Wednesday 29 May 2013

Improving Your Truck with Five Aftermarket Parts

By Jone Carducci


Many diesel truck drivers and operators may think that whatever the condition of their truck is when they bought it should remain as it is. However, you should never develop such a concept. The reason for this is that you could still improve how your truck looks and how it performs even after you have long gotten it out of the dealer's garage. This means that you would only be able to enjoy further using this equipment while impressing others with how it appears.

The moment that you get your new truck, you should immediately make a close inspection to find out some of its weaknesses. You would surely find out that the tires are not big enough. This means that you may not be able to trust that truck much when it comes to longer distances. You need to have a bigger set of wheels and tires to make the truck work better. Bigger tires and wheels could increase the reliability of the truck even from the perspectives of customers or clients.

Fuel efficiency is something that is always very important for any diesel truck driver, as fuel costs are particularly high these days. This is the reason why you should entertain the idea of getting a tuner for your truck. This is one device that ensures that a diesel engine would get the necessary amount of fuel. Just the right amount of fuel is necessary for the pistons of the engine to work well enough, which spells lower fuel consumption and lower amount of carbon emissions as well.

The cold air intake system is another important aftermarket device that you should have. If you have been driving diesel trucks for a long time already, you should know that cold air is needed to make the diesel engine run well. Cold air is the best source of oxygen which is what the engine requires aside from diesel fuel. This is because there is more oxygen in cold air which is naturally denser also. This would result in efficient internal combustion, which consequently means lower fuel requirement.

You may be interested also in adding water methanol injection system, which definitely encourages better performance by your diesel truck. Water injection is a process in which better compression ratio is achieved. Under this system, water methanol is sprayed into the fuel-air mixture, which is found in the cylinder. Because of this, the combustion chambers of the engine are cooled, encouraging greater compression ratios in the process. This would also discourage detonation or engine knocking.

A diesel truck surely has a set of gauges that would give you information about the speed, the fuel, level, and the temperature of the engine. However, these are definitely not the only aspects that you should be concerned with. There are also other things that you should know about your diesel truck while it is actually on the road. The solution would be to add different types of gauges that could be bought after the truck has been acquired.




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