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If you’ve been debating buying a turbocharger for your car, it’s a good idea to make sure you understand the specifics of how a turbo works.
Are these devices bad for your engine? How much do they tend to cost? Do they work equally well with all types of vehicles?
These are just a few of the questions you should ask if you want to be able to make an educated decision about putting a turbocharger in your vehicle.
What Is a Turbocharger?
A turbocharger, often just called a “turbo” for short, is a device that’s added to a car’s engine to improve performance and efficiency. Because a smaller engine can produce more energy with a turbocharger to make the most of compressed air energy, mechanical power and fuel economy both increase.
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During the colder months, drivers tend to find more debris, ice, snow, and dirt on their windshields than at any other time of the year.
It might be tempting to grab the cheapest or most readily available windshield washer fluid to solve the problem, but you should know that these products aren’t all the same, and they won’t all do what you need them to do. Some could even damage your car’s paint.
Top Windshield Washer Fluids
Whether your windshield is covered in dirt, ice, salt, squashed insect residue, or anything else, the washer fluid you choose makes a big difference. The quality of the fluid can mean regaining a clear view quickly or risking annoying — and even dangerous — visual obstructions that can force you to pull over.
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If you’re only now hearing about one-pedal driving, there’s a good reason for it: Most people use two or three pedals! However, one-pedal driving is making believers of many drivers who try it. It has its benefits, and in cars equipped with this feature, any journey can be safer and easier to drive.
One-pedal driving is primarily available on all-electric vehicles, even though PHEVs and hybrids also have regenerative braking capabilities.
With this type of driving, there isn’t the constant switching back and forth between pedals to accelerate and decelerate, letting drivers get the most out of every charge.
What Is One-Pedal Driving?
One-pedal driving is just what it sounds like: using only the accelerator pedal to speed up, slow down, and stop under normal driving conditions.
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The Dodge Challenger and Charger share many features: both vehicles are sleek, flashy, and sporty from the tires up. Other similarities include their engine options, spacious interiors, and all-wheel drive and color options.
However, a few key differences separate the two popular cars in significant ways.
What Are the Differences Between the Challenger and Charger?
The Redeye Challenger and Charger both hit top speeds of 203 mph, and they’re both around the same price: The Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat has an MSRP of $77,000, while a similarly equipped Challenger SRT Hellcat Widebody has an MSRP of $76,925.
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Wheel spacers are commonly used on many types of vehicles for various purposes. They’re inexpensive upgrades that install directly on your wheel assembly.
You might hear the term “wheel adapter” used interchangeably with “wheel spacer,” but they aren’t the same thing. As opposed to wheel spacers, wheel adapters take one wheel bolt pattern and adapt it to another.
What Are Wheel Spacers?
Wheel spacers are designed to increase the space between your wheels and their original mounting surface (the wheel well). They’re after-market parts ranging from 5 mm to 45 mm in thickness. When installed correctly, wheel spacers can benefit off-road and street cars.