I was looking around on RSM racing for the 2200 series motor and found some pretty good stuff. what my questionis will all these mods make a diffrence or am i wasting my money.
Here is what i want to buy over a period of time.
62 mm Throttle Body
RSM Ceramic Coated Header
RSM Ported Intake Manifold
I already have a air intake and am putting on a full 2.5 inch exhast from the headers back with a High flow cat.
Any suggestions would be nice along with other places where i may find these parts cheaper.
BTW dont say somethign like swap another engine in my car cause i am not going to do that IMO its too much money i have looked into it.
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62mm tb is too big without a p&p head. you can get a 56mm from a junkyard and use that instead.
i havent heard anything bout their header but i have a ceramic coated pacesetter and i payed less than what rsm wants for theirs.
from what i have heard, the manifold is a waste of money. you could probably port the stock one with a dremel since it is only plastic.
and about your exhaust - 2.5" is too big unless you plan on boost, go with 2.25"
oh and prices - $40 for the quadfour tb and $256 shipped for the header from ineedparts.com.
Where are you wanting to go performance wise with your car? Do you want to spend money on a little bit performance or looking for some real power. once you start aking into account all the money you spend for bolt-ons over a period of time (depending on how much you plan on getting) it may deter you on what you want.
I know with all the bolt-ons I have on my 2200 its alright. When I had nitrous yeah thats what made it a little more fun, but when I think about the cost of all those parts compared to if I would have just saved and boosted my car, I really wish I would have just been more patient and saved. Or at least forgone the nitrous and had my head P&P just for a better daily drive until I got the opportunity to build a motor.
If I was you I'd set out a plan for myself and what I want. The intake manifold is honestly a waste like was mentioned, and the quadfour tb is a good price as well. You may also want to look and see if you can have you current T.B. ported for a cheap price. You may find a small backyard shop that will do it for you. I'm not sure on the price of the RSM header because I've never checked. Check out the Group Purchase forum Turbo Tech Racing has a Pacesetter Header group purchase going on right now.
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Thanks guys i dont wanna boost my car i just want to get my car around 150 HP like what the Z24's come stock with thats about where i wanna be. I doubt i will get that with just bolt ons but it was worth a try to ask.
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with bolt ons, a cam, and a good drivetrain, you should be close to 150.
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To make that much power, I would suggest the following setup:
2 1/4 exhaust, pacesetter or OBX header, throttle body, intake (AEM CAI is the best), RSM pulley, P&P Head, cam, and a tune-up(plugs and wires) NGK plugs are really nice and cheap too!
And definitely get the B&M shiftplus module for the auto, youll like that for the power mods. Overall, that should be enough to make your goal of 150 HP.
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intake (AEM CAI is the best),
an intake is just an intake. no difference in the AEM one and the ones you see on Ebay for $40.
you can bore out your TB you have now to 59mm for less than what they want.
and way you are going to get anywhere near 15hp with boltons. you need nitrous to get that much
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Nitrous is the easiest and cheapest way to make the power. But remember, with nitrous you are playing with ifre (or ice rather) because if you do NOT KNOW HOW TO USE NITROUS YOU WILL DAMAGE YOUR CAR. Just something to take into consideration. And when I say the AEM is the best, I mean it is the most straight-forward on the install. Mine went off without a hitch. The weapon-r has a real hokey looking bracket and clamp. Not a fan of that one. But since you already have an intake, this shouldn't matter, they all do about the same thing.
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never seen a intake that was to hard to install lol
