Innholdsfortegnelse for February 2021 i Fast Car

IT’S HELLO FROM ME... AND GOODBYE FROM HIM... If you didn’t see last month’s mag, or if you simply skipped past this boring bit and got stuck into all the magnificent metal located elsewhere in this fine publication, then you wouldn’t have read Jules’ editor’s letter, and you may be wondering: “Who’s this at the front of my favourite mag?” Well, I’m Dan and I’ve taken over from the big man who usually steers the good ship Fast Car, as he has moved on become a big cheese in the publishing world. He’ll still be popping his head in from time-to-time and you will still be able to see his grinning mug on our Fast Car TV YouTube channel, so hopefully the withdrawal symptoms will not be too severe. As…

It’s interesting that Shaun has chosen to run his Fiesta on 16in wheels. Having found the OZ Futuras in a rare Ford 4x108 fitment and had them professionally rebuilt to his own specs, he could easily have chosen to step them up to 17in in line with the car’s OEM alloy size, or even step up further for the sake of upgrading. After all, wheel dimensions has traditionally been a bit of an arms race with a bigger-is-better ethos (those of us who were playing the game in the nineties will keenly remember how many people were desperately trying to squeeze narrow 19in wheels into Vauxhall Novas), but Shaun’s stayed true to his vision: he wanted the car to sit ultra-low when it airs out, and the Euro-look has long…

Ray’s EK is running an Endyn RRC inlet. This super-rare part is very much sought after in VTEC tuning circles. Endyn Energy Dynamics is a boutique specialist which has been operating in the States since 1959, starting out tuning two-stroke karts and expanding into all manner of motorsport and aerospace endeavours. Their bespoke inlets for Honda engines are jewel-like works of art, with perfectly optimised and tailored plenum shape, volume, throttle body position, runner/plenum intersect, runner length/cross-section, and›flange angles. It’s all very desirable, and exquisitely engineered. Plenum shapes are configured to eliminate reflected harmonics, and manifold runner entries are tailored to nat-asp or forced induction applications. What’s particularly noteworthy is that these items were produced in very small numbers, they’re not exactly the sort of thing you pick up off…

Except for the OEM front windscreen, Dionne’s Cayman has had all the glass replaced with lightweight Perspex items that he sourced through UK racing window specialist Plastics4Performance. By binning the heavy glass, Dionne has not only been able add a dash of circuit chic with race-style window-sliders, but he has also been able to shed a large chunk of the car’s overall weight. But even better, is where that weight is located. The fact that it’s weight that sits high up in the car, means he has effectively lowered the car’s centre of gravity, improving its handling as well as its straight line performance. Double whammy!…

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The manual conversion isn’t the only clever box of tricks on Dale’s S-Type, as the JVC KW-M565DBT headunit is a smart as they come too. Not only does the double DIN touchscreen unit provide crystal clear music streamed directly from Dale’s smartphone to the car’s uprated speakers and slimline subwoofer system, but it can also tap into the parameters of the aftermarket ECU, allowing a host of features to be accessed directly from the unit, or via Dale’s phone. How cool is that!?…

STYLING: Smoothed front bumper, smoothed boot panel, custom headlights, colour-coded mirrors, washer jets and stubby aerial, sequential indicators, gloss foglight surrounds, gloss lower grille, gloss scuttle panel, matte black 12in sunstrip, Maxton Design front splitter, Maxton Design sideskirt extensions, TRC aero spoiler lip, tinted indicators and taillights, KMS diffuser, tinted Autobeam foglights, Autobeam number plate lights, clear brake light TUNING: 1.6-litre EcoBoost, turbo-back KMS exhaust system, ITG induction kit and primary induction hose, Pumaspeed symposer delete, 6-speed manual, short-shift CHASSIS: 8.5x16in (front) and 9x16in (rear) OZ Futura wheels with 195/40/16 Falken tyres, Slam front airbags and rear sleeve bags, Air Lift Performance V2 management, brake calipers painted black INTERIOR: Mercedes AMG seats, custom iPad install, VUDU show cage, flocked dash, boot build wrapped in suede with half-sunk air tank, Autobeam…

STYLING: J-Blood bodykit, J’s Racing rear spoiler, NBC Racing front wings with custom arch extensions, carbon mirrors, shaved engine bay in contrasting colour TUNING: K24 block, K20 head with DC5 Type R springs and retainers, flat-face valves, Endyn RRC inlet manifold, 70mm throttle body, K-Tuned fuel rail, stock block, stock cams, custom 3” cat-back exhaust system, Innovative engine mounts, Mishimoto radiator, EP3 Type R 6-speed manual, MFactory LSD, 287bhp CHASSIS: 8x15in Rays Gram Lights wheels, 205/50/15 Yokohama AD08R tyres, MeisterR coilovers, Hardrace bushes, Cusco front strut brace, uprated LCAs, Endless calipers, discs and pads INTERIOR: Bride seats, J’s Racing steering wheel, custom mats, custom Bride doorcards, Pioneer head unit, AEM AFR gauge THANKS: Thanks to R2 Automotive for the swap and build, VN Autos for bodywork, and Jesse at JCAL…

