What are the best five mods other than I/H/E for the buck in your minds and how much approx hp do they net each?

1997 GS
Normally-aspirated and staying that way
OBX-R Type H Exshaust
OBX-R Test Pipe
AEM Long Ram CAI
Denso Spark Plugs
MSD 8.5mm Spark Plug Wires
K@N Valve Cover Breather
OBX Front Strut Tower Brace
Stillen Rear Strut Tower Brace
VIS Vented Carbon Fiber Vented Hood
Arospeed Bumper Brake Wing
Sparco Shift Knob
Koni Adjustables
Eibach Racing Pro Springs
Buschur Racing Fuel Pump Upgrade
Crower Stage 3 Racing Cams
AEM Timing Gears
Upgraded Valve Springs
Titanium Retainers
Greddy Header
Thermal Header Wrap
---Minus the back seat-----
---Minus all A/C Accessories---
---Minus all Powersteering Accessories---
No Stupid Neons
No stupid indiglo gauges
No Stupid bass system radio
No Stupid Window Pisser Lights
---If it doesn't make my car go faster or run better, it won't be on my car-----


Personally I would put the energy suspension complete bushing kit in with a top 5 but if all your looking at is horspower id say

1. Forced Induction
2. Nitrous Oxiode
3. Less Weight i.e. disappearance of accessories
4. Stickers....lots and lots of stickers
5. a one huge ass wing

In my opinion - don't waste money on headers - I here they aren't worth the money as a starter upgrade.

My top picks:
1. Underdrive pulley
2. Bigger Throttle Body (60MM!!)
3. Motor Mount Inserts
4. If your auto - final drive gears from stratus
5. If your stick - shorten the shifter and get a different shift kit (not sure what its called because I ain't a stick :) )

intake/exhaust/UDP/bigger TB either 55,57,or 60mm/ported intake manifold for a good starter, all in all you'll spend about $1000 to bring a mid 16 second car to a mid 15 second car (wif good driver)

i'd say the best mod in the $ to HP category would have to be
gutted cat--$0

Motor Mount inserts
Symborski Shift kit and shortened shifter if M/T
AFX UDP
Ported Intake Manifold and TB
Turbo Kit

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If you plan to stay all-motor, then:

1. Howell Automotive remapped ECU
2. Cams
3. Adjustable cam gears
4. Bigger throttle body
5. Underdrive pulley

This is assuming that you are ruling out a turbo kit or nitrous setup.

You only need one mod to make it fast========TURBO :)

cough cough









turbo or the poor mans turbo... nitrous.

if your staying all motor than your best bang for the buck would be a built bottom end.

tell me if i'm wrong on this someone but, i remember talk about a change of .1 in piston compression is worth about 10% more HP. in that case going from 9.7-10.5 would result in over 100hp increase. than anything you do on top of that would have a greater affect, including turbo.

in general the best bang for the dollar mods are the most expensive ones. e.g. turbo kit, built bottom end, cams, howell ECU, oversized TB

that doesn't seem right cause if you went from 9.6 to 12.5 that would put your engine at over 400hp. maybe 10% per 1.0 increase or something like that. so that would ad around 40 hp, it sounds more reasonable to me

Motor Mount inserts
Symborski Shift kit and shortened shifter if M/T
AFX UDP
Ported Intake Manifold and TB (phelonic spacer helps too)
CAI, catback
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and the idea about .1 + in compression doesnot equal to 10% gain in hp.. i think it is 1 point in compression, like 9.6 --->10.6 would yeild 10% increase in hp...

Well Im different then a lot of people cause I like big jumps in what mods to do but:
1: Custom Quad TB setup- ~$400??(considered intake or no?)
2:Top-End kit with fairly agressive cams-$1000
3:UDP-$150?
4:AFX ECU-what are those? 400
5:Engine Mounts of some kind-??

In my mind thats a big increase in power there, just remember you need a header and exhaust for this to be good though and maybe some slight head porting and polishing.

1 POINT COMPRESSION INCREASE IS = TO ABOUT 4% INCREASE IN OVERALL POWER.

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>1 POINT COMPRESSION INCREASE IS = TO ABOUT 4% INCREASE IN
>OVERALL POWER.
>www.Fast420A.com

lol ooops. thanks

I think you were thinking about displacement Amish eclipse -

that seems closer to the .1 increase->10 hp gain

work on the intake and head. p&p them both andmake sure runners are matched perfect extra 800 rpms for v8's dunno bout 4 bangers.. i heard with all bolt on available they claim factory dsm will make 240hp.. but i dunno i messed up my 2g non turbo on test drive and now im on a 96 gs-t spyder.....

>i heard with all bolt on available they
>claim factory dsm will make 240hp..

maybe with about 90-100 hp worth of stickers :rolleyes

1. AFX underdrive pulley
2. Aem adjustable cam gears
3. Ported+polished intake
4. Nitrious
5. Throttle Body 60mm

I have 1-3 and will be doing # 5 shortly... eventually over winter i will be doing the nitious also, but i wanted to build the engine first...