Electronic tuning of diesel engines has been known for almost a decade. Before that there are limited scopes to enhance the performance tuning. With the introduction of electronic engine management, this has changed. It was possible for tuners now to build on the excess air that the diesel ingests through the air filters to squirt more fuel that what is normally done. After this, around late 1990s, computer controlled engines were manufactured that gave tuners much greater scope to improve engine efficiency.

Why Tune your Car?

For enthusiastic drivers, it is quite attractive to extract extra performance from their vehicles. Diesel tuning aims to improve the engine efficiency and enhance normal driving conditions by around ten to fifteen per cent. With the cost of fuel going up with each passing day, there is a more need of making your car economical by boosting its performance and with improved engine torque.

Things to Remember before you Tune

There is a number of cheap tuning software available online. But, not all of them are good and your car might not be ready for a remap. Here are some of the important points to consider before you have your diesel tuned –

• Before you think about tuning, always check the health of your car. Check its engine, tyres, suspension and more. In case you have any engine problems, ensure that you get it sorted before you think about tuning.
• Always research about tuning so that you know exactly what you will be getting as many of these processes are irreversible.
• It is best to talk to tuning companies and judge them based on their answers. Compare their offers and then check their websites for customer feedback so that you can be sure that you are picking the right one.
• You should eliminate any service provider making questionable claims and also those that appear unreliable.
• It is best to look for service providers that provide great after-sales service.
• Also, look for providers that offer insurance as it will help you in case anything goes wrong during the tuning process.
• It is important to see your tuner face to face by taking your car to them and you can ask them appropriate questions regarding the performance of your car.

Which Type of Tuning is the Best?

Diesel electronic tuning involves the modification of the electronic instructions that is sent to the different engine components. Chipping and tuning software rewrites changes the software written to the ECU using carefully developed modified programs that changes the engine management instructions. You can also opt for plug and play packages that intercept the standard ECU signals by placing a small box of electronics between the ECU and the key engine components. The effectiveness of these will vary depending on the cost and the kind of software that is being used.

A Mustang is a real beauty of a car. If you are lucky enough to own one, you obviously have a Mustang car cover to go with it. I say obviously, because to me it would seem plain silly not to, and I’ll tell you why.

It is a well established fact that cars and outdoors just do not go. When a car is kept outdoors there are numerous dangers lurking around, waiting to happen. And they do. Nature is your car’s biggest enemy, as it has the most weapons. The sun has powerful UV rays that bleach the car’s exterior an fades the paintwork. Aside from that, an overheated car can ruin its internal workings. Rain is no better. The rain contains high acidic levels that corrode the finish of the car and leave it to begin to rust. Wind too is dangerous; blown around together with it, comes dirt and rubble that end up scratching and denting the car. Then there are local nuisances such as dust, tree sap, and birds muck. They seem to gravitate toward the car, no matter what, and leave the car stained and terribly ugly.

Once you have a car cover, your Mustang will not be left to this peril. The cover will protect the car from all sorts of damage from occurring to it. Even if you keep your Mustang indoors, in the garage, unfortunately, it still doesn’t mean that it’s safe. Whilst stored indoors, the car can still be covered with a thick layer of dust. All it takes is for someone to simply walk past your car in the garage, and accidentally scratch it with his keys hanging off his belt. As you take the garbage out, you may unknowingly bump it on the car leaving your lovely Mustang now dented. These are all day to day examples of how seemingly small things, cause lots of unwanted damage.

Now if you had a car cover, these thing will still happen, but they won’t be able to affect you in the same way. When it rains you don’t need to check your windows every two minutes, hoping to see the sky cleared. When the sun shines, you can lie outside on a deckchair without having to worry. And when the wind starts howling you can you indoors with a big mug of coffee, and forget about the car. There’s nothing to worry about; you’re completely covered.

