Mustang 4.6 Modular Forged Engine Here’s our story about rebuilding a Mustang 4.6 litre 3 valve engine using uprated forged internal components which are much stronger than the original Ford counterparts. For those wishing to “cut to the chase” and…
FRS Fast Road Setup “FRS” is an acronym that’s widely used for Fast Road Setup, which is a term that’s used to apply non-standard suspension geometry settings in order to achieve better chassis handling/performance from the car. Perhaps you have…
Ford Mondeo Tuning Anyone wanting to cut to the chase and see what high-performance and racing components we offer for the Mondeo, please see the link at the bottom of this page. You may have noticed that we’ve deviated into…
Ford Custom Remapping for European and USA Models For those looking for much more than a generic remap! Hopefully you’ll be aware of our provenance in tuning the very highest levels of race car engines over the last 35+ years.…
Engine Building and Blueprinting Course We’re delighted to announce the launch of our new Engine Building and Blueprinting training course at the Academy of Motorsport Sciences. It’s the very latest of five courses available at the Academy. Providing training…
Stand-Alone ECU vs OEM ECU Tuning Here’s another example of a fairly regular occurrence that we get to see. Generic ECU remaps that fail to perform properly. In this example it’s a standard Porsche 997 GT2 Turbo that had been…
Ford Mustang Tuning Our foray into the world of Ford Mustang ECU Mapping came about when we were asked by members of Simply Mustangs owners club to perform some performance validation tests on our Rototest hub dyno, which…
McLaren 570S Handling Upgrade We were invited by a regular client to cast our eyes over his new acquisition – McLaren 570S. We’d previously made significant improvements to his Aston Martin Vantage V12 and Nissan GT-R35, so we were…
Supercharged Honda Civic Type R Issues Supercharger systems have been available for quite a while for the Honda Civic Type R FN2 and EP3 models, but there’s a couple of fundamental issues with the systems that we’ve seen so far.…
Camshaft Testing Here at Torque Developments International we’re on a mission to merge tactile skills of Craftsmanship skills with the latest technologies available. A new addition to our technical capabilities is a scientific-quality camshaft analyser from Performance Trends. Camshafts are…
Engine Balancing Achieve Optimal Engine Performance with Rotating Assembly Balancing by Torque Developments International In the pursuit of peak engine performance and longevity, rotational balancing (crankshaft, front pulley, flywheel and clutch) is an essential service that often goes overlooked.…
Academy of Motorsport Sciences Lecture to IMI (Institute of the Motor Industry) Managing Director Mark Catchpole of Torque Developments International and the Academy of Motorsport Sciences was asked to give a lecture to members of the Institute of the…
Rototest Hub Mounted Dyno Test Cell Upgrade Rototest Hub Mounted Dyno Test Cell Upgrade We’ve always had an excellent dyno facility here with a Rototest hub-mounted chassis dyno, and sound-proofed and ventilated test cell, but until recently we’ve struggled with…
Formula 1 ECU Calibration Arrows F1 / Megatron as prepared by JD Classics and Geoff Page Racing – key clients of ours. It’s a real pleasure and honour to work with these legends of yesteryear! Due to the expense…
Nissan RB26DETT Engine Management Issue. The Nissan RB26DETT engine management has an issue! The engine has powered the legendary Skyline GT-R32, 33 and 34 models for decades. It’s a great engine and is capable of exceptional performance when built well.…