Eibach Pro-Kit and Pro-Spacer For The E-Class Station Wagon. Estate Of The Art

With the launch of the latest E-Class station wagon, Mercedes Benz has set the standard in quality, space and comfort. A luxurious ambience, combined with impressive load capacity, make the E Class Station Wagon a superb companion for long journeys.

True driving enthusiasts will relish the release of the latest Eibach Pro-Kit, which uses a pair of precision wound front springs to lower the car by around 30mm. The rear air suspension can then easily be reset to achieve the perfect stance – without affecting ride comfort – to achieve a car that looks far more purposeful and displays pinpoint handling characteristics.

The Pro Spacer kit increases the vehicle’s track, not only making the wheel fill the arch for a real visual ‘kick’, but more importantly, creating a chassis that benefits from improved turn-in and sharper steering response.

All Eibach components benefit from industry leading corrosion protection and are fully TUV certified.

For more information, please visit www.eibach.co.uk or call the team on 01455 285851.

Eibach Tubular Anti–Roll Bar Kits. Lighter, Tighter Cornering

Respected suspension manufacturer Eibach has long led the market in terms of product innovation and quality, but its latest development is something truly unique. Hollow, tubular anti-roll bar kits.

Originally developed for its many motorsport clients, where optimum weight balanced with incredible durability are par for the course, Eibach have now transferred this knowledge and experience into their road-car programme creating a series of kits for popular applications. Better still, moving forward, all future kits will be made by this method wherever possible. As well as reducing unsprung weight on the car by over 40% from the traditional method, Eibach can still maintain efficiency in operation and achieve measurable improvements in handling.

When developing the technology, material quality and bending techniques were both critical.  To avoid issues such as surface imperfections reducing fatigue life or the bending process kinking or collapsing the tube when being formed, Eibach had to completely start the design and manufacturing process from scratch. In some OEM applications of this technology Eibach has been able to create tubes with a wall thickness of just 1.4mm that surpass all manufacturer fatigue tests and weigh over 40% less than their solid counterparts.

Initial applications include;

– Golf 5 and  6 including 4 motion and Eos

– Audi A3 including Cabrio, TT Coupe + Roadster

– Seat Leon Altea, Toledo,

– VW Passat Saloon/Estate CC

– VW Touran, Tiguan

– Skoda Oktvia, Yeti,

– VW Scirocco

– Mitsubishi Evo 10

– Skoda Superb.

This range will grow each year as new models are added to the range. Prices start from £250 + VAT

For more information, please visit www.eibach.co.uk or call the team on 01455 285851.

Pipercross ‘Offers Zero Restriction’ – Honda Factory Team

Filtration specialist Pipercross is clearly passionate about designing and manufacturing the highest performing filters in the business, but even its own hugely experienced technicians look to gain results from extreme field testing from the top table of motorsport.

The Parkalgar Honda team exclusively use Pipercross filters in their World Supersport race bikes in order to boost performance and increase reliability. As the force behind World Supersport contender Eugene Laverty and Portuguese ace Miguel Praia, the team are at the cutting edge of bike technology, so it was thumbs up all round when the team revealed the results of their own independent testing. Put simply, they found the filter to offer zero resistance to airflow!

Mark Woodage, Chief Technician, said: “As an engineer I want maximum airflow to boost engine power but I need to temper that with protection as well. If you run an engine without an air filter it will get maximum flow and power but a stone could get thrown up and if it gets into the air intake, without any barrier it could damage the engine and the race would be over.”

“We have tested Pipercross high-flow foam air filters and they have the same performance as having no filter at all – they deliver maximum power. The good news is that because they are a foam barrier they also ensure reliability of the engine. Pipercross air filters are the best and an absolute must if you want to get the best from your bike.”

Pipercross General Manager, James Pearman commented. “Although we undertake a gruelling testing regime on all of our products prior to sale or placement, it’s always gratifying to get this quality of feedback from front-running teams. Our motorsport division can create any compound or combination of foam to offer engineers and teams the ability to tailor specific solutions for every type of track, weather or climatic requirement. Because we make everything by hand here in the UK, we can offer very small production runs – as small as one unit! – and we can respond quickly to race calendar deadlines.”

Thankfully, you don’t need a full race team budget to fit a Pipercross filter. Road bike applications start from just £45.00 And their bike catalogue covers over 250 models.

For more details on the Pipercross range, please visit www.pipercross.com or call the team on 01604 707750.