'other' ways to make your car faster?

'other' ways to make your car faster?

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Pixel Pusher

10,188 posts

158 months

Friday 22nd June 2012
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Cover it in oil.

Slips through the air quicker.

True.

yes

I think

98elise

26,376 posts

160 months

Friday 22nd June 2012
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Route the heater fan into the air intake for cheap supercharging.

Want even more boost.....turn the fan up to 5.

Even more power?..... Switch on the ac for instant charge cooling!


OdramaSwimLaden

1,971 posts

168 months

Friday 22nd June 2012
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Pretend it's not yours......

matthias73

2,883 posts

149 months

Friday 22nd June 2012
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98elise said:
Route the heater fan into the air intake for cheap supercharging.

Want even more boost.....turn the fan up to 5.

Even more power?..... Switch on the ac for instant charge cooling!
Hahahahahahaha.

At the same time route the exhaust into the cabin?

NateWM

1,684 posts

178 months

Friday 22nd June 2012
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matthias73 said:
Hahahahahahaha.

At the same time route the exhaust into the cabin?
You ruined it....












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sconzo

123 posts

167 months

Friday 22nd June 2012
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A good wax and polish significantly lowers the drag coefficient apparently. smash

S3000

511 posts

158 months

Friday 22nd June 2012
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good tires..

anonymous-user

53 months

Friday 22nd June 2012
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Fill the squirt bottle with diesel and direct the nozzle feed "in to the turbo".

On a Focus.

Edit: d'oh beaten to it!

firman

1,407 posts

192 months

Friday 22nd June 2012
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S3000 said:
good tires..
Tyres

djfaulkner

1,103 posts

217 months

Friday 22nd June 2012
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Speeding....

supertouring

2,228 posts

232 months

Friday 22nd June 2012
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Fit motorbike tyres all round = less rubber contact with road = less drag = faster!


Embryonic

4,432 posts

174 months

Friday 22nd June 2012
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StuartGGray

7,703 posts

227 months

Friday 22nd June 2012
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I found that stuffing my poke of chips in the air box under the seat on my old CZ 175 seemed to boost performance. Worked better with salt and vinegar. I have yet to try this on any other vehicle.

GC8

19,910 posts

189 months

Friday 22nd June 2012
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'Cadence clutching' actually works...




...on a highly-strung race rep two stroke, like an RGV250 or similar... hehe

sparks_E39

12,738 posts

212 months

Friday 22nd June 2012
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Needing a st....

RobCrezz

7,892 posts

207 months

Friday 22nd June 2012
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kambites said:
RobCrezz said:
Cadence clutching hehe
That was one of the OP's examples tongue out
Na, "Cadence clutching" is pumping the clutch while running, not just slipping it a bit hehe

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=160...

PumpkinSteve

4,098 posts

155 months

Friday 22nd June 2012
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When I had an Aygo I would drive with the air con on all the time, then when I wanted to engage Knight Rider mode I'd just switch off the air con and receive a VTEC-like boost hehe

RP1

252 posts

149 months

Friday 22nd June 2012
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Route the heater blower to the back of the car to push you along more...

crazy about cars

4,454 posts

168 months

Friday 22nd June 2012
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Electronic turbos

Negative Creep

24,942 posts

226 months

Friday 22nd June 2012
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Eat fewer pies