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Carmartng:
Most of the cars you see on the road today are four-cylinder engine cars. Its advantages include small and compact, which makes it fit easily in nearly any engine bay. It’s also lightweight, and with only one exhaust manifold, weight is further reduced. With only one cylinder head and a few moving parts than engines with multiple cylinder banks.

They are versatile in modern vehicles, one may be disappointed with the power they produce. There are several steps that can be taken to get more horsepower from a 4-cylinder engine. There are many different ways to get better engine performance. Modern technology and advancements in transportation and engineering, automakers have finally come up with ways to improve one of the most versatile components in a vehicle (The horsepower).

It’s no doubt that anything is possible and increasing the horsepower of one’s car isn’t left out. There are a number of ways to pull more power out of the four-cylinder motor in your car or truck. Depending on your budget and skill set, you may choose to pursue a number of options, but be aware that many of these modifications may void your warranty.

Here are some steps to increase your horsepower;

Maintain your vehicle
Owning a vehicle comes with extra responsibility and one of such is proper vehicle maintenance. One way of carrying out the above stated is by following instructions and directives provided in the vehicle’s manual.

It is important that fluids such as oil are changed routinely. Ensure that air and fuel filters are periodically replaced. This allows free airflow into the engine.

Install a cold air intake
Installing a cold air intake is one sure way to improve a car’s horsepower. To install a cold air intake, you would first need to remove your car’s stock intake tube and airbox that surrounds the air filter.

When air is compressed it will increase in temperature. However, when air is hot, it will not expand much when it ignites. To ensure that the most expansion occurs on combustion, the air should be cold. So a cold air intake is key. Most superchargers tend to have an intercooler that will chill the air before it goes into the cylinder. When you increase the amount of air that flows into your engine, you are also increasing your gas mileage. It, therefore, gives you big savings in the long run. However, most aftermarket intakes tend to produce an obvious noise during operation. This is their only downside since stock ones are a lot quieter.

Improve your car’s exhaust flow
A car’s exhaust refers to a system that is responsible for conveying burnt gases from the engine and may include one or more exhaust pipes. A car’s exhaust flow can be improved by replacing the portions of the exhaust with pipes that have larger diameters. This will reduce the backpressure that limits the speed that the exhaust takes to the car’s engine.

Reprogram your vehicle’s computer
There are chances of reprogramming for contemporary car models as it is believed that lots of it’s activities and a number of variables are controlled by a computer. There are computers programmed to balance efficiency, emissions, reliability, power output and gas mileage. Reprogramming the computer to prioritize power can often free up the horsepower without installing any new components. You can have the computer reprogrammed so that power can be prioritized. This way, more horsepower will be generated without having to install anything else on the vehicle. You can search the web or your locality for people or companies that offer computer replacement for your vehicle. This can be achieved in two ways; firstly, Your car’s present computer can be sent to a servicing company for reprogramming or you purchase another for it’s replacement.

Get a new throttle body
The throttle body is a tube containing a pivoting flat valve (butterfly) that is used to control the amount of air entering an engine. The throttle bodies are usually kept in place by four bolts. These will also require a new gasket that needs to be placed in between the intake manifold and the throttle body. installing a throttle body with a larger diameter will allow even more air to flow into the engine, resulting in an increase of power.It is important to note that a throttle body is often measured in millimeters.

Increase the Compression ratio
The compression ratio refers to the volume of the cylinder when the piston is at the bottom of its stroke versus the volume of the cylinder when the piston is at the top of its stroke. when the compression ratio increases, then a higher octane fuel is needed. Higher octane fuels will not combust too early. This is the reason why most high-performance vehicles require high octane fuel and this, in turn, will improve a car’s engine.

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sultaan:
OP you are talking about increasing horsepower and you put picture of Corolla there, do you think there is a way to make a tortoise faster other than setting it's hind on fire?

If you are planning to make a car faster you don't buy a Toyota Corolla in the first place, that is why you don't see a Corolla or Camry in fast and furious.

adejide2:
Good day sir, hope you are coping well with the lockdown situation we find ourselves in Nigeria? God will surely see us true and the infection will never come to our doorposts in Jesus name. Amen.

