Car airfilters come in all shapes and sizes and cost anything from £20 to £200 for a full induction kit. The airfilter is an important part of a vehicles air intake system becuase it cleans the air before sending it through the rest of the car. By doing this it means you dont have to worry about things like dust, mould and pollen etc. geting into your engine. Performance enhancing air filters are popular amongst car enthusiasts and boy racers. This clip shows you the difference in sound when adding a simple air filter to your car.
Archive for April, 2010
Car Airfilters
Twin Clutch Transmission
Twin clutch transmissions are becoming more and more popular. They are the fastest way of changing gears and are much more powerful than a standard automatic or manual gearbox. Watch this review on the twin clutch transmission in the 2009 Lancer RalliArt with varying applications of the throttle.
ECU – Engine management
A cars ECU is like the brain. It controlls how much of everything it needs to keep it running based on a number of parameters, for example fuel input and ignition timing. It recieves signals from sensors and valves from within different sections of the engine to help it do this. The more the accelerator is pressed down, the more fuel the ECU has to inject to keep the air/fuel ratio the same.