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Throttle body upgrades and cold air intakes are the 21st-century equivalent to 1969′s double-pumper carb and high-rise air filter. And like their muscle-era predecessors, these add-ons are better at creating the potential for greater horsepower than they are at creating horsepower itself. Not that they won’t make power, to a point, but the specific amount can vary wildly by application ...

Auto painting, how to do it yourself: Possessing a vehicle with great paint is both the greatest reward as well as the biggest hassle in car crafting. Between looking for a paint shop that will perform a total repaint on your vehicle and having the work completed to your total satisfaction in a timely manner having your car painted can ...

On 1 January 2012, new rules were added to the current MOT by the Department for Transport (DfT) to comply with European testing procedures. It’s a pretty substantial list, but there’s one which could mean big bills for thousands of drivers. If your car has any illuminated warning lamps, whether it is the airbag, seatbelt, ESP, SRS, ABS or others, ...

At some point in your driving lives you will most probably be involved in a car accident, whether it be a major or minor accident it will happen and are you 100% prepared? If you are then great, if not then maybe you should read these 8 steps to take straight after a car accident. When involved in a car ...

A rat rod is basically a type of hot rod or custom car that imitates the early hot rods of the 40s, 50s, and 60s. Most rat rods appear unfinished with just the bare essentials to be driven. The rat rod is the visualization of the idea of function over form. Rat rods are meant to be driven, not shown ...

Understanding how automotive body kits work and what results they can provide you depends on your knowledge of the various components, installation processes, and terminologies at play with these upgrades. Aftermarket body kits are typically employed for several major reasons, most consistently including the improvement of exterior appearances, the creation of more aerodynamic vehicular bodies, and more. Below, we’ll cover ...

Stance is all about rims with a lot of offset, stretched tyres, and negative camber. To achieve that “perfect” stance-look, you must have suspension modifications that will allow your car to sit closer to the tarmac. Also, the right rim size and offset. This can be tricky as a wheel can make or break that look. The wheel must have ...

Loss of oil may be the result of a leak around the oil pan drain plug. A pool of oil found on the garage floor tips you off to this possibility. The leak can occur when someone changing oil disregards the im­portance of the washer that was placed on the drain plug by the manu­facturer. This washer is made of ...

Every vehicle has at least five cooling-system hoses. Some have six. All must remain intact; otherwise, an engine will lose coolant and overheat. Every vehicle has an upper radiator hose that transfers hot coolant from the engine to the radiator, and a lower radiator hose that transfers coolant from the radiator to the engine. Every vehicle also has two hoses ...

Most vehicles are equipped with a conventional shock absorber at each corner or with a MacPherson strut shock absorber in each front corner and a conventional shock absorber in each rear corner. A conventional shock absorber is a fluid-filled sealed chamber that is separate from the coil spring with which it works. A MacPherson strut shock absorber is a fluid-filled ...