ok guys, say I had $900 to spend on my car.
i've got an '86 n/a GT, and I'm curious to know what I can do with $900 to get more performance out of it without having to sell it and buy a turbo model (looked for one, but can't find any for under$9,000CA).

 

Exhaust. That will be the biggest increase in power.
Check out Racing Beat.

 

I've already got a cheater pipe in to cut out 3 out of the 4 cats, and I'll be ordering a racing beat header within the next week along with making my own intake for it soon. I'm an aircraft structural repair technician so I deal with a lot of composite materials so I think I might build a cold airbox out of carbon fiber along with a small intake....

 

I personally would convert it to a turbo.....flame suit is on....It costed me a little over a grand to do it, and holy hell there is no way you can compare the before and after. But if you want to keep it NA I would have to say to get a catback system, and a wet nitrous kit.

 

It would cost more than a grand to add a turbo unless you had one lying around which most people don't.

Also how much boost were you able to go? Don't the N/A's have higher compression rotors? Or was it s4 and s5 have different compression. I always get those mixed up.

I know a guy that made his own manifold and is running about 5psi ,but he had just put it on and was testing it.

 

well I'm able to get my hands on a turbo no problem, if dude wants to share what parts he used and what kind of h/p gain he got.....etc
I'd totally go for it.

 

Aaron Cake has an entire website and a thread all about converting na to turbo look it up.

 

I'd go with full exhaust, intake, etc. Then if its not enough get a N20 kit set up. Might also be interested in an s-afc. What are your goals?

 

S-AFC? whats that?

 

apexi air fuel controller, which lets you change your fuel maps.

 

Do you have any goals, time(1/4 mile) or HP wise?