minor upgrades...

[anjin1982]

im looking for alil more pick-up...i was thinking wires and plugs(not happy wit what i got)the ones on corksport any good for a sohc?if not where the best place to get'em?

[tk1138]

Wires and plugs are good but you're probably not going to see noticable gains unless the ones you've got are really bad.<p>Have you switched to synthetic oil? You can also use a larger oil filter such as for a Hyundia Elantra. For Mobil oil filters: M1-104.<p>Have you considered the TB coolant bypass? I don't think anyones got phenolic spacers on the l4 bengines, but it might be worth looking into.

[992mmx3]

yeah, switch to synthetics, you really notice the difference, 1st time I ever spun tires in the mx was the 1st time I put in the mobile 1.

[anjin1982]

it makes that much diff.?and y the bigger filter?how does that help?

[anjin1982]

opps sorry i heard on here that the tb bypass makes it idle ruf

[992mmx3]

Oil was the 2nd best mod i did as far as performance gains goes, its weird how often oil is overlooked, you won't really feel any gains from the wires and plugs, but it does help a little, i think the stock wires are 7mm, i had 7's when i bought it, so i'm guessing they were stock, not a bad size, i have 8mm ones on there now and they are from msd, i had to splice the tips on there myself, but should be available at your local autoshop.

[whinypunk]

what type of oil guys.

[OsoSlo z28]

lucas, redline, royal purple, castrol, mobile 1....

[EBUCKS]

Are you guys for real? I really didn't know that synthetic oil would give me better gains. Maybe longer lasting enginge. It must be negligible. I've got 175k miles and have been using sythetic Mobil 1 for the last 125k. I guess I just never noticed it. BTW, car runs great!
Yeah, I concur; do that thingy with the oil. <p>one

[tk1138]

The advantages of a larger oil filter are better flow and higher filter cappacity. The larger surface area is really the important thing; It lets more oil through, and traps more dirt because the velocity per area is lower.

[msbmx3]

so an oil filter for a hyundai elantra fits on without a problem? Doesnt strip the threads on oil pump?<p>If this is true this might be my weekend project

[ProtegeSTS]

If you can find it, Schafers is some GOOD stuff.

[tk1138]

<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by msbmx3:
so an oil filter for a hyundai elantra fits on without a problem? Doesnt strip the threads on oil pump?<p>If this is true this might be my weekend project<hr></blockquote><p>Yes it fits without problem. I measured the gasket flange & there's a LARGE tolerance, the size & pitch of the threads are the same as well (Fram web site lists size specifications, you just have to tell it the car type, DON'T use Fram filters though).

[projectmx]

what year and engine elantra? and where on frams website are the specs? i couldn't find it

[projectmx]

hey if anyone wants to know i tried the 93 ford festiva oil filter mitmaks showed me some posts in the v6 forum by groharlem where he said it fit the I4 and it is a perfect fit... the mobil filter is m-104 i believe