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Practical Performance Car - August 08
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CARS AND DRIVING |
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Brit Hot Rod
Austin Ruby rat rod rebuilt with injected K-series power
£999 Challenge
Meet the contenders of this year’s PPC £999 Challenge
BMW E30 Turbo
Home-brewed turbo conversion with a huge Holset blower
PPC Track-day Diary
All the events listed in date order so you can get out there and enjoy
On Any Sunday
Knobbly tyres, bobble hats and oversteer aplenty at Chatsworth’s Rally show
Top Ten glassfibre cars
A celebration of fantastic plastic motors from AC to, er, TVR
Readers’ Cars
Nissan powered Spitfire, M3 powered BMW, Subaru SVX, a Packard and more
PPC Staff Cars
Charlie goes to France whereas Kev just goes senile
Race Series Explained
Circuit racing Porsches cheaply? You can in the 924 Cup
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WORKSHOP |
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Old Shküle Ford
Saab Turbo-powered Escort gets rejigged manifolds and a sump
VW air-cooled flat four Tuning Guide
Getting big power for less money
How to remap OEM ECUs
Electronic jiggery pokery means power
Weird Engines of the World
Piston rotaries and radials – crackers
How to Turbocharge your car – part one
Part three of our guide to blowing
Tech Talk
Your technical questions answered by our experts and other PPC readers
Readers’ Projects
Our window on PPC readers’ garages and driveways. Inspiring stuff
Walker’s Workshop
Dave rants about the MSA amongst other musings from Norfolk
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BUYING |
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Hit, Miss or Maybe
Practical Performance Cars listed, appraised and lusted after
Top Gear
Tuning products for your engine and your toolbox. Apply for a new credit card
Porsche Boxster Buyers’ Guide
Not just for poseurs now they’re cheap
Budget Blaster
It’s a Volvo Jim, but not as we know it. Buy a 480 Turbo now
Cars and Parts For Sale
Five pages of specialist parts you won’t find in Halfords
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REGULARS |
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Next Month in PPC
£999 Challenge – the results, Swedish Audi quattro, buy a Lotus Europa
Piston Broke
Will Holman’s ongoing argument with the DVLA takes on a surreal tinge
News
Performance tuning news, events and the latest info on the PPC 999 Challenge
Welcome to the PPC club
Bring your spanners and we’ll put the kettle on
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