Tires, so much tires. Tires are your vehicle’s only contact with the road (unless you’re Richard Hammond), as such they contribute to every aspect of your car.. handling, comfort, safety, noise, fuel efficiency, power delivery, absolutely everything.
OEM often put some thought and effort into getting the appropriate tires for your car, but as with everything, there is a cost/benefit model they must use, and today’s tires are far better than those from just a couple of years ago, so the best tire at the time your car was developed may well be non-competitive today.
Hence I said a proper air intake and mentioned about the increaee being tiny on tiny engines. It work muhh better with large engines that are all ready more prone to tweaking.
Modern performance cars need tuned to get really anything from a cold air intake. Free flowing intake also needs to be coupled with a higher flow exhaust.
Just something to think about with "cold air intakes": cold weather. The stock air box takes in a bit of warm air as needed. Having things ice up on the intake side when things drop below freezing isn't fun. The real question is" how restrictive is the stock air box? Odds are it isn't. The paper filter might be. My usual first step is to try a K&N replacement filter. No engine draws in more air than it needs. You'd need a turbo/supercharger to do that.
Bushings are often overlooked because nobody raves about bushing. Rubber bushings allow a bit of "sogginess" to the suspension and steering. Polyurethane bushing tighten things up.
A strut tower brace also perks up handling. I'd go this route before lowering. There's less trade-offs. Maybe better anti-sway bars.
A big yes to tires. "All season" tends to mean "so long as the weather is fair, these tires are good for all seasons". You an go the +1 route: go up a wheel diameter and down a profile. The handling may be crisper, but may also be harsher.
I deliberately avoided the whole "wings and things" bit. They're more show, than go.
Ahh, well... forgive me for being a twat, your colloquialisms and grasp of ‘English English’ led me to believe you were a native speaker and hence my comment.
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Tires, so much tires. Tires are your vehicle’s only contact with the road (unless you’re Richard Hammond), as such they contribute to every aspect of your car.. handling, comfort, safety, noise, fuel efficiency, power delivery, absolutely everything.
OEM often put some thought and effort into getting the appropriate tires for your car, but as with everything, there is a cost/benefit model they must use, and today’s tires are far better than those from just a couple of years ago, so the best tire at the time your car was developed may well be non-competitive today.
Very much agreed sir !
Cold air intakes usually do next to nothing. Unless the engine itself has been modified.
Also, please have your car professionally aligned after modifying the suspension.
Hence I said a proper air intake and mentioned about the increaee being tiny on tiny engines. It work muhh better with large engines that are all ready more prone to tweaking.
Modern performance cars need tuned to get really anything from a cold air intake. Free flowing intake also needs to be coupled with a higher flow exhaust.
Just something to think about with "cold air intakes": cold weather. The stock air box takes in a bit of warm air as needed. Having things ice up on the intake side when things drop below freezing isn't fun. The real question is" how restrictive is the stock air box? Odds are it isn't. The paper filter might be. My usual first step is to try a K&N replacement filter. No engine draws in more air than it needs. You'd need a turbo/supercharger to do that.
Bushings are often overlooked because nobody raves about bushing. Rubber bushings allow a bit of "sogginess" to the suspension and steering. Polyurethane bushing tighten things up.
A strut tower brace also perks up handling. I'd go this route before lowering. There's less trade-offs. Maybe better anti-sway bars.
A big yes to tires. "All season" tends to mean "so long as the weather is fair, these tires are good for all seasons". You an go the +1 route: go up a wheel diameter and down a profile. The handling may be crisper, but may also be harsher.
I deliberately avoided the whole "wings and things" bit. They're more show, than go.
The Brakes!
Some EDC Disks and Pads + stahlflex brakefluidtubes
A) Brakes.
B) it’s spelled tyres ffs!
A) agreed but explained why I did not include them in a comment response below.
B) That's the result of learning English from games/film which were usually American..
Ahh, well... forgive me for being a twat, your colloquialisms and grasp of ‘English English’ led me to believe you were a native speaker and hence my comment.