on 11-01-2021 10:38 AM
You will recognize this BMW F30 340xi as belonging to BMS employee and BimmerBoost member @Payam@BMS. Recently, you saw the car hit an absolutely incredible 825 horsepower at all four wheels on the stock internal B58 motor. ...Published on 11-01-2021 10:16 AM
This is an interesting upgrade package as it is truly a complete upgrade for the BMW S55 motor including installation and labor. The Tomg Wrigley Stage 3 upgrade is something that those in the UK might want to look at as it consists of more than just turbocharger. ...Published on 11-01-2021 12:20 AM
Porsche 992 Turbo models are showing very strong hybrid VTG turbo upgrade results. Take this Porsche 992 Turbo for example equipped with a TTE1000 (The Turbo Engineers) VTG hybrid turbo upgrade producing 947 horsepower. ...Published on 10-29-2021 10:35 PM
This is yet another 1200+ wheel horsepower R8/Lamborghini 5.2 V10 twin turbo build on the stock engine internals. Output at this level goes to show just how robust the factory motor is with proper tuning which in this case was by Excell Racing on a Syvecs standalone. ...Published on 10-29-2021 04:27 PM
That did not take long, did it? An xDrive all wheel drive G80 M3 received upgrades S58 hybrid turbocharger units courtesy of Pure Turbos. Tuning is still in its infancy on the platform yet the BMW JB4 is already making upgraded turbo setups work. ...
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