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How to Tune Up Your Car's Performance

By Alina Bradford, eHow Editor
Keep your car tuned for top performance.
Keep your car tuned for top performance.
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Tuning up your car can be super easy for those who know their way around an engine. Here are the basics.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • Socket set and wrench
  • Screwdrivers
  • Set of wrenches
  • Spark plug socket
  • A pair of rubber-handled pliers
  1. Step 1

    Cover all of your regular maintenance problems such as changing your oil and checking your fluids.

  2. Step 2

    Change your spark pugs, spark plug wires, distributer cap and cylinoids. If you have a newer car, you may need to switch out your relay box, which is used instead of a distributer. Check your car's timing because it could be one of your biggest losses of power.

  3. Step 3

    Replace the gaskets on your intake manifold and exhaust manifold. Replace the oil pan's gasket. This will increase the compression of the engine block.

  4. Step 4

    Replace your air filter with a K&N air filter, which is an oil air filter. This will increase your performance up to 20%.

Tips & Warnings
  • Make sure you detach the battery fully before detaching the spark plugs.
  • Avoid using stiff tools when removing the gaskets because you will scratch the manifold.
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darb said

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on 1/23/2009 I agree. K&N Air Filter is the way to go!

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