Ferrari Tuning Tips and Modifications
Looking at ways to improve the perfection in your Ferrari
Ferrari car tuning tips and advice. The Ferrari has a great reputation of creating awesome cars with huge amounts of performance. Owners of such exotic cars are looking for ways to boost power and further improve the drivability. We have a wide range of tuning articles covering all models of Ferrari from classic sports cars to large F1 derived supercars. Following our tuning tips you will avoid many of the common mistakes and actually achieve the car setup you desire in your Ferrari. Please join the forum (our supercar forums) for model specific questions and answers and to meet other owners and see what modifications they have done.
TorqueCars started providing Ferrari performance part tips, car performance and car modification tips and suggestions back in 2003 and have grown from strength to strength with a fast growing membership of all types of cars including many, Ferrari owners. We are currently one of the fastest growing car tuning clubs around and certainly one of the friendliest. In 2007 we also organised our first full car show.
Our Ferrari tuning features with performance tips and information on peformance parts for your car get updated so for the hottest Ferrari performance part,performance and modification advice, tips and pointers please check back regularly. We strongly recommend that you join our Ferrari forums and swap performance part ideas with like minded Ferrari owners in the performance part forums.
We would like to hear about your interesting Ferrari projects, so drop into the forum, post up a new thread and pass on your tips, we love to see members car pictures and have an ever growing gallery. Scroll down the page to see our latest tuning articles for your Ferrari.
Giggle gas – something to put a smile on your face.
"Giggle Gas – Nitrous Oxide (N20) the power button!"
NB: NoS is a brand name of a company but many confuse this with the name of the gas Dinitrous Monoxide AKA – Nitrous Oxide N20, Dinitrous Monoxide, Dinitrogen oxide also referred to as Nitrous or giggle gas (from its medical usage as an anaesthetic.
It was used in wartime to boost the engines in aircraft and later became a big hit in drag racing in the Pro Mod class. Not a flammable gas in itself it is injected into the intake manifold where it mixes with air & fuel. The main benefit of Nitrous comes as it burns and becomes an oxidiser releasing more oxygen into the engine.… Read More...
High performance sports exhausts systems and mods.
TorqueCars will take a look at sports exhausts as they are very popular modifications, but sadly many mistakes are made.
The job of the exhaust is to break up the sound pulse from the engine, muffling the sound and allowing the exhaust gases to escape efficiently. Read More...
Cryogenic engine treatments
When putting more power through an engine you need to ensure that every part will perform at its optimum.
One of the motorsports favourite techniques to improve the durability of an engine is a process know as cryogenic treatments.
As you can guess from the use of the word Cryo – it involves the cooling and heating of the engine block to temper the metal changing its structure. Read More...
Fuelling uprating the fuel pump, injectors and fuel pressure regulator
Fuel systems
"A car with a drink problem!"
Cars need a precise mix of oxygen and fuel to burn effectively. Much of the engine tuning done by TorqueCars members involves increasing the cars capacity to burn the air and fuel mix. Much attention is generally given to the air intake and we have discussed the various aspects of forced induction.
We should not overlook the fuelling as it is essential to keep the mix right. Power is lost when the engine adjusts itself to stop it running too rich or lean. Many power losses at certain points in the rev band can often be traced to a fuelling issue.… Read More...
Todays featured car tuning article
Limited slip diffs, which LSD is best for handling.
Slip diffs
"Time for something DIFFrent"
Every car has a slip diff but with a few tweaks you can totally transform your cars performance in the wet and other low grip conditions.
In a recent track test a Megane 225 Sport with a Limited slip diff out performed a number of more powerful cars on a wet track which goes some way to show how important this often overlooked part of the car is.
TorqueCars members also appreciate the value of this straightforward cost effective modification.… Read More...
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