Performance Unlimited Blog

The oil pouring in front is clean, fresh oil. The oil draining in back is dirty, used oil. How long would you want to drive your car with the oil in back before changing to the oil in front? Don't forget to change your oil on  schedule this coming Richmond winter. Since late September, this blog has included numerous posts about preparing for the upcoming winter that will benefit Richmond car owners. We discussed ensuring that the coolant in your vehicle also works effectively as an antifreeze. We don’t want our coolant to freeze on a cold winter night. We’ve also discussed maintaining optimal vision while driving in a Richmond winter. Keeping windows clear is vital. Ensuring that your headlights work so you can see where you’re going at night and that your other lights work so others can see you can catch your signals of turns, braking and backing up while driving in winter. We spoke about your defrosters, which also help to clear the windshield in the winter, the heater to keep y...

Hopefully, you have a wonderful Thanksgiving. But, please, remember that those who serve are not home in McHenry with their loved ones for the holiday. Where will you and your loved ones have Thanksgiving this year? Will you drive to spend the holiday with family and friends? Will you spend your Thanksgiving in your McHenry home with loved ones who drive to see you? However you spend the day, you have a choice. Others have made decisions that may deny them the choice of where to spend Thanksgiving. Some of those who have limited choices in where they’ll spend Thanksgiving are not too far from McHenry. They’re over by Lake Michigan at Great Lakes Naval Base. They are people who made a choice to serve their country and defend the liberty we use when we choose, among other things, where to spend Thanksgiving. Those who serve are often separated from loved ones when the holidays come around. Fortunately, we don’t have to think of them in the line of fire today. But even if they’re not figh...

You may not think about your tires much today, but, when the coming McHenry winter arrives, you may hope that your tires have the traction to get you where you're going and safely. Most of us who have driven McHenry roads in winter before understand that, not only is winter cold, but it’s often rather slippery and the right tires make a big difference. Traction may mean something to drag racers in summer but it means something to all of us in these parts in winter. Even in summer, a rainy day can prove slippery on a McHenry road. In the fall, fallen leaves can be slippery, all the more so if they’re wet. But nothing compares to winter when it comes to stealing traction from drivers. In the winter, you’ll have days when you’re trying to drive your vehicle through various depths of snow. You’ll have other days when you’re contending with ice. You may find yourself driving on a day with a freezing rain that is treacherous, to say the least. Do you remember those winter days when all t...

Cragar S/S mags were the choice of hotrodders years ago, and for some today. But custom- look mag wheels are common today and found on almost every car in McHenry. Years ago, mag wheels were rare. Today, they’re everywhere – nearly every car, truck and SUV comes with mag wheels. They’re stylish. They’re cool. But, when it gets cold as another McHenry winter approaches, they do come with one potential problem. In days gone by, most cars, trucks and SUVs came with steel wheels. For appearance’s sake, they usually had shiny metal covers that were pounded into place called hubcaps. Hubcaps were notorious for flying off the rim if you hit a bump too hard. You might see a driver pulled over on Route 31, right here in McHenry, so they could get out of the car, truck or SUV they were driving and retrieve a hubcap that took flight after they hit a pothole. Of course, not everyone stopped to find their errant hubcaps, especially since they would sometimes roll for considerable distances after co...