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Originally Posted by Mag
My only real complaint is there seems to be NO TORQUE on the stock engine or tune. Will a tune exhaust and intake cure some of this? I have no problem with the power up high but down low its very lacking to me. I dont expect it to be a V8 but it was like almost hard to get off the line with out huge revs and slipping the clutch a bit. Might just have been a really grabby new clutch.
I mean can you get another 50hp with boltons?
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I think if you're looking for it to launch off the line like a rocket, you will be continually disappointed with this car. There are plenty of other cars that offer the power you want. Aftermarket intake really doesn't help this engine, as the intake on it is already giving it as much cold air as it needs. A header, tune and exhaust will help some, primarily to smooth out the torque dip, but not as much as you want. To get what you want, you'll have to go to forced induction.
Personally, while I would love to have another 50 hp naturally aspirated, this car is such a pleasure to drive otherwise that I would still buy it in a heartbeat. But I wasn't looking for a rocket. I wanted a car in which I could take a turn on a country road at 60 mph with no effort at all and laugh as the driver of the Jeep Grand Cherokee that was riding my bumper on the straight shits himself as he's suddenly sliding sideways trying to keep up.