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Old 09-06-2007, 11:54 PM
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Horsepower advice..Help NEEDED!

Hey everybody im trying to buy all the parts i need to get the most horsepower out of my car without FI before NOPI which is next friday. Any advice..I already have headers, cai, and exhaust.

And also i am putting on some 19s that are about 30 lbs each, i know thats heavy as HELL! but i am in LOVE with the rims. If i buy pulleys will that even the horsepower that i lost?? Thanks for all the help!!!
Old 09-06-2007, 11:56 PM
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I'm sure the OP is a 6 speed in regards to his name.

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UR underdrive crank pully will score you almost an extra 10 hp that is lost from the OEM crank pulley.

Outlaw Engineering ThermoBlok IM and TB spacers

Mugen cooling mods...
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Originally Posted by BigLizard
I'm sure the OP is a 6 speed in regards to his name.

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UR underdrive crank pully will score you almost an extra 10 hp that is lost from the OEM crank pulley.

Outlaw Engineering ThermoBlok IM and TB spacers

Mugen cooling mods...
does the unichip not work with a 6 speed? *shrugs*
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you pretty much have hit the limit, any other mods besides FI won't give you anything noticeable. Maybe throttle body spacer, exhasut, or pulley's, otherwise a SC will make all your current mods feel like nothing.
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headers
crank pully
spacers
cai
exhaust

^listed from most gains (i'm guestimating), probably missing other mods... but headers + crank pully will help u a lot
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does the unichip not work with a 6 speed? *shrugs*
found my answer
Old 09-07-2007, 05:48 AM
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i almost forgot... nitrous... dry... not popular but it should help with some cheap hp...
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Cool i will consider all of this...I wish i could afford a dam SUPERCHARGER!!!! DAMMIT! so dam expensive.

...I am about to put some pretty heavy rims on my car as well...i know it will take horsepower away but i love the rims....so it doesnt matter if they do or not..However if i get the pulley kit does it even out the horsepower i lost you think? And do i need to buy the whole pulley kit? or just the Crank under drive??
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crank pulley is the only one that gives significant gains. u don't need the set. also if you have a large draw of power from say a high rms stereo system, you may have to get the stock size version (sc) instead of the underdrive version (ss)
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Originally Posted by LIPPSTUH
crank pulley is the only one that gives significant gains. u don't need the set. also if you have a large draw of power from say a high rms stereo system, you may have to get the stock size version (sc) instead of the underdrive version (ss)

Wouldn't you want to get the whole kit to lighten you car as well?
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are u goin to nopi to show or race? if to show u wana get the whole set of pulleys, if only to race then jus get the crank
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You could do a hi-flow cat, too.

It'll take more than just the pulley's to make up for those heavy rims. Not only are they heavy, but they're 2" over stock size, so they're definitely going to slow the car WAY down.
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Nitrous Oxide
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Originally Posted by BigLizard
Nitrous Oxide

I know what Nos is.... I just am wondering if it is safe? good buy for horsepower for our cars...and will it make up for heavy rims?
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