How to Make Your Mazda Faster

Installing a performance air filter gives you an instant increase in engine power.

Drivers are often looking for ways to make their cars go faster, and the answer is to modify the engine. Replace the stock components with performance ones to enjoy the increase in engine power. A performance air filter is easy to install, comes ready to use and will add about 4 percent more horsepower by improving the engine's air filtration system.

Things You'll Need

• Performance air filter
• Phillips screwdriver

Instructions

1. Lift the hood and locate the air filter in the engine compartment.

2. Loosen the screws around the air filter lid with the Phillips screwdriver. Put the cover aside. Remove the rest of the air filter.

3. Put the performance air filter in place using any installation instructions that came with it. Make sure that it clicks into position.

4. Replace the cover and tighten the screws.

Tips & Warnings

• Other modifications that you could make to increase the power of your engine would be to install a performance chip, a high-flow exhaust system and new spark plugs.

References

• Performance air filters