Performance upgrades

veganrun

I'm interested in trying to add a little performance to my car (2001 Almera Petrol 1.5).

I know it will never break any speed records but was wondering if there's any small changes I could make to improve acceleration etc. I read about performance air filters and even an induction kit, although I don't know if those make any noticeable difference. Besides the induction kit seemed to require some sort of inlet added underneath the car at the bumper which seems like it might suck in water too.

colm_mcm

You'd be best selling it and buying something else.

Alanstrainor

I bet any induction kit will reduce power. Keep it serviced is the best option in terms of cost benefit.

JimmyCrackCorn

You can do the usual mods but they will make more noise than power.
You will probably loose power on a modern car.

You will also face higher insurance bills if they will cover you.


In terms of bang for buck, you would get a better return if you went looking for a performance oriented car.


If you are looking to understand more about car modifications, read up

http://www.autospeed.com.au/
http://mightycarmods.com/


I would also recommend you look at amazon for books published on the subject. There are loads of good titles


The beauty of published books is they are like google except they have much less internet forum bull**** and bad advice.


Kindle search:

http://www.amazon.com.au/s/ref=lp_2496769051_nr_n_1?fst=as%3Aoff&rh=n%3A2490359051%2Cn%3A%212490360051%2Cn%3A2496751051%2Cn%3A2496769051%2Cn%3A2530141051&bbn=2496769051&ie=UTF8&qid=1444793170&rnid=2496769051