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• Steps
• Tips
• Warnings

There are two main ways to get your car to go faster uphill. You can change your driving technique or increase the power of the car's engine or powertrain. Here are some guidelines that can help with both options.

Steps

1. 1 Tune the engine to increase its power. Depending on the mileage and service history, the tuning can consist of: replacing the air filter, spark plugs and their wires, and if the car was released earlier than 1980, then you still need to adjust the carburetor, valves and engine ignition timing.
2. 2 Check tire pressure. It won't help much, but tires inflated to the correct pressure (more towards maximum) have less rolling resistance, which allows more power to be transferred from the engine to the wheels and reduces fuel consumption.
3. 3 If you need to increase the engine power, and your financial situation allows you, make an engine upgrade.
4. 4 Install a differential with a lower gear ratio (rear). A rear differential with 411 gear ratio will give more torque to the wheels than a differential with a gear ratio of 243 speed of movement.
5. 5 Remove all additional weight from the vehicle. Look in the trunk, behind the seats, and anywhere else a heavy load might be stowed away. One of the ways that car manufacturers use to improve the fuel economy of a car is by using lightweight materials in the manufacture of the car. Drastic measures to increase the speed of your car can be: buying the smallest battery, keeping the fuel level in the tank to a minimum for the trip, leaving the spare wheel and replacement tools at home, and even, preferably, removing unnecessary accessories.
6. 6 Turn off the air conditioner. The air conditioner draws a significant amount of engine power into the compressor.
7. 7 Drive your car at peak engine speed and power. This means downshifting if the gear you were driving starts to lose power or "jerk". To get top speed out of your car, you need to keep the engine RPM close to maximum. It is easier to do this if the car has a tachometer, but you can also tell by the sound of the engine. The automatic transmission will downshift automatically, but high engine rpm can overheat the transmission fluid, so it is best not to drive for long periods of time.
8. 8 Increase vehicle speed on steep inclines, especially on low gradients. Truck drivers with heavy trailers gain top speed when approaching slopes so that they do not have to downshift on slopes.

Tips

• If you want a car that can go uphill faster and you are driving in this kind of terrain regularly, consider buying a more powerful car like a V-6 or V-8 instead of a 4-cylinder.

Warnings

• Drive carefully and always respect the speed limit. Slopes are an increased hazard and you will experience increased wear on the drive system components when trying to squeeze the top speed out of your vehicle.