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I need 80 more hps

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Members, I need 80 more horses. Tell me what I need without sacrificing driveability. I already have the Airaid CAI. 80 ponies to get me into the 10s with good weather. Car turns almost 123 mph in the 1/4 just with the Airaid and good weather. Chime in and let me know what you think.

Thanks
Ken
 
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1Sensei said:
Members, I need 80 more horses. Tell me what I need without sacrificing driveability. I already have the Airaid CAI. 80 ponies to get me into the 10s with good weather. Car turns almost 123 mph in the 1/4 just with the Airaid and good weather. Chime in and let me know what you think. Thanks Ken
I think a complete upper swap will be the overwhelming response for a quick 80-100 horse increase. Everything I've seen or read seems to jive that those numbers are realistic. Others are bound to chine in. That's amazing speed on just an Airraid installed.
 
#4 ·
Just upper. Suggest an interchangeable upper (in case you change down the road), a solid isolator while you're there, 100mm pulley and a belt. Should be right around $325 + labor and tune.
 
#5 ·
Hey, thanks for the positive feedback. Best place/price wise to pick up the upper pulley. Should I get the snout and pulley together? Also, should I do both upper and lower, as I am thinking since I have to have it tune, may as well pay one time for them both?
 
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1Sensei said:
Hey, thanks for the positive feedback. Best place/price wise to pick up the upper pulley. Should I get the snout and pulley together? Also, should I do both upper and lower, as I am thinking since I have to have it tune, may as well pay one time for them both?
If you do a lower too you will need new fuel injectors and a new heat exchanger and new spark plugs as well. A 2.5 upper and a CAI and a tune can max out stock fuel injectors easily.
 
#7 ·
Yes....and actually a better answer.
 
#9 ·
Here is what you need and the two tools to do it yourself. Its a straight forward pleasant job with these tools and nobody will be as cautious as you when working on your baby!

http://www.metcomotorsports.com/proddetail.asp?prod=LSASuperchargerPulley

http://www.summitracing.com/oh/parts/sda-555-8900/overview/

http://www.harborfreight.com/12-ton-shop-press-33497.html

Here is a video that shows you how, it is perfect except at 3:57 he says "there are 3 bolts on top and 2 on the bottom" referring to the number of bolts holding the snout but there is actually 6 bolts holding the snout on. The 5 that he mentions and one more in the middle kind of off to the left a little. Other than that spot on and the car is a joy to work on.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sm4Jh_B2r6Y

I have a manual sedan just did this mod, got tuned and car made 595/556 and is a just nuts now.
 
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The video leaves some parts out but still covers the main things and shows the order, here are some other instructions I used too. Page 15 they show how to use the puller and how to orient the snout on the press to avoid pressing on the 3 prongs. I chose the metco pulley because it looks stock and you can change out pulleys without pressing and pulling things later on. Plus it does not require drilling and pinning.

http://www.lingenfelter.com/sites/l... LSA Supercharger Pulley Upgrade Kit v1.7.pdf
 
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