Getting kind of frusturated and confused!!
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Getting kind of frusturated and confused!!
Hey guys I have a GS3 and just need more power. I am in high school and do not have much cash at all for FI. Maybe in the future but for sure not now. Are there any bolt on's to make this engine really jump? I know that GS3's are hard to squeaze power out of but what can I do that will make some noticable difference?
Thanks,
Elliott
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Elliott
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Originally Posted by tmf2004
Srt intake and 3.76 Lsd and torque converter.. and exhaust if you don't already have it.. i thought your car was modded already? Good luck.. 
Scratch off the 3.76LSD. It's only good for the GS4xx or with a 2jz-gte swap. Not the GS300
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Originally Posted by tmf2004
Srt intake and 3.76 Lsd and torque converter.. and exhaust if you don't already have it.. i thought your car was modded already? Good luck..
I know that the LSD is not a good idea on a GS3 but I thought that was the same with the TQ converter? Anyone have any idea?
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Originally Posted by bighitbike
I know that the LSD is not a good idea on a GS3 but I thought that was the same with the TQ converter? Anyone have any idea?
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Elliott
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Elliott
Originally Posted by bighitbike
Hey guys I have a GS3 and just need more power. I am in high school and do not have much cash at all for FI. Maybe in the future but for sure not now. Are there any bolt on's to make this engine really jump? I know that GS3's are hard to squeaze power out of but what can I do that will make some noticable difference?
Thanks,
Elliott
Thanks,
Elliott
To be honest, until you can afford boost I wouldn't waste the money on performance mods. Like Lexbox said - go with cosmetics.
No point buying an intake b/c you will have to remove it to boost. I don't know how a TC is on a GS300 - but I know on my 400 that I love it. Can be expensive though after you factor in labor and $100+ of tranny fluid - cuz u gotta get the Amsoil
Get youself a TTE lip or save up for some wheels
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Well, out of performance mods other than FI, I've done them all - SRT intake, Borla Exhaust, and PI Dragon TC, plus some suspension on my GS3. It's definitely not FI, but the car feels and moves much faster. At least now I don't have a problem beating cars like BMW 530, as was discussed in one of the posts of racing section here that stock GS3 can't beat.
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Originally Posted by tmf2004
Srt intake and 3.76 Lsd and torque converter.. and exhaust if you don't already have it.. i thought your car was modded already? Good luck..
A high stall torque converter should theortically help, but I believe the GS300 requires a different unit than the GS4. Not sure if it makes as big a difference on the GS3 as it does on the GS4.
I'd agree with most others here... concentrate on good maintenance of your car, detailing and keeping it clean and subtle improvements in looks. Until you get FI on a GS3 IMO you're wasting $$ with small incremental improvements that won't make much of a difference.
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Originally Posted by Dx3
Elliott,
To be honest, until you can afford boost I wouldn't waste the money on performance mods. Like Lexbox said - go with cosmetics.
No point buying an intake b/c you will have to remove it to boost. I don't know how a TC is on a GS300 - but I know on my 400 that I love it. Can be expensive though after you factor in labor and $100+ of tranny fluid - cuz u gotta get the Amsoil
To be honest, until you can afford boost I wouldn't waste the money on performance mods. Like Lexbox said - go with cosmetics.
No point buying an intake b/c you will have to remove it to boost. I don't know how a TC is on a GS300 - but I know on my 400 that I love it. Can be expensive though after you factor in labor and $100+ of tranny fluid - cuz u gotta get the Amsoil
Anyway, at that pricing, the TC is still not a "cheap" mod but is still way cheaper than FI. I agree with the other, though, that it is the GS3 is just not set up for modest gains. If you don't like the power, you can:
1. Live with it (since it is a no additional cost option
)2. Sell it and get a GS4
3. Go FI
Anything else will just disappoint.
Originally Posted by Neo
Also, if you can get it installed for $100 + fluids, that is a GREAT price.
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I said labor and $100+ of tranny fluid
Not labor of $100 That would be cheap huh!Jonny
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Let's see... your in high school and want to go faster?
This will just get you more speeding tickets and a suspended license. Ask me how I know this.
Also, driving a pimp car will get you the ladies more easily than driving a fast car. Just a thought.
This will just get you more speeding tickets and a suspended license. Ask me how I know this.
Also, driving a pimp car will get you the ladies more easily than driving a fast car. Just a thought.
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Originally Posted by chuckb
nobody recommended a $500 nitrous kit 
Seriously though, A GS3 could take 75hp kit ok, no?
Seriously though, A GS3 could take 75hp kit ok, no?
You're right. Zex makes very discent kit's compatible with GS3. It just costs another $500 to install it unless you can do it yourself.