The Carolinas Automotive Performance Center

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Daily Grind 12/21/11

Still rolling along. The year is almost gone, and Christmas is around the corner.  We’re pulling together the last few projects for the year, and hoping to give a few customers some big horsepower for the holidays.   Mike brought us his 2004 Mustang Cobra.  His engine had just been rebuilt at another shop, and he brought it to us for some advise on upgrades, and a dyno tune.  When we checked the engine oil, this is what we found: +   The oil is filled with... Read More

Import Tuning

Toyota Supra | 2JZGE | AEM EMS v2

This car belongs to Roman.  He brought the car down from Charlotte for a dyno tune.   Here is the setup: 2JZGE Non- Turbo Engine Eagle Connecting Rods 2JZGTE Pistons 1000cc Fuel Injectors Borg Warner 88-75 Turbo AfterMarket NA-T Intake Manifold Infiniti Q45 Throttle Body OEM Distributor Ignition Tuned on AEM EMS by Jimmy Cambell [...]

Domestic Tuning

Charger SRT8 | Procharger | DSP Tune

We installed an Interia Motorsports cam into Trevor’s Charger SRT8 a while back with great results.  This time, Trevor’s Charger was back in the shop for the installation of his Procharger Supercharger, and a tune via DiabloSport Predator.   Here is the setup: Inertia Motorsports camshaft Procharger Supercharger Kenne Bell Boost-a-pump Cat Deletes DiabloSport Predator [...]

Projects and Fabrication

Manifold Collectors – The TDC way

There has been a lot of discussion lately about our new line of turbo manifolds.  Aside from superior workmanship, higher quality welds, and better materials, what sets them apart from the competition? -We believe that a quality manifold starts with quality parts.  TDC uses ALL 304SS parts in our manifolds.  Unlike competitors who use mild [...]

Specials and Events

New From FAST!

  The engineers at FAST™ have taken the XIM™ to a whole new level. The coil-on plug ignition controller, originally developed for use with FAST™ XFI™ systems, is now available in a standalone kit for GM LS1/LS6 and LS2/LS3/LS7, Ford Modular, and 5.7L and 6.1L Hemi engines. These kits enable programmable control of the popular [...]

Real Cars Real Power

Trevors Charger | Real Parts, Real Cars, Real Power Gains

Trevor brought us his 2006 Dodge Charger SRT8 for a camshaft install, and to install the custom tune via his Diablo Sport programmer. Before we got the installation started, we got Trevor’s Charger onto the dyno for some baseline pulls. Other than a K&N Intake and a Flowmaster cat-back Exhaust, Trevor’s Charger was otherwise stock.   After the base line pulls were made, we installed the Intertia Motorsports Cam.  This is the “Super Spartan Max”... Read More