FORGE MOTORSPORT

Here’s some good-looking, horsepower boosting toys from Forge Motorsport for anyone who owns a Scirocco 1.4 TFSi.

First up is Forge’s exclusive ‘Twintercooler’, a design that runs an additional intercooler alongside your existing one for amazing cooling power.

According to Forge: “The Twintercooler gave a significant drop in intake temperature, especially on our chipped development car. On an independent rolling road with this intercooler fitted we had recovered 10bhp over the OEM intercooler installation, and in combination with our Forge intake we were 17bhp up on the pre-installation run.” Sounds good to us.

Forge has also introduced an induction kit for the twincharged Scirocco, with a high-flow filter canister for cold air ducting. Both look great and will noticeably up performance.

WHO? Forge Motorsport
CONTACT? www.forgemotorsport.co.uk or 01452 380999
HOW MUCH? £628.74 / £214.80

HOT WIRES

Want more bang for your buck? Nology’s new Hotwires leads are said to provide plugs with the most powerful spark on the market – they also look great too.

With a built-in capacitor that enables current to reach the combustion chamber in one surge, Hotwires leads allow much more complete combustion, leading to a more reliable spark and essentially, greater bhp without any emission worries.

This design allows energy from the ignition coil to accumulate in the capacitor until the voltage at the spark plug electrodes reaches the ionization point. At that split-second point the entire power of the stored spark is discharged at once.

The Hotwires range of leads are designed to offer optimum performance in addition to a smart finish for your engine bay. They’re available in a selection colours including red, black, blue, yellow, orange, purple and silver

WHO? Nology
CONTACT? www.tuningwerkes.com or 0208 681 0208
HOW MUCH? Around £90

JS RAID

Carbon fibre is the perfect material for car tuners. Not only is it super light, it’s also incredibly strong. Most enthusiasts who’re looking to bling up their engine bays don’t tend to care about these characteristics though as they focus on the fact that, above all else, it looks awesome.

JS Raid has a variety of carbon fibre engine covers (such as the one pictured for the 1.9TDi used on the Mk4 Golf), all of which have been formed to be an exact replica of your OE cover.

What’s more ‘Raid reckon that they can be fitted in minutes, instantly tidying up any
engine bay.

The 1.9TDi cover is priced £159.99 to give you an idea of what you’ll need to pay.

WHO? JS Raid
CONTACT? www.jsraid.com or 0844 858 4658
HOW MUCH? £159.99

SAMCO SPORT

If you’re looking for a set of silicone hoses for your motor, but don’t want the usual choice of over-the-top, zany colour schemes then check out this range of hoses from SamcoSport.

Finished in matt-black, the SamcoClassic range of hoses can be fitted to pretty much any VAG motor and are perfect for performance machines as they’re 100 per cent leak-proof and keep on working even up to temperatures of 180 degrees Celsius.

So if you’re going for subtle, instead of stand-out, engine enhancements, visit the Samco website below.

WHO? Samco Sport
CONTACT? www.samcosport.com/uk or 01443 238464
HOW MUCH? £POA

VIPER PERFORMANCE

In order to minimise the chance of engine damage due to back pressure, most powerplants vent to the induction system. The fact is though that more power can be obtained by venting this pressure directly to the atmosphere. As a result, most tracks in the UK say that an oil catch can (to collect the oil mist) is a must.
No-one says, however, that oil catch cans can’t look good and if you’re after something in keeping with your tidy, polished bay then this universal catch can from Viper Performance is definitely for you.

Whether you run a track car or a daily runner, these catch cans will smarten up a tired bay and allow you to re-use any vented oil, keeping your bay clean and, at the same time, give you a few more horses.

They’re available in two sizes: either small £49.99 or large at £54.99 and you can order online via the website

WHO? Viper Performance
CONTACT? www.viperperformance.co.uk or 0845 095 3423
HOW MUCH? £49.99 to £54.99