I just bought a Nigeria used Highlander 2004 v6 car. Whenever I make attempt to shift 5he gear from pack to drive it usually make grinding/shaking sensation and also when on drive atimes the gear slip or lose traction.
When I put it on my scanner it showed codes for heater sensor and crankshaft/crankshaft sensor pending.
Sir what can you say is wrong with car and possible solution to it. Thanks as I look forward to your reply.

Nonnyman45:
Pls house my es 350 2010 model is giving me small problems, the car will always jerk and will not select gear properly when ever i use it to go far place. Like from lagos to shagamu it will start jerking and it will not accelerate well, unless i off the engine and start it , it will start working well after a long distance it will start again. Pls what might be the cause. Thanks

Jacksolo4me:
Been a while Nairaland,
It's a Spark Plug mod.
Did it back in the day
12v Power source.
Drill a hole about An inch and Half from the muffler.
Allow fuel trims to do the rest(Hot exhaust gases ) and you've got flames.

Flames coming out of an exhaust either via ;

1.Forced Induction with a tune(Re--tard timing/increase fuel injection duration) timing lower RPM

2. Run Rich with a straight through(No cats)

3. Spark plugs contraption

4. Attach a flame thrower to your car.��

promotervickky:
This behavior of dealers lowering mileage is getting serious.

That's how I inspected a 2011 camry, rust was all over the engine base. It was a Canada car. The mileage was 99,999miles. Them lower am

weyreypey:
All Toyotas are bland and uninspiring

AgentGoat:
Oga, carry this motor go Lagos go meet gazzuzz or radu make this matter solve once.

Adeoyem:
Thank you every one for your contributions.

However, my questions have not been answered neither are my worries laid to rest.

Between Lexus 2007 GS 350 and 2008 Mercedes-benz c300 which is:

-More reliable
-more fuel economical
-has cheaper spare parts
-easy to maintain

Lastly, I was told the engine replacement for GS350 is 1.3million, how true is that.

Thanks good people.

aminulive:
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searchng4love:
Espitle that says nothing. You should have kept quiet!!

The landrover breaks down in mysterious ways

searchng4love:
Australians have a saying: "If you're going into the outback you either take a Land Rover or a Land Cruiser. If you want to come back, take a Land Cruiser.

MrFinbarr:
So, that's a wrap guys.
Na wettin boredom dey cause.
Hope you enjoy the view.

If you've got questions, advice/suggestions, I'm right here. Let's cure boredom.

abbeg:
Well, for starters it has 4 doors, a luxurious interior, and weighs over 5000lbs. It also costs $90,000. Not very "muscular" to me. But VERY much more like a luxury car.
Take the m5 competition,a popular luxury car....
617hp, 5000lb weight, luxury interior. Also expensive. Only thing different is that it's AWD.
Muscle cars aren't supposed to be expensive and luxurious. At least back then. They're meant to be affordable and powerful, with ok comforts,or none at all.

phccars:
Please are Hybrids cars, especially the Toyota brand normal to drive and easy to maintain or they they need some kind of a special maintenance?

giselegadot3:
I have a 2009 Pontiac g6 with 217k miles. Just a few days ago I was driving and everything was fine. Suddenly I couldn't shift into 3rd or 4th gear. I drove about another 30 miles to get home with it only shifting to 2nd gear. Sometimes it has trouble shifting into first gear and sometimes the transmission will just suddenly slip and I won't get anything. Like I said this all happened suddenly didn't have a single problem before. I scanned it and it says shift solenoid B stuck on. Would I be wasting my time opening it up and replacing the solenoids? Hoping to get at least another few months out of it until I can save some money up for a new vehicle. Never had the transmission fluid changed if that matters.

abbeg:
The CTS is a luxury car
Equus is a "gentleman's" muscle car....like the classic Chevy Monte Carlo
GT350 and Camaro are full blown sports cars
Mustang fastback? debatable.
Only the challenger fits the bill. The charger was a family sedan, but it's starting to come up.
This is what I'm saying. These cars have evolved into different things. Most of them aren't muscle cars anymore.....even though their ancestors were.

abbeg:
The CTS is a luxury car
Equus is a "gentleman's" muscle car....like the classic Chevy Monte Carlo
GT350 and Camaro are full blown sports cars
Mustang fastback? debatable.
Only the challenger fits the bill. The charger was a family sedan, but it's starting to come up.
This is what I'm saying. These cars have evolved into different things. Most of them aren't muscle cars anymore.....even though their ancestors were.