'other' ways to make your car faster?

[barker22]

Cover all your lights and grill openings with duct tape.
Then attach a traffic cone to the front. Will be like a jet slipping through the air

[FourWheelDrift]

Remove the windscreen and rear screen from the car, this will improve airflow, create less drag and you'll go quicker.

[GC8]

Electric turbos dont work unfortunately, although a two stroke leaf blower will show a real benefit. Difficult to incorporate under the bonnet, though...

[Toltec]

Pretend you are on the M53 with a nutter in a vectra chasing you.

[GadgeS3C]

Only drive in a vacuum.

[FourWheelDrift]

Set fire to the car and drive erratically through the rush hour. You will overtake more people and arrive at work quicker, therefore you will have gone faster.

[mrmr96]

GC8 said:

Electric turbos dont work unfortunately

why not?

[GC8]

Come along - were talking about the rubbish punted on eBay here.

[GC8]

I cant answer that, but Im confident that it wasnt bought on eBay for £35...

[gsrgeoff]

Put a blue flashing light on the roof

[RemyMartin]

My cars and bikes have always 'felt' quicker after they were properly cleaned......

[GC8]

doogz said:

Of course, I understood what was meant, it just got me thinking about that new BMW engine.

Yes, when the BMW was announced it made me think about the eBay electric turbo...

[kambites]

mrmr96 said:

GC8 said:

Electric turbos dont work unfortunately

why not?

There's no theoretical reason they shouldn't, but a typical supercharger draws something like 10% of the engine's power - you're talking about a minimum of 5kw, even for a small one. That's quite a large motor and an awful lot of power to draw from a standard car battery/alternator setup.

Anyway, "electric turbocharger" is a contradiction in terms. Turbochargers are driven by turbines, that's why they're called turbochargers.

Edited by kambites on Friday 22 June 21:51

[CBR JGWRR]

GC8 said:

although a two stroke leaf blower will show a real benefit. Difficult to incorporate under the bonnet, though...

Hmmm, I wonder...

[Hudson]

Wear boots/new trainers etc, anything bulky. You end up pushing the loud pedal more because you lack feeling.


that's my excuse anyway

[Yiliterate]

Drive round a two-lane roundabout in the outside lane with a steady throttle position for one minute. Then repeat this for another minute with the same throttle position, only do so in the inside lane. As you are turning a tighter circle and hence covering a shorter distance on the second occasion, you will go round the roundabout more times...therefore you clearly have achieved an increase in your RPM and so you are going faster! Easy peasy lemon squeezey...

Edited by Yiliterate on Friday 22 June 22:41

[KB_S1]

Drive narrow single track roads around the North West coast of Scotland. Any car feels fast, until the local postie wants past.

[MrBrightSi]

firman said:

Can't believe no one has mentioned this yet! http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Beat me! Dammit, all i could think of was the mighty washerbottle trick.

[Some Gump]

Take the windscreen off.
Fit crossplys
Fit drums.

Any / all will make speed scarily "real", the combo of all 3 makes you almost agree with BRAKE, almost.

[Marf]

Crack open the sunroof for extra downforce