Snails on Steroids
Car in Germiston

We specialise in the aftermarket car parts scene especially the high performance side of things.

Snails On Steroids started out on 2003 and became an official registered CC in We started out selling small accessories from a fleamarket type shop and slowly learned that in order to cater for the entire South Africa, we needed to open up an online store. From there onwards, customers are able to view and purchase products online with very reasonable shipping costs nationwide. We sell a variety of products including basic car stickers, keychains to performance parts such as turbochargers and nitrous oxide kits. We are slowly but surely growing our products list. What we strive to do is to have only the best quality products hence why we are very careful when aquiriing products. This one actually spools when you blow on it unlike many cheaper makes. For now we have some really hot special so check them out. Awesome sound quality on a budget and still has a nice kick. From your basic NOS switch, your engine start button and even advanced racing panels are all available from our online store. Can be used for NOS bottle activation for solenoid or other uses. A beautifully crafted keychain with a hidden feature. You can open up the bottle (it screws open) and hide whatever you can fit in there. Something different to have for the car freaks out there. Let's look at the major parts of the fuel system, Fuel tank: Basically a holding tank for your fuel. When you fill up at a gas station the gas travels down the filler tube and into the tank. In the tank there is a sending unit, which tells the gas gauge how much gas is in the tank. Older cars have the fuel pump attached to the engine or on the frame rail between the tank and the engine. If the pump is in the tank or on the frame rail then it is electric and is run by your cars battery. Fuel pumps mounted to the engine use the motion of the engine to pump the fuel Fuel filter: Clean fuel is critical to engine life and performance. Fuel injectors have tiny openings, which clog easily so filtering the fuel is the only way to prevent this. Filters can be before or after the fuel pump, sometimes both. Fuel injectors: Most domestic cars after 1986 and earlier foreign cars came from the factory with fuel injection. Instead of a carburetor to mix the fuel and air, a computer controls when the fuel injectors open to let fuel into the engine. This has resulted in lower emissions and better fuel economy. The fuel injector is basically a tiny electric valve, which opens and closes with an electric signal. In the picture below you can see the injectors towards the outer part of the intake. Carburetors: A carburetor takes the fuel and mixes it with air without computer intervention. While simple in operation, they tend to need frequent tuning and rebuilding. This is why most newer cars have done away with carburetors in favor of fuel injection.