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As this is my favourite forum on teamswift, I'm going to open another annoying thread...


OK, so here's my car's setup...:

- G16A bottom end + P&P GTi head (I think it's also a little bit lowered)
- GTi tranny
- lightened and balanced flywheel (I think the crank is also lightened and balanced but I'm not sure)
- bigger injectors (I dunno from where they are, owner before me bought them)
- Webber fuel pressure regulator
- Retarded ignition timing
- remaped ECU
- K&N air filter in stock airbox

...And I think that's pretty much it... I bought this car with everything what's written above...
It needs to be refreshed as this conversion lives almost 4 years now and didn't had any serious problems. (problems I had were like broken clutch cable or so )

So, the "stock" 1.6 conversion provides around 120-125 HP... (as people here are saying)
Let's say that with this setup above (mine) I have 130 + - HP (roughly)... (I never dinoed it because car cannot climb onto the rollers as it is floored down to the road)

I'd like to suck a little bit more HP but still, not to empty my wallet... And yet, to preserve driveability as this is my every day driving car...
I think some "monster" cams, solid lifters and those pricey things are excluded as they are used for racing and for now, I'm still not going to race... Not yet...

Besides things I wrote above (setup I have), which would be the cheapest way to get some more HP (let's say 10 hp max) as I'm not going to "waste" money on "stupid" car...?


I'd like to make this somekind of "chat topic" and not just to get few posts and then throw away this thread.
Every advice/suggestion/answer is welcome...
Cheers!

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......................................................................Suzy.....

Bigger throttle body and ported intake manifold. A 4-2-1 header as the 4-1 are many for high rpm only. Maybe a 2inch exhaust with a little more free flowing muffler. Underdrive pully. And then main thing would be to get it on a dyno so you could add more timming and to use your fpr to get a good afr. The afr is going to be where you would pick up the most power most likely if you are running rich. Thanks Stephen

Advance timing till you ping, then back it off some. (1-2 degrees, or until quiet under load)

Underdrive pullies?

Install an AFR gauge, and tune it back to normal in that RPM range.

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If it ain't broke, fix it until it is. LOL.

a set of cam gears might help to tune it up.
a nissan tb , I think, will give you a good improvement

50-52 mm throttle body, headers, free flowing exhaust, and mild performance cams with your stock hydraulic lifters.

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If I'd get Nissan TB, does it include changing the MAF sensor?
btw, this is kind a hard thing to get... Or is it not...?
Also, someone mentioned intake manifold porting... Can it be done with DIY method?

When talking about the exhaust, @Supfr1y...:
What do you suggest? Maybe to get 4 -1 headers (as it needs more power on higher rpms) and make exhaust fully open....?

And the cams...
I know that Suprf1y makes them and that there will be no argument about which one to choose as I'm not quite familiar with this things...
You say som mild would be great for me...? Can you give me some specs on which sizes are you aiming...?

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......................................................................Suzy.....

4-1, or 4-2-1, either will be fine, with a 2" free flowing exhaust

200/335 intake grind, with 210/340 on the exhaust. This will work very well in the low to midrange.
210/340 int, with 215/340 exh if you want more upper midrange power, and RPM.
Duration at .050"/lift in inches.

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