131. Headlights - for a safe drive at night
December 30, 2011
Driving at night is still riskier than driving at day time. Though with the well lit roads in the city and bright headlights on the highway one may start to believe driving at night is pretty much the same as driving at day time, it is not. And how safe your drive at night is depends a lot on your c...
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132. Cold air intake - bring in cold air for better performance
December 30, 2011
Some performance enhancing devices are usually added subsequent to the purchase of a vehicle. Cold air intake is one of these. It is popular because it can be easily installed, looks good and does not cost much. Power is generated in the engine by the combustion of the mixture of fuel and air and th...
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133. Cold air intakes - why they are so useful
December 23, 2011
A car's engine breathes air just as we humans do. And for a similar reason. And the reason is that the air contains oxygen and the oxygen helps to burn the fuel and convert the chemical energy stored in the fuel into a more usable form of energy which is mechanical energy. So how does chemical energ...
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134. Body kits - get ready for the new year
December 23, 2011
The best style it is said, is future proof. And yet we are always attracted towards the new styles that appear in various products each year. And though we may like what we have but we wish we could tweak it a bit so that we also have the new style trends that the new year has to offer. And as we re...
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135. Car spoilers - make aerodynamics work for you
December 23, 2011
We are accustomed to think of air as being light and do not associate it with much force. Of course we do read about hurricanes and typhoons where air in the form of gales is able to cause big damages by being very forceful. But these gales are of very high speed which we will usually not encounter ...
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136. Brake kits - for improved functioning of a braking system
December 22, 2011
Performance and looks of a vehicle are important factors that are taken into consideration while selecting a vehicle; but safety is always the prime consideration. That is why there are many features in a vehicle that contribute to safe driving. Of these probably the brakes are the most important. ...
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137. Fog lights - essential for safe driving in bad weather
December 21, 2011
It is essential for safe driving that everything ahead of him on the road is clearly visible to the driver of a vehicle. At night or when visibility is poor artificial lights have to be used. Ordinarily headlights provide sufficient illumination but when there is thick fog, or snow, or heavy rain, ...
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138. Racing seats - great support for your body
December 21, 2011
Your car's suspension takes care that the vibrations that the car encounters do not pass on to you the passenger. But the car's suspension is not as integrated with you the passenger as it is with the rest of the car. Therefore you are required to wear seat belts so that you do not fly forward when ...
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139. Vertical doors - a conversion for convenience and style
December 21, 2011
You would have seen a big Hollywood star do a makeover to be suitable for a particular role that requires a very different personality than is projected by the star as a person in everyday life. And the stars do a great job of the make over and do full justice to the role no matter how demanding and...
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140. Steering wheels - keep in touch better
December 20, 2011
In our professional and private lives we are expected to keep abreast with the latest developments that could help us lead our professional and private lives better. And people take care that they stay in touch with the latest news about things that they feel, concerns them. And yet we often end up ...
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Author: Louie Liu
