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Want to learn How to adjust a carburetor ? Read this Carburetor Adjustment Bible

- Timing can affect performance. Know where your timing is set before making carb adjustments. A couple of degrees can make a big difference in acceleration characteristics. Properly setting timing may cure ills without getting into carbs. Gearing can also be a significant factor.  - Exhaust pipes/baffles MUST be clean. Clogged pipes can kill top end. - Excess carbon on pistons can cloud tuning issues. - Air leaks and/or bad crank seals can affect tuning. A leak down test is strongly recommended. - Low compression can't be compensated for with tuning. - Change in fuel grades or blends can make tuning requirements change. It is best to use premium fuel. - Before making any adjustments be sure the carbs and jets are clean. That means ALL jets... pilot, needle jet, and main, are removed and inspected/cleaned. Carb body passageways should be blown out with brake cleaner or soaked in carb cleaner for several hours and blown out with compressed air. T...

Nitrous kits:Do's and Dont's

Nitrous Oxide I have to admit, I love Nitrous Oxide for use in dual purpose street cars. The reasons are simple:nitrous kits are cheap,it is easy to hide,and it is easy to tune and maintain. These reasons coupled with understanding how Nitrous works,and how to use it CORRECTLY make it a good performance booster. Nitrous adds power by adding extra oxygen in a compact form into an engine. Of course,to combust this extra oxygen you need a corresponding amount of extra fuel to accomplish this. Nitrous also cools down the intake charge,making it denser,thereby allowing more molecules per cylinder-making more power. There is no limit in how much liquid Nitrous Oxide you can get into a motor,but the motor itself can only take so much stress before it breaks something. Because nitrous increases cylinder pressure-a product of stuffing more oxygen into a cylinder,rods usually bend before anything else breaks. Running a Nitrous engine lean will cause "hot spots" on...

Turbo vs NA Which Way Would You Go

So what's going to be for you if you were to choose just between the two. But first let me explain in detail about these two routes that you can go when you're upgrading your car for drifting. You see most of the Formula D car these days have turbos. If you don't know what a turbo is let me explain. It's a compressor that is used to force more air unto the engine to increase the horsepower. In short it's a force induction, if you want to learn more about turbo check this site. Once the turbo is installed in a car, the original power output of the car will increase dramatically. So how does a turbo benefit you when drifting? Well, you can have a faster entry and you'll have a much easier time drifting. When you drift and suddenly the car understeer a bit, then you can cure the understeer with a dab of throttle and a quick steer. Normally Aspirated car which is NA for short is the norm when you first start off getting into drifting. Not unl...

Engine Bay Cleaning and Detailing

IMPORTANT!! Before you do anything,make sure that the Spark plug coil bolts are as tight as they should be. ------------------------------TOOLS------------------------------------ What you need: Degreaser Old Tooth Brush Long hard bristle brush (I bought a Brush that is used for cleaning toilets) Garden Hose (obviously) *A lot of plastic bags* Rubber bands Time Optional: Air Compressor --------------------------------Instructions------------------------------- Start by taking the air filter box and the valve cover plastic Cover,and take out your battery. This image has been resized. Click this bar to view the full image. Cover every single sensor plug you see in the engine bay. This image has been resized. Click this bar to view the full image. This image has been resized. Click this bar to view the full image. This image has been resized. Click this bar to view the full image. This image has been resized. Click this bar to view the full image. ...