Upgrading transmission

by **Jackass-Jeff** » Fri Jun 11, 2004 12:19 pm

Kung Fighting Fu wrote:whats so funny about me getting headers? it makes the car breathe better.

it's not funny. you said you want turbo and headers... but turbo requires an exhaust manifold to power the turbine... :roll:

by **krawzyazn** » Fri Jun 11, 2004 3:42 pm

hmm who's going to make headers for you we had something going but not enough people

by **krawzyazn** » Fri Jun 11, 2004 4:17 pm

there are not that many preformance parts for the I4 solara a few of us gen 1.5 solaras have the same engine as you and have been trying to get parts for our cars ever since we got it its very difficult here is the tread for headers

http://www.zer0.info/solaraguy/viewtopi ... az+headers

by **Jackass-Jeff** » Fri Jun 11, 2004 5:24 pm

The car is fairly new so it'll take some time to get parts out for it... even the older Gen 1/1.5 don't have jack sh.. out for it due to lack of demand.

I only wanted to clear any magical ideas you had about your car =P It's not a rocket. It's a Solara.

by **Jackass-Jeff** » Sat Jun 12, 2004 8:22 am

injen intake and greddy evo ehxaust gave 125... but it was 19" lightweight rims...

The numbers that come on intakes and exhausts are exaggerated. An intake may add 1 or 2 whp while an exhaust, depending on the intake, will add 4 whp

by **Yanks0114** » Sat Jun 12, 2004 8:41 am

Kung Fighting Fu wrote:or 168 whp with exhaust, headers and intake.

WHP is wheel horsepower. You will not make 168 with exhaust, headers and intake. Assuming the auto tranny has around 15-20% drivetrain loss that would mean that you have around 200-210hp at the crank.

Coming from 157 stock that is not going to happen.

Honeslty, 168 at the crank is more realistic.

As Xravexboix said, numbers that you see are inflated. Base your decisions on either real dyno charts (which keep all things constant between runs) and/or other peoples opinions on the forum.

Also, its difficult to get a supercharged v6 1mz over 300hp, so its going to be very hard to get your i4 over 300hp

Good luck either way

by **Jackass-Jeff** » Sat Jun 12, 2004 8:55 am

Yanks0114 wrote:Also, its difficult to get a supercharged v6 1mz over 300hp, so its going to be very hard to get your i4 over 300hp

We'll see about that ;-)

Lower CR might be an advatange... although the lack of cylinders blows =P

by **krawzyazn** » Sat Jun 12, 2004 9:13 am

hey man a full cat back can give you 13 whp me and richard have seen this done at magna flow on the dyno on a RSX non type s

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