Recently updated on January 30, 2020 at 06:22 a.m. Automotive components can be refined in various ways to make them more durable. In addition to processes such as nickel plating, galvanizing and chrome plating, the components can also be copper-plated. This refinement is also...
Continue reading "Convert wheel bolts to stud bolts = wheel fixed or wheel off!
Stud bolts with a nut to fasten the wheel or would you prefer the wheel bolt? Even the large (and small) automakers disagree on which system is better. Or maybe the manufacturers are not primarily thinking of "which ...
Continue reading "Electroplating - from the rim to the washer!
Recently updated on January 30, 2020 at 06:22 a.m. Automotive components can be made more durable and even more visually appealing using various techniques. The processes are generally referred to as refining. A certain technique that is considered surface finishing and is also used in...
Continue reading "Effective, but expensive: the piston crown cooling!
The piston in an internal combustion engine is one of the most stressed components. Several thousand revolutions per minute mean for the piston a kilometer-long path through the cylinder. Example: the piston of a Formula 1 engine travels up to 27m / s. In …
Continue reading "The art on the front axle: the Stoppie by car!
Doing a stoppie on a motorcycle is known in racing circles and is also popular with laypeople. The result is usually more or less good and accidents and injuries are often inevitable. But what about the car ...
Continue reading "Better response behavior with the e-diverter valve
In turbo engines you will usually find pneumatically operated blow-off valves or blow-off valves. These can be supplemented by an electrically operated bypass valve when tuning the engine. This can be used to remedy or reduce the weakness of a vehicle's approach ...
Continue reading "Not for parking tickets - the ticket holder in the vehicle!
Recently updated on October 19, 2021 at 12:29 p.m. Ticket holders for the vehicle are practical and, if not installed at the factory, can be retrofitted easily and cheaply. The items are available on the Internet, for example, and can often be found in varying quantities...
Continue reading "Artificial leather - the perfect alternative for car tuning!
Recently updated on September 22, 2023 at 12:33 p.m. [Advertisement] Car tuning includes, in addition to performance and engine tuning, also designing the car exterior and interior according to individual aspects. The large selection of products on the Internet helps tuning enthusiasts to customize a car according to their ...
Continue reading "A relic from back then? The headlight wipers!
Recently updated on May 29, 2021 at 08:04 a.m. Volvo vehicles in particular were regularly equipped with it! With so-called headlight windshield wipers. But even today the practical equipment is still available on vehicles, often in combination with a headlight cleaning system that ...
Continue reading "More reliability with a reinforced gearbox bearing!
The gearbox bearings wear out quickly, depending on the vehicle and area of application, and then have to be replaced. If you have a modified vehicle with more power, you should then fall back on an improved variant. Stronger gearbox bearings for ...
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