horsepower increase

[WhiteGrandAmGT]

i got a 1999 ga gt.......anyone know of any cheap mods to increase my HP by about 50 hp?

[SpecialFX]

From my experience, there is no such thing as a cheap mod. There's mods that work, and there's cheap mods.

[MJE95GAGT]

To get 50 hp to the wheels, it wont be cheap. Heres the equation from least expensive to most expensive not including installation. CAI (170) + TB (230) + cat-back (300-600) + ported intake manifold (200-400)+ ported heads (600-1000) + headers with high flow cat (500- 800) Good luck :bigok:

[DIO]

Adding a tornado or spiralmax should give you about 100hp at the wheels :rofl2: Just kidding man. ASE chip and cat back exhaust and KN filter should be a little more than 500 but that's only at the most 30hp.

[Jason Lesbirel]

A Dry nitrous system will give you that kind of increase in one go - I think a good, reliable setup runs around 1000$......

Of course, should something go wrong....BOOM....

[sunrunner_pei]

I agree, a nitrous setup is about the only cheap way to gain 50 HP... And cheap is a relative term. 50 HP over stock is a lot to try and gain. An no HP comes cheap.

[Antalive[DM]]

I agree it takes some cash. So until you get it here is a word of advice don't wreck it in the mean time. Beacuse then you will realize you had the money all the time but it will be going into quater panels.

[Artic]

It takes some serious cash money for hp.The ideas above are all good ones.

[TA^Guy]

IMO, start with a nice tune up. Your gains from your modification will be greater when your motor is making power more efficantly.
Replace your plugs, plug wires, change you fluids, clean/change your air filter, fuel filter, clean you throttle body, and even get the fuel system cleaned.
Then start your mods. :)

[WhiteGrandAmGT]

ya i was pretty sure i would have to spend some cash to get a good gain in HP...oh well i get my dads 2001 nhra edition trans am in a yr:D :D :D

[MagusXIII]

Originally posted by Jason Lesbirel
A Dry nitrous system will give you that kind of increase in one go - I think a good, reliable setup runs around 1000$......

Of course, should something go wrong....BOOM....
Jason, wet kits like those from Nitrous Express are right around dry kits in terms of cost. And we all know they DO offer a greater safety margin than dry kits. Not to mention the ability to fine tune your air/fuel mixture by merely changing fuel jets to a tad bit larger/smaller size. I have ran a NX wet kit now for 2 years and have not had any problems. Every year when I pull the standard copper plugs, they look fine.

If a kit is installed properly and the driver uses good common sense, there is no reason an engine cannot live a long time under the bottle.


Don

[Red99GAGT]

Originally posted by MagusXIII
If a kit is installed properly and the driver uses good common sense, there is no reason an engine cannot live a long time under the bottle.

Don
But having that kind of power at your finger tip is pretty hard to resist. I know if i had it, the temptation to hit the boost would be a little overwhelming for me. The right driver with good common sense is definately a necessity.

[MagusXIII]

Originally posted by Red99GAGT
But having that kind of power at your finger tip is pretty hard to resist. I know if i had it, the temptation to hit the boost would be a little overwhelming for me. The right driver with good common sense is definately a necessity.
That is true. However, for me, there was one major mitigating factor in using nitrous excessively. And simply put...it was the cost of engine repair! Not wanting to put down a couple grand on engine repair kept me from squeezing too much.


Don