Leading suspension specialists GAZ have adjustable GT dampers available for the Triumph TR7 and TR8, built from 1975 to 1981.
GAZ GT Dampers will 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.
GAZ can set the dampers up for general road use, but they will also be suitable for occasional track slalom and sprint use; alternatively they can even be set up for serious racing use if you so wish.
GAZ dampers feature a zinc plated body and protective plastic sleeve to keep them 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.
The GAZ GT dampers for the Triumph TR7/8 can be ordered as GAI 1006 for the front at £96.80 each and GT4-2276 for the rear at £63.70 each plus VAT.
For further details visit the GAZ website: www.gazshocks.com
Leading suspension specialists GAZ can now supply fully adjustable GT rear dampers for the classic W201 Mercedes 190.
GAZ GT Dampers will 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.
GAZ can set the dampers up for general road use, but they will also be suitable for occasional track slalom and sprint use; alternatively, they can even be set up for serious racing use if you so wish.
GAZ dampers feature a zinc plated body and protective plastic sleeve to keep them 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.
The GAZ GT dampers for the Mercedes W201 190SL can be ordered as GT7-4943 at £70.64 each for the front and as GT7-4944 at £70.68 each for the rear. Rear dampers are available for the 190E model as part number GT7-5119 at £70.64 each. All prices are plus VAT.
Please enquire for other models. GAZ can usually custom build adjustable dampers for classic models where the originals have become difficult to obtain providing there are no other limiting factors with the suspension system.
For further details visit the GAZ website: www.gazshocks.com
Leading suspension specialists GAZ now have GAZ Gold coilover kits available for Mk1 and Mk2 Fiestas 1977-89.
The GAZ Gold Kit is suitable for serious track or competition vehicles although it can also be used on street cars if you are prepared to trade excellent handling for a harder ride.
The GAZ Gold units are bump and rebound adjustable and can be adjusted whilest on the vehicle by means of easily accessible adjusters.
The Gold range comes with a gas cell in the outer reservoir filled with a high viscosity index multi grade oil to prevent cavitation and reduce fade in motor racing conditions.
Ride height is adjustable through 60mm of adjustment and the units are plated in black zinc and fitted with anodised adjusters for long life.
All units are individually tested before leaving the factory and covered by a two year warranty.
The GAZ Gold Front and Rear Coilover kit for the Fiesta M1 & 2 retails at £1,024.30 plus VAT. (Turrets will be required at the rear to support the coilovers)
For further details visit the GAZ website: www.gazshocks.com
Lightweight alloy flywheels aren’t usually associated with four-wheel-drive SUVs. Traditionally, the thinking was that a 4×4 needs the momentum of a heavy flywheel to keep the engine running when the going gets tough. However modern 4×4 vehicles are designed for comfortable cruising on the highway as well as optimum off road performance, so the old rules no longer apply – providing you get the design right.
Fidanza Performance doesn’t just take a stock flywheel and reproduce it in aluminum as do some others. Fidanza’s technicians carefully analyze the originals and engineer improvements where needed; whether it be in overall balance, critical clearances or improved design.
Fidanza’s flywheels are machined from the highest quality 6061 T6 or 2024 T3 aluminum. Each flywheel is manufactured to deliver optimum tensile strength, heat dissipation and weight reduction, without becoming too light which causes poor idle and driving issues – this can easily happen with an ultra-lightweight flywheel. Thus, Fidanza lightweight flywheels aren’t always the lightest on the market, but they are the best when it comes to getting the job done!
These lightweight flywheels will free additional horsepower, provide faster throttle response and (because they are 40-60 percent lighter than stock) facilitate quicker acceleration.
Other benefits include optimal clutch grip and long life thanks to a heat treated friction plate and military spec. fasteners that ensure reliability and strength. Furthermore, the heat treated friction plate is replaceable so when it finally comes to the end of its long service life you won’t have to buy a complete new flywheel!
Fidanza now offers two lightweight alloy flywheels for the popular Toyota Land Cruiser. Part number 130081 is for the 1998-2002 Toyota Land Cruiser inline 6 and Part number 130091 is for the 1989-1992 Toyota Land Cruiser V8.
Fidanza lightweight flywheels for the Toyota Land Cruiser retail at $843.91 for the inline 6 and $582.36 for the V8. Prices are plus shipping and import tax.
Purchase directly from www.fidanza.com or contact sales@fidanza.com
DEI has just added heat resistant Knitted Sleeves to its range of Titanium heat protection products.
