The Welsh silicone wizards at Samcosport have released a race-quality silicone hose kit for the 2009-on Renault Twingo 133 Cup model. The feisty French supermini is the perfect spiritual successor to the original Renault 5 Turbo, offering light weight, superb handling and real driver involvement. The new Samcosport kit allows lucky owners to effect a true ‘fit and forget’ upgrade thanks to their superior quality French (how appropriate!) silicone composition and entirely hand-finished construction, lovingly crafted in Samcosport’s Mid Glamorgan factory.

The Twingo is a quick car ‘out of the box’ but many are bound to be driven hard and modified, making the SamcoSport kit an essential upgrade, thanks to its almost limitless capacity to withstand heat and pressure, vastly in excess of the factory parameters.

15 different colour finishes are available for those looking to ascribe to a ‘race ready’ demeanour, or for the concours purist, the matt black ‘classic’ look. This one is all ‘Dieppe’ on the outside and ‘Monstre’ on the inside. The ideal compromise between originality and ability.

The 5 piece kit retails at £162.08+ VAT and can be upgraded to include all necessary stainless steel hose clips for just £17.52 + VAT.

Plasma Projects, the exclusive European distributor for Okada Projects, has released the Plasma Direct, ignition coils with built-in high-power amplifiers. Extensive testing has proven that the Plasma Direct will increase horsepower and torque throughout the entire RPM range, as well as reducing fuel consumption. The Plasma Direct produces twice the spark current and four times more spark energy than stock coils, and generate an ultra-fast multi-spark-discharge of 10 sparks up to highest RPM. The Plasma Direct is extremely important for turbo- and supercharged engines, and increases performance on normally aspirated engines as well. The Plasma Direct coils are all OBD II compliant. Installation is easily done by replacing stock coils.

Howell Engine Developments, longstanding experts in EFI conversions, has released their new Twin Throttle Body Fuel Injection Kit that increases air and fuel flow for an instant horsepower boost.

Engines have to breathe. Like a carburetor for fuel injected engines, the throttle body controls the amount of air flowing into the engine in response to driver input. Howell Twin Throttle Body Fuel Injection Kits improve starting and drivability with noticeable power gains and gas mileage improvement with better air flow control and higher volume capacity. Controlled by a production based GM ECU, this system will provide improved performance and drivability, as well as improving closed loop fuel economy. (more…)

EconomyTuning.com has now launched with the aim of becoming the UK’s top supplier of economy tuning and remapping solutions. For some years remapping or chipping has been the preserve of the modder and performance vehicle market, now there is a distinct brand that targets fleets and individuals who want to achieve substantial economy increases. EconomyTuning.com are entering the market with huge experience and a top quality TUV approved product. (more…)

“Such a breath of fresh air knowing your turbo boost pipes will never blow off again”…Every now and then you flick through a magazine finding a new product or idea that’s so good you wonder why you’d not thought of it yourself. Prolock is one of those really neat ideas that works, many professional race teams, track day enthusiasts all suffer from the annoying problem of hoses blowing off every time you put the pedal to the metal.

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Improve the performance of your turbo with Thermo Tec’s NEW Turbo insulating cover. The Turbo Insulating cover is designed to protect and improve performance of the turbo by keeping the turbo spooled up, virtually eliminating turbo lag. The Turbo Insulator comes in one size and will fit any turbine for any vehicle. (more…)