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5 Weight Savings tips
for Performance & Fuel Efficiency
In the air travel industry,
airlines live and die by their operating
costs, a large component of which is their
fuel costs. That is why aircraft
manufacturers have whole departments whose
purpose in life is to track and reduce the
weight of the airplanes, ounce by ounce and
gram by gram. Auto performance enthusiasts
can take a tip from aerospace engineers- by
instituting a weight reduction program, you
can get dramatic performance and power
increases and save gas. ...more
Cylinder Head
Performance Improvement Considerations
It is really un-nerving for me to think about all the conversations I
have with people that think that simply
installing a bigger camshaft, a smaller
supercharger pulley, a high flow exhaust or
a better intake will be "THE" answer to more
performance. The over-used statement that
the internal combustion engine is a simple
'air pump' never seems to get the point
across. The Engine is really a complex
number of components that MUST work together
to produce the power to turn the crankshaft,
that turns the transmission that turns the
wheels that move the car. It is simplistic
to think that simply changing one component
without considering the rest will result in
the optimum performance increase...more
Take The Extra Mile:
Fuel Efficiency Tips
Continuous increase in the price of gas is common news nowadays. This is
accompanied by an upsurge in advertising
exposures for "gas saving" gadgets. These
products attract potential buyers searching
for methods to maximize fuel efficiency...more
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