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Originally Posted by Impureclient
My plan is header, tune, change final drive and stop there as it's too much money just to squeeze a few more HP to get the magical 200+ mark if not going the FI route.
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With enough detail changes you can squeeze more power out. Like going for a proper CAI and front snorkel to feed more air in than a simple panel filter swap. Also researching exhaust combinations for best proven gains along with the header. With a custom tune some Crawford power blocks would also eek out a little more power.
I wouldn't get all hung up on a pretty number that looks cool on paper. A simple FD upgrade on its own is worth a good .5 to 1 sec improvement 0-100kph depending on the ratio. I'd care more about how the car feels when driven then some number.
Moog (from Mighty Car Mods) raised a great point when doing his Mini build and not wanting to see the final Dyno number. He's reasoning was that people will get all hung up on a number and just pigeon hole a car as that number. A simple number can change a persons perspective when in the end it's the overall feel and change in character to the car that is actually far more important than some arbitrary number.
Would you look at someone else's car that Dyno's at 200+ and think your car, that can only manage 195, is now vastly inferior?
Not meaning to come across as an ass. I suppose I should really be asking why 200 is important to you?
