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Join Alex Lichliter on his journey through the final round of the Formula Drift PROSPEC series, at the Utah Motorsports Campus in Salt Lake City. From early morning Driver's meetings, to varying track temps, all the way through qualifying and competition.
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Formula Drift driver Carlos Arrieta shares his mid season recap, showing off his Toyota JZ powered SC300. Check out those NST parts on the car! We'll continue to develop more products for this engine and chassis combination as the season continues. NST - NonStopTuning www.NonStopTuning.com Formula Drift driver Alex Lichliter took a few minutes to shoot a little promo video with his V8 powered 86, and we think it's pretty cool! We'll be developing more parts for the LS engine, and the 86 chassis, as the in-season development of this car continues. NST - NonStopTuning www.NonStopTuning.com  NonStopTuning is proud to announce new sponsorship opportunities for three new drivers for the 2022 season. Three spots are available and expected to be filled by the spring of 2022, for as many as three Formula Drift PROSPEC drivers. Prospective drivers are encouraged to apply by March 11, 2022. Who Is Eligible? Any driver in the Formula Drift PROSPEC series Basic Requirements: Formula Drift PRO/PROSPEC licensed driver Formula Drift PRO/PROSPEC vehicle meeting all rule-book requirements Driver/Team must have the ability to provide media/video updates Driver/Team must have established pit crew staff and support team Registration Deadline: Interested drivers must email driver packets to info@nonstoptuning.com by March 11, 2022. Thank you all for your interest and support, best of luck with all your projects!    In no particular order, some of our favorite photos from our first fifteen years as a company! NST - NonStopTuning www.NonStopTuning.com  Did you know NonStopTuning has the ability and expertise to offer special order items for tuners who require pulleys specifically machined to their unique needs? Need a custom pulley for your supercharger, crankshaft, or water pump? We've got you covered! Browse our website first to see if we already offer what you need, and if we don't, please email us and provide a few photos of the pulleys you are interested in (ideally off the engine and accessories) and we'd be happy to provide more info regarding availability, price, etc. after reviewing your pictures. FAQ: Q: Can you make custom lightweight pulleys for any application? A: Almost! We are one of very few companies with 15+ years of experience in this field. Q: Can I send you measurements or do I have to send you my OEM pulleys? A: In many cases we already have engineering data based on past experience and you can provide custom sizes for a quote, but we will need you to send in OEM pulleys if/when we do not have existing data. Q: Do custom pulleys take long to manufacture? A: Do to the nature of the beast here, and several external factors, custom pulleys can require 30-40 days to machine, anodize, and ship. Please don't wait till the last minute if you know your project is time sensitive. Q: Are custom pulley kits expensive? A: We do our best to keep prices as affordable as possible, you can browse our website for an idea of what most our kits cost, of course custom one-off products always cost more. Feel free to email us for a quote and we'd be happy to do our best to help. Q: Which custom pulleys are the most popular and why? A: Supercharger pulleys are the most popular of all the custom pulleys we offer, because changing the size of a supercharger pulley directly affects boost/psi numbers, we also offer a larger number of lightweight crank, alternator, water pump, and power steering pulleys. All of these pulleys are very popular because the weight reduction (NST Pulleys are apx 70% lighter than OEM) leads to improved throttle response, better horsepower and torque delivery to the wheels, and better fuel economy. 
NST - NonStopTuning www.NonStopTuning.com We get these question A LOT: I really like the look of the NST Quick Releases and Steering Wheel Tilts, are they hard to install? What all do I need to install an aftermarket steering wheel? How long does this usually take? ANSWERS: There are three main components; you need to start with a Hub, from there you can either install your six bolt aftermarket steering wheel directly to your hub, or you can add a Quick Release and/or Tilt in between your hub and wheel. Watch our latest DIY video for a complete walk through on Brad's BRZ. This process is very similar for other makes and models. You just need to make sure you get a Hub for your make and model, everything else is almost universal. Feel free to browse our site for various options and drop us an email if you have any questions and/or need any help. NST - NonStopTuning www.NonStopTuning.com  As many of our customers know, NonStopTuning is one of very few companies with the expertise and willingness to offer custom pulley kits for tuners who need pulleys machined to their own specific needs. One of the most interesting inquiries we received in 2018 was from one of the engineers at Toyota Motor Manufacturing, West Virginia, Inc. TMMWV is Toyota’s only combined engine and transmission plant in North America. The $1.4 billion facility employs approximately 1,600 team members and has an annual production capacity which includes: 420,000 four-cylinder engines, 233,000 V6 engines, and 740,000 transmissions. The end result of our collaboration with TMMWV was a Lightweight NST Crank Pulley for the 2.5L Toyota A25A-FKS. This pulley would go on to be used in a 2018 Camry, competing in the 2018 Tire Rack One Lap of America. 
Why are NonStopTuning pulleys a popular choice for many of our customers?
