Traction control system

05.26.2008 | 7:53 am | Car Accessories

A traction control system (also known as TC) is a system designed to prevent the loss of traction due to excessive throttle or steering. The traction control system is typically an electro-hydraulic system and is somewhat similar with the electronic stability control. However, these two systems do not have the same goal. To prevent the [...]

How Turbochargers work

05.14.2008 | 6:42 am | Car Accessories, Car Modifications

A turbocharger is a forced induction compressor. The turbocharger is in fact driven by a turbine powered by the pressure of the engine exhaust gas. All turbochargers are made out of a compressor and a turbine. The turbine’s wheels rotate because of the pressure of the exhaust gases via the turbine’s inlet. The resulted rotation [...]

Car audio

05.7.2008 | 12:52 am | Car audio

Car audio refers to the audio system fitted on a car. This can be stock audio or custom audio. The stock audio is the audio system specified by the manufacturer when the car was produced. The custom car audio can mean anything from changing the radio to installing state of the art audio systems.
The most [...]