Author: fluidmotorunion
29 Apr BMW M5: Subtle Modifications
A good customer of ours came through the shop awhile back looking to add a lip to his E60 M5 in order to protect the underside of his bumper from scratches. Being that this was for protection he wasn't too concerned with finding a top...
16 Apr Mercedes Benz G500 to G63 Exhaust Conversion
Want more sound out of your G Class? Here’s a great way to amplify the sound of your Geländewagen. Recently we had a customer that was looking to boost the sound and style of his timelessly designed Mercedes Benz G wagon. The exhaust mufflers were...
14 Apr Ferrari FF Neiman Marcus Edition: Novitec Spring Install
When the FF debuted in 2011 it was touted by Ferrari as the world’s fastest 4 seat vehicle, with 651 hp it claimed to reach a top speed of 208 mph. Only a measly 800 were sold in the first production year of this multipurpose...
07 Mar More Direct Injection Issues: Audi S8 V10
As I wrote about in a recent post "Keeping Carbon Buildup from Occurring: Best ways to keep clean", the introduction of direct injection is becoming more common and may soon become the standard on new passenger vehicles. This has led to an explosion of carbon...
28 Feb Top 11 tips for painting your calipers
Want to make your wheels pop while also setting your car apart from the rest? A respray of the caliper color might just be the best way to get that new look. As you know, many high performance and exotic vehicles come with brightly painted...
26 Feb Our $65 Oil Change Saves the Day!
Do you live in Naperville and want to get your oil changed with a high quality, full synthetic oil, but don't want to spend an arm and a leg at the dealer? We've talked about why Fluid MotorUnion offers one of Naperville's Cheapest Full Synthetic...
24 Feb Mercedes Benz CLK63 AMG Black Series
You may remember our customer Anthony Zhao, the owner of the silver C55 amg (found here) which we gave the full FMU treatment a while back. Well Anthony is now also the proud owner of a 2008 Mercedes-Benz CLK63 AMG Black Series. Wanting to get...
20 Feb Bentley GT Speed Turbo Failure
If you have a great memory, you may remember this Bentley GT Speed from a while back. We treated it with an exhaust setup over utilizing a custom secondary cat delete and X pipe. From there we topped it off with an EVOMSit ECU remap. Well, apparently all that extra power didn’t come without a price, as 6 months later it returned with boost pressure faults in the ECU. P0234 would set and put the Bentley into limp, or failsafe mode. We quickly suspected we were dealing with a Bentley GT Speed Turbo Failure.