165 hp on a budget
I would suggest taking all the emmissions crap off, taking a/c off and air pump. Get an electric fan. Next you need to do the exhaust system. If you can't afford Racing beat, go custom. The last thing is the carb. If you upgrade the carb to a webber, you could get to about 150 hp. Mabey even 160.
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If you can do it for $1500, you're the man.
If you can do it for $1500, you're the man.
I have just over $1000 in mine, and easily have 200rwhp.
Mine is a 12aTurbo, no intercooler, running 8-12psi depending on how fast I want to go
Mods are in sig, and I have a few pics on my cardomain site, www.cardomain.com/id/coldy13 , but those aren't up to date at all, my car has been together for a few weeks now.
Mods are in sig, and I have a few pics on my cardomain site, www.cardomain.com/id/coldy13 , but those aren't up to date at all, my car has been together for a few weeks now.
Engine is completely stock on the inside, 135k miles. I couldn't get all the parts again, as I had a few custom made, but most of the important stuff I got from www.rotaryshack.com
The rear end will handle the power fine, but take it a little easy on the tranny. It will hold the power alright, but it will break if you shift hard on it a lot.
Yeah, you have to call him and talk to him if you want to do a custom turbo setup. Try to know what you are doing and a general idea of what you need first though, and it will take him a while to get all the parts together.
Yeah, you have to call him and talk to him if you want to do a custom turbo setup. Try to know what you are doing and a general idea of what you need first though, and it will take him a while to get all the parts together.
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how long did it take to install after receving parts would I be able to do just a few things every day for like a week Me doing this is very hush hush my parents don't want me to do anything to my rx so the only time I can work on it is during auto shop or afterschool Im even shipping the parts to afriends house so no one is the wiser.
You will have to put the car to rest for a while to get it done, there are some parts that you could do a little at a time, but there WILL be things you need custom made, and it will require it to be taken apart for a while. I'm 17, and luckily my parents are supportive of me working on my car and taking all the room in my garage, as long as I keep it clean and pay for things myself
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IT STARTED OUT WITH THE DO WHAT YOU WANT ITS YOUR MONEY ITS YOUR CAR BUTS SINCE BUYING A VERY CLEAN UNMOLESTED 81 GSL THEYVE KINDA RECONSIDERED BUT IM GONNA DO IT ANY WAY BESIDES IT IS MY CAR AND MY MONEY but seriously from when you opened the hood till you closed it with turbo safely inside how long?
Good, do as much research on it as you can from now until you get the money. Search this section, rotary performance, and the single turbo section, there is lots of info about doing this in each section, and a few different write-ups.
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