DamoC
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best cheap mods for c20xe ? need more power !
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johnhara1
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http://www.sbdev.co.uk/History_files/History_BudgetHorsepower.htm
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DamoC
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, i want to get as much power as possable with out spending 2 much because no point in spending loadz when i can get a let for 1000
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Ste
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Get a LET then. To get anything near 190bhp you will need to spend a grand on the engine. There is no such thing as cheap horsepower. You get what you pay for.
I would rather lose by a mile because i built my own car, than win by an inch because someone else built it for me.
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DamoC
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im not after 190 bhp , if i was then i would buy a let . im just after a bit more go
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johnhara1
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Strip it out mate, it'll feel quicker, brake quicker etc and it's free
If your going to do anyting 'cheap' id just get a decent exhaust manifold and system made up with a decat. Stick an enclosed filter on it as the open ones will hinder the car at low RPM due to heatsoak.
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fazza
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drive like a granny for a few days then drive it fast again.
cheap power mod 
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FruitBooTeR
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Shot of N20 Yo!
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fazza
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type R badge ftw Yo!
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Fad
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Keep an eye out for some 264 cams usually come up relitively cheap
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DamoC
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i hav just put my interiea back in because i was fed up of it lookin shit and cold . i have just orderd sum nitrous . what brake do the 264 cams add ? thanks
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tigra-tb
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have you tried striping the breather system n uncloging all the hoses xe's suffer from this problem plus killing the power when flooring it round bend it doesnt cost you nothing to give it a good clean out and then also the is a splash proof plats that fits in the top of your rocker cover they arnt a lot of pennies but i mod well worth doing in my book as like i say its a common problem on xe engines
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DamoC
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wil do that this week end mate . . any more mods and tips ?
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tigra-tb
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basicly m8 the best mods for pennies is breathing and firing wot exhaust/filter have you got if its still runing basic plugs either buy some decent ones or even give em a good clean other than that youd be looking at spending money after that is the engine a high miler ifso oil change and engine oil flush should hepl bring a few dead n bury'd horese back to life
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Ste
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quote:
Originally posted by DamoC
need more power !
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Originally posted by DamoC
im not after 190 bhp , if i was then i would buy a let . im just after a bit more go
Make your mind up, if you want to feel any difference then you need to get increases of 30 - 50 bhp
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Originally posted by DamoC
what brake do the 264 cams add ?
Fuck all, unless you buy a decent programmable ignition. Then you will need to spend about a grand.
There is no such thing as cheap horsepower. It costs money to tune an engine. Fact!
[Edited on 20-02-2009 by Ste W]
I would rather lose by a mile because i built my own car, than win by an inch because someone else built it for me.
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DamoC
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i no it costs 2 tune a engine ! i am just completley undicided what 2 do or what 2 get, i havent long put this engine in so not sure weather 2 change it or not . so in the mean time i want 2 get as much out ofmy engine as possable by doin all the little bits n bobs and not spending 2 much on it
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