AutoSpeed.com Performance Car Magazine

VF22'ing a Rex

Tue Nov 17 00:00:00 2009

We decided to take a look at the installation of a new VF22 turbo into an October 1999 Impreza WRX. Dominic Rigoli was the operator, and Tony Rigoli Performance on the Gold Coast the location. The results were impressive.

Toyota Prius: Across a Continent

Tue Nov 17 00:00:00 2009

The planned drive was from the Gold Coast in Queensland to South Australia's capital city of Adelaide - and return. A quick look at the map indicated an all-up distance of around 4000 kilometres; in actual fact the trip stretched to 5,395km.. in seven days. And the car? Toyota's Prius, the hybrid petrol/electric which had probably never before even seen a B-double, let alone tried to overtake one on a narrow bitumen road...

F1 Meets 2002

Tue Nov 17 00:00:00 2009

What the heck is this? Well, in short, we're talking a 2.0 litre version of the 1980s Formula 1 BMW turbo engine in a fully race prep'd BMW 2002!

The DIY Seismometer

Tue Nov 17 00:00:00 2009

A fun and interesting project that costs nearly nothing to make

Real World Fuel Savers

Tue Nov 17 00:00:00 2009

Here are three electronic modules that in 99 per cent of cases will save you fuel. Best of all, they're backed by genuine, unambiguous science - not metaphysics. Your engine's reliability will not suffer, and you won't be running illegal tail-pipe emissions.

Bumped Up Boost

Tue Nov 10 00:00:00 2009

When it comes time to squeeze more boost into a late-model turbo car, many people assume the factory electronic control system needs to be ripped out and a new system installed from scratch. But the approach covered here retains all the factory hardware and control logic - it simply lifts the boost curve to your required level...

Impreza WRX Handling - Part Five

Tue Nov 10 00:00:00 2009

Grip, grip and more grip - that's what enables the Subaru Impreza WRX to blast its way from corner to corner with enough speed to gobsmack its rivals. When it comes to handling finesse, though, the Rex is solely lacking; but we'll soon fix that...

Mitsubishi Magna Sport 3.5 Sports Mode

Tue Nov 10 00:00:00 2009

It's the car with the split personality - grunting Aussie sedan or sophisticated Euro-style cruiser? Maybe a bit of both.... but is that what's really wanted?

Five Ideas Worth Revisiting

Tue Nov 10 00:00:00 2009

There's a tendency to dismiss old automotive ideas as being outdated - and of course, many of them are. But others are not, and in fact seem very worthy of a comeback. So what are five older ideas worth revisiting?

Super Lightweight Assist

Tue Nov 10 00:00:00 2009

A very light-weight electric assist system for a bike or human-powered vehicle - and some fascinating logging of human effort required to climb hills and accelerate!

Pre-Owned Performance - Volvo 760 and 740 Turbos

Tue Nov 3 00:00:00 2009

This article was first published in 1999. ...

Impreza WRX Handling - Part Four

Tue Nov 3 00:00:00 2009

The Multicolour Dash Indicator

Tue Nov 3 00:00:00 2009

For a very low cost it's easy to add a single dashboard LED that can change from green to red to show the status of electrical systems. For example, the LED can be configured so that it's green when the water level in an intercooler spray reservoir tank is high and red when it's low. No problems with wondering if the LED is broken or a power feed has come adrift... Or the LED can be configured to be off when the intercooler temp is low, red when the temp is high (and the intercooler spray is switched off), and green when the temp is high (but the spray has been switched on). You can even leave the intercooler spray switch in an 'auto' position where the lighting of the green LED will show when the spray is running! It's a neat and compact solution that can be implemented on a range of electricals.

DIY Digital Anemometer

Tue Nov 3 00:00:00 2009

If you are a sailor, fly a kite or model aeroplane, or just like knowing the weather around you, this anemometer project is for you.

Innovations

Tue Nov 3 00:00:00 2009

A round-up of the latest innovations and automotive tech developments