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November 2010 Issue 79

PPC Issue 79 CoverThunderflight hot rod.
One man’s recreation of the concept cars built by dreaming car designers back in the 1950s.

Supercharged Mini.
We’ve had bike engines and engines from other cars. So how about a 3-litre supercharged 2-stroke diesel bus engine? You didn’t think of that? Where have you been?

PPC £999 Challenge 2010 results
Reckon you could build or buy a faster car for under a grand? Then get yourself ready because we’re already planning 2011’s Challenge. Meanwhile - here’s what happened this year.

Readers’ Yard
Puma track-day car, Leon, Mini and more – send your pictures to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to get your car in PPC.

Top Ten
Gearchanges. Does the Ferrari open gate stick make you moist? Well, we reckon there are better sticks to shift – here are our favourites.

Readers’ Yard
Puma track-day car, Leon, Mini and more – send your pictures to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to get your car in PPC.

How to...
Make your own DiY coil-overs. Make your own height adjustable suspension for a fraction of the cost of the cost of off-the-shelf parts. PPC shows you how to do it

Code Readers
Cars are so clever these days they can tell you what’s wrong with them. But only if you have the right gear. We test budget fault code readers.

Phantom kit car build
Plumbing up the engine. The Volvo T5 turbo installation is nearly complete.

Walker’s Workshop
Dave fault finds on his rolling road and discovers some surprising results. And, despite internet rumours, is good mates with other tuners.

PPC Staff Cars
Charlie builds a new cooling setup for his 27-litre Rover V12 while Will still can’t fix his Beemer and Kev tries to sell off some cars.

Tech Talk
Write to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with your problems and he’ll try to help. Tech snags are his forte but you could try marital problems too - he may have some ideas

Biodiesel
Make your own fuel for 60p a litre. We show you the kit you need to do it

Buying a VW Lupo
The Mk1 Golf GTi for the noughties. BMW build quality and pocket rocket thrills from VW’s short-lived but much missed mini-hatch

Piston Broke
Owelly tried to work out who we should blame for blame culture and decides it means that when he speeds it’s not his fault.

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Practical Performance Car (PPC) is a monthly magazine aimed at real car enthusiasts interested in affordable performance tuning. At PPC we pride ourselves in providing the most entertaining, informative and inspiring features for petrolheads everywhere. Each month we feature an eclectic mix of affordable performance cars, great driving adventures and world-class technical features for the DiY tuner. Our editorial team is headed up by well known Will Holman who has a deserved reputation for 'stick a V8 under the bonnet' attitude to life. His editorial team is stacked with experience including Dave Walker (speciality engine management), of the sadly missed Cars and Car Conversions (CCC) magazine, David Vizard, the legendary engine tuning guru, and Kevin Leaper - ex technical editor of Practical Classics.

Have a look at the online Staff Cars section to give you a flavour of PPC but for the real thing go to your local newsagent, WHSmiths, Asda, Tesco or Sainsburys - PPC is on sale the last Thursday of every month. Better still visit our subscriptions page for the latest offers and discounts to have PPC delivered direct to your door at a fraction of the cost.

Examples of magazine features: brakes uprating, suspension improvements, engine transplants, buyers guides, ECU management, kit car builds, car event coverage (including PPC's own show, PPC in the Park) and much more. Examples of some of the staff's cars: 27 litre Rover SD1, 5 litre Capri, track day Rolls Royce, MK1 Transit and more.