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Old 05-18-06, 06:42 PM
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I need some major help on my SC.....what are some common horsepower gains that i could do to it besides turbo?
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big help!!
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well i mean whats a good website i could go to for parts....im never really able to find that much
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Lets start with what kind of SC you have 300 or 400
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Well...if you have a 300 I would just suggest getting either headers or cat-back exhaust, make yourself a bfi, buy a SAFC-II, and get it dynotuned. There really isnt much you can do to push out more power from the motor without a turbo. I guess you could go with new cams and cam gears but unless you want to rebuild the engine then I would just say go TURBO.
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Originally Posted by doggydogsc
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Not to be a hardass about this but you have six posts and just showed up here. Go read some posts. Spend a month reading threads that have been posted here and on http://www.intellexual.net/faq.html

Can you imagine if everyone newb posted this question everytime a member joined.

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Originally Posted by doggydogsc
I need some major help on my SC.....what are some common horsepower gains that i could do to it besides turbo?

TURBO
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You could build the motor there was a guy on SF that built a NA with decent numbers but in the end turbo is cheaper.
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Bolt ons will not give you any impressive gains over stock. You will gain power from things like intake and exhaust. The only way to get really noticable power is to add some type of FI setup. Building the motor is another option. But it is probably cheaper to go with FI.
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Originally Posted by doggydogsc
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So we should spend 10 minutes writing out the answer for you, but you won't spend 10 minutes searching for probably the most requested information on the SC forums

SEARCH.

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well thanks to some of you.....but umm ive been having my sc300 for about 8 months now and it just doesnt seem like i have a big variety of parts to choose from....like say i wanted catback exhaust, how many places acually offer it.....if i wanted to get headers....how many places acually offer it? i am a newb to the site but not to my car.....sooo umm i was just trying to get some help

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Change out entire exhaust, install a BFI intake, and install and fine tune an ECU Piggy back.....that about covers everything besides AFI (turbo,nos, supercharger) You can also change your cams and or differential gearing...but that is getting serious...Only one other way to call upon a good amount of power and that would be (NITROUS)...
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If you honestly looked around for about a day, the answers you are looking for will stand out from the rest of the posts.

You will NOT get a clear answer.

Answer = Read, Search, and Read some more to find out more.
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