Tuning a carburetor-equipped engine to perform its best with the reformulated unleaded gasoline of today can prove to be a challenge for many kit car owners and builders. Back in the days of leaded ...

There's an old saying in engine tuning that when adjusting the mixture of your engine you can be too rich a bunch of times, but only too lean once. With that in mind, determining the air-fuel ratio ...

After having a proper platform with improved brakes, suspension, and transmission, the car is now ready to receive a better heart so it can move as great as it looks. But do that smart, and you'll get ...

After military service a career as war correspondent was on the cards. But then an exclusive bursar programme in automotive journalism came 'a-knockin' - and so a 26-year journey spanning newspapers, ...

With the ever-increasing popularity of stuffing late-model powertrain components between early model framerails, things can become tricky. Either you love the idea or are totally against it. Many are ...

We recently discussed diesel programmers and the role they play in our pursuit of higher performance. Although the OBD-II-driven devices have many different functions, changing the parameters in a ...

Whether basic bolt-ons or forced-induction, gearheads can’t help but modify their rides. With the rise of handheld and PC-based ECU tuners, folks have an easier time than ever making big power from ...

Tuning is a growing business these days, even though it has become harder and harder to do. That doesn’t mean that people won’t be looking for the ultimate performance bargain to improve their cars’ ...

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Calling a Honda Civic with a laptop “the most feared thing in the car community” is mostly a joke—but it didn’t come out of nowhere. Some cars, certainly some Civics, can make a lot more power than ...