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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 ...
Snetterton 300 - Roadsports & ClubEnduro - 750MC - 1st to 3rd August 2025(Post)Last time out at Anglesey for Round 3 of the 750MC RoadSports and Club Enduro Championships yielded mixed results again, but at least by the Sunday we were looking good pace and reliability wise, ev ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Snetterton 300 - MSV Trackday Championship + Trackday Trophy - 2nd-3rd October 2021(Post)It seemed like an age since the last time we were out in the Golf for the MSV Trackday Championship race at Oulton Park, which you can read about HERE. We basically had the month of September to rest ...
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 ...
Smoke(Post)It’s hard to talk about diesel engines and diesel tuning without talking about smoke. Whether you are prepared to tolerate a little smoke for maximum performance or you like to stay under the radar w ...
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 ...
Diesels. The Basics(Post)Here at Darkside we specialise in diesel vehicles. From a customer point of view, Diesel engines are torquey, strong and respond well to tuning, while maintaining fuel economy that tuned petrol cars ...
Audi TT Cup 8S - CHHC 2.0 TFSI - RGE DQ250 0D9 6 Speed DSG(Page)‹ › . // Audi TT TFSI 8SEngine - 2.0 TFSI - CHHCGearbox - RGE - DQ250 0D9 6 Speed DSGPower Figures355bhp (265kW) & 350Ft/lbs (475Nm)Best TimesAnglesey International - 1:36.82Anglesey Coastal - ...
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 ...