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Hey, look under the hood!

It's a bird!

It's a plane!

It's SUPERCHIP!

With apologies to Superman, performance computer chips or superchips are quickly becoming a popular way for auto enthusiasts to squeeze out more power from their cars. Basically what a superchip mod does is to store a new engine management program in your car's computer. Noticeable increases in horsepower and torque as well as improvements in driveability are the chief benefits of this type of chip. Installation is easy and the price is right...we'll examine just how easy and cost effective a superchip is below.

Depending on the make/model of your car or truck, a superchip can help your vehicle crank out from 9 to 60 more horsepower. Not too shabby when you consider some compact cars barely make it to 115 horses. Yeah, you could have elected for the more powerful engine with some cars but the $1000 or better mark up in price dwarfs the price of a superchip. Better to go with the superchip and pocket the savings.

So, how hard is it to install a superchip? Actually, it is really a simple procedure:

1. Locate your car's computer chip [usually found in your dashboard].

2. Remove the factory installed chip and replace it with the superchip...one chip slides out and the other slides in.

3. Place a cover over the chip to keep it in place and to keep dirt and dust out.

That's it! The hardest part will be to remove the dash, but even that job isn't all that difficult.

As I said previously, the price of installing a superchip can be done for a lot less than an engine upgrade. Prices start below $300, so it ends up being one the cheaper performance enhancing mods out there.

You can also find other types of performance computer chips that will work well including Jet Chips and the Hypertech performance chip. With either chip you stand to wring out additional performance from your car for a reasonably priced mod. Hey, if it is increased performance you want then one of these chips is for you!

Matt Keegan is a contributing writer for Car Parts Stuff, an online supplier of high quality and well priced automobile parts.

A Primer on Carbon Fiber Hoods

Carbon fiber is a material that has been highly utilized by the military and aerospace business. Currently, it is accumulating popularity in the sports car industry because of lightweight carbon fiber hoods. Carbon fiber is a strong material, which can resist a whole lot of damage. It is also very light so it won't weigh down your car too much.

So how is carbon fiber made? There are two methods to yield carbon fiber items. The more cost-efficient and simpler way is called the "wet" lay-up process. You lay out dry fibers in a mold and then you pour resin on top. You evenly distribute the resin over the fibers. From there you add in more resin depending on your preference for thickness.

However, this particular method has to be performed with correctness. It is imperative that the resin be distributed evenly. Otherwise, some portions of the fiber will be resistant than others due to the varying amounts of resin. This means that carbon fiber hoods won't be as strong as they need to be.

The other method produces more consistent carbon fiber hoods, but it requires more labor. It's titled the "impregnated lay-up" process. The past 20 years has seen its development and continual improvement. This process yields products, which are on average 25% stronger than those produced by the other method. This process requires the fibers to be impregnated with resin.

Afterwards, the resin-fibers are put into spools before being frozen. The freezing stops the material from curing too quickly. You can cure it with a vacuum bag compaction and then they receive oven treatment.

In the 1970s, the automobile business began to employ the use of carbon fiber. The reason for this is because the car industry is being pushed to manufacture "green" cars, which have better mileage. Carbon fiber hoods cost anywhere from $5 to $10 and is very cost-efficient. And in general, it has been found that carbon fiber hoods increase the performance of cars.

Now, carbon fiber isn't limited in its patrons to just the aerospace and military industries. More and more fields are finding uses for it, especially the automobile business. So we're seeing a high-rise in its popularity in a plethora of capacities. And we're now encountering many more cars with carbon fiber built into it; especially carbon fiber hoods.

Carbon fiber hoods are sold in many online stores. Talk to your mechanic and learn a bit more about them if you're not sure if they'll be right for you. When you've decided, do a search on the web for some quality carbon fiber hoods for your car.

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Chevroret Corvette 84' , How to improve the performance of the engine cheap?

I will have my Chevy Corvette 84' soon. I have never driven Chevrolet before. I want to know more about the brand and the model so I start with cheap one and I want "to find the beast under the hood" but without spending a lot. I know you can help me.

An '84 should have the crossfire engine in it, which only ran a couple of years.
You'll find a fair bit of perished rubber hose under the bonnet, which when bought by the roll is cheap, so replace what you can, this will ensure all the sensors & valves have a good connection.
K & N air filter, new fuel filter, spark plugs, leads, run premium fuel.
When you can afford it, sports exhaust system and better cats.

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