Monthly Archives: April 2011

Can We Achieve the Gulf’s First 1,000-hp 2010 Camaro?

Posted on April 25, 2011 by admin

Fixing the 2010 Camaro Fuel-pump Problem The storyline so far: Pushing past the already-recorded 895-hp on Bader Saleh Al-Salaiti’s 2010 Camaro, the problem was that the turbo outperformed the fuel system’s ability to get fuel to the turbo.

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Dave Rochau Extends Qatar Engine-tuning Tour

Posted on April 24, 2011 by admin

Motiva Tunes Five Cars a Day We are tuning an average of five cars per day, which has us more or less on schedule. The response has been so overwhelming that we have extended my stay here in Doha, Qatar, … Continue reading →

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Closing in on 1,000 hp on a 2010 Camaro

Posted on April 22, 2011 by admin

Engine Tuning 24/7 I’m completely burnt right now from non-stop engine-tuning and mounting Hellion/Motiva turbos on the seventh day of my custom engine-tuning tour in Doha, Qatar working with my hosts from City Car, Doha’s premier performance shop.

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How to Solve the Mustang GT 5.0 Fuel Pump Problem

Posted on April 19, 2011 by admin

Fuel Pump Voltage Boost Next up for our testbed 2011 Mustang GT 5.0 featured in the Dyno test video that I posted the other day is building a voltage-amplifier box to boost the output of the Ford stock fuel pump for short excursions.

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Dave Rochau Arrives in Qatar

Posted on April 18, 2011 by admin

Qatar Engine-tuning Tour Begins Here are some sights and sounds from my arrival for my Qatar engine-tuning collaboration with City Car of Doha, Qatar:

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Dyno Test of 2011 Mustang GT 5.0 Yields 711 HP

Posted on April 16, 2011 by admin

Single Hellion Turbo Mounted Motiva Performance Engineering mounted a Hellion  turbo kit on our test Mustang GT 5.0 on April 14, 2011 and pulled 711 hp and 756 torque — a significant improvement on the Mustang’s stock 412 hp. But … Continue reading →

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