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Source: Motor Age

Any transmission relearns?

October 19, 2009

Here's a problem for anyone in our community who is good with transmissions. An Illinois shop owner reports he's having problems with a 2004 Nissan Maxima.

Source: Motor Age

Maintaining engine health

October 12, 2009

Taking care of engines starts with verifying the engine's overall health. It's an easy way to lead into misfire diagnosis and troubleshooting engine performance problems that have no related codes recorded.

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Getting the lowdown on suspension lowering for Corvettes

October 1, 2009
By:Steve Temple

Getting ground-hugging stance on a vehicle used to be a low-tech affair, sometimes consisting of merely cutting a coil out of spring with a blowtorch. While this backyard procedure might have achieved the look, the ride and handling often were negatively impacted, sometimes to the point of becoming downright hazardous. Times have changed, and so have suspensions, especially on sophisticated sports cars like the Corvette.

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TSBs and Recall information

October 1, 2009

Some of the latest technical service bulletins and safey recalls in the automotive industry.

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Going way beyond straight Hemi HP

September 1, 2009
By:Steve Temple

There's an old truism in the automotive business that horsepower is what sells, but torque is what moves the car. Well, offering a supercharger actually gives you a dramatic power-adder that can raise the performace of both a customer's vehicle and your shop revenues.

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Tuning the chassis can solve the handling mystery

August 1, 2009
By:Steve Temple

Just as tuning your customer's engine can make a dramatic impact on performance, so too can tuning the chassis. As an analogy, you could compare a car to a professional boxer. The level of conditioning needed to win in the arena is not merely power and speed — you also need agility and endurance. In automotive terms, that would involve properly setting up the suspension.

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