Increasing horsepower is largely hpabout increasing air flow.

Think of your eng ine operation as a continuous circle: air flows in, mixes with gas, sparks in th e combustion chambers that power the engine, then flows back out through the exh aust. Anything that makes that air flow more freely helps that circle spin faste r and more efficiently. You gain horsepower, and waste less gas. Increase Horsepower: Exhaust Opening up the exhaust means the engine doesn't have to work as hard to push exh aust out of the system. Increase the diameter of your exhaust, or opt for a dual exhaust. Flowmaster also has low-restriction mufflers that increase air flow th rough the exhaust, as well as pushing some of that air right back into the engin e cycle. Replace the exhaust manifold with headers from JEGS. The pipes are formed to red uce restrictions and increase air flow out of the exhaust. Air induction is the air flow into the engine. Increase the air flow and you'll increase horsepower. Start with low-restriction air filters from K&N. Their stan dard filter promises a 1-4 horsepower gain. Upgrade to a high performance alumin um tubing intake system, and that jumps to a 7 horsepower gain. Another way to reduce restriction of air flow is by increasing the sizcvehSix-wh eeled AATVs[edit source | editbeta] 6x6 Polaris Big Boss in use by the Norwegian military in Afghanistan. The term "ATV" was originally coined to refer to non-straddle ridden six-wheeled amphibious ATVs such as the Jiger produced by the Jiger Corporation, the Amphic at produced by Mobility Unlimited Inc, and the Terra Tiger produced by the Allis -Chalmers Manufacturing Company in the mid 1960s and early 1970s. With the intro duction of straddle ridden ATVs, the term AATV was introduced to define the orig inal amphibious ATV category. Three-wheelers[edit source | editbeta] The first three-wheeled ATV was the Sperry-Rand Tricart. It was designed in 1967 as a graduate project of John Plessinger at the Cranbrook Academy of Arts near Detroit. The Tricart was straddle-ridden with a sit-in rather than sit-on style. In 1968 Plessinger sold the Tricart patents and design rights to Sperry-Rand Ne w Holland who manufactured them commercially. Numerous small American manufactur ers of 3-wheelers followed. These small manufacturers were unable to compete whe n larger motorcycle companies like Honda entered the market in the early 1970s. An early Honda US90 Honda introduced their first sit-on straddle-ridden three-wheeled ATVs in 1970, which were famously portrayed in the James Bond movie, Diamonds Are Forever and other TV shows such as Magnum, P.I. and Hart to Hart. Dubbed the US90 and later wh en Honda acquired the trademark on the term the ATC90 (All Terrain Cycle), it was designed purely for recreational use. Clearly influenced by earlier ATVs, it fea tured large balloon tires instead of a mechanical suspension.[2] By the early 1980s, suspension and lower-profile tires were introduced. The 1982 Honda ATC200E Big Red was a landmark model. It featured both suspension and rac ks, making it the first utility three-wheeled ATV. The ability to go anywhere on terrain that most other vehicles could not cross soon made them popular with US and Canadian hunters, and those just looking for a good trail ride. Soon other manufacturers introduced their own models.hd it helps in the e of the throttle b ody (for fuel-injected cars). JEGS also carries a flow booster, which directs ai r towards the throttle body and promises to give you another 7 horsepower. For c arbureted cars, go for a larger carburetor. Performance Carburetors offers exper t advice on which parts you'll need.