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Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Add Custom Hoods To Your Ride

The hood of your vehicle can really give a high-performance impression. Aftermarket hoods are sleek, light, and full of style. When you replace your standard factory hood with a new, custom hood, you're adding a large piece of high-quality and style to your ride. The carbon fiber or fiberglass material of a custom hood also reduces the overall weight of the vehicle. Custom hoods commonly feature hood scoops or power bulges, which really gives a high-performance impression. A hood can be replaced to give more room to a modified engine, to reduce the weight of the vehicle for racing, or simply to complete that high-performance look.

What kind of custom hood is on your ride? Has it made a difference in the performance and appearance of your vehicle? We'd love to hear all about it!

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Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Why Add Ground Effects?

If you're experiencing some level of reduced control at high speeds, you may be experiencing the lifting effect of air passing under the body of your vehicle. This lift reduces the contact that the tires have with the surface of the road, which feels like a reduction in control. To help counteract this effect, add ground effects to your vehicle to reduce the space in which air is able to pass under it. When more air is deferred around the vehicle, and not underneath it, the lift effect is reduced almost entirely.

In addition to their aerodynamic, performance enhancing properties, your ride will look slick with custom, high-performance ground effects. Adding custom ground effects to your ride will increase your style and make you look like a car expert!

Let us know how your ground effects are working for you! Share your high-performance stories with us!

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