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Originally posted by TsiMiata: There's a real easy way to see how much weight buys you. The 1hp per 100lbs is completely bogus. All you need to do is divide the weight by the Hp. That gives you a power to weight ratio. So for a Mustang 3200/225= 14.2Lbs per Hp The MX-3 2500/130=19.2Lbs per Hp Then ...

Well, here's the thing. the GT has 225HP and 290TQ, but it weighs around 3200lbs. The GS has 130HP and 115TQ. It weighs only 2500Lbs. Now, if you go by some people (I believe Vaughn has it on his website) and say that 100lbs of weight reduction frees up 1HP, then the GT should only lose 7HP to extra...

Originally posted by cre8v mx3: the "mr." part is because i'm a guy, and my name is ashley. i had WAY too many people thinking i was a girl :D You're not a girl? OMG!!! What's with all the love letters you've been sending me? Oh, and if you install a turbo onto your car you are creating r...

you guys HAVE to stop being a--holes to newbies. Me53, The price is going to be pretty close to the same with each setup depending on the products you use. Usually, the turbo will be cheaper because parts are easier to come by and easier to customize. The Turbo will be more efficient (meaning the ca...

Originally posted by curtklze: well at least you got the hard part ovre with, you have a turbo, now the easy part, . all you need now is , a turbo exhaust manifold from a B6-T, custome exhaust piping, custome intake piping, standalone ECU, upgraded fuel system, high performance clutch, boost contro...

Originally posted by cre8v mx3: he's purging his NAWWWWS. how can you do it? install a nitrous kit. :D C'mon Ash, he's gunna think that all you need is a N2O kit. D, You also need to get a nitrous purge valve ($99 I believe) and then you will have a button that will purge the nitrous lines. The rea...

My bad about the incorrect term. I knew what you meant, I just typed it incorrectly. Second, I have never seen a civic with carbon fiber door skins either. I'm just saying that using carbon fiber for aesthetics (in my opinion) is "rice". I try and substitute the word "civic" for ...

Originally posted by ltjrunner: so obviously, you can get a crappy turbo set up for 600 bucks with crap parts, or spend a litlle more, like 600-1000 more and get quality parts. i choose to get quality, and i choose new. So what designates it as a 'good' or 'crappy' part? The price? Where you obtain...

I only have 1 question about this project. WHY THE **** WOULD YOU WANT TO DO THIS? The word 'rice' comes to mind. I don't mean to knock it, but I hate it when people try and turn our car into a civic. If you're gunna do an aesthetic mod, do something worth while. Carbon fiber door panels is just sil...

Ok, let's break this down a little bit better ltjrunner. basic turbo set up- basic mid grade custom exhaust manifold-250-500 You can get them much cheaper off cars that share the same engine block yet come with a turbo (for 4 cyl) A K8 stock exhaust manifold will flow enough for a T3 turbo. and sinc...

Originally posted by Josh: i know i really need at least the bov and definatly need an A/F guadge. everything is expensive! Actually most people will tell you that the A/F gauges are rarely accurate enough to tun a car by. Basically they just tell you that you're running rich or lean. An EGT gauge ...

Originally posted by Mnemonic: yea ryan is my own personal thorn in my *** , we purposely try to piss each other off with our different ideas and it never works. well the kl-03 ecu will work but im sure your loosing some amount of hp and running a kl im with the curved neck you've lost even more hp...

Well man, 'alot' isn't really a good power goal to set. You should shoot for a certain number, then when you reach that, you can decide to go further, ot stay there. The CT-26 turbo is also the same charger on the Supra TT and the MR2 turbo. If you don't know what an A/R is then you are not really r...

Originally posted by jap-spec: How did you only spend $700 dollars. Thats really cheap. Can you write a list of all the part you use for your turbo setup? Turbo setups are NOT expensive until you get into the electronics. Most street tubo setups don't need some of the electronics that people put in...

Originally posted by Mnemonic: ...i think your mistake N dear friend First off, if your're going to argure with me, use proper grammar. ;) Second. When you put a certain engine in a car for the SOLE purpose of having a rare engine. And when you supercharge it, for the SOLE reason of being the only ...