This is a far more economical way of preserving your Mustang for eternity. Taking the car for constant car washes and re-waxing, all add up to a large bill at the end of the day. And with it all, your car won’t be in it’s wonderful condition as when you first bought it. Extensive body work takes its toll on the cars. Far better, and healthier to keep it in it’s pristine original state with Mustang car covers.

To keep a Mustang stored outdoors uncovered, is to belittle it. Yes every passer-by will be able to see that you are the owner of a Mustang, but after a while, that Mustang won’t look so great. In fact, people will wonder why on earth it is not covered!

Covering any car is a must, how much more so a fabulous Mustang. You just do not need that exposure to nature’s detriments, and all the problems that come along with it. So instead, dig a bit in your pocket, not too deep, and get a Stormproof car cover.

A Stormproof is exactly what it says to be; totally stormproof. It is naturally resistant to all weather conditions. To the rain, the sleet and snow, the sun and wind, and everything else that goes in between. Woven is a way that is unique to Stormproof, the fabric provides resistance that is natural. This makes the cover extraordinarily durable, as the resistance will not wear thin with time and use, as is the case with many other types of covers that are treated.

The material of the Stormproof cover is breathable. This means that air and moisture are allowed to pass out through the fabric and away from the car. This prevents the car from steaming up and getting mouldy or rotten whilst covered. Simultaneously though, air and moisture are denied access in through the material, ensuring that it is totally waterproof.

When your Mustang is covered with Stormproof, you do not have to worry about the paintwork peeling from the acid rain, or it getting bleached from the sun. The exterior of your Mustang will be able to remain shiny, wholesome, and vibrant in color. You wont even have to be concerned about bird droppings, tree sap and dust. All of these are obviously prevented from landing on the exterior and making your precious vehicle look a sight and a half.

Usually, cars are at risk of getting knocked about and scratched. This can happen from things flying about in the wind, or from passer-bys. Thankfully, the Stormproof cover is able to combat this. Whilst it may not be able to prevent them from occurring, it can prevent them from leaving an impression on the Mustang, as it absorbs the shock of the impact.

All Stormproof covers are custom made. They are tailor made for each and every individual car with it’s owner specifications in mind. You will be able to select the color and design of the cover. You even have the option of personalising the cover even more, by placing a logo of your choice on the bonnet.

Having a custom cover, maximises the protection that Stormproof offers as there is no space for leakages, or things to sneak in. At the same time, the perfect fit gives a very sleek, upper class impression, one that is really befitting a Mustang!

Luxury doesn’t always mean expensive cars with uninspiring performance, it is more about comfort and unmatchable performance in its segment.

Beauty like a Unicorn

Mainstream automakers like Jaguar are always focused on customer satisfaction, not only for the buyers but also for the viewers or the guests on board. The compact luxury Jaguar XJ model is designed to grab eyeballs, the sleek looks with hand-crafted interiors and ambient lightings are epitome of status and class.

The XJ offers sheer driving pleasure without sacrificing on the luxury, the car sails through the imperfections in the road. The traditional British designs add zinc to its classy leather based interiors with heated and cooled massaging seats, making the XJ an automotive version of The Taj Mahal.

Herculean Power

As the name suggests, Jaguar is all about strength and adaptability, it has plenty of robust power in its segment. The Jaguar XJ has steroids running through its veins with a 5.0-liter V8 supercharged engine that cranks out 470 horsepower along with 424 pound feet of torque. The car breathtakingly shoots up to almost 60 miles an hour within 4.2 seconds. Even if you are the most aggressive of the drivers, before you stop admiring the interiors and properly steady the wheels, XJ will reach almost 100mph, of course with maximum safety!

Technological Advancements

As an automaker, Jaguar has always been on the cutting edge of the automobile technology. It’s easy to get captured by the luxury of the XJ, with features you never thought you are going to need, until you actually experience them. For instance, the seats are designed to pamper your body and adapt as per your comfort, it’s more like being hugged by a seat.

