Sometimes the car of the day ends up being just a tweaked version of the current car I’m driving. From a simple window tint to a new intake manifold, from a pinstripe to full exhaust, there are a lot of ways to customize your car.
Right now it seems like it is modding season. There is a group of friends that are all currently looking to boost the performance out of their cars and making improved versions of their cars. Any car that has a turbo under the hood is an excellent candidate for some boosted output. With a simple ECU tune most turbocharged engines can grab another 30 to 50 easy horsepower.
If you’ve got the new car itch, think about what you want in your next car and you may be able to find those in your current car in the aftermarket.
My personal experience has been with larger American V8s. I’m looking forward to what the future holds for my LS2. There are so many options and easy ways to add horsepower that it will be a fun adventure.
Speaking of adventures, the best way to measure the horsepower gains of your car isn’t a dyno where you get raw numbers, but at the drag strip where you can see your horsepower in a real life application.
For those of you local to Dallas, there will be a group of us visiting the Kennedale Drag Strip next Thursday evening.
