Best way for HP upgrade?
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Best way for HP upgrade?
I have had my 2004 8 for about a month now and I have replaced the coils, plugs, wires, gutted the cat, removed and cleaned the SSV valve, sea foamed the engine, so I am running pretty good now and at stock HP.
Now I have been reading lots of posts on different upgrades like headers and intakes, and I am realizing that bolt ons are not going to get my anywhere for horsepower on this engine.
So I am wanting to know what is the most realistic way to get 280 - 300 HP out of this car while still keeping it fairly reliable? Am I going to need to do a engine swap like a older 2 rotor, or a 20b or a LS1? Or will a turbo give me reliable power on the stock engine?
My engine only has 66,000 KM so its pretty new I guess. I am not scared of the fabrication part if it is needed since I have access to a welding/machine shop.
So any comments on the most realistic way to go about getting those numbers would be appreciated.
Now I have been reading lots of posts on different upgrades like headers and intakes, and I am realizing that bolt ons are not going to get my anywhere for horsepower on this engine.
So I am wanting to know what is the most realistic way to get 280 - 300 HP out of this car while still keeping it fairly reliable? Am I going to need to do a engine swap like a older 2 rotor, or a 20b or a LS1? Or will a turbo give me reliable power on the stock engine?
My engine only has 66,000 KM so its pretty new I guess. I am not scared of the fabrication part if it is needed since I have access to a welding/machine shop.
So any comments on the most realistic way to go about getting those numbers would be appreciated.
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Covered at nausea.............if you do a search.
Turbo or Supercharger, your choice. Swap.........yes it can be done as well. Couple(many?) of threads on that as well.
Turbo or Supercharger, your choice. Swap.........yes it can be done as well. Couple(many?) of threads on that as well.
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Hopefully nobody is going to let this degrade into another SC vs. Turbo thread.
It's a personal choice and the best you can do is weigh the pros and cons of each and make the decision for yourself. Sorry but it is what it is.
It's a personal choice and the best you can do is weigh the pros and cons of each and make the decision for yourself. Sorry but it is what it is.
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Turbo and Rotaries are like Peanut Butter and Jelly... Need I say more? 
Each is delicous on toasted bread, however if you put both together. You have a sandwich which in some cases can deliver the same satisfaction as SEX (especially when you cut it in half and dunk it into a glass of milk and then enjoy 
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Each is delicous on toasted bread, however if you put both together. You have a sandwich which in some cases can deliver the same satisfaction as SEX (especially when you cut it in half and dunk it into a glass of milk and then enjoy )
hahaaa where the hell this came from hahaa lol omg ... i think those numbers belong to a skyline
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Originally Posted by Mawnee
I will now be offering my Turbo kit to the public! This kit is capable of producing 900 crank HP. It is possible that I may have at one time in some way perhaps hit these numbers in my own car. I will niether confirm nor deny, nor comment on said numbers. However my kit may or may not, though probably not(though you could get lucky!) contain a turbo capable of these numbers.
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Originally Posted by Mawnee
I will now be offering my Turbo kit to the public! This kit is capable of producing 900 crank HP. It is possible that I may have at one time in some way perhaps hit these numbers in my own car. I will niether confirm nor deny, nor comment on said numbers. However my kit may or may not, though probably not(though you could get lucky!) contain a turbo capable of these numbers.
For your further amusement - here is the whole quote .
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I will now be offering my Turbo kit to the public!
This kit is capable of producing 900 crank HP. That is over 700HP at the wheels. However, getting there will require major upgrades to other areas of the drivetrain, including but not limited to fuel injectors, ignition coils, intake and exhaust piping, fuel pump, ported housings, extra rotors, a different turbo, cooling system upgrades, transmission upgrades, an LS1 swap, differential upgrades and suspension.
It is not an unrealistic expectation to get well into the 250+ HP* range without serious modification with this kit.
It is possible that I may have at one time in some way perhaps hit these numbers in my own car. I will niether confirm nor deny, nor comment on said numbers. However my kit may or may not, though probably not(though you could get lucky!) contain a turbo capable of these numbers.
To place an order simply go to my website. I will gladly assist you. If you have not recieved your order within 8 years please contact me by cheerokee smoke signal while holding your left hand behind your back. Any other forms of communication will be ignored. I cannot be responsible for unexpected winds blocking your signals.
I will now be offering my Turbo kit to the public!
This kit is capable of producing 900 crank HP. That is over 700HP at the wheels. However, getting there will require major upgrades to other areas of the drivetrain, including but not limited to fuel injectors, ignition coils, intake and exhaust piping, fuel pump, ported housings, extra rotors, a different turbo, cooling system upgrades, transmission upgrades, an LS1 swap, differential upgrades and suspension.
It is not an unrealistic expectation to get well into the 250+ HP* range without serious modification with this kit.
It is possible that I may have at one time in some way perhaps hit these numbers in my own car. I will niether confirm nor deny, nor comment on said numbers. However my kit may or may not, though probably not(though you could get lucky!) contain a turbo capable of these numbers.
To place an order simply go to my website. I will gladly assist you. If you have not recieved your order within 8 years please contact me by cheerokee smoke signal while holding your left hand behind your back. Any other forms of communication will be ignored. I cannot be responsible for unexpected winds blocking your signals.
For what context it came from read this thread :
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...12#post3331812
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