Brakes are often overlooked when modifying a vehicle. Adding lots of performance parts and increasing horsepower is great, but if you haven’t got good enough brakes to slow you down, the car is only h...

Published on: 2007-12-16    Hits:382    Rating:5/5    

You should always start off with the interior, the two main reasons for this are: 1. After an exterior cleaning, you’ll be blowing dirt all over your freshly cleaned car. 2. You won’t be drag...

Published on: 2007-12-02    Hits:173    Rating:4/5    

Drifting is a driving technique where the slip angle of the rear end of the car is greater than the front, and the front wheels are pointed in the opposite direction of the turn. While the car may loo...

Published on: 2007-11-24    Hits:147    Rating:5/5    

A short shifter also known as a quick shift is a devise used to reduce the distance the gear lever has to travel between gears. For example if your lever has to be pushed 8cm, this can be reduced to 6...

Published on: 2007-10-26    Hits:199    Rating:4/5    

A xenon headlight is a type of high intensity discharge light source that uses xenon gas. The xenon gas allows the headlamps to produce adequate amounts of light quickly upon start-up, and speeds up t...

Published on: 2007-10-17    Hits:176    Rating:4/5    

A clutch is a series of friction discs pressed together tightly. The friction discs can also be pressed against a flywheel using springs. Its job is to transmit rotation so that when the clutch pedal ...

Published on: 2007-10-13    Hits:172    Rating:4/5    

Installing a set of lowering springs is a common modification many people will do to enhance their car. There are several advantages for lowering a car. The first being the car will in most cases look...

Published on: 2007-10-07    Hits:206    Rating:4/5    

What is octane rating? Octane rating is a measure of the antiknock quality (also known as auto ignition resistance) of petrol. The higher the octane rating the greater the resistance is to pre ig...

Published on: 2007-10-04    Hits:170    Rating:4/5