Performance for under $1000? - Page 3

Aug 3, 2006 | 03:52 PM

#51

Nopstnz

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From: Port Royal, SC

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Originally Posted by Skiptomylue

i concur with both statments, i love doing work on cars, even if im not the most knowledgable person, i love to work on them, everything im doing to my 8 im going to do (cept The flywheel as of right now and then later FI) but the exhaust, SS, pullies, intake, doing myself, i say everyone should.. taht way if something goes wrong.. you only have YOU to blame.. BUT. Most of us dont have the time, the knowledge, or the tools to do the job them selves, so they take it to the shop.
I wish I had the tools and resorces to do my own work..

Yupp. Just yesterday I helped my friend put his Borla exhaust on his 06 accord v6 coupe when it had arrived 2 hours before and we had to drive 1 hour and 45 minutes out to the place to install it.

Aug 3, 2006 | 03:54 PM

#52

Fanman

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From: Glendale, CA

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Originally Posted by SiLVeRE8

well im sorry if you took that offensively... i didnt say the numbers of those mods were not real... and since most people dynoed at around 175-185 hp stock then the numbers of hp gain from the mods can add up to be possibly around 200. if you add the numbers of hp thats possible from those mods to the stock dynoed hp and dont get around 200 then you can call me nonsense.... and of course i understand not everyone will get those numbers but there are gains. by the way the rolleye was a misunderstanding... it was meant to be wondering........ so just chill

That's not how it works. You don't just add hp numbers up, & that's the gain you get. If some people say you get about 3 hp from the exhaust, assume 6 for the hi-flow cat, & 4 for the upcoming header design, it's not like you are going to get 13 total hp gain. You will get closer to 10 hp (or if you just do the exhaust & hi-flow cat, instead of 9 hp, you might get 7-8). They all function together, and as such gains are merged. Less restrictive exhaust throughout yields a certain max gain of around 10-12 hp.

FYI, Rolling eyes means sarcasm. This means wondering :

Aug 3, 2006 | 05:16 PM

#53

flyboi1121

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From: Fort Lee, NJ

dude... it's a lot of work... getting the flywheel off, you need a special socket... it's a 52 mm or 2 and 1/8th socket and thats not something most people have. not to mention like the 450 lbs of tq you need to turn that to get the flywheel off. i mean... if you have all the equipment and some knowledge.. then go for it, take ur time, and enjoy. but if not... it's your sweat and your gamble =P

Aug 3, 2006 | 05:16 PM

#54

SiLVeRE8

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Originally Posted by Fanman

i know what you mean. im just stating that it can possibly reach that number

Aug 3, 2006 | 05:30 PM

#55

zoom44

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From: portland oregon

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Originally Posted by zenmoused

Hey guys, thought I'd pick the brains of some of you proverbial rx8 elders. I have saved up a little bit of money and would like to do an effective performance mod to my car.

Here's what's done so far (not much):
RB screens
Fog light rewire/bulb swap
Tranny/diff fluid swap (redline)
SS clutch hose
RP short shifter

As you can see, most of that stuff is drivability and the essential screens. I wanted to do something that may give a tiny bit more kick to my drive. My first idea was a CAI (AE or MS) or perhaps a catback. Any thoughts?

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