OK. I have like $650. These are the things ive done. headers, full strait no cat exhaust, double alt pulley, e-fan, remove rats nest and ac. What should I do to my car. I want more power. Will a good carb give me a noticable hp change? Im open to any ideas.

 

carb will optimize everything you have now but 650 is a healthy part of the cost of a good turbo setup or 13b.....

 

how much is a streetport like about? Will it give me good power? I can search but a simple answer would be more simple.

 

Streetport could be cheap or expensive, and you won't gain much at all unless you upgrade the carb too. If you do all the work yourself, and just get a new gasket kit, it'll cost $150-$200. If you have someone else port it and rebuild the engine, $1000-$3000.


I say you get a sterling/carl carb and do a streetport yourself

 

is it real hard?

THanks for the help.

 

also, would it just be stupid to get a supercharger with stock carb and stuff.

 

I didn't find the actual porting to be hard at all. It takes a long time to do it with a dremel, but it you've got a good dye grinder it goes real quick. It's just time consuming pulling the engine, taking it apart, cleaning everything, porting, putting back together, and putting it back in your car. It's a lot of work, but if you've got the time and the tools then it shouldn't be too hard.

 

i'm a little worried about porting it myself, those cast iron pieces are expensive. And most of the shops out there make ports liek a work of art.

 

I was worried too, but it's really not too hard. The first port I did took 2 hours, the next one 1 hour, next one 45mins, next one 15 mins. They all look the same, came out real nice. I'll get some pics up here soon.

 

I know I'd appreciate seeing those pics.

What templates did you use?

 

I used TII streetport templates from racingbeat as a guideline. But I went a little bit bigger than them. I used the TII template because a friend already had that template and I could borrow it.

 

Does anyone have a step-by-step process in the porting? I think that would be quite helpful, as i know many of you in here are/have done the port job by yourself.

Besides the Dremel/air grinder, what other bits did you use to finish the port?

 

thanks guys anyone have more ideas. I m real busy and dont really have time to take apart my engine.

 

First I'd make sure everything is up to par. New bushings or shocks or springs (or all of the above) can make a world of difference. I'd check the brakes and lines as well.

A zoomie new exhaust won't make much difference if some other part of the car is lacking. Even new carpet makes a huge difference in how you view your car.

Just IMO.

 

so is it stupid to get a supercharger with stock carb. what should i do first or is there any thing i will have to do.

 

Get a carb from Sterling or Rx7 Carl. That'll take about half of that money.

For the other half, what are you building the car for? road? track? autocross? If you want good handling, go for suspension. Otherwise, put some money into a clutch disc and flywheel. Just my call

Jon

 

yeah just for the road. Some weird noise in the tranny. I will have to fix it so that would be a good time for flywheel and clutch. What is the cheapest light flywheel and a good clutch.

 

Go with all racing beat, they have pretty much any upgrade you'll want. Also upgrade you ignition to direct fire, its so much better.

 

You don't have enough money for a supercharger--- it'll cost $3k+


I'd second the motion for a lightweight flywheel, based on what I've read

 

Don't waste your money on clutch and flywheel until you have the power to reqire them.

the flywheel is heavy for a reason, no low end torque.

 

You don't need more power. I say get some suspension work.

 

Are the Tokico HP shocks good-->HP shocks

Also what springs would you recommend.

Ryan

 

are they a good price? they have free shipping