Car ''tuning'' 101

[klorophil]

Hi there just thought that I might share with you a little guide that I made a while back for another forum.Well it's not exactly small but I think it might be useful to some of you if not just a good read.Back then I tried to cover the basics so I'll share this with you and try to improve on it.Since that time I learned an awful lot of things on car engineering theory so I'll modify my original text accordingly.Also if you do not agree with what I'm saying please feel free to reply.

For those questionning my experience and validity as a so-called tuning ''specialist'', well I have been tinkering with cars, especially import sport compacts since I was 15, so I've been doing this for the last 10 years or so.Also, I'm a trained car technician I graduated at Québec's Wilbrod-Bherer technical school in 2004, and I've worked at a BMW dealer for 1 year and am now working at a Subaru dealership.I also did 3 years of mechanical engineering.Like I said I repair cars as a living and also do many sidejobs by modifying rides.

So enough introduction into the meat of the subject.