DEI Titanium Knitted Sleeves are available in two different precut lengths – 12” and 24” (30.48cm and 60.96cm).
The knitted sleeves are designed to fit around and insulate exhaust pipes to prevent the transfer of heat to surrounding components and the passenger compartment.
They are also ideal protection against burns from kit cars and trucks with exposed exhausts.
The Titanium Knitted Sleeves have a maximum temperature rating of 1800oF (approx. 982oC) with a continuous rating of 1382oF (750oC).
The Titanium Knitted Sleeves are designed to fit 4” (10.16cm) O.D. pipe, but can expand up to one and a half times in diameter allowing them to be installed over flanges, joints and sensors.
The Titanium Knitted Sleeves can be cut to length and the ends finished by simply rolling.
Order the 12” long DEI Titanium Knitted Sleeve as 10038 at £30.62 Order the 24” long DEI Titanium Knitted Sleeve as 10040 at £49.52 Prices are subject to import tax and shipping.
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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As an official Helix dealer Burton Power is pleased to announce it now has stocks of the Helix Five Paddle Clutch Kit for Ford Cosworth YB 16v Turbo 4wd applications.
The clutch features Cerametallic Paddle Drive plates that have cerametallic segments riveted onto a steel back plate. The segments are thicker than the sintered type to provide a higher heat tolerance and improved heat dissipation where a greater level of clutch slip is required. This design is mainly targetted at high energy competition applications used in rally and rrace use, especially endurance, but the inclusion of damper springs to cushion the impact of clutch engagement on the driveline components make this kit suitable for road use too.
The kit includes: clutch cover assembly, five paddle driven plate and a release bearing. Order as part number 90-3495 at £695.95
Suitable for: Ford Sierra Sapphire RS Cosworth 4wd 1990-1992 Ford Escort RS Cosworth 4wd T34 1992-06/1994 Ford Escort RS Cosworth 4wd T25 06/1994-1996
for further details contact Burton Power on 0208 554 2281 www.burtonpower.com
Burton Power is pleased to announce it can now provide alloy rocker covers for the Ford Essex V6 engine. The rocker covers come in natural alloy finish but are suitable for painting if prefered. (Burton also stocks suitable engine paint).
The design features polished ribs and the ESSEX – V6 legend. (‘Ford’ isn’t mentioned, so these rocker covers would be equally at home on other Essex V6 powered marques such as Gilburn, Marcos, Reliant and TVR.
ABT Sportsline has signed another top driver for the DTM: Ricardo Feller (21/CH) will become the teammate of René Rast (35/D) and Kelvin van der Linde (25/ZA) in the 2022 season.
Feller is considered a super talent and a diamond in the rough. In the 2017 season, the Swiss driver, who was just 16 years old at the time, became the youngest driver ever to make the leap into the ADAC GT Masters – a racing series that Ricardo Feller won last season together with Christopher Mies at the wheel of an Audi R8 LMS in a nail-biting finale.
“My dream from the beginning was to race in the DTM,” says the new ABT driver. “I have tried to realize the dream and made that intention clear. It’s cool that this dream is becoming a reality at ABT Sportsline. I am aware that 2022 will be a challenge. Regardless of my teammates, the competition in the DTM will probably be even stronger than last year. I want to compete with the best – and they are currently racing in the DTM. I think it’s nice to be able to make the step into the DTM after winning the GT Masters.”
Just like René Rast and Kelvin van der Linde, Ricardo Feller will be driving an ABT Audi R8 LMS GT3 evo II. The entry has been made possible primarily by the Scherer Group and HYLO – the number one in Germany when it comes to dry eyes.
“It’s mega that we can again enter three cars in the DTM this year,” says ABT CEO and team director Thomas Biermaier. “With René, Kelvin and Ricardo, we have three drivers who can all fight for the title. Despite his young age, Ricardo already has several years of experience with the Audi R8 LMS and is one of the fastest drivers in this car. And I think his personality also fits in very well with us.”
René Rast, Ricardo Feller
“The crew of our third car has had a pretty frustrating 2021 DTM season,” says Hans-Jürgen Abt. “Now their eyes are shining again. I am sure that Ricardo has the necessary talent to establish himself in the DTM and can become a big player. All of us at ABT are looking forward to racing with him.”
