Make sure you buy the correct exhaust or muffler

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If your vehicle has been making sounds like a throaty, annoying heavy duty truck, causing people to turn their heads in your direction as you drive by, chances are, your vehicle is likely a candidate for a new exhaust system or the very least, a muffler. Unless you are throwing caution to the wind, this is not a case of going big or going home. The engineers of your car knew what they were doing when they designed and built it. Many owners … [Read more...]

Poor maintenance can increase emissions

Keeping filters clean will help improve fuel economy and emissions.

  Metroland Media/Carguide Magazine - For thousands of years, the earth's atmosphere has changed very little. The temperature and the careful balance of greenhouse gases have stayed just right for humans, animals and plants to survive. But today we are having problems keeping this balance. Because we burn fossil fuels to heat our homes, run our cars, produce electricity, and manufacture all sorts of products, we are adding more … [Read more...]