Ever wondered how many things you could do to improve or prolong the life existence of your ENGINE and make it more powerful and STOCK-APPEARING?! Take a look at some little tricks that will sure help you a lot when it comes to discovering the horsepower conversion your ride has!
1. Your CRANKSHAFT CAPACITY can be increased! Of course, we are alking about the STROKER CRANKSHAFT! By simply increasing it, you will get bigger cubic inch capacity of the motor which is very important! However, this will require some immediate modifications to the BLOCK`s CRANKCASE!
2. Winding Down Windage -- We are all familiar with the resistance of air, so we can only imagine the resistance against OIL in a crankcase! Which is why we recommend WINDING DOWN WINDAGE! In this way, you can achieve horsepower conversion gains of 10 -- 15 HP at high RPM!
3. We often forget that technology has improved! Advancements can be found in materials, especially in RING CONFIGURATION! We now have the HIGH-PERFORMANCE RINGS which are made of DUCTILE IRON! These, however, are more DURABLE as well as full of strength and every car should have them!
4. Always DYNO your engine! Nothing is comparable with a good DYNO section! In this way you will get the BEST of your engine as all the power that was stuck will be UNLEASHED! But, please, choose the right shop that is well EQUIPPED so they could monitor AIR/FUEL ratio and the motor could run under well conditions!
5. The CAMSHAFT is something that determines the ENGINE CHARACTER the best! However, camshaft technology has rapidly improved! Many of today`s camshaft can offer a lot more that those in the old days, when they used to be slow when it comes to velocity and acceleration!
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6. You are probably having hard times when you want a REAL BOOST in OUTPUT, but still want to keep the stock appearance! PORTING FOR POWER IS WHAT YOU NEED! Porting sums up entirely to the ARTIST that works the metal! However, some expert can provoke airflow gains of 25-30%!
7. PERFORMANCE ENGINE COATINGS – that is a technology that marked rapid growth! Coatings are good as they can give you an increase in OUTPUT as well as durability without asking for an external detail on STOCK-APPEARING ENGINE! However, there are 3 categories of coating: Friction, Oil shedding and Thermal!
8. Ever heard of THE SQUEEZE? Every engine has its DETONATION LIMIT! It depends on the ceiling that limits the amount of compression to be exploited! Coatings, however, can deliver more compression. Motors built after 1970, have a great margin of improvements when it comes to compression ratio!
9. We also have THE CONSUMABLES! Of course, there is more than just the INTERNAL HARDWARE when it comes to the power of an engine! There are items that make the cut, such as engine oils, air filter or spark plugs! However, modern SYNTHETICS showed great power gain!
10. We have all heard about the good old BLUEPRINTING! Every engine is built with high precision trying to set the measurements to the specifications! Imagine having variation in the combustion chamber volume! Of course, the compression ratio will vary and it would be impossible to get the desired ratio!
We hope you found our horsepower conversion advice helpful! Now, if you are hungry for an ultimate Chevy drift match, click here to watch an old vs new Camaro battle on the track.
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