- January 3, 2013
- Not categorized
- Posted by Rick Bruins
- Comments Off on Privacy Policy
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- December 20, 2012
- TwinSpark Porsche Parts
- Posted by Rick Bruins
- Comments Off on Tetsu Ikuzawa, Porsche Factory Driver, wins at 70!
A few years ago I received an email from Team Ikuzawa in Japan. The writer introduced himself as Tetsu Ikuzawa and announced that he wanted to visit TwinSpark Central. Delighted with the interest in our business, I started to research who our mysterious future visitor was.
As it turned out, Tetsu Ikuzawa is in Japan what Steve McQueen is in the West: Mr UeberCool. Tetsu has raced anything on wheels in his 70 years on this planet, from motorcycles, GTs, formula 3000 and Sportscars of several kinds. As far as I could find out, Tetsu was the only Japanese Porsche factory racer ever and one of the few Japanese finishers at Le Mans, a.o. In a K3 935 which we saw race at the Oldtimer GP a few years ago.
I realized that Tetsu was not only the exact same age as our friend Gijs van Lennep, [...]
- November 20, 2012
- Hot Rod Porsche Parts, TwinSpark Porsche Parts, WEVO
- Posted by Rick Bruins
- Comments Off on WEVO upgrades: Porsche 996/997 GT3 & Turbo
A discussion with Hayden Burvill at WEVO in California last week reminded me of the groundbreaking semi-solid engine mounts Hayden developed for the 996 and 997 911 models. The product has since been copied by a number of aftermarket companies but, as Hayden points out, none of them have the depth of engineering expertise or materials experience present at WEVO, to ensure every piece is at peak efficiency when manufactured and support the product after sale.
We’ve sold lots of these engine mounts to Porsche owners and dealers all over Europe. A sporty alternative to the factory engine mounts, these Semi-Solid engine mounts fit all Porsche 996 and 997 models from 1999 to 2012. Crafted with WEVO quality from aluminum, stainless steel and polyurethane, their purpose is to sharpen the connection between moving mass of engine and [...]