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Old Sep 25, 2005 | 09:18 AM
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Looking for more Lowend Torque

I want to gain more low end torque......Does any1 have any suggestion on how i can accomplish this.
Old Sep 25, 2005 | 09:20 AM
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1) Get a real cold air intake, lose the Injen.
2) Get that y-pipe asap.
3) Do some weight reduction, lose the subs.
Old Sep 25, 2005 | 09:29 AM
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thx.....i was thinking.....is it worth getting the cattman intake and taking the injen off......
Old Sep 25, 2005 | 09:34 AM
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Injen style CAI is actually a WAI. Place Racing made the only true CAI for our cars. I suggest you get an ECU upgrade or a piggyback unit to do some A/F tuning and ignition advance.
Old Sep 25, 2005 | 09:38 AM
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either get the Place Racing style cai or use the stock if you dont care about noise, get that Y pipe ASAP, if you still want more tourque then find a spare ECU to send in and get it upgraded by Technosquare -Ryan
Old Sep 25, 2005 | 09:41 AM
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Cattman/Place Racing/Warpspeed intakes ....are they setup the same way....
Old Sep 25, 2005 | 09:50 AM
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Ypipe does not add any low end.
Old Sep 25, 2005 | 09:50 AM
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Sc/tc ..........
Old Sep 25, 2005 | 09:51 AM
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Ypipe does not add any low end.
so what it still will help his car relize its potential
Old Sep 25, 2005 | 09:53 AM
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Sc/tc ..........

dont wanna spend that much .....especaily when all other things will need to be upgraded.
Old Sep 25, 2005 | 09:57 AM
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i would love to sc or tc but just not gonna happen
Old Sep 25, 2005 | 10:10 AM
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Cattman/Place Racing/Warpspeed intakes...are they all the same
Old Sep 25, 2005 | 10:45 AM
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Cattman/Place Racing/Warpspeed intakes...are they all the same

Yes, they are the same.
Old Sep 25, 2005 | 11:46 AM
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yea not much you can really bolt on to give you more low end. a lot of stuff is geared towards mid-high end. like VI, Y pipes, turbo's

your 18's and subs will slow you down a bit tho. but i assume you got them for a reason, so i'm not going to tell you to take it off. but thats one way to get you to go a little quicker.
Old Sep 25, 2005 | 11:55 AM
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Originally Posted by TurTLe*
yea not much you can really bolt on to give you more low end. a lot of stuff is geared towards mid-high end. like VI, Y pipes, turbo's

your 18's and subs will slow you down a bit tho. but i assume you got them for a reason, so i'm not going to tell you to take it off. but thats one way to get you to go a little quicker.

yea ...i like how they look and sounds
Old Sep 25, 2005 | 11:56 AM
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put your stock intake back on, the place racing one is a glorified $50 intake.. i had it, it took away from the low end.. get a y-pipe, underdrive pulleys, and lose your 18" rims.. you cant have everything, so you have to decide between what you want more, performance, or style and a system
Old Sep 25, 2005 | 12:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Stuntin' 101
put your stock intake back on, the place racing one is a glorified $50 intake.. i had it, it took away from the low end.. get a y-pipe, underdrive pulleys, and lose your 18" rims.. you cant have everything, so you have to decide between what you want more, performance, or style and a system

well i want a little of all.......it doesnt hurt to try and get a little of everything.....but i understand where u comin from
Old Sep 25, 2005 | 12:08 PM
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those are corsica's you have on your car rite?
Old Sep 25, 2005 | 12:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Stuntin' 101
those are corsica's you have on your car rite?

what are u talking about?
Old Sep 25, 2005 | 12:13 PM
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Giovanna Corsica's... i had those wheels too
Old Sep 25, 2005 | 12:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Stuntin' 101
Giovanna Corsica's... i had those wheels too

