hyouriittai
Sleepy Samurai
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- '94 Infiniti G20
Hey guys. I've been doing alot of searches and reading throughout the forums. I checked out similar theads to the one I'm starting here, but alot of the folks are really interested in drag racing. I find that interesting, especially what some of the 2.0 proteges are capable of with alot of patience and hard work, but i'm not sure if I'll ever be going that route.
With that said, I still do want to do some modifications to my car. I've been writing down parts and prices and trying to feel my way through this. Part of it is that I'd like to start doing my own work on my car - my new MP5 is kind of my fresh slate, after driving my '86 Maxima to the ground in high school.
In short, I want a car I can call "mine."
I'm not all that familiar with engine work, other than the simple maintenance things: plugs, air filter, I've changed the distributor cap on my Maxima, oil change, etc. But I am technically inclined and willing to learn.
So here's my goal: 120-140 whp, naturally aspirated. I've seen some people say that this is unrealstic, but I've also seen some people go above and beyond this, NA.
My understanding is that, no matter what mods I install, this is going to require some fine tuning. So: considering that I will be doing mostly street driving, but want a kick in the ass that 103whp can't offer, what would be the most practical EMS to look into? MPI, Microtech, Link, MegaSquirt, Haltech?
Another question is, are there any short headers out there that'll give me some reasonable gains (read: worth the money), but help me keep the "cat?"
I'm mostly worried about getting slapped for illegal modifications. Ideally, I'd want to find a 4-2-1 header, but I'm not sure what the pains are as far as emissions testing goes.
Lastly, I don't see a whole lot of people talking about putting an LSD in their cars, especially not NA. Is it just unnecessary? I thought that, maybe once all the mods were in and tuned, the LSD would help top it off. Of course, I'm comletely ignorant when it comes to cars, so I could be off my rocker.
That's "all" I guess. Sorry about the huge post.
With that said, I still do want to do some modifications to my car. I've been writing down parts and prices and trying to feel my way through this. Part of it is that I'd like to start doing my own work on my car - my new MP5 is kind of my fresh slate, after driving my '86 Maxima to the ground in high school.
In short, I want a car I can call "mine."
I'm not all that familiar with engine work, other than the simple maintenance things: plugs, air filter, I've changed the distributor cap on my Maxima, oil change, etc. But I am technically inclined and willing to learn.
So here's my goal: 120-140 whp, naturally aspirated. I've seen some people say that this is unrealstic, but I've also seen some people go above and beyond this, NA.
My understanding is that, no matter what mods I install, this is going to require some fine tuning. So: considering that I will be doing mostly street driving, but want a kick in the ass that 103whp can't offer, what would be the most practical EMS to look into? MPI, Microtech, Link, MegaSquirt, Haltech?
Another question is, are there any short headers out there that'll give me some reasonable gains (read: worth the money), but help me keep the "cat?"
I'm mostly worried about getting slapped for illegal modifications. Ideally, I'd want to find a 4-2-1 header, but I'm not sure what the pains are as far as emissions testing goes.
Lastly, I don't see a whole lot of people talking about putting an LSD in their cars, especially not NA. Is it just unnecessary? I thought that, maybe once all the mods were in and tuned, the LSD would help top it off. Of course, I'm comletely ignorant when it comes to cars, so I could be off my rocker.
That's "all" I guess. Sorry about the huge post.