TOP FAST ROAD MODS
The term ‘fast road’ can be a little bit deceiving, but in this case, it’s not so much about sheer speed… it’s more about having speed, along with plenty of other driving enhancements, as and when you need it.
Look at it like this, we’d never suggest that you do 60mph past a school with your mate hanging his arse out of the window. That would make you a dickhead and possibly a sex offender. But, there’s nothing illegal about a blast on a windy 60mph B-road – or getting to 60mph bloody quickly for that matter.
What we’re saying is that it’s okay to enjoy your car on the road, and a good fast-road set-up is simply a combination of acceleration, handling and having all that speed available, rather than actually using it in all the wrong places. After all, some of the world’s best engineered exotica has ridiculous potential for speed, but that doesn’t mean that you need all of it on the way to buy a pint of milk at Lidl, right?
Fast road means so much more than flat out; it’s just about improving on what you’ve got. So, here are our essential fast road mods for more smiles per mile, no matter what you drive…
Superchargers
When It comes to getting more power out of a naturally-aspirated vehicle, the most effective method is by forced induction, in the form of a turbo or supercharger. While a turbo is powered by spent exhaust gasses, a supercharger is mechanical and uses a crank-driven belt to create its boost.
There are two basic types of supercharger: positive displacement – the roots, twin-screw and