The deal was set up by Christian Scherer, who, with his Scherer Group, is one of ABT Sportsline’s most important business partners. “Ricardo’s family has a car dealership in Switzerland,” says CEO Christian Scherer. “That’s how we met at the end of 2019. Since then, I have tried to support Ricardo as much as possible. I am very happy that we could attract him as an ambassador and driver for Scherer Sport.”
Ricardo Feller will make his DTM debut in Portimão (Portugal) at the end of April. A total of eight events with two races each are scheduled in the 2022 DTM.
Three questions for Ricardo Feller
How did you get into motorsport? Ricardo Feller: “By chance: we moved near an indoor kart track. I went there with my dad and then wanted to do it more and more. I got my own go-kart – actually just for fun. But the attraction was there to race. Then came the Swiss championship and so it went up one step at a time to the world championship. We didn’t have the financial means to keep up with the factory teams there – it costs a fortune in a team like that. Thanks to sponsors and the family, I made the step into Formula 4, but after half a year we realized that for financial reasons that was not our league either.”
What happened next? “I wanted to drive in the Audi Sport TT Cup for fun. We could have managed the budget. During pre-season testing for the TT Cup, Sepp Haider took notice of me and made sure that I was in a GT3 car as soon as possible. I then never drove in the TT Cup, but instead went directly to the GT Masters – a series that has a very high level.”
What are your expectations going into your first DTM season? “I’m going to go full throttle and I’m looking forward to the challenge. The DTM has always been my dream. I’m very grateful to Christian Scherer for putting me in touch with ABT Sportsline and for helping me a lot already. The biggest difference to the GT Masters is that I will have a car to myself. I’m looking forward to seeing what happens when I don’t have to make any more setup compromises. It worked well with Christopher Mies last year, but I’m still looking forward to it. I immediately felt at home at ABT Sportsline and I’m convinced I’m in the right team.”
For the fans of ABT Sportsline, the new motorsport year begins with great news: three-time DTM champion René Rast (35/D) will be the team mate of Kelvin van der Linde (25/ZA), who won four races in his first DTM season last year and only just missed out on the title in the end.
ABT Audi R8 LMS GT3 evo II #33, Kelvin van der Linde (Team ABT Sportsline); ABT Audi R8 LMS GT3 evo II #33, René Rast (Team ABT Sportsline)
“We started putting out feelers towards René early on,” says ABT CEO and team principal Thomas Biermaier. “In terms of the DTM, we know his strengths as an opponent. In Formula E, we got to know and appreciate him even better last season. We are extremely grateful to his management with Dennis Rostek and Audi Sport that it worked out and that we can begin the title fight with a real dream team in 2022.”
“We’ve always narrowly missed out on the drivers’ title in the DTM in recent seasons,” says Hans-Jürgen Abt. “With this strong driver pairing, there can only be one goal: to finally bring the title back to Kempten.”
Shooting star in the DTM with three championship titles
René Rast came to the DTM late and literally overnight, but turned out to be a shooting star. In his first full DTM season, he won the championship as a rookie in 2017. In 2018, he was only four points short of successfully defending the title. Rast became the champion again in 2019 and 2020. With his three championship titles, 24 wins, 20 pole positions, 14 fastest laps and 1,113 points, the super talent advanced to become the most successful Audi DTM driver of all time in just four years. In the all-time DTM record book, he is on a par with racing legend Klaus Ludwig. Only Bernd Schneider has more DTM titles.
“I’m very happy to be returning to the DTM after a year’s break,” says the three-time champion, who lives with his wife and child in Bregenz, Austria – only about an hour’s drive from ABT Sportsline’s headquarters. “I never lost my desire for the DTM. Audi wanted me to concentrate fully on Formula E last season. I was on site at a few DTM races. I liked what I saw.”
For the record-breaking driver, ABT Sportsline was a logical choice: “I will have almost the same crew from Formula E in the DTM. My engineer will remain the same, as will my chief mechanic and some of the mechanics. We are a super well-coordinated team. It just made sense to continue together.”
Two friends as team mates
That was also an important factor for Kelvin van der Linde when it came to extending his contract with ABT Sportsline. “I really wanted the same guys in my crew that simply did a mega job in 2021,” says the South African, who lives near Kempten. “When I first heard about René becoming my team mate, I was a bit surprised, but in a positive way. I think a new dream team is emerging. René is one of my big role models in motorsport. We will push each other and do everything we can to win the DTM title for ABT Sportsline. I think it’s going to be really cool.”
