From Cat-Back Exhaust Systems to Air Filters – Better Performance Parts

Whether you are new to performance parts, or need more knowledge on how certain performance parts can help you, this guide can help you get that street rod or upcoming race car rolling.

Whether you want to add some speed to your street rod, get the muscle car cruising 0-60 faster, or want some better gas mileage, these three performance parts can help.

So let’s go over some performance parts to rebuild your vehicle the right way.

Now let’s get to some top performance parts to improve engine performance.

Air Filters. Air filters may seem to be boring when you want to go from 0-60 in under 5.0, but they have a lot of upside.

A racing air filter can improve your engine power by as much as 10%. You can install one in a matter of hours in most cases, or no more than a day. Along with many other key performance parts, it’s simple to remove the air filter.

Another reason to upgrade your air filter-maybe with a racing filter-is that you get better gas mileage. It gives you more engine power, and makes your car even better on the gas! And when you want to rev the engine, the sound created by a good racing air filter is incredible.

Air filters are far from boring. Most auto stores will tell you, air filters have a lot of upside and little downside in comparison to other performance parts. The best part is they pay you back over time with better gas mileage.

Cat-Back Exhaust Systems. If you really want to “upgrade” your car for speed, sound, and engine life , then the cat-back exhaust system performance part is the answer. These performance parts have less upside than some like the racing air filter, but the benefit of a longer engine life is important. Cat-back exhaust systems are quite popular for performance enhancement, using a larger diameter pipe in the stock system. If you want to get rid of your restrictive stock exhaust system, a cat-back exhaust has major upside.

There are three performance parts your street rod, muscle car, or speedster cannot do without. While this is a good start, don’t forget about other performance parts from the simple, brake pads, to the cool, the carburetor.

Mike Stone is a professional auto writer, former journalist, and a big fan of inexpensive performance parts.