Haje’s Brain

Anti Lag is a system used in highly tuned turbocharged vehicles, to reduce the effect of turbo lag.

How a turbocharger works

A turbocharger works by exploiting the pressure of the exhaust gasses moving out of an internal combustion engine. It consists of a turbine – driven by the exhaust gasses – which is connected to a compressor.

The air pump forces air into the inlet manifold. The higher density of the compressed air means that more fuel can be injected into the engine, which leads to much higher power output compared to a non-forced-induction car (also known as a ‘naturally aspirated’ engine) (more…)

The sport of Drifting has been around for quite a while, but with movies such as Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift, and a recent increase in popularity in the D1 and Formula Drift championship, the newest motorsport on the block (or, more likely, around the block) is gathering speed.

Back in the day, you could drift with just about any car that’s got rear wheel drive – Sierras and Cavaliers were tremendously popular in the early years of UK drifting – but as competition levels went up, more is needed from the cars. (more…)

In for a penny, in for a pound is an old (British) English expression which relates to taking chances.

It has a few different etymologies, but all of them are crime or gambling related. The idea of the expression is that if you are going to be taking a risk of any kind, you may as well take a big risk, and try to reap the bigger reward. (more…)