Efficiency Tips for Better Mileage and Money in Your Pocket

Efficiency tips is a New Section in Our Blog

Alot like horse power tips and to be honest, in most cases they are one in the same.  Make an engine more efficient and it will have less resistance to do more work, thereby giving you more mileage.  This holds true if you rest your foot properly, if you make use of the efficiency by going faster, you negate the mileage.  But you will enjoy the additional power either way.

The above principle does have a line to draw though, example:  If you increase the fuel delivery in the interest of more power, you are not making the engine more efficient, you are merely creating more power and increasing fuel consumption.  The secret is finding the right balance for your engine.  The manufacturers know how to build an efficient motor and they work hard at it, but in the end they have to mandate emission standards as well, thereby limiting the efficiency equation.  They are looking for their balance.  Fortunately you don't have to deal with their strict standards for emissions, so you can squeeze a few more miles per gallon.

A lot of people think performance parts decrease mileage, on the contrary; What they do is improve efficiency.  It's the lead foot and adrenalin junkie who overdoes it that decreases mileage.  A properly set up engine will do more work with less fuel.  Most engines will get an increase in mileage from a simple tune up, depending on the condition prior to the new parts.  Take Headers as an example, they are specifically designed to remove burned fuel/air mixture more efficiently, it's this efficiency improvement that creates more power.  Lifting your foot because you have more power with the same amount of fuel will result it an increase in mileage.  Keep the adrenalin craving at bay and you will get a saving at the pump.

Bolting on performance parts and lifting your foot is a wise investment and on those days you have some money to burn and want some fun, you have the extra power to work with.

This new section of our Blog will be dedicated to tips for improving the efficiency of your engine by installing aftermarket performance parts and in the end, saving you money long term.

The first improvement we will post is the most cost effective and the most rewarding.  It's step 1 in the journey for better mileage and more horsepower.  Stay tuned...

Up Date:  We have created a separate blog specifically for Mileage tips.  Use this link to go there.  We chose to do a separate blog so we can keep our content focused.