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