Best N/A mod that yields the most power
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Vehicle: MC + RD2 + AW11 + 944 = 4x Win
I dynoed both mods back in the HP.com days. Doesn't anyone here remember my epic build thread? I actually installed the AEM on my bone stock car while it was strapped to the dyno. Went from 109 whp to 121 whp. The 1.8L cam netted 3-4 whp. It's not a 15 min job for someone who doesn't work on cars.
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I remember back in 02, buying a generic CAI from Autozone I think, then extending it behind the turn signal with a Ractive mushroom style filter. It created ram air for the track.
Cracks me up how everyone was spending all this cash to make the "better CAI" back in the day. "I got 12hp!" "I got 13hp!"
I said screw all this nonsense and went nitrous for not much more money.
Cracks me up how everyone was spending all this cash to make the "better CAI" back in the day. "I got 12hp!" "I got 13hp!"
I said screw all this nonsense and went nitrous for not much more money.
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Vehicle: 2000 Elantra
if you want new, as i said before go with a ebay chinese knockoff and just swap the filter
$50 tops brand new
back in the day i got my used injen with a newish filter for $80
$50 tops brand new
back in the day i got my used injen with a newish filter for $80
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Vehicle: 2001/Hyundai/Tiburon
Do what I did, $20 Spectre Cone filter and I made an adjustable Air Intake temp sensor, $40 PCV catch can from Jegs, NGK iridium plugs and good wires with good ignition coils, removed the second cat under the car and put a $20 flowtech muffler on. Then go through simple maintenance stuff like new fuel filter, test and replace any sensors that are not up to spec and then I run Castrol GTX 5w30 standard oil and add Prolong to it on Bosch filters, then if its a manual run Red Line MT-90 fluid in it. Drop some poly mounts on the lower motor mounts and make sure the other two are in good condition then beef up your suspension and then a good set of tires.
I still to this day drive my 01 Tiburon like its stolen and I just hit 228,000 with the original engine / tranny. I will take anyone on with my setup especially on long windy roads since my suspension setup lets me push the car harder than most people are willing to take their higher performance cars up to and I know I can run this car at 100% for as long as I want since its basically just a stock engine and tranny running very efficiently.
I still to this day drive my 01 Tiburon like its stolen and I just hit 228,000 with the original engine / tranny. I will take anyone on with my setup especially on long windy roads since my suspension setup lets me push the car harder than most people are willing to take their higher performance cars up to and I know I can run this car at 100% for as long as I want since its basically just a stock engine and tranny running very efficiently.