Improve Your Car’s Performance with These 4 Tips
With the automotive industry’s moves to meet emissions guidelines and standards of fuel economy, it can be more difficult these days to modify your car to optimise its performance. Having said this, there are ways you can make performance upgrades with simple bolt-ons.
Aside from weight reduction, you can make some engine modifications that will combine to make your car perform far better on the road. Take a look at these top 4 tips:
- Run Flat Tyres
Remove the need for carrying a spare tyre when you use run flat tyres, reducing weight and making the drive more economical. Run flat tyres not only the reduce the combined weight by eliminating the need for a spare, but they present the advantage of allowing you to safely drive even with the unfortunate occurrence of a puncture. Most run flat tyres allow the user to drive for 50 miles without changing the tyre, plus they’re usual identical to conventional tyres, giving you similar performance. - Superchargers & Turbochargers
Superchargers and turbochargers are forced induction systems that differ in their power supply. Superchargers use a belt directly connects to the engine, whereas the exhaust is where a turbocharger gets its power. They compress engine air flow, allowing more air to reach the cylinders, which then means more fuel can be used, giving you more power from the cylinders firing. - Performance Air Filters
Engines need to breathe, and installing a performance air filter is a good way to maximise the amount of air that reaches the engine whilst filtering out inevitable detritus and unwanted particulate matter that can interfere with performance, significantly reducing BHP. The key to resolving the issue of contaminants in air flow is regular servicing. With an efficient and clean air flow, an air filter will help you achieve better MPG. - Performance Exhaust
One of the key ways an exhaust’s performance is affected is the velocity with which the exhaust fumes exit the pipe. At slower speeds, the exhaust velocity will be lower, and vice versa. Increasing the velocity of the exhaust at slower speeds with make it more efficient. Simply using a smaller pipe will cause restrictions with top level RPM, therefore a performance exhaust system is needed to optimise velocity and reduce restrictions at all levels.
These are just a few ideas to get you started with performance modification for your car to get more power when you’re out on the roads. If you’re an amateur, it’s important you do enough research before making any changes, by reading the manual and learning in depth how your specific car can be improved.
