Speed mods?

[Nyyankees3511]

As some of you know i recently got my solara. Ive added a k&n filter and took out my resonator, i was originally going to get a cai but was told it wasnt worth it, what are some other speed mods could i do with out my pocket getting cleared? Thanks guys.

[BradOwens]

look into a cat-back exhaust. ive got the greddy evo2 and it sounds awesome and i gained roughly 7whp according to my performance meter

[Nyyankees3511]

I thought some people added exhausts and said they actually felt a loss in power for solaras?

[Sp33d]

i think what they were primarily talking about when they spoke of loss power is the low-end torque. however, if you read closely, you will notice ALOT of them saying that they gained more hp at high-end.

-Mark

[Nyyankees3511]

Ok so ill lose some low end but gain high end right?

[DatSRBoi]

Yep.. At higher RPM I do feel the powe there.. Thats if your car is rolling already.. Our cars depend on Tq allot to push our heavy weight. Our factory Tq on the V6 is just find as is, but for that racing performance stuff, that stock Tq isnt enough sometimes. Specially when your talking about Low end performance like turns and such.. To me personally I dont think I can sacrifice any Tq.. Yet I have because of the exhaust..... You have to go through it to really feel it and know it..

[lazyboyz69]

dude s/c all they way... save your money... intake/exhaust is about 1/3 of a s/c ... s/c means supercharger.... s/c go for about 3000 installed..... if you got a stick then you should be able to beat most car out there....

[DatSRBoi]

Haha..I dont know if its even 1/3 the power.. Its more like 1/4 or 1/5 the power base on 5 speed..

I say save your money and go hang out. Solara last better and feels great stock....Once you touch the motor...Oh man credit card goes bammmm

[ChargedSolara]

yeah..once you start messin with it..costs lots of $$$$ !! but..if you just one of them guys that loves modding their cars..go for it, i'd say s/c all the way, but be careful how much you boost!

[Nyyankees3511]

Ill do a s/c but just not yet. So you think i should leave it the way it is? I have to beat my brothers 97 prelude sport shift auto. Thanks guys.

[Fletch]

The auto trans does not put as much power to the wheels as the MT, especially after the S/C. Read up on some of the old posts and you'll find a few people were disappointed with the money they spent on S/C + install with the AT.

Perhaps another route to take modifying your car would be to invest in some lowering springs, struts and a RSB. Then find a decent set of "lightweight" 17 or 18" wheels.

Unless you are willing to go all the way with S/C, full exhaust, fuel mods and then get it all tuned...

[Sentinel]

I had heard that removing the resonator killed low end power.

[Fletch]

I had heard that removing the resonator killed low end power.

No. The upper and lower intake resonators can be removed w/o any noticable power/torque shift. It is a little louder.

An short ram intake or y-pipe mod will shift the power/torque curve.

[Nyyankees3511]

where is the upper resonator?