General Auto Upgrades

Battery cables are used to transmit power from the battery to the various electrical components in the vehicle. Technically speaking, the alternator is connected to the battery, which in turn...

Installing a boost gauge on a turbocharged car is an ideal way to monitor the behavior of the turbo and its affect on the motor. A boost gauge is in essence a pressure gauge connected to a vacuum...

The ability to monitor the amperage of an automobile alternator is essential for those who have installed high-power usage equipment, whether the equipment consists of appliances in an RV or...

Swapping an amp gauge (or ammeter) for a volt meter is an easy task. As long as the new gauge is the same size as the old gauge, the replacement requires little more than the addition of a ground...

Without piston rings to keep the combustion chamber sealed, a motor would just be a low mileage smoke maker. As one of the most underrated components of the combustion engine, piston rings do more...

A boost gauge measures and indicates the air pressure in the manifold of a turbocharged internal combustion engine. Boost gauges are typically mounted on the dashboard, the driver's side pillar or...

Turbo-charged engines are becoming more popular as smaller engine packages are utilizing external components to increase the power output that an engine can produce. A turbocharged engine is...