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TECH: Preventive Maintenance
Preventive Maintenance
Going Back To The Basics
By Jason Mulroney
Month in, month out, you plunge all your hard-earned duckets into aftermarket accessories that, in theory, should make your car a bit quicker down the quarter mile.
As you're well aware, anything from an air intake to a turbo system for an import application will cost you an arm and a leg, so it's imperative you get the best bang-for-the-buck. But all too often, we hear stories or come across vehicles that are lit up with all sorts of power-proven products but aren't running as well as they should. More often than not, the problem lies with good, old, basic maintenance.
Think about it. You can upgrade your ignition to dish out more spark than a Fourth of July fireworks display, but if you're still running on the same plugs that came with the car three years ago, you can hardly expect to gain anything. The same applies to other bolt-on products such as air filters. How well can your high-flow filter actually flow when it's clogged thick with dirt? Not only do you lose potential performance, you also decrease the longevity of your engine over time.
I believe these to be (in order) D series, B series, and Eagle H-Beam rods. You can see the HUGE difference in rod thickness, and hence the strength difference as well.
Click here for source and rest of article: http://www.hondatuningmagazine.com/t...ht_preventive/
Going Back To The Basics
By Jason Mulroney
Month in, month out, you plunge all your hard-earned duckets into aftermarket accessories that, in theory, should make your car a bit quicker down the quarter mile.
As you're well aware, anything from an air intake to a turbo system for an import application will cost you an arm and a leg, so it's imperative you get the best bang-for-the-buck. But all too often, we hear stories or come across vehicles that are lit up with all sorts of power-proven products but aren't running as well as they should. More often than not, the problem lies with good, old, basic maintenance.
Think about it. You can upgrade your ignition to dish out more spark than a Fourth of July fireworks display, but if you're still running on the same plugs that came with the car three years ago, you can hardly expect to gain anything. The same applies to other bolt-on products such as air filters. How well can your high-flow filter actually flow when it's clogged thick with dirt? Not only do you lose potential performance, you also decrease the longevity of your engine over time.
I believe these to be (in order) D series, B series, and Eagle H-Beam rods. You can see the HUGE difference in rod thickness, and hence the strength difference as well.
Click here for source and rest of article: http://www.hondatuningmagazine.com/t...ht_preventive/
Last edited by Cronic; Aug 7, 2003 at 05:54 AM.
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If you have three quarters, four dimes, and four pennies, you have $1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar.
