i was thinking cuz i just put a cat back skunk2 exaust on my tc. i feel a little more power and it sounds amazing!! So i just wanted to know what i can do to make it faster?? i know like a turbo but thats like 5 g's...

 

What kind of power are you looking for and how much you willing to spend.

 

under a g

 

get CAI,Headers and Crank Pulley....you should feel the gain

 

like martinez said get a header ( my choice would be strup), Cold air or short ram intake, and a pulley

 

the easiest (and cheapest) ways to free up power that's being lost by leaving the car the way it is, is what's called "I/H/E/(P)"

Intake / Header / Exhaust / Pulley

for intakes you can either go short ram (SRI) or cold air (CAI)... search either of them to see the benefits and downfalls of them

for headers, there is also plenty of information available by searching, BUT - you will most likely need to have a shop weld a resonator or two onto your midpipe to get rid of what's called "rasp"... an undesirable sound when accelerating. you might also have to cheat around the O2 sensor on your s-pipe to keep from getting a CEL (check engine light) since you would be removing the 1st catalytic converter, which is located in the stock header.

the exhaust is also important, as it is what lets your engine 'breathe out' if you will... 2.5" should be fine for N/A (normally aspirated, aka not turbo or supercharged) and the major components would be downpipe, s-pipe, midpipe, and 'axle-back' i guess you would call it (end of mid-pipe to the exhaust tip)

finally there's the pulleys, which are often left alone, but they can free up a few HP if you're really scrounging. ive heard good things about NST pulleys, again searching is your best friend.


hope this helps at least somewhat, and anyone feel free to correct me if im wrong on anything...


wow that took me way too long to type o_O

 

i have the skunk2 and intake... where can i get the pully system and headers... what about a chip??

 

try wesellcarparts. they're a sponsor on here.

 

header of my choice you can get at www.strup.us

pulley system
http://www.garage1217.com/album1_006.htm I would just get the set

and there isnt a chip out for the Tc, there are some engine management units but N/A they wont really yield good results and they are expensive. Sniper tuning told me they are going to hopefully have a OBD2 flash tuning system for the Tc sometime around February which will be better suited for a N/A system

 

Nitrous is fun

 

yeah IMO you should only get an ECU if you are going FI (forced induction), or if youre going for the most possible HP you can get N/A, or if you just have too much money and want it just to say you have it.

with an ECU comes the cost and risk of finding a good tuner to actually make it work for you, too.

 

so pully and headers are my best bet right and if they are ill get that cuz i got like 1000 to spend.

 

yeah header and the pulley kit are def your best bet for the money, and if you have a manual, a short throw shifter is also a good Idea.
my choice would be the doctor isotope
http://doctorisotope.com/index.php?o...d=17&Itemid=29

 

id go headers, resonators (to maintain a good sound to your car) then pulleys.

i dont know if you have the means / mechanical ability to do any of them yourself, so you have to keep in mind the cost per hour of shop labor too.

 

yeah an STS would be a good investment too if you can do I/H/E/P and have money left over. doc iso's STS is one of my next 2 mods.

 

im going turbo... Ill sell you my DC Headers,Unorthodox Pulley,Injen CAI....for $900

 

naa i dont buy used parts. how much hp do u guys think i will have with the megapower skunk2. cold air intake headers pulleys? and wat do the pulleys doo

 

pulleys are just a lighter version of your stock pulleys, but it will take less power from the engine to turn them, and you will in turn see the power that was freed up at the wheels, you could see anywhere from 12-20 hp

 

If you like the way your car sounds and want some noticeable speed, you need a 30-50 wet shot of nitrous. This hp range is safe for the engine (arguably safer than a crank pulley), and will leave you with some extra $ if $1000 is your budget.

 

a safe 30-50 shot setup will run about 500 bucks, Just getting nitrous and a button is a engine death wish for any amount of nitrous unless you really know your car and where and in what gear it is safe to spray.

If you wanna do nitrous it is a great way to make good power for little money, but you will need bottle, jets, lines, engaging switch, window switch, WOT switch, and will probably wanna have a shop run you on a dyno and set up in what gear and in what RPM range it will be safe for it to spray. Also nitrous is illegal on the steet