How to upgrade your car

This is a basic guide to upgrading your car so its faster through aftermarket parts.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• $$$$$$$$$$

1. 

   Get rims. I would recommend going only 1 to 2 inches above your factory tires because if they are too big they will affect the handling of your car in a negative way.

2. Get a full exhaust, the tip is optional. Helps the care remove spent fuel faster.

3. 

   Get Cold Air Intake. Makes it breathe better.

4. Get an upgraded ECU for your car so that it runs more efficiently with your upgraded parts.

5. 

   Upgrade the front and rear brakes at least 2 brake pistons above factory. So it can stops faster.

6. Upgrade your brake fluid to semi-racing, so your brakes don't fade after extended use.

7. Get sway and strut bars, to have the car handle better.

Tips & Warnings

• When choosing a brand for after market parts go with a pretty well known name because you could actually make your car worse.
• Tuning can get very expensive.

[wischylini]

on 9/11/2009 Is this a guide?

You might want to include that bigger wheels will:
- Affect the speedometer and odometer, which you will have to recalibrate.
- Larger wheels means lower profile tires, which means a pothole can devastate your wheel and tire.
- Larger wheels means heavier wheels, which means they require stronger brakes.
- Heavier wheels also mean more unsprung weight, which affects your suspension.

And that:
- Performance air filters -may- last longer, but they are barely more efficient than regular air filters.

And:
- Unless you are into serious racing, sway bars and strut bars only function is adding unnecessary weight to your vehicle.

[xanthinuria]

on 5/28/2009 dshneeb - This is a "Basic" guide to upgrading your car.crolekid1987 - whenever you want, body kits don't really improve the performance of your car.Napaleon - check google there are lots of sites.

[crolekid1987]

on 5/28/2009 when will i want to put a differant body kit on it

[Napaleon]

on 6/12/2007 Does anyone who where I can buy strut bars for my 1985 Mercedes Benz 190E. Thanks.

[dshneeb]

on 5/22/2007 I don't know if you know anything about cars, but new rims and a cold air intake are hardly modifications. This article is vague and it sounds like you've been playing too much Xbox. Theres a lot more you can do to your vehicle, just do a little research.