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Performance air filters at a sensible price

With some imported performance air filters now retailing at over £100 Mini Spares has teamed up with British company, Ramair to bring you a range of filter kits for the Mini at a sensible price. The filters come with an alloy baseplate designed to bolt directly to the carburettor body. The filters are suitable for both competition and street applications.

The element is of sturdy construction, supported by a stainless steel cage and provides maximum surface area to optimise the airflow for induction ramming.

The range of baseplates are cut for a variety of well known carburettor types and have quick-release fasteners with which to attach the element.

• High performance twin layer foam for extra fine filtration with minimal airflow restriction
• Reuseable – easy to clean using hot soapy water
• Guaranteed surface area using high quality custom blended polymer
• 100% hand made in the UK – guaranteed* against manufacturing defects for life
(*single user, non-transferable)
• Long lasting and hard wearing

The Ramair HS4/H4/HIF38 1.5″ Air Filter (part number RS2-201-401), shown here, retails at just £57.73 inc VAT and since it’s reuseable, this could be the last airfilter you buy for your Mini!

For more details contact Mini Spares on
+44 1707 607700 or visit their website: www.minispares.com

For BMW convertible owners, M-Style now has an electronic module upgrade to enable single touch convertible top opening and closing.

The convertible top can be opened whilst on the move up to 30 kph and windows can be closed with a one touch action. The unit is programable from within the vehicle and retails at £395.00 inc. VAT. The module is available for BMW Z4, E46 M3, F12 6 Series, E88, E85 Z4, E93 and F33. Please enquire for other models.

Fitting can also be carried out for just £72.00 incl VAT (considerably cheaper than main dealer rates!) at M-Style’s Romford fitting centre or the kit can be sent for DIY installation for £12 delivery.

For further details visit the M-Style website:
www.mstyle.co.uk or call 0208 5989115

GAZ has just introduced fully adjustable rear dampers for the Mercedes Vito that will allow the bump/rebound setting to be adjusted to suit the ride requirements, handling, driving style and load carrying.

Adjustment is by means of an easily accessible knob on the side of the units.

GAZ dampers feature a new smart black zinc plated body with gold logo and a protective plastic sleeve to keep the dampers looking good and working well for long into the future.

All units are individually tested before leaving the factory and are covered by a two year warranty.

Order GAZ GT rear dampers for the Mercedes Vito as GT5-5452 at £76.49 each plus VAT.

For further details visit the GAZ website:
www.gazshocks.com

GAZ Shocks has a fully adjustable coilover kit for the Porsche Cayman. The kit offers adjustable ride height and adjustable damper rates and includes lowered, uprated, suspension springs.

Ride height is adjustable all round through 60mm of adjustment and the struts and damper units feature the GAZ black zinc protective finish as well as sporting the GAZ logo.

The height adjustable platforms are anodised for long life. They also have a coarse acme form thread for ease of adjustment and to ensure that they remain in good order – even after considerable service. Damper rates are variable by means of easily accessible adjuster knobs.

The GAZ Gold range comes with a gas cell in the reservoir filled with a high viscosity index multi grade oil to prevent cavitation and reduce fade under racing and trackday conditions.

All the units are individually tested before leaving the factory and are covered by a two year warranty.
GAZ Gold Coilover Kits for Porsche Cayman retail at £1533.85 plus. VAT per kit.

For further details visit the GAZ website: www.gazshocks.com

The classic Triumph Herald chassis was also used as a frame for the fibreglass Bond Equipe, made from 1963 to 1970. Thus the GAZ uprated and fully adjustable dampers for the Herald will also provide an upgrade for the Equipe. These same dampers also fit the Spitfire (all models), the GT-6 and the Vitesse, providing them all with improved and adjustable damping and superior handling.

GAZ GT Dampers provide variable bump and rebound rates which can be adjusted to suit the conditions and driving style. The damping rates can be altered by means of an easily accessible knob on the side of the units.

All units are individually tested before leaving the factory and are covered by a two year warranty.

GAZ GT dampers for the Herald, Vitesse, Spitfire, GT-6 and Bond Equipe retail at £75.32 each (front) and £63.70 each (rear) plus VAT

For further details visit the GAZ website: www.gazshocks.com

GAZ Shocks has a complete coilover kit for the third generation Focus ST. As can be seen from the picture, it’s a jam packed kit consisting of: height and damper rate adjustable coilovers at the front and bump and rebound adjustable dampers for the rear with uprated and lowered springs as well as ride height adjustable spring platforms for the rear.

Ride height is adjustable through 60mm of
adjustment all round. The struts and damper units feature the new GAZ black zinc protective finish and also sport the new GAZ logo.

The height adjustable platforms are anodised for long life and have a coarse acme form thread for ease of adjustment and to ensure that they remain in good order – even after considerable service. Damper rates are variable by means of easily accessible adjuster knobs.

