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Donington National - MSV Trackday Trophy & Championship - 11th April(Post)
The first round of the 2021 Season of the MSV Trackday Championship and MSV Trackday Trophy was at our 'local' track, Donington Park, on the National Circuit configuration. For those not up to spee ...
Tuning the BMW M57 Engine(Post)The M57 is a water-cooled and turbocharged inline six cylinder diesel engine with common-rail injection. It is based on its predecessor, the M51, which was a six-cylinder diesel engine with a Bosch V ...
Croft - Roadsports & ClubEnduro - 750MC - 19th - 21st April 2024(Post)2024, a new year and a new racing season for us! For me it also time for a new race car. The Golf has been sold to Grant and Michael of FR Racing (who bought our Trackday Championship winning Ibiza b ...
How will BREXIT affect my orders from Darkside?(Post)As of 31st December 2020, the UK will be leaving the European Union, we would like to reassure all of our European customers that our ability to ship orders will not be affected. In the simplest of ...
Brands Hatch GP - 18th August 2018 - Round 5 - MSV Trackday Championship(Post)After Round 3 and the MSV Extra Race at Silverstone back in June, we missed Round 4 at Oulton Park due to a clash of calendars (with the Goodwood Festival of Speed - a must for any petrol or di ...
Common Rail (CR) Tuning(Post)High Pressure Common Rail fuel systems are the key piece of technology at the heart of modern diesel engines. The advances in this area over the last 20 years have taken diesel cars from being slo ...
PD Engine Hardware Tweaks(Post)In 1999, Volkswagen introduced what would become one of the most well known engine designs of modern times - the Pumpe Duse (PD) diesel engine. In a departure from many of its rivals, the PD used ...
Croft - TTCR - 15th-17th September 2023(Post)For Round 4 of the BRSCC Audi TT Cup Racing, we were at Knockhill (you can read about below), due to clashes with the 750MC races, I was unable to make it to Round 5 at Cadwell. Carl also missed it ...
Let’s talk about VW’s 6 Speed Manual Gearboxes(Post)Many of us discuss what a true ‘drivers’ car should be, most say that 3 pedals and driver input via the gear shifter is an absolute must. Some say that the transmission doesn’t make ...
Anglesey Coastal - ClubEnduro - 11th September 2022(Post)Round 6 of the 750MC Club Enduro Championship at Anglesey was the day after Round 4 of Turismo-X at Oulton Park. You can read about that by clicking the link below. Luckily we did not have any major ...
Audi TT TDI 8S - CUAA 2.0 16v CR(Page)‹ › . // Audi TT TDI 8SEngine - 2.0 16v CR - CUAAGearbox - JLT - 02Q 6 Speed ManualPower Figures342bhp (256kW) & 400Ft/lbs (543Nm)Best TimesAnglesey International - 1:35.39 - YouTubeBlyton Park ...
VAG Dyno Graph Results(Page)Here at Darkside Developments, we like to be realistic with our power figures, this is why we have put together a collection of Dyno Graphs from cars we have tuned to give you an accurate power ...