Jaguar XJ is a well connected luxury car, its state-of-the-art connectivity environment takes luxury to another level. The customizable touch screen located at the central console provides user-friendly interface with mind-blowing features. The navigation system is capable to recognize voices and learn your regular journeys, the inbuilt hard drive in the system can also store your personal data.

With so many features, Jaguar makes sure to keep the driving pleasure alive by letting you be the boss instead of allowing the technology to have all the fun. XJ has successfully balanced its technological aspects with modern day enhancements in automobile industry, where you get a room to explore what’s in the store for you every time you open the door.

Cars get their reputations from being seen on TV. Some of the cars might have impossible capabilities and this is what makes them so interesting.

Chevy Impala in Supernatural – this car was known as the Winchester vehicle. It is definitely a highlighted car on anyone’s list. Although the car is incredibly heavy and slower than most cars today, it was still one of the most iconic cars that have been seen on television.

The Batmobile in The Dark Knight – Can you imagine a car like this on the roads? It might be perfect for the crime fighters in our countries but imagine how much maintenance it would need after a good crime fighting session? The Batmobile was equipped with all sorts of features and we see that it had the ability to fly too. Was it jet fuel or regular petrol?

The DeLorean in Back to the Future – This was the time travelling machine of the television world. At first, we saw that it could only drive but in the next two movies, the DeLorean could fly in and out of the future. It would be amazing if we could change the year we were in with a little bit of lightning and speed.

The Cadillac Ecto-1 in Ghostbusters – When this car was seen on the streets of New York, it meant that the Ghostbusters were here to save the city from a problematic ghost. With all those devices attached, they were safe wherever they went. Until they had to recharge their equipment.

The Mystery Machine in Scooby-Doo – Originally, Scooby-Doo was an animated TV series for children. With the live action reboot we were able to reimagine the van as a real car. The cartoon series always had a human behind the mask but in the first live action reboot we saw a small talking puppy as the bad guy controlling odd entities.

Mutt Cutts Van in Dumb and Dumber – Although, it was quite a dumb movie with funny moments, one of the most noticeable features was the van that the two main characters drove. The whole car was covered in faux fur material. The sides had what looked like dog ears and legs that were moveable. The front of the car had the face of a dog. This van didn’t look too stable and the brakes didn’t seem entirely safe too. What a lot of money spent on something that is probably difficult to clean.

Other famous cars that are popular includes the sports cars in The Transporter, Fast and Furious, and Iron Man. The most stunning cars in the movies made us feel like we could do anything. Their skills and braking abilities were excellent. But could you imagine how often these cars would have had to go for mechanical and brake repairs.

Preston Tucker, the man behind the Tucker automobile, was a charismatic rebel who was unfortunately possessed by his creativity and determined to do what many said couldn’t be done. His cup of creativity bubbled with activity. As his career unfolded, it became clear his destiny was to shake off his contemporaries and to do what had never been done before. He was David looking for his Goliath. He was fearless and more than a bit of a gambler. Ready to risk his fame and fortune, he jumped head first into an inevitable collision with the establishment. He was determined to capture his dream and build a car that he believed America deserved – a safer, sportier and entirely unconventional sedan with baked-in engineering that his competitors could not match.

Early in his career he and a partner worked to help Henry Ford with race car engineering and design. Tucker was the inventor of the Tucker Turret, a powered gun turret that was mounted to military vehicles in the Second World War. The Tucker Turret was an innovation that played a key role in the success of the allied armies.

Tucker is most remembered for his attempt to challenge the big three American auto manufacturers by starting his own, ultra innovative car company, the Tucker Corporation. Tucker’s goal was to apply his unconventional wisdom and common sense to build a car that excelled in areas such as styling, safety, performance, value, and engineering. If Tucker succeeded it would have taken the “Big Three” several years and hundreds of millions dollars to retrofit their cars in an attempt to compete. And as they did so they would have been relegated to the side of the road as they watched a Tucker drift by, eroding their domination of the American car industry. Tucker accomplished what he set out to do with what he called the Tucker 48.

