Newsletter No 74
20 September 2012
Good morning
We
have recently received a huge shipment of K&N
filters.
K&N increased their
prices radically, but through ordering in time & a whole lot of other
reasons, I am confident to be able to keep the
old prices until next year J
My
order has also taken into account the new & grey-market vehicles on the
road today.
We
have also brought in the xtreme duty universal air filters, for
a wide range of needs. The
XD air filters have an extra thick filtering medium which provides
increased protection in high dust conditions.
If
it has a motor, we have a filter !
I
have also started stocking the following:
GOLF 5 GTI DOWN PIPE + DECAT –shown top
GOLF 6 GTI DOWN PIPE + DECAT
FOCUS ST DOWN PIPE + DECAT
POLO GTI DOWN PIPE
POLO 1.4 GTI DOWN PIPE – shown bottom
Renault Megane Down Pipe
SUBARU (OLDER) DOWN PIPE + DECAT
Introductory
price 3300 incl. Vat.
As
you can see it is a DIY installation if you can use tools J
I
also stock these Tailpipes, as shown in the first picture above:
1
63mm-101mm
1
63mm-76mm
1
57mm-76mm
1
63mm-85mm
1
50mm-63mm
We still supply braking &
suspension solutions such as Camil shocks
We also do Ironman & various other custom made units, such as Bilstein etc.
Please call for pricing
I still have about 20 old type Unichips
left, that we are offering at the old price of N$2750 to 2900.
This includes the Chip (3 year warranty), the installation & Dyno-tuning (3
months money back, if not satisfied, guarantee). The new Uni Q starts at 3300 for
most petrol vehicles. Diesels are normally around 3500.
The difference between the 2 is that the old Unichip were different for
different trigger styles petrol & diesel, whilst the Uni-Q will fit on 95 %
of all vehicles & is interchangeable between different cars. The Uni-Q can
also run 5 different maps & is a very powerful tuning tool.
So if you have a petrol vehicle like NA Golf, Polo, Opel, Hilux pre-Bullnose,
Nissan V6 etc. why not spoil yourself at this never to be repeated price ?
I
have a eMail address dedicated specifically to your questions feedback@nicksracing.com
On
this you can expect to receive a reply within 24 hours (Mon to Thur).
Please
also check my Website for an answer to your question, www.nicksracing.com
If
your question is of general interest, please post it on https://www.facebook.com/nicksracing
More
and more questions come in regarding what the difference is between me &
other “tuners”.
I
know to have dwelled on this before, but it seems not to have been answered in
full:
Firstly:
Remapping means putting the vehicle on the Dyno and then driving it under all
conceivable load RPM scenarios in order to adjust it.
This
can be done with the Unichip piggy back ECU or by flashing your stock ECU eprom
with the correct values obtained real-time.
This
we call tuning- such as tuning a Guitar or Piano J Your vehicle
is adjusted to work at its best..
Then
you get guys that flash or fit a Unichip with values gained by another vehicle
that was Dynoed somewhere.
This
is not tuning !
With
a turbo car it gets more difficult, as we can also increase boost to a safe
level.
This
level can become unsafe when the fuel quality changes or something else goes
wrong.
On
a normally aspirated car you hear it ping or feel it “ruk en pluk”.
On
a turbo car you normally find something expensive goes !
Therefore
I would normally recommend a freeflow exhaust with a
K&N, costing 2500 + 600, on a Petrol-powered turbo car.
If
you still want me to chip it, it will be another 4000 N$. You have to
understand though that your car will be tuned for the conditions on that day,
in my Dyno room. Should this change, such as running poor quality fuel, and
your engine fails…
You
can run 5 different maps, switched via a hard-switch, keyfob or Bluetooth from
your phone if you wish. Such as to reset the car to standard or race setting,
should you desire.
I
leave you with a motto that I feel applies to me also J
Your work is going to fill a large
part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied …….…… is to love what
you do
Steve Jobs 1955-2011