ENGINE 3.4-litre, 6-cyl, 32v flat-six, Fabspeed cold air intake, GT3 throttle body, IPD plenum, RSS semi-solid engine mounts, Tarett front semi-solid engine mount, CSF radiators (sides and centre), DIY radiator relocation kit, Tuning Box pedal module, Fabspeed long-tube race header, Fabspeed race exhaust, GSR Technik ECU remap TRANSMISSION 6-speed manual gearbox, Sachs racing clutch, Aasco lightweight flywheel, CAE quick shifter, RSS transmission uprated mounts SUSPENSION Moton 3-way coilovers, Moton line quick disconnects, Tarett billet control arms, Tarett caster arms, Tarett billet mono ball top hats, Tarett billet bladed anti-roll bars, Tarett extended billet drop links, Rennline rear brace and tow brackets, Rennline rear toe arms and bump steer kit BRAKES Brembo GTS 380mm (front) and 345mm (rear) discs with 6-piston front and 4-piston rear calipers, Brembo race pads and Brembo…

ENGINE 4.2-litre, 8-cyl, 32v supercharged V8, custom hardpipe induction kit with Pipercross cone filter, uprated injectors, custom stainless steel exhaust system, Maxx racing ECU PERFORMANCE 500bhp+ 500lb ft+ TRANSMISSION 6-speed ZF manual gearbox conversion from a diesel S-Type, custom billet clutch and flywheel SUSPENSION Two-way custom racing suspension developed by Bilstein UK with Eibach springs BRAKES Standard calipers with uprated TarOx F2000 discs and pads WHEELS & TYRES 9x19in (front) and 10x19in (rear) custom Image wheels with 265/35/19 Nankang AR1 tyres (front) and 275/35/19 Nankang AR1 tyres (rear) EXTERIOR Full respray in British Racing Green with additional green pearl, gloss black mirrors, rear spoiler delete, badge delete, smooth bumpers, racing number in grill, custom rear arches using wider front wings, rear door handle delete, red tinted rear light clusters, custom…

Hot hatches are a drug. They’ve characterised a particular kind of driving thrill since their inception in the mid-1970s, and for generations of tuners who’ve seen these cars pass through a golden age of modifying, there really is no substitute. Sure, a rear-wheel-drive coupé with a bruising straight-six would offer transitory mirth, and a low-slung roadster would entertainingly rework your carefully arranged hair, but it’s hot hatches that provide the everyday mischief. Now, for a lot of people it’s Peugeot or Volkswagen who built the truly iconic hot hatches, but don’t let a Ford fan hear you saying that. From the XR3i to the RS Turbo, the Sierra RS Cosworth to the RS1800 and beyond, it’s a pretty stellar back catalogue. Oh, and what a great little car the Mk7…

“I used the K24/K20 hybrid as a base for testing and development for future builds. Also, I just like building and swapping engines!” As the old saying goes, power corrupts. And absolute power corrupts absolutely. But unlike so many facets of modern living, this is the kind of corruption we can get fully on board with; after all, while we have a lot of respect for the less-is-more principle, there’s a lot to be said for exploring how much more the very concept of ‘more’ can be stretched to. For owners of hot Hondas, this is a subject of much debate. Famously recalcitrant to mapping on the factory management, there’s a wealth of aftermarket ECUs and piggybacks for these engines that can allow one to unlock the myriad secrets of…

Ford’s third generation Focus RS is one of the most accomplished hot hatches on the road. Powered by a 345bhp, 2.3-litre four-cylinder engine and endowed with a trick four-wheel drive transmission featuring ‘drift mode’, it is easily a rival for the best in the business and is a car more than worthy of wearing the respected RS badge. But what if you want more out of your Dagenham destroyer? Well, you just have to take a trip over to Hendy Performance to check out their HP 500 kit… The HP500 kit is the culmination of a series of modular performance upgrade kits designed by Hendy’s in-house tuning gurus exclusively for the Mk3 Focus RS. Each of the modular packages is conceived to address a specific weak point in the standard…

Name: Dionne Muscunana Age: 35 From: Orange County, California USA Job: Head content creator for Toyo Tires USA Fav car: Tommykaira ZZ or Mazda Miata Previous builds: Orange Civic hatch (previous Fast Car cover car), wide body and turbocharged Smart Car, Acura Integra track car plus a host of motorbikes including Hondas, Ducatis and Triumphs! What’s next: I want to finish my Miata that’s had over $100k sunk into it already, and my Audi which I’m building for this year’s SEMA show. Oh, and I want to get a Porsche 911 GT3 one day too!…