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Old Sep 9, 2007 | 06:10 PM
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Originally Posted by engifineer
You will get 10 bonus pseudo hp for searching though
Man, if I had 10 hp for every time I used the search....
Old Sep 9, 2007 | 06:14 PM
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Wasn't 267 the "Gentleman's agreement" HP cap for Japanese cars back in the '90s?
Old Sep 9, 2007 | 06:43 PM
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Originally Posted by martinezj_013
if i get a supercharger will i get close to 267???
No the supercharger alone, will not give you 267. But with turning up the boost, water/meth injection and a piggy back, i/h/e you can hit it.

So the guy you know that has 250WHP NA, what is done to his car?
Old Sep 9, 2007 | 07:37 PM
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Originally Posted by martinezj_013
if i get a supercharger will i get close to 267???
if you get a supercharger, you won't be NA anymore.

If you do the supercharger you will be at 200 hp (at the crank)
Old Sep 9, 2007 | 07:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Nick06tC
water/meth injection
Now, I'm no car expert, but I don't think meth works for cars the same way it does for humans...
Old Sep 9, 2007 | 07:45 PM
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he didn't wanna tell me....his car was really fast
Old Sep 9, 2007 | 07:46 PM
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he's lying
Old Sep 9, 2007 | 07:48 PM
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Originally Posted by martinezj_013
he didn't wanna tell me....his car was really fast
He is deffinetly lying. I guarantee he does not have 250WHP NA. If he did, he would be showing it off, because he would have the fastest street legal NA tC in the world. Literally.
Old Sep 9, 2007 | 07:54 PM
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I was at a gas station and a guy in a integra, regular not type R, tried to tell me he had 300hp. and it wasn't boosted at all.

People lie, especially about hp in cars. Or they go off of what companies say they get from adding an axleback and gaining 12 hp....
Old Sep 9, 2007 | 08:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Scott8
I was at a gas station and a guy in a integra, regular not type R, tried to tell me he had 300hp. and it wasn't boosted at all.
"So, I couldn't help but notice you're filling up your 300 horsepower car with 87 octane..."
Old Sep 9, 2007 | 08:23 PM
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Originally Posted by captainlaziness
Wasn't 267 the "Gentleman's agreement" HP cap for Japanese cars back in the '90s?
I thought that was 276?

Either way no way you get an extra 110 hp without tons of work.
Old Sep 9, 2007 | 08:35 PM
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Originally Posted by CDogbert
Originally Posted by Scott8
I was at a gas station and a guy in a integra, regular not type R, tried to tell me he had 300hp. and it wasn't boosted at all.
"So, I couldn't help but notice you're filling up your 300 horsepower car with 87 octane..."
the guy was a stroke!!!
Old Sep 9, 2007 | 09:46 PM
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Any reason for wanting to be n/a vs the easier way to go?
Old Sep 9, 2007 | 10:06 PM
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Threads like this are funny
Old Sep 10, 2007 | 12:06 AM
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for gains that you are looking for it is a more practical and cost efficient way to just boost..
Old Sep 10, 2007 | 01:13 AM
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I love when people post these kind of topics....its just like the fast n da furious!! but back to reaching that kind of hp all motor..try sprinkling pixie dust on your motor...lol
Old Sep 10, 2007 | 01:21 AM
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wtf? why 267?!?!?!?
Old Sep 10, 2007 | 01:23 AM
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This thread is upsetting me.
Old Sep 10, 2007 | 01:29 AM
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all i want is to get 267whp.....if i go turbo which one is the most reliable???
Old Sep 10, 2007 | 01:35 AM
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WHY 267?

Just answer the simple question so we know your serious about this all, and I will be glad to answer your question of the turbo. just answer it and quit making a fool of the thread.

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