MAXI YOUR MINI - Parts for the Latest British Invasion

Few cars were as hotly anticipated by the tuner market as the new MINI. Well before the retro couple hit the streets, companies all over the world were tooling suspension, body, engine, and interior parts, guessing (correctly) that new MINI owners would want to accessorize their rides way beyond the factory dress-ups such as Union Jack roof graphics and hood stripes. All that prep work paid off big-time. The list of parts available for the MINI is big and growing.

Going With The Flow

Installing an after-cat exhaust system is one of the best first-engine-modifications to make. A free-flowing exhaust offers the potential to make additional power relatively inexpensively and provides the additional benefit of a performance-tuned exhaust note. It's not a question of if you should do it, it's a question of which system should you install.

MagnaFlow Exhaust Line - MagnaFlow offers a high-end exhaust option.

Intake/Exhaust has been one of the most popular performance categories. Most of your customers have already invested in this category. You need to provide these customers with a high-end option to upgrade their existing systems, or, if they don't have an exhaust already, give them a product that will allow them to compete right away.

Seven Bolts For Seven Horses - A Simple and Effective Bolt-On Exhaust Upgrade for an S-10

If a few more ponies and better aural attitude are simply a couple hours and a few dollars away, why not see if we can add more pickup to the pickup? A basic catalyst-back exhaust system is a good call, and in researching this story, we found plenty of access to the components under the truck and a system from MagnaFlow that would bolt right up. We wanted to see how much rear-wheel horsepower (if any) a simple upgrade like this would add. We did find 7 hp, which may not seem like much to readers used to seeing much more...

Product Showcase - MagnaFlow Performance Exhaust

In the world of performance exhaust systems, four-inch has become the standard by which exhaust systems are compared for the Cummins B 5.9 engines. While they are those who claim large horsepower gains with the installation of a straight-through exhaust system, we have learned the tried and true formula (fuel plus air equals power) is the key to horsepower gains, and not necessarily the exhaust system. While the systems do assist in relieving turbine inlet and outlet pressures (which in turn aids the engine's ability to develop power), is the key to horsepower gains...

MagnaFlow Tour

Recently Kris and myself had the privilege of getting a tour with the ends and outs of Magnaflow exhaust systems. Thinking that it was a simple development left what I saw as a mind-boggling experience. From careful development and testing of bolt on systems where no tweaking for install is necessary, to the more complex systems they ensure the ultimate in quality which we the consumer strives for. After going through and seeing each process of development and the time and quality put into each and every system I can ensure you that nothing but Magnaflow will be equipped on my rides from this time forward.

Combo Platter - Power Parts That Work For Small Block GM Trucks

The problem with making choices is that there is always room for error. This is especially true when it comes to picking power parts for your truck. Magazines such as Sport Truck are chock full of advertisements with bolt-on parts for your truck. Many of them make claims about how much horsepower you'll gain with their products, but how do you know which ones really do what they claim? Or how about whether or not they will work in conjunction with other parts?

Big Block Exhaust - Increasing Power and Milage for a V-10

In 1994 dodge engineers did the unthinkable and gave us 488 cubic inches of V-10 power in ¾ - and 1-ton trucks to tow, haul, and kick 5.0L Mustang butt. This engine was developed for the Viper where the 360 V-8 wouldn't cut it, but earned its keep with truck owners who needed earthmoving torque without the turbodiesel price. But now just nine years after it was born it's the oldest big-block available in an American truck and we felt it was time to update the one guzzling gas in our stable.