Caterham Tuning Tips and best mods

Maximise your Caterham’s driving pleasure

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If you are looking to build the ultimate Caterham then you’ve found the right place.

Our tuning tips and articles for the Caterham cover all the best mods and latest tuning methods to help you build a great modified Caterham.

With the help of our forum members, industry professionals and seasoned car modders we present a best practice guide to modding your Caterham.

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Alloy wheels and their impact on handling and performance.

Some rally style alloy wheels are lighter – (less weight = more speed) and also are designed to increase the cooling of the brake disks.

Some designs hold up better to being curbed than others and some break very easily when hitting a pothole or curb at speed.

Always go for the best quality alloy wheel that you can afford and read the reports and reviews. If you do go for a different overall size you must get the suspension and tracking realigned to avoid uneven wear under acceleration.

Miller vs Otto vs Atkinson Cycle

Complete guide to the differences between Miller, Otto and Atkinson Cycle Engines and the pros and cons of each type of engine.

Fuel and fuel additives octane and pressure boost valves.

Choice of fuel becomes more critical in a high compression or turbo engine. “One of my Pet(rol) hates!” Fuel: this […]

Twincharging an engine

We look at how to build a twincharger setup for your car and discuss the various twincharger configurations and their performance advantages with twin turbos, supercharger or one of each.

Twincharging provides a relatively low cost way to get the best from a supercharger and turbo providing large power gains through the whole RPM band.

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