AD| Car enthusiasts across the world make modifications to their car some more simple than others and some which break the bank account and may not exactly meet the legal requirements. Here we will look at 5 legal enhancements you can make to your sports car if you want to be a little extra on the roads.

Turbochargers and Superchargers 

Boost your engine with turbo and superchargers they work through a process of forced induction, the process of compressing the air your engine uses to ignite with the fuel and forces it into your combustion chamber at a greater rate, thus creating more power for your car. This is a legal modification however, you will have to check your country’s emissions or safety inspection criteria to make sure it meets the requirements. For example, in the United Kingdom ‘95% of all new cars registered in 2020 must meet this 95g CO2 per km target. For light commercial vehicles, the current targets require the average of all new vans registered in the EU in any given calendar year to emit no more than 147g of CO2 per km by 2020.’ There are a few differences between the turbo and super charger, for example turbochargers capitalize on some of the free energy that would otherwise be lost and typically suffer a lag while the exhaust pressure is required to sin the turbine whereas, supercharger can provide that boost almost right away.

ECU Remap

Remapping can be a cheaper option when you look at return on investment, for the money you pay you can really see high-performance qualities. The ECU is the electronic control unit which receives inputs from different parts of the vehicle. A remap taps into your cars ECU and rewrites the software with a different ‘map’ with the result being your car behaving differently to how it was intended at the factory and effectively unlocks the capabilities your engine had all along. There are many different outcomes and reasons why people remap their car for example, giving your car more horsepower which is the measurement of how fast your car can go, basically the rate at which the engine can reach the top speed. Also, remapping can remove flat spots resulting in a smoother delivery of the power as by removing these spots it will give you more power at more RPM. Sometimes it’s not all about the speed, this can lead to better fuel economy under normal driving as you will not have to use the throttle as much to maintain your speed.

Performance Exhaust

By putting a performance exhaust on your car allows the engine to breathe easily, the lack of backpressure means more fresh air can enter the engine as the exhaust air exists quicker, the more air, the more power and power results in speed. This method also saves fuel as your engine will not need to compensate for dirty air by using extra fuel, a win-win situation. You can even turn your boring-sounding engine into something a bit more exciting, exhausts can be tuned to create all kind of sounds. 

Performance Tires

Custom tailored performance tires will boost many aspects of your drive for example, tighter steering and improved traction, responsiveness and of course providing the aesthetics to the exterior of your car. Responsiveness is an advantage because it allows your car to react quickly to inputs meaning they work better with the ABS systems, providing safety for you as a driver. When buying your tires, pay attention to their speed rating, usually in form of a single letter to indicate the top speed the tires are built for. The characteristics of high-performance tires include, a low, short profile sidewall, large tread blocks and longevity. 

Window Tint

Window tint is the most popular modification, however, is where most people are caught out regarding the law. The reason why the law is so excessive in this area is because it can reduce a driver’s ability to see in the dark and preventing eye contact with other road users and pedestrians. There is plenty of disadvantages to this enhancement as insurance companies must be made aware of this and can possibly affect your premium and ability to get cover. The law in the UK is as follows ‘The front windscreen must let at least 75% of light through and the front side windows must let at least 70% of light through.’ 

Overall, there is plenty of modifications to choose from when upgrading your car just need to be extra careful when implementing these changes to make sure they come within your country’s requirements. If you don’t have the finance available to enhance your car to this high specification, then Car Finance Genie offers a range of cars which are already modified and they will also help you find a car and payment plan which suit your budget a little better.