The Tucker 48 sedan was unlike any other car in the world when it was introduced. Some of its most unique features were a “Safety Windshield”, a centered swiveling third headlight, a quick swap powertrain setup, and a rear mounted “flat six” aircraft engine that had been updated with water jackets for proper cooling. The Safety Windshield was anti-shard laminated and was designed to be easily removed in the case of an accident. The centered swiveling third headlight was synchronized to the movement of the steering wheel to help the driver see around bends in the road. Even today, synchronized headlights don’t appear in any but the most expensive cars and their appearance is a relatively recent addition to what are supposed to be “state of the art” automobiles.

The quick swap powertrain (engine and transmission) setup was designed to be easily be swapped within fifteen minutes of arriving at a Tucker service department. This system was developed so that customers could drop off the powertrain at the dealership and leave quickly with a “loaner powertrain.” This would allow an owner to avoid waiting, sometimes for days, as their car was repaired, an inconvenience common among conventional cars. Imagine the advantage of such an option if you were on a long distance trip with a car full of kids.

In 1994, Ferrari’s long term loyal customer Giampiero Moretti, FOUNDER OF MOMO was one of the few who convinced Maranello to return to sports car racing, making them understand how important it was for the company to return to this category of motorsport in their largest market that was North America. By this time, it had been almost 23-years since Ferrari last partook in the IMSA World Sports Car Championship with the Ferrari 312 PB in 1971 and hence needed a completely new car to compete.

A big part of the Ferrari F40’s appeal is just how raw and unadulterated it looks. It was built as a race car for the road and it’s proud of that. There’s no gimmick here. This is a race car first and a road car second. The headlights and taillights are just an afterthought to make it road-compliant. The cabin is small, the seating position cramp and awkward, the suspension is hard and there’s a ton of lag from the twin-turbo V8 engine… but none of that matters.

The Ferrari F40 is an experience because there’s nothing quite like it. You can’t just go out and buy something similar, even if you have all the money in the world. The only thing that comes close to an F40 is another F40. It was the last car signed off by Enzo Ferrari himself. On average, it is still considered to be the greatest Ferrari ever built.

The 250 was a turning point for Ferrari. It further kickstarted the company and cemented its place as a legendary car manufacturer. Classified as a sports car, the Ferrari 250 SWB was just as easily a decent GT car at heart, depending on the model. Ferrari built several different variants, but they were all called the 250. Succeeded by the 275 and the 330, it’s still held in high regards by most people, considered as possibly the greatest Ferrari road car of all time.

Officially, the Ferrari 250 SWB was offered in long wheelbase, short wheelbase and Europa. The Europa was the GT of the lineup, with a lengthy 2,800 mm wheelbase. The LWB came in at 2,600 mm, and the SWB at just 2,400 mm. The SWB was the nimblest and agile of the three, but a lot of them were convertibles. All three carried a 3.0-Litre naturally-aspirated V12 with 300 horsepower. As much as I love Ferrari’s current V12s, they don’t even come close to a small-capacity V12 such as the one found in the 250. It sounds mechanical and alive, if that’s the exact phrasing I’m looking for. Nothing was synthetically made back then. Everything you hear comes from the engine, it comes from metal parts rubbing against one another.

Having a luxurious car like Jaguar, Aston Martin, Bentley, Ferrari or Lamborghini in itself is the matter of proud for their owners because these vehicles are not just cars but the symbol of power, comfort and luxuriousness mounted in one unit. There would be hardly owner of such cars who will intend to go for any modification in his beloved car, but interestingly in recent years, it is witnessed that the generation next owners of these cars are not satisfied with the features that are packed by their respective car makers in their vehicles.

These generation next car drivers are always in hunt of such techniques that are helpful in deriving much from their powerful giants. Interestingly, going through this craze now day’s trend of car tuning has gained huge popularity across the world, facilitating the car owners to enjoy enhanced performance of their car to its full extent.

