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How To Add A Little Juice To Your Honda CR-Z Hybrid

August 3, 2011

Improving the performance of a Honda CR-Z hybrid can mean different things to different people. Some want better gas mileage through engine upgrades and handling, while others want to improve cornering and their speed in the slalom and short track. Here are ways to do both.

Let’s start with improving the handling of a CR-Z hybrid. It is mostly about chassis bracing to give your car a more controlled sway during turns and lane changes. You can add strut tower braces in the front and rear of your car. These connect, well, to the struts. An additional upgrade can be a lower arm brace. Both prevent chassis flexing and force sway action into the springs and struts to be effectively dealt with.

Fuel efficiency, handling, and speed can all be upgraded with a few other CR-Z hybrid body modifications. How about coil overs or lowering springs to start. Both offer a shorter stroke and effective lowering, which improve aerodynamic drag. Next, you could look at front and rear spoilers for additional wind diversion. Oh, yeah, when your going faster and cornering harder, you will need upgraded brakes.

Juicing your Honda CR-Z hybrid does not have to cost thousands of dollars. You can start with small, inexpensive upgrades before moving into the engine and weight reduction aspects.

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