Barry Grant, the company behind the famous Demon carburetor line has introduced a new inline 4 barrel carburetor and matching manifold. Called the BadMan, it offers a lot of advantages over the standard 4 barrel configuration. The look is what catches your eye but having an inline 4 barrel carb gives you better fuel distribution across the length of the manifold which, … [Read more...]
OnCamber Variable Camber Steering System
OnCamber, LLC, has developed a system of on the fly mechanical camber adjustment so the camber angle set on your suspension is correct for whatever direction the car is traveling, in effect, leaning the tires into the turn, in somewhat the same fashion as a motorcycle. The system was shown for the first time at the SEMA show in Las Vegas. Camber angles differ depending on a … [Read more...]
Fuel Vapor Technology – 3 Wheels – 180hp – 92mpg
Fuel Vapor Technologies was at the SEMA show in Las Vegas with the Ale, their Honda powered 3 wheeler. It has two tandem seats, a 180 horsepower 1500cc turbocharged Honda engine operating a "fuel vapor" system that allows it to run at an incredibly lean 20:1 air fuel ratio. According to the company, the car's performance puts it in a league of its own with a 12.9 second quarter … [Read more...]
Bolt on Electronic Fuel Injection from RetroTek Speed
Electronic fuel injection systems are now standard equipment everywhere, but adding EFI to an older engine with a 4 barrel carburetor usually involves a fair amount of plumbing and wiring and the result doesn't look like the system you replaced. RetroTek Speed has a solution with a bolt on EFI system that not only looks like a 4150 series 4 barrel carburetor, it will bolt on in … [Read more...]
Electronic Wedge Brakes Signal Future Electric Cars
Electronic Wedge Brakes, scheduled to appear on a German production car, probably in 2008, are the first part of a multi part concept called "eCorner" by Siemens VDO. Electronic Wedge Brakes or EWB, eliminate the hydraulic system used to power the brake pads in current automotive systems and substitute 12 volt electric motors that move rollers and a wedge shaped interface. The … [Read more...]
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