How much will it be for turboharged 450 rwhp on pump gas?
04-14-2004, 05:26 AM
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If you had the money for an Enzo, you would still mod it.
I think the only car I wouldn't mod would be my beater. I feed it gas and oil, and it gets me from point A to Point B. No style points necessary
I think the only car I wouldn't mod would be my beater. I feed it gas and oil, and it gets me from point A to Point B. No style points necessary
04-14-2004, 06:57 AM
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by paivag
No flaming intended boys.
in fact I already swapped out my intake and exhaust 
It's just that I have a brother that bought a brand new accord 21k then probably put in another 20k for go and show.
No flaming intended boys.
in fact I already swapped out my intake and exhaust It's just that I have a brother that bought a brand new accord 21k then probably put in another 20k for go and show.
04-14-2004, 07:02 AM
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Having been down this road earlier than just about anyone on the boards -- save the other two Chris's -- and having spent a lot of time and money either fixing what I've broken or spending more money to prevent breaking something new, my take on this discussion is XViper and TMS02 are spot on. It ain't cheap. It isn't easy. And it certainly IS easy to be the expert on the basis of reading other people's posts. 
Sure, you can drop a bunch of parts into the car and produce reasonably big numbers, but (i) after as little as a few thousand miles, the cheap parts wind up needing to get replaced, (ii) creating power with one set of mods requires making changes to just about every other system in the car (witness my upgraded radiator with integrated heat exchanger to cool the oil, upgraded clutch, etc.), (iii) the tuning can't be done for $350 unless all you want is wide-open-throttle bragging rights from a dyno run, and (iv) engine longevity is still largely unknown.
It's taken me two years to get my car sorted out, and I'm already in the middle of having to pull my turbo to rebuild it, after less than 10K miles.
CB
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Sure, you can drop a bunch of parts into the car and produce reasonably big numbers, but (i) after as little as a few thousand miles, the cheap parts wind up needing to get replaced, (ii) creating power with one set of mods requires making changes to just about every other system in the car (witness my upgraded radiator with integrated heat exchanger to cool the oil, upgraded clutch, etc.), (iii) the tuning can't be done for $350 unless all you want is wide-open-throttle bragging rights from a dyno run, and (iv) engine longevity is still largely unknown.
It's taken me two years to get my car sorted out, and I'm already in the middle of having to pull my turbo to rebuild it, after less than 10K miles.
CB
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2001 Silver/Black
AEM EMS, Fuel Pressure Regulator, and Wideband O2 Sensor; RC Engineering 550 Injectors; Turbonetics TO4B 60:1 Ball Bearing Turbo; Tial 46mm Wastegate and 50mm Blowoff Valve; Holly 250 Forced Induction Fuel Pump; GReddy EGT and Boost Warning Gauges; Auto Meter Oil Temperature Sensor; CM 6" Remote Canister Oil Filter with Stainless Steel Lines; Cusco Oil Catch Can; Upgraded Oil Bolts; Clutchmaster Stage 3 Clutch; Toda Lightweight Flywheel; C&R Custom Radiator with Integrated Oil Cooler; Mugen Thermostat and Fan Switch; Speedcraft Front Mounted Intercooler, Mandrel Bent Tubing, 3" Down Pipe, and 3" Stainless Exhaust; A'PEXi N1 Mufflers; Elda Engineering Rollbar; Recaro SPG Competition Seat; Sparco 3" Six Point Harness; Spoon X-Brace; HeCash Brake Ducting; Competch Stainless Steel Brake Lines; WorkMeister S2R 18" Wheels; Lucid's Front and Rear Speakers; 2002 Stereo Head Unit; Rick's Front Badge; JDM Clear Side Markers and Shaved Badges; Muz Shift Knob; Uber Cool Nurburgring Decal
04-14-2004, 06:06 PM
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That Bugatti is gorgeous!!!!
And at 1000hp, your right, no need to modify it!!!!
For those that have not seen it, search for it via Google. You will never look at a Volkswagen the same way, ever again!
And at 1000hp, your right, no need to modify it!!!!
For those that have not seen it, search for it via Google. You will never look at a Volkswagen the same way, ever again!
