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