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Article #153: Have a High Performance Vehicle You Can Be Proud Of

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Everyone wants their vehicles to perform two is their source of power. A
at their best. For those with high supercharger is connected to the
performance cars and trucks, you want the drivetrain with a belt. A turbocharger
best horsepower and performance gets its power from the exhaust, forcing
available, and that means finding the more air back into the engine using a
right performance auto parts for your turbine. Turbochargers are more
needs. Here are some basic modifications efficient, but superchargers are easier
that you can make to your vehicle to to install. Both of these options are
increase horsepower and performance. very popular car and truck performance
You already know that you need to change options. Whichever way works best for
your disposable air filter when it gets your vehicle, you should see a
dirty to keep clean air running to your substantial increase in power.
engine. Clean air is good for your Exhaust System Your exhaust can rob your
engine, but clean cold air is better. A engine of power. An easy way to boost
cold air intake brings down the your vehicle's performance is to install
temperature of the air going into a car. headers. With headers, each cylinder has
A cold air intake system completely its own exhaust pipe instead of a common
replaces the factory airflow assembly manifold. This makes it easier on the
which includes the filter, air box and engine to push exhaust gases out of the
air path allowing more airflow to reach cylinders. By eliminating the manifold's
the upper intake. This increases the backpressure, the engine performs better
power of your engine. A secondary benefit and becomes more fuel-efficient as well.
to the increased power of a cold air A great advantage to installing headers
intake system is the more attractive is that they are one of the easiest
intake sound and engine bay. Unlike some bolt-on accessories you can use to boost
other car performance parts, cold air performance.
intake kits are a relatively inexpensive Modifying your car to increase
way to boost engine power. performance can be an easy, inexpensive
Forced Induction Systems - Superchargers modification, or a challenging
and Turbocharges Both turbochargers and investment. Either way depends on you and
superchargers force air into your your vehicle needs. Make sure you shop
engine's cylinders. As a result, the around to find the best quality
engine works like the valves and performance auto parts for the price.
cylinders are larger giving you the After all, it's you vehicle and your work
effects of a larger engine with less - you want to be proud of it!
weight. The main difference between the






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