How to increase power to make your car more powerful
Nowadays, there are many different ways to help increase car capacity, so that the car can operate more powerfully.
Air intake system upgrade
The power of a car is generated mainly based on the amount of air and fuel taken into the car engine. Many people think that if you just take in more fuel than the allowed level, the car engine will generate more power, helping the car run faster.
However, this is not correct. For naturally aspirated engines, the manufacturer only allows a certain amount of air to enter the combustion chamber. When there is enough air according to the predetermined standard, the valve will immediately close tightly to prevent air from escaping.
In addition, in some cases, when too much fuel is loaded, there will be excess fuel and it cannot be processed 100%. This amount of fuel will go out through the exhaust pipe. On the contrary, in the case of too little fuel, the vehicle's capacity will be reduced.
Therefore, upgrading the air intake system is necessary when needing to increase car capacity.
Upgrade exhaust system
Upgrading and improving the exhaust system is also one of the effective methods to increase the capacity of your car. When the exhaust pipe of the car is developed and upgraded, the exhaust capacity will also increase. This causes the amount of exhaust gas in the engine to be discharged more, thereby creating a large gap to help maximize the intake capacity of the engine.
If the car engine is upgraded with an exhaust system, it will not need to spend too much energy to push the exhaust gas out. Car owners can choose between improving and upgrading the turbocharger or supercharger for the exhaust pipe to contribute to increasing the horsepower of the car.
Change air filter
Replacing the car's air filter is the simplest and cheapest way to increase the car's horsepower. The modified air filters have a different structure than the air filters that the manufacturer equips the car with.
If the original air filter is usually made of paper, the modified air filter is made of oil-absorbent cotton. This type of air filter has the ability to remove dirt better, giving cleaner air. The cleaning period is up to 20,000 - 30,000 km while the paper air filter is only about 5,000 km. The life span is also dozens of times longer than the paper air filter, which is only 10,000 km.
In particular, the modified air filter helps bring in more air, increasing oxygen in the combustion chamber. According to car tuning experts, replacing the modified air filter can increase 1 - 5 horsepower or more depending on each car.
The modified air filter does not require any further modification, just replace it in the place of the old air filter. This type of air filter does not make the car consume more fuel. On the contrary, it improves the sensitivity of the accelerator pedal compared to the normal filter. When the engine speed is below 2,000 rpm, the car runs very smoothly. If you step on the gas pedal hard and force the rpm to increase, the engine sound is more powerful, not dry and stiff like the paper air filter.
Cold air intake
This is one of the most popular car power enhancement methods today. Accordingly, the power can increase from 5 - 30 horsepower.
When tuned, the intake manifold will be redesigned to take advantage of the air pressure created when the vehicle is moving to increase the static air pressure inside the intake manifold. Thanks to that, a larger air flow can be brought into the cylinder combustion chamber, increasing engine power.
In simple terms, ram-air will increase the diameter of the intake manifold to reduce the intake air velocity. When the velocity decreases, the dynamic pressure decreases and the static pressure increases. Air carries oxygen and oxygen is a necessary element for combustion. The more oxygen is charged, the more abundant the combustion mixture will be, and the engine will produce more power.
Install additional NOS tank
NOS cylinders are N2O gas cylinders, which are used a lot by professional racers. N2O gas is a colorless, non-flammable, non-toxic gas and is often used by discharging it directly into the engine's intake port to help increase the amount of oxygen being fed into the engine. From there, the car's engine will also have more fuel.
Camshaft upgrade
The camshaft is the part that determines the opening/closing time of the intake and exhaust valves. Upgrading and improving the camshaft will play an important role in maximizing the opening angle of the intake and exhaust valves, while also increasing the opening time so that more fuel can enter the vehicle, thereby helping the engine have an appropriate amount of oxygen to adjust the speed. The camshaft can help your car increase an average of 17 - 30 horsepower.
ECU Upgrade
The ECU system is responsible for coordinating the entire system inside the vehicle engine. This part is calculated to be able to provide the most efficient and optimal operating capacity while still ensuring maximum safety. If the driver wants to upgrade the ECU, he must first pay attention to upgrading all related features and functions.