Rast and van der Linde have known each other for many years. They won the ADAC GT Masters together in 2014 with Christian Abt’s team in an Audi R8 LMS. Both have the same manager since the start of their careers in Dennis Rostek and work closely together in his agency Pole Promotion. They are friends privately and support each other.
René Rast’s ABT Audi R8 LMS will be recognisable to fans at first glance: The red and white design is reminiscent of his championship-winning cars from the DTM Class 1 era. Kelvin van der Linde’s car has the same basic layout, but in black and white.
“I saw the new design for the first time just before Christmas at an ABT partner workshop,” says the South African. “I think it looks mega.”
Strong partners
With Hyla, Kuka, Porta and Würth, ABT Sportsline welcomes as many as four new strong partners to the DTM. Unchanged on board are H&R, Fujitsu, Ravenol, Schaeffler, the Scherer Group, Sonax and Südpack. “We hardly have any space left on the two cars,” says ABT Sport Marketing boss Harry Unflath proudly. “This clearly speaks for the unbroken charisma of the DTM. Gerhard Berger, ITR and ProSiebenSat.1 are doing a great job. I’m particularly pleased that we were also able to inspire partners for the DTM who were also with us in Formula E.”
A total of eight events with two races each are scheduled for the 2022 DTM calendar. The season starts off at the end of April in Portimão (Portugal).
Three questions for René Rast
Two drivers as strong as René Rast and Kelvin van der Linde in one team – will that work? Rene Rast: “I’ve known Kelvin for a long time. We raced together for the first time in 2014 and won the GT Masters straight away. Since then, we’ve kept running into each other. We have also been working together in our agency for a few years. It will certainly be a new situation to race against him instead of working with him or for him, but I don’t think that it will be a problem. It will be interesting to see how we coexist – especially how we deal with each other on the race track. Off the track, I don’t have any concerns about that at all.”
Will you pick up where you left off in the DTM at the end of 2020? “I’m realistic enough to say that the DTM has changed and that it won’t be a walk in the park. The DTM is now with GT3 cars, which I have experience with, but very little compared to the likes of Kelvin van der Linde and the others. It will probably take me some time to get used to it again and learn the little tricks of the trade from the guys who have been driving these cars for seven, eight years. It’s quite clear that it’s going to be very hard. You also saw last year how other former DTM drivers or even other greats from motorsport struggled in the series. I hope that I can race for victories and that I can manage my learning curve, so that at the end of the year, I could possibly fight for a podium position somewhere in the overall standings. The most important thing is that the title finally comes back to ABT. They’ve been waiting for this for several years and they’ve been close many times.”
Here we are in the second decade of the 21st Century and there are still classic car owners who have yet to discover the benefits of electronic fuel injection (EFi). No doubt most don’t realise how simple the conversion can be thanks to the Retroject 38/38 Throttle Body from Webcon.
The Retroject is a dual injector throttle body designed to directly replace the Weber 32/36 DGV and 38DGAS carburettors.
The critical dimensions are identical so it will fit!. The positioning of the throttle lever and throttle rotation are the same so it will be possible to: • Remove a Weber twin choke carb (e.g. Weber 32/36 DGV or 38DGAS). • Bolt on the Retroject and connect the linkage. • Add any aftermarket ECU and loom. • Fit a high pressure fuel supply such as a Webcon WFP600…and the engine is ready to run. All that’s needed is a rolling road session to map the ECU for optimum performance and economy. You’re then ready to reap the benefits of a modern EFi system on your classic car: power, driveability, torque and economy.
It really is as simple as that! No messing about with new throttle linkages, new air filters or new inlet manifolds. (You’ll need to tell your insurance company, but experience has shown that in many cases the premium remains the same).
The Retroject comes with Genuine Weber 480cc/m PICO fuel injectors. Air temp sensor, TPS and idle motor are already installed and ready to plug into your ECU’s wiring harness. The package also includes a 3 Bar fuel pressure regulator and two straight 8mm fuel unions. (90 degree angled ones are also available).
The Retroject 38/38 retails at just £472.97+VAT and the Webcon EFi Fuel Pump with Swirl Pot retails at £288.75+VAT. Retroject is also ideal when using a modern engine in a kit car and EFI is needed to comply with modern catalyst requirements. It will also be suitable for off road and marine use.
Available directly from Webcon and from appointed Webcon dealers around the world. For further details contact Webcon UK on +44 (0)1932 787100 or visit www.webcon.co.uk
