Gareth Foley is our BMW Catalog Manager here at FCP Euro. When he's not spending time during work hours building the BMW Catalog, he's wrenching on our VW GTI TCRs as part of the crew and race...
Last year, the Volkswagen ID. R piloted by Romain Dumas took on the historic Pikes Peak hill climb and shattered the previous record. This year, Volkswagen and Dumas aim to do the same but at a different venue entirely–the legendary Nürburgring-Nordschleife. Dumas in the ID. R completed the climb...
FCP Euro Adds Akebono To Their Lineup Of Partners For The 2019 TC America Championship For Immediate Release -- February 6th, 2019 -- Milford, CT -- After a successful inaugural season finishing third overall in the TCR class of the Pirelli World Challenge, FCP Euro is partnering with Akebono...
CORTECO is a household name among enthusiasts, and there's a good chance you already have a few of their products in a car parked in your garage. Being one of the leaders in the automotive aftermarket, they provide not just similar products, but the exact same as genuine OEM at a fraction of the...
Have you heard? We're expanding our facility to include a brand-new, 18,000 square-foot Customer Experience Center equipped with a full motorsports facility, content studio, 24-hour parts pickup and more. Last week we were below the mezzanine, this week Alex takes us to what's on top. In...
Denis Ivanov, one of our developers here at FCP Euro, had his Dapper Drift Mercedes E55 AMG featured on Speedhunters. Reading the story and looking at the stunning photos from Naveed Yousufzai validates the unique approach Denis has taken with this build from the start, and we're super proud to...
How many times have you had to remove a hose clamp from a hard to reach location in your engine bay? Inside even the most cramped of engine bays, these Multi-Cable Hose Clamp Pliers from Astro Pneumatic reach places most pliers can't. Let's be real. Hose clamps can be a complete pain in the ass....
If you were left disappointed with the chaotic, yellow-flag cruise that was the Rolex 24 at Daytona, there's another chance to get your fix of endurance racing this weekend. The LIQUI-MOLY Bathurst 12-Hour at Mount Panorama proves to be some of the highest quality endurance racing, right up there...
Racing is expensive. Endurance racing, like the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona that happened this past weekend, is really expensive. There are more tires, more fuel, more crew, more wear and tear on the cars and that doesn't even take into account the resources needed to staff the track for an entire...
One of the most common failures on all BMWs with the N54 (and early N55) engine is the high-pressure fuel pump, regularly referred to as the HPFP. When the HPFP starts to fail, it's common for the car to go into limp mode, and in severe cases can leave you stranded waiting for a tow. BMW has had...