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).
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.
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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
Burton Power is pleased to announce that it has forged a partnership with a European supplier who is a world leader in spiral bevel gear production.
The company is an OEM supplier to many major manufacturers and uses the latest Gleason CNC machinery to produce gears to the highest quality standards.
Burton Crownwheel and Pinion gear sets are precision manufactured from high quality 8620 alloy steel forgings to Ford O.E. specification and quality standards. The superior Gleason tooth forms on each gear set are individually lapped together to ensure optimum meshing quality. After an exacting hardening process, the gears are finally treated to a manganese phosphate surface coating which forms a long lasting anti-corrosion shield, gives enhanced lubricity, and protects against abrasion.
The gear sets are available in a wide range of ratios from 5.29:1 to 3.54:1. See website for details and specific part numbers. All the ratios retail at £300.00 per set inc. VAT and are suitable for: • Anglia 105E/123E 1959-1968 • Capri Mk1 base models (not 2.6 V6 or 3.0 V6) 1969-1974 • Capri Mk2 1.3/1.6 1974-1978, Mk3 1.3/1.6 1978-1986 • Consul 315 1961-1963 • Consul Capri 1961-1964 • Consul Corsair 1963-1965, Corsair V4 1965-1970 • Cortina Mk1 1962-1966, 1.5 GT 1963-1966 • Lotus Cortina Mk1 1963-1966 • Cortina Mk2 1966-1970, 1600GT/1600E 1967-1970 • Lotus Cortina Mk2 1966-1970 • Escort Mk1 1.1/1.3 1968-1974, Mk1 Mexico 1970-1974, Escort Mk1 RS1600 1970-1974, Mk1 RS2000 1973-1974, Mk1 Twin Cam 1968-1971 • Escort Mk2 1.1/1.3/1.6 1975-1980, Mk2 RS Mexico 1975-1978, Mk2 RS1800 1975-1977, Mk2 RS2000 1976-1980 • Prefect 107E 1959-1961• Lotus Elan 1962-1974 • UK English Axle models only
for further details contact Burton Power on 0208 554 2281 www.burtonpower.com
With hard work and team spirit, ABT Sportsline and René Rast scored the first podium in the 2022 DTM at the Lausitzring. The three-time DTM champion scored points with eighth place in Saturday’s first race and thus achieved the first personal goal of his comeback season. But Rast was anything but satisfied with his ABT Audi R8 LMS GT3 evo II on Saturday. His two team-mates Kelvin van der Linde and Ricardo Feller also reported that their cars were extremely nervous on the undulating Lausitzring.
The ABT Sportsline engineers put their heads together and searched for solutions until late in the evening. On Sunday, the three ABT drivers started with different set-up philosophies. René Rast’s car was modified particularly radically, which is why even the crews of the other two cars helped out.
The night shift was rewarded: René Rast took second place on the grid on Sunday and was able to fight in the leading group right from the start of the second race. The ABT driver crossed the finish line in third place just 1.187 seconds behind double winner Sheldon van der Linde – in a BMW which was dominating at the Lausitzring – and Maro Engel’s Mercedes plus the certainty of having definitely arrived back in the DTM. With 21 points, Rast is now the best-placed ABT driver in the drivers’ championship.
DTM rookie Ricardo Feller again put in a strong performance: The Swiss was the fastest Audi driver in qualifying on Saturday and was also fast in the first race until he suffered a puncture. It is not yet clear why the right rear tyre suddenly lost pressure.
Klettwitz: DTM Lausitzring 2022, on May, 21, 2022
On Sunday, Feller achieved the best qualifying result of his still young DTM career with fifth place on the grid. After a not perfect pit stop and some fierce battles on the track, the Swiss finished seventh and scored points for the third time in four DTM races.
Kelvin van der Linde, who narrowly missed out on victory at the Lausitzring last year, had a weekend to forget. The South African struggled with the handling of his R8 and found himself in grid positions 19 and 15, which were completely unusual for him. This time, he did not manage to fight back as he was able in the first race at Portimão.
Marc Roca (38) is the DTM project manager at ABT Sportsline and the race engineer of Kelvin van der Linde’s ABT Audi R8 LMS GT3 evo II. Ahead of the first DTM race weekend of the year in Germany, at the Lausitzring (both races from 1 PM CEST live on ProSieben on Saturday and Sunday), the Catalan reveals how he ended up in the Allgäu region, his driver’s strengths and weaknesses and the close connection between racing and vehicle refinement at ABT Sportsline.
Team ABT Sportsline, ABT Audi R8 LMS GT3 evo II (#7 Ricardo Feller)
The DTM has a record grid this season. How impressive was it to see 29 cars going into the first corner at Portimão? It was very impressive, especially with the sound of all these cars! You just hope your car is in one piece after the first corner …
How does a race engineer see the start of a DTM race? Do you have only eyes for your driver? Exactly. We have around five screens in the corner of the pits where we are working. Your eyes are crossing all the time between different images. Where is your car? What are the gaps? Are we gaining some positions? This is very important on the first lap.
What is your primary job during the race? We try to help the driver who is alone in the car. Is he trying to gain a position or just trying to maintain his gap? How is the pace of our driver compared to others. What can we achieve in terms of strategy? And we are informing him about things like track limits, if somebody has had a penalty or has already pitted. All of this knowledge is providing the driver with confidence and this is very important.
The DTM rules have changed a little bit from last season. How do you rate the changes after the first race weekend? I think the rules are clearer, so there is less room for interpretation. This is helping both sides, the organization and also the teams. They did a good job, you can see that they want fair races. The fastest car should win.
You just said the fastest car should win. ABT Sportsline has three very competitive drivers. How do you work together with the other engineers and the other two drivers? In the end each of them wants to win … It may sound as a cliché, but all three of them are really professional. We are sharing all of our ideas to extract the maximum performance. When the driver has competition within his own team, he can see the potential of the car and can improve and develop himself. At the moment, it is going really well. And you can see that we have people that are really committed and not there to play around.
