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  1. What is the best hose clamp?

    What is the best hose clamp?

    We all know about worm clamps.  Love them or hate them.

    The main issue with a worm clamp is that the grooves on the clamp can dig into the hose

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  2. What do you need to know if you have had a bearing failure?

    What do you need to know if you have had a bearing failure?

    If you have had an engine failure in your Subaru, and it has been diagnosed as a bearing failure, there are a few key pieces of information that you need

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  3. Tips to help you pick a Tuner

    Tips to help you pick a Tuner

    Right up front, I will tell you that I am not a Tuner. I have been through the EFI 101 class, and I have worked in the automotive aftermarket for over

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  4. Comparison of Subaru Gear Sets, WRX, Legacy GT, STI RA, and more...

    Comparison of Subaru Gear Sets, WRX, Legacy GT, STI RA, and more...

    I just had to rebuild the transmission in my 2003 WRX, and put in an STI

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  5. Can an AccessPort return your ECU back to stock parameters with a Re-Flash?

    Can an AccessPort return your ECU back to stock parameters with a Re-Flash?

    When you are installing an Access Port on your car, one of the first things that it does is to "Marry" itself to your ECU.  This is what allows it to communicate

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  6. What should I do first, put on and exhaust, or get engine management?

    What should I do first, put on and exhaust, or get engine management?

    If you have a modern turbo-charged car, the exhaust and engine management are the two biggest limiting factors when it comes to making more power.

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  7. What is Boost Creep?

    What is Boost Creep?

    If your car is suffering from Boost Creep, here is the behavior you would see:

    Assuming you are accelerating in one gear at full throttle, you

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  8. What effect will putting performance parts on my car have on gas mileage?

    What effect will putting performance parts on my car have on gas mileage?

    This is a question that comes across just about everyone’s mind who is considering making their car faster, and the answer is…. Well, it depends.

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