What is car tuning: In the simple words car tuning may be defined as the method of modifying certain features of the car depending upon your requirements and preferences. This might surprise to most of the car owners, including both expert and novice drivers, there are various components in a car which can be modified depending upon the choice of the car owner. Some of the common components which can be modified are spoilers, air vents, engine, wheels which can be tuned depending upon the requirements of the car owner.

In other words, it can be said tuning the car facilitates the car owner to personalize the car get more from it by making it compatible to his needs. For instance, if following the trend of buying an expensive luxurious car you bought a car with an engine configuration of 4.0 litre, but after some time you realize that you are not able to cater its fuel requirement on driving it regularly. By tuning the car you can change its engine configuration to 2.0 litre and enjoy not only its regular drive, but also notice the huge savings on fuel investment.

Factors to consider before getting your car tuned: Although the fashion of tuning the car is flourishing at jet dynamic speed across the world, especially among the youth. But, it doesn’t mean that following the blind race you also join the team and found yourself cheated after driving it. Therefore, to avoid any such problem in future it would be better to get yourself acquainted with complete knowledge related to the subject. But now the question arises from where you can get your doubts cleared from? For this you can consider the following factors:

1. Forums: As referred above today as the trend of car tuning has gained huge popularity among the car enthusiasts, there are various online forums which are assisting the novice drivers in making them aware about the benefits of car tuning and teaching them about the whole fuss of the process. Joining these forums will help in getting all your doubts cleared by experts and also you will get the feedback from the car owners having the car tuned according to their requirements.

2. Seeking the help of an expert: Consulting an expert will help you in broadening your knowledge about car tuning in a much better way. Contacting an expert will benefit you in having the face to face interaction with him and discussing your doubts in a broader way. Moreover, going through the condition of your car the expert will be able to suggest you necessary modifications that could be implemented on your car.

3. Going through the literature: If you have enough time with you then the best way is to read the available literature on the car tuning and not only broaden your knowledge but also develop yourself as an expert of tuning the car. Although it will be a time-consuming project, but doing this will undoubtedly clear your all doubts. Moreover, after reading the available literature you might even be able to tune your car at your end. As now a days there are various car modifiers that offer do it yourself chip for car tuning which can be activated by connecting with on board diagnostic port.

You always see the strangest cars that are associated with the Reaper in the entertainment industry. Often they are old cars, rare cars and, in some instances, sports cars that the general population cannot afford. So what are some examples that could fit the profile of a Reaper?

Talbot Lago – 1937

The Talbot Lago has so many smooth sides that it looks like the kind of car that can just glide through the streets. People will make a path on the road just to let this car pass by. With such a long front, who wouldn’t mistake this car for something that belongs to a strange entity?

Rolls Royce Phantom – 1925

The body of the car looks like it’s shaped to pass through any condition. With a shark fin on the back of the car it truly does seem like the mean machine the Reaper would want to drive. Classic cars always get chosen for the strangest of tasks.

Morgan Aero 8 – 2000

It’s strange to think that this specific car is from this era. The original styles of the popular Morgans were from the Post War era. It’s known as a sports car in some regions because of the power it has. Now a collectors’ car with a rich vibe to it, it can definitely pass off as the car of the Reaper.

Rolls Royce Ghost – 2010

This may be a modern, high status car but it can make for a great version of transportation for the strange Halloween figure. Make this a black car with silver trimmings and you have an idea for what the Reaper may drive.

To decorate any of these cars to make for a sophisticated character you could use trimmings along the edges and the tyres should be silver for a bit of a glimmer on the roads. The body of the car should be black. Matte black is also a good option as it gives the impression of wealth and elegance. The wheels should have many spokes to give a noticeable effect so that a person knows when the Reaper approaches.

In the entertainment and costume world, these cars could really complete the whole profile of the Reaper character and it could give him a distinctive personality. Although, they may seem old and worthy of being stored in a collection garage, they could definitely rock the streets on the night of a Halloween party.