Car Performance: 5 Weight Savings tips for Performance and Fuel Efficiency
In the air travel industry, airlines live and die by their operating costs, a large component of which is their fuel costs. That is why aircraft manufacturers have whole departments whose purpose in life is to track and reduce the weight of the airplanes, ounce by ounce and gram by gram. Auto performance enthusiasts can take a tip from aerospace engineers- by instituting a weight reduction program, you can get dramatic performance and power increases and save gas.
What other mod to your car can effect braking, cornering, acceleration and gas mileage, reduces wear on your engine, suspension and brakes, and doesn’t void your warranty? Not many.
Here are a few ways to reduce your car’s weight you may want to consider.
1) Remove all the broken parts you don’t plan on fixing. For example, if have a broken power antenna motor or an old cassette stereo unit you never use- you can take them out.
2) Clean out your trunk. You might be surprised how much gas you’re wasting if you haven’t looked in your trunk in awhile. Your spouse or teenager (or...