Ford’s Duratec engine has long been the tuners’ engine of choice and one of the most popular enhancements is to fit either a pair of Weber DCOE carburettors or EFI throttle bodies.

However, this can be problematic in certain applications, such as mid-engine layouts, where space limitations prevent a conventional intake manifold from being used.

The new short billet intake manifold from Webcon is just 35mm long and is perfect for space-limited installations.

Webcon’s new manifold is superbly manufactured in the UK from billet aluminium and ported at 45mm, but it can be easily increased to 48mm to suit higher-powered engines.

The manifold can More >

Not a kitcar-related release per se, but there’s such a love for all things Beetle in the kitcar game I thought I’d include it this week.

If your Bug has a bigger corrosion problem than first expected, you might find yourself searching for replacement rear quarter panels. Sadly full ‘top to bottom’ panels are no longer available, but this offering from Heritage Parts Centre is the next best thing.

Pressed for a pre-64 Beetle with the smaller side window aperture, it can also be adapted for later cars by using the metalwork below the swage line. The B pillar has a threaded More >

New owners at Aeon Sportscars Sam (left) and Dave.

Marden-based Aeon Sportscars has changed hands. Rather than tell you about it, we’ll let the new owners do the honours”

“So, a big and exciting change at Aeon Sportscars and a welcome from new bosses/directors, Dave and Sam! Dave has worked for the business over the past four years and recently bought the business from his former boss, Keith Wood.

Dave has been overseeing and managing the workshop recently while running rally cars, welding chassis’, tinkering with V8s, building kitcars and anything else you can think of! Sam is Dave’s partner, and an A&E More >

Here’s a new product that is sure to be of interest to totalkitcar readers.

BDX Bulldog is a highly efficient versatile and effective lubricant/penetrating product, which incorporates the latest anti-friction/anti-wear technology, ceramic reinforced PTFE.

Providing the ultimate in lubricating performance in any industrial environment, from heavy plant to golf courses. Bulldog BDX rapidly combats moisture and corrosion, leaving a clean and lubricated surface. Use as a lubricant on chains, slides and guides, small bearings etc. and as a release agent for even heavily corroded and/or seized components.

The manufacturer’s promise that the product ‘will work where others fail’. Early indications in the TKC More >

With sanitising cars as important as cleaning them in current times, many motor trade professionals are facing added workload thanks to a need to sanitise a car after the initial cleaning process – a move especially important for those facing the public, such as dealers, hire fleets or multiple-user vehicles such as delivery vans, taxis and car clubs.

But Royal Warranted car-care expert Autoglym has now got the answer in the form of its new Super Clean Sanitiser – a high strength deep-cleaning solution that not only effectively deals with bacteria and viruses, meeting strict EN standards, but also has the More >