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6 Tips for Tracking and Improving Your Car Performance

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Originally Posted On: 6 Tips for Tracking and Improving Your Car Performance – Bullett Magazine

 

Technology provides a near-infinite array of options to improve our lives. Many people are fine with the specs of their tech, but others seek more. Intrepid consumers can perform upgrades and maintenance that can unlock even more utility from their devices.

Cars work in the same way. If you want to maximize your car performance, upgrades and maintenance can achieve this. When you swap out parts and upgrade components of your car, you can achieve different results.

Some of these include better gas mileage, better performance, more control, and more speed. Here are some tips to help you upgrade your car.

Maximize Car Performance With Regular Maintenance

The first step towards getting the most out of your car is to make sure that it’s at its best. Most people use their cars every day; the daily wear-and-tear of the road and the elements will impact your car.

One of the things you should check is your sparkplugs. Over time, they can suffer damage. Periodic checks can alert you to any damage present and ensure the “gap” is right for your car.

Another component to monitor is your oil. When oil gets old, it becomes thick and makes the engine work harder. This will decrease the speed output of your car.

Perform regular oil changes and swap out your oil filter as well.

Air intake is an important component of high-performance cars. Swap out your car’s air filter regularly to maintain speed performance.

Add New Tires

One of the most important parts of a car’s performance is its tires. As the point of contact with the road, tires can be one of the most important parts of a car that affects speed.

Regular tires are meant to repel water and keep your car stable while on the road. Racing slicks incorporate a design that emphasizes traction, which in turn allows better acceleration. These types of tires are not street-legal, however.

Some tires incorporate these elements that are street legal, however. They do not allow drivers to get the same speed as true racing tires, but they still yield good results. Because you probably won’t be racing your car, you’ll still want to use tires that offer the standard amenities of regular tires.

Shop around to find the specs you want and an appropriate fit for your car.

Increase Cold Air Intake

Air intake is a quintessential element of combustion engines. Increasing speed is a little more complex than just getting more air into the engine. Most engines use hot air in combustion engines, but cold air is what will produce more speed.

Cold air is denser than hot air, and this is an important factor in combustion engines. The added density of cold air allows more condensed air into the engine. In turn, fuel is burned with more efficiency.

As a result, you get more horsepower. Add a cold air intake to your vehicle to apply these changes.

Suspension

Your tires are an important component of your car. Another important component is the system that keeps your tires on the road.

Your suspension allows your tires to operate as they are meant to. A good suspension system should allow your tires to absorb bumps with ease. It also provides comfort and stability.

Many parts are in the suspension system that affects high-performance cars. Stiff coil overs are a notable part of the suspension system, and many drivers believe swapping these out is sufficient.

Other performance car parts that you should consider are stiffer bushings, thicker anti-roll bars, adjustable camber arms, and chassis braces. All of these parts work in unison to coordinate and improve your car’s handling.

Because there are so many components in the suspension system, research the best components for your car. If you need input, talk to a mechanic.

Try Out Performance Chips

Performance chips are an easy way to increase the performance of your car without doing a lot of work. Most vehicles already come with a performance chip. These chips control the ratio of air and fuel in your intake.

They can also control how your brakes and other systems in your car function.

By swapping out the performance chip, you can provide your car with different performance boosts, depending on the chip. Many chips increase horsepower, which will increase the speed output of your vehicle.

Other common chip upgrades include better fuel mileage, torque, and throttle response. It’s a good idea to research which chips work best with your car. Some chips can decrease the efficacy of the engine if they are incompatible.

To see how your chip is affecting your car, check out the edge CTs3 Digital Gauge Monitor.

Upgrade Your Fuel System

Your fuel is one of the most important components of speed performance. The amount of fuel in your intake manifold will affect performance. You can accomplish this by installing a higher-ratio fuel pump.

You can supplement this upgrade by installing higher-flow fuel filters and larger gas lines.

You can also install a new carburetor. Carburetors can increase the flow of fuel to your engine, which will increase your car’s horsepower.

You can’t install any carburetor in your car. The cubic feet per minute (CFM) of the carburetor has to compliment your car.

If the CFM is too low, the engine won’t receive enough fuel. If the CFM is too high, your engine can flood, backfire, and suffer other problems.

Your Lifestyle Guide

Increasing your car performance can be made easy when you perform regular checks on it. Aside from doing regular checks, you can also swap out your car’s parts to increase its performance. Be sure to check that the new parts are compatible with the car, or its performance will suffer.

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