Crank pulleys, attached to the outside of the crankshaft, are the source of power for a car’s accessories. The alternator, power steering, water pump, and air conditioner are all belt driven units, attached to the crank pulley, that use horsepower from an engine to provide their own services. Underdrive pulley systems increase an engine’s horsepower by reducing the power required to drive the external engine accessories. By replacing factory pulleys with carefully resized units, the accessories are slowed enough so that their performance does not suffer, but just enough so that more horsepower is sent to the wheels and put to the ground, where horsepower should be. NST pulleys often increase engine output by 7 to 12 horsepower, with even better power levels yielded from turbo models than seen in naturally aspirated engines. This increase results in quarter-mile time and road course lap improvements, easily making this modification one of the best “bang for your buck” modifications for any car or truck. Another great benefit in replacing factory pulleys with NST units is reduced weight. Factory units, also referred to as OEM, are generally constructed from steel or cast iron. NST pulleys are constructed of aircraft quality aluminum, making them extremely durable while at the same time much lighter than their steel/iron counterparts. This weight reduction (approximately 70%) results in less rotating mass on the engine’s crankshaft which drastically increases the engine’s ability to rev to speed faster. Better throttle response, better horsepower and torque delivery, and better fuel economy can all be had when using NST pulleys. NST - NonStopTuning www.NonStopTuning  We had an opportunity to dyno test a NonStopTuning CR-Lite Crank Pulley with a naturally aspirated Hyundai Veloster NAV and were very happy with the results. Click here for that post. After the positive testing with the NAV, we were excited to test with a Veloster Turbo and had the chance to do so with Jay’s white Veloster. Much like the last Veloster we tested with, this one came to us as a bone-stock, un-modified, car… it even happened to be another white car, nicknamed 002! Using a car with NO other performance modifications gives us a blank canvas and makes it abundantly clear that the gains we see are associated with the NST Lightweight Crank Pulley. Our test car did better in terms of horsepower, torque, and response. The Turbo car seems to spool faster with the weight reduction provided by the NST CR-Lite Crank Pulley and benefits from better horsepower and torque at the low, mid, and high range of the power band. All before and after dynos were performed in fourth gear, using the same dyno on the same day, and NO other performance modifications were made.  NST Hyundai Veloster Turbo CR-Lite Crank Pulley: HP UP AT ALL RPM  NST Hyundai Veloster Turbo CR-Lite Crank Pulley: TQ UP AT ALL RPM  NST Hyundai Veloster Turbo Lightweight Crank Pulley Dyno Testing Max horsepower went from 168 to 171, with a very nice bump in high end power, posting consistent gains of 7 to 10 horsepower after 5,000 rpm. Max torque was more impressive with an increase from 180 to 189, with consistent gains across the entire power band. Conclusion? NST Pulleys improve power, torque, and response across the entire power band. If you look at the area under the power and torque curves you will notice positive gains in the low, mid, and high range when the NST Crank Pulley is used. No other modification in the same price range can offer similar gains across the entire power band. This fact makes the NST Pulley one of the best bang per buck performance modifications for the Hyundai Veloster. NST - NonStopTuning
www.NonStopTuning.com  NonStopTuning was the first and only company to develop and dyno test a lightweight crank pulley for the Hyundai Veloster. Our friend Alex’s peppy 1.6 liter NAV came to us as an unmolested car. No performance mods of any kind meant that this NAV would be a perfect blank canvas for before and after comparisons. No performance modifications other than the NST CR-Lite Crank Pulley, same dyno, same day. The NST Lite series is a designation used for pulleys that are light-weight versions of their OEMcounterparts. All NST pulleys are built using High quality 6061-T6 aircraft aluminum and are easily 65% to 70% lighter than steel or cast iron OEM pulleys. Every NST pulley is hard anodized for exceptional durability and is a great item for use at the track or on the street. OEM Veloster Crank Pulley – 48 oz NST CR-Lite Crank Pulley – 14 oz The NST CR-Lite Pulley is compatible with naturally aspirated, turbocharged, or supercharged applications, and is compatible with the OEM belt. No belt change is required when this crank pulley is used.  Horsepower & Torque in 3rd Gear Both horsepower and torque numbers were consistently higher with the NST CR-Lite Crank Pulley. Testing was performed in third and fourth gear, and max power and max torque were up by approximately 5 points in both cases  Horsepower & Torque in 4th Gear  Horsepower UP At All RPM  Torque UP At All RPM  Better Throttle Response & Quicker Acceleration Looking at the graph plotted for Speed vs Time, we see that 110mph was reached faster with the NST CR-Lite Pulley. The Veloster’s acceleration seems to have improved by about 1 second in this test. Conclusion? NST Pulleys improve power, torque, and response across the entire power band. Looking at the area under the power and torque curves you will notice positive gains in the low, mid, and high range when the NST Crank Pulley is used. No other modification in the same price range can offer similar gains across the entire power band. This fact makes the NST Pulley one of the best bang per buck performance modifications for the Hyundai Veloster. NST - NonStopTuning
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