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Traction Control on 1,114 whp: Feedforward, PID, and Why It Never Cuts
1,114 whp, 880 lb ft, and a 295 section road tyre on the back. Traction control on this car is not a driver aid. It is the thing that makes…
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Twelve Small Injectors Instead of Six Big Ones
Every big power build hits the same wall. You need enough injector to feed the engine at full noise, and the injector that does that is too big to idle…
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Staggered Tyres and Traction Control: What the ECU Corrects, and What It Can’t
If you run staggered tyres and a standalone ECU with traction control, there is a field in your configuration that almost certainly matters more than you think it does. It…
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What E85 Actually Buys: Boost, Timing, and Where the Advantage Vanishes
Ask what E85 is worth on a big turbo engine and you get one of two answers. Either it is magic, or it is 30% more fuel for 30% more…
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Where the Stock ZF 8HP70 Gives Up: 901 lb ft, Measured
The ZF 8HP is the default answer for anyone putting an automatic behind a big power engine, and the question that follows it everywhere is the same: how much will…
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Throttle Body Effective Flow Area: Building a Correct Area vs Position Table
Open any modern standalone ECU that runs a throttle-based air model and you'll find a table mapping throttle position to flow area. Open a dozen real calibrations and a good…