The GAZ Gold range comes with a gas cell in the reservoir filled with a high viscosity index multi grade oil to prevent cavitation and reduce fade under racing and trackday conditions.

All the units are individually tested before leaving the factory and are covered by a two year warranty.
GAZ Gold Coilover Kits for Ford Focus third generation ST retail at £1024.30 plus. VAT per kit.

For further details visit the GAZ website: www.gazshocks.com

The Giorgetto Giugiaro designed Alfa Junior 105 Giulia GTV is an attractive and popular classic.

Recently GAZ Shocks was asked to produce a coilover conversion kit for the later specification models by an overseas client building a track car. Having produced the original order this application has now been added to the GAZ range.

The damper rate can be adjusted on the car by means of an adjuster knob. Ride height can be varied by -25mm to -50mm.

All the units are individually tested before leaving the factory and covered by a two year warranty for non-competition use.

The GAZ coilovers can be ordered as GP6-2344 and retail at £92.96 +VAT each.

The dampers come with an adjustable spring platform, but are supplied without springs due to the variety of possible specifications. GAZ can advise on the correct spring for the intended purpose when ordering.

For further details visit the GAZ website: www.gazshocks.com

Fidanza now offers a performance lightweight aluminum flywheel for the 1985-1989 Toyota MR2.

The Fidanza design team first analyzed the original to see where engineering modifications were needed. They identified that better performance would be achieved through improvements to balance and critical clearances as well as the overall design.

The Fidanza flywheel is machined from the highest quality aluminum and manufactured to deliver optimum tensile strength, heat dissipation and weight reduction. Poor idle and driving problems (as found with some of the ultra-lightweight competitors) are avoided by the Fidanza flywheel not becoming too light. Fidanza flywheels aren’t always the lightest, but they are the best!

Benefits:
• High performance and lighter weight to free additional horsepower
• Military grade fasteners for reliability and strength
• Bolt-on replaceable friction plate – no need to replace the compete flywheel when the friction surface
eventually wears out
• Stepped dowels
• Billet aluminum body
• Replaceable hardened 1050 steel ring gear
• Faster throttle response
• 40-60 percent lighter than stock for quicker acceleration
• Heat treated friction plate for optimum grip and long life

Order as partnumber 130891 directly from www.fidanza.com at $398.40 (plus shipping and import tax).

For further details contact sales@fidanza.com

Protect critical tie-downs before serious damage occurs.

“It started with a frantic call from a local tuner shop, asking if we offered a protective heat sleeve for dynamometer tie-down straps,” said Mike Buca, DEI Product Manager. “It seems this tuner nearly launched a car while on the dyno because the exhaust heat from the tailpipe actually burned through an already weakened area on the strap.”

Fortunately DEI already had the right material for the job with its high-temperature-resistant aluminized material which can withstand 500°F (260°C) direct heat and 2000°F (1093°C) of radiant heat. So it was just a matter of machining it up into 5″-wide-by-36″-long (12.7cms x 91.44cms) sleeves to fit over tie down straps.

Now DEI’s Dyno Strap Guard is generally available to all tuners as part number 10466 at £30.65 plus shipping and import tax.

For more information about this and DEI’s complete line of performance heat and sound control products, visit www.DesignEngineering.com.

To keep up with the very latest DEI product introductions and company news connect with DEI on Facebook or Twitter or subscribe to DEI’s You Tube channel.

Burton Power is pleased to announce it can now supply genuine SKF wheel bearing kits for classic Fords.

It speaks volumes about the high quality of this product that SKF is an OE supplier to Fords for many applications. Burton recommends using SKF kits for all competition applications as they provide a longer service life under arduous conditions and for applications where a higher quality of product is preferred.

The bearing kit shown here is suitable for the Ford ‘English’ axles that used a 21mm wide bearing. Applications include:
• Capri Mk1 including 3.0 V6 1969-1974, Mk2 1.3/1.6 1974-1978, Mk3 1.3/1.6 1978-1986.
• Cortina Mk2 1966-1970 and 1600GT/1600E 1967-1970.
• Lotus Cortina Mk2 1966-1970.
• Escort Mk1 1.1/1.3 1968-1974 (UK models only), Mk1 Mexico 1970-1974, Mk1 RS1600 1970-
1974, Mk1 RS2000 1973-1974 and Mk1 Twin Cam 1968-1971.
• Escort Mk2 1.1/1.3/1.6 1975-1980 (UK models only), Mk2 RS Mexico 1975-1978, Mk2
RS1800 1975-1977 and Mk2 RS2000 1976-1980.

The Bearing Kit can be ordered as part number SKF148 and retails at £48.00 inc. VAT.

Burton Power can also supply SKF Bearing Kits for numerous other classic Ford applications.

for further details contact Burton Power on 0208 554 2281
www.burtonpower.com