Yea they are....not bad for 1g
Old Sep 25, 2005 | 12:50 PM
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no.. those are a high quality rim.. i wish mine had help up better but the chrome started to peel
Old Sep 25, 2005 | 12:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Stuntin' 101
no.. those are a high quality rim.. i wish mine had help up better but the chrome started to peel

did u use them in the winter
Old Sep 25, 2005 | 01:04 PM
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wait, so the place racing CAI works or doesnt. i thought the .org fact was that no intake is better than stock.
Old Sep 25, 2005 | 01:06 PM
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slap on a 3.5
Old Sep 25, 2005 | 01:20 PM
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wait, so the place racing CAI works or doesnt. i thought the .org fact was that no intake is better than stock.

everyone has their one theroies. Your dyno butt is diffrent from mines. What a lot ppl get confused about is that sound= power/speed.
Old Sep 25, 2005 | 01:24 PM
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Old Sep 25, 2005 | 01:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Nismo3112
slap on a 3.5
slap?..
sweet...
Old Sep 25, 2005 | 01:51 PM
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Originally Posted by TurTLe*
everyone has their one theroies. Your dyno butt is diffrent from mines. What a lot ppl get confused about is that sound= power/speed.
not sure about your butt or whatever your talkin about, i guess someone needs to show some dyno's
how much is that place racing true cai
Old Sep 25, 2005 | 02:15 PM
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And udp really help all the way across the bored. Well at least that's what they say. My car reved faster when I had mine one but I didn't even gain a tenth in the 1320 so I don't know??
Old Sep 25, 2005 | 03:59 PM
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Udp gains are really small, not something you notice in the old 1320. Unless you have a clock that does XX:XX.xxxxxxxx.... or something i think it helps you rev match when your racing and stuff. Very last mod in my opinion.
Old Sep 25, 2005 | 04:08 PM
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I can see UDP good for running starts. Also It should be a middle mod since it is only 80-90 from Motostrom not a last mod. Swapping for a 3.5 will help a lot for low end. Exhaust doesn't help for the extreme low-end that you are looking for, but guarenteed you will like it. We are both suffering from that terrible invention they call automatic transmission. I should shoot whoever thought of it.

To everyone else ... how does a TC help in low end if it has to spool up? I can see a SC, but I was under this thought that Turbo doesn't kick in till like 3K RPM.
Old Sep 25, 2005 | 04:22 PM
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Depends oh how big it is
Old Sep 25, 2005 | 05:16 PM
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Originally Posted by NismoGTR
did u use them in the winter
they were on the car during the winter but i was not yet the owner.
Old Sep 25, 2005 | 05:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Stuntin' 101
they were on the car during the winter but i was not yet the owner.

that could be the reason....salt eats up the chrome
Old Sep 25, 2005 | 05:22 PM
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1- a y-pipe does help low end.
2- the best intake for low end in the stock one
3- underdrive pulleys do help low end
4- i highly doubt this kid is looking to swap motors out, so why do some people make it sound like thats the only thing to do..
5- tc also could stand for torque converter, which is the "clutch" for your automatic transmission. once again, your talking ALOT of work for minimal gains.
6- you can also get a lightened flywheel.. but once again.. not worth doing for what your looking to accomplish..
Old Sep 25, 2005 | 05:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Stuntin' 101
1- a y-pipe does help low end.
2- the best intake for low end in the stock one
3- underdrive pulleys do help low end
4- i highly doubt this kid is looking to swap motors out, so why do some people make it sound like thats the only thing to do..
5- tc stands to torque converter, which is the "clutch" for your automatic transmission. once again, your talking ALOT of work for minimal gains.
6- you can also get a lightened flywheel.. but once again.. not worth doing for what your looking to accomplish..


I just took off my injen and put the stock 1 back on....runs great....i did the thread for pics of engone bay
Old Sep 25, 2005 | 05:45 PM
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y pipe gives an extra 12-15 hp in the 4500 + rpm range
Old Sep 25, 2005 | 09:48 PM
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High Stall TQ?
Old Sep 25, 2005 | 10:01 PM
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i was wondering how much is to upgrade ECU or get a new upgraded one?

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