| If you own a Golf, GTI or Jetta, and
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| | pushed up. The whole front end now
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| you’re looking for some inexpensive
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| | disperses the shock of a bump more
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| upgrades, read on. We’ll start
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| | evenly. When cornering, you'll find that
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| with two Volkswagen performance upgrades
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| | there's not as much lean in the car.
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| that are going to make the biggest impact
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| | This will add to the 'ride on rails' feel
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| for the lowest cost. The first area of
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| | as you continue to upgrade suspension
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| topic will be your VW's suspension.
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| | parts. If you want to stiffen up the
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| An upgrade to your suspension is a night
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| | back end a bit, a rear stress bar is
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| and day difference from stock. Let's
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| | about the same price as a front.
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| start at the strut towers. When you turn
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| | Our next area of topic is the air intake
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| corners, your strut towers do not move in
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| | system. If you're looking for a little
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| sync, they move independently. That
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| | pep in your step, and some growl under
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| movement is called stress. Thus, when
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| | the hood, then you've found your next
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| the car leans, different stresses occur
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| | modification. Several companies put out
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| to each strut tower. To reduce give in
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| | good quality cold air intakes, but Euro
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| your car, it's best to install an upper
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| | Sport Accessories' Cool-Flo Race Air
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| stress bar. Take for instance the ABD
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| | Intake System seems to accommodate the
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| Racing Upper Stress Bar. It's got a twin
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| | widest range of VW models. Even if
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| tube design which helps reduce flexing
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| | you've got an old Volkswagen with a CIS/E
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| and twisting when cornering. The install
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| | fuel injection system, you can still
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| for an upper stress bar is relatively
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| | boost performance and feel results.
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| simple. Set stress bar into place, mark
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| | Don't let that fuel dizzy fool ya!
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| holes for drilling, drill, drop hardware
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| | Install is relatively easy, more time
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| into holes, place in stress bar, and bolt
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| | consuming than hard to understand.
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| down.
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| | The other great perk about Euro Sport's
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| For the test drive, head out to to the
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| | Cool-Flo Intake is that there are no more
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| freeway and take a spin. The first thing
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| | filters to buy, the filter is re-usable!
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| you're likely to notice is that bumps
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| | Simply remove filter, rinse with water
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| will feel more stable and even. Without
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| | until clean, let stand to dry, re-oil,
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| a stress bar in place, you'll feel one
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| | and back on she goes! That's roughly
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| corner of the car rise up when bumps are
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| | $10.00 savings every time you go to get
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| hit. With the stress bar in place, it
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| | your oil changed. (ok, maybe every other
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| should be blatently obvious that one side
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| | time) Either way, it's money in the bank
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| of the car no longer flexes and gets
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| | for two more cheap upgrades!
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