So you bought some new stuff huh? how is it? was it worth the money spent? was the install difficult? do you like it? you get the idea right?
for an example here are a few of mine
all of the following is from my own experiences with a nissan SR20DET
GREDDY E-MANAGE-
awsome for the price. you are only paying about 300-350 out the door. maybe a little more with the plug and play harness. it gives the ability to support a z32 maf and anything up to 555cc injectors along with two additional injectors. tuning takes a little getting used to (as all self tuning does) but is for the most part pretty self explanitory... as long as you get the english language version (I bought mine in the wrong country). WARNING: this product will only support minimal tuning. i managed to get about 450rwhp but that was pushing the envelope a bit.
GREDDY TD-06 20G L2 TURBINE-
being that it is the only aftermarket turbine i still have working, this will be short. the turbine itself is awsome. it will support a whole lot of power. it was boosting 1.5kg (roughly 21psi?) when it dyno'd out to 450rwhp. when i broke my waist gate i saw the boost, very quickly, shoot past the 2.2 spot before my boost guage pegged out. i reccomend this turbine to any sr20 head out there. it was designed for the sr20det and spools quickly and for me had full daily drive boost by 2500rpm which was .9-1.0kg(about 14psi??). the only draw back to this turbine is how freaking hard it is to find a manifold and downpipe for it. if you find them used you will usually be paying about 400US. i recommend buying it with a kit which will usually cost about 2000US. and perfect for drifters.
POWER ENTERPRIZES PE-1420 TURBINE
another awsome turbine for sr20heads. it will spool faster and give more reliable and non spiking boost but will still bolt right onto a stock sr20det manifold downpipe and use stock piping for the intercooler. i recommend this for anybody as well. you can purchase them new for about 1500US. an awsome price for the merchandise, as well as perfect for drifting.
HKS 32-40 TURBINE-
this is a great turbine for drag racing although it will spool fine for drifters. it will give awsome boost and support a whole lot of power. but i do not recommend it for a stock set up. it will be a little slow to spool but some good cams could take care of it for the most part. a little bit of a draw back is just the fact that it will cost a little bit more, (it's hks) one of the cool things is that it has a "potato shroud" as i heard it called. it looks like a ring shaped cut around the intake hole for the compressor housing allowing more air to be sucked in from the vacuum created by the compressor wheel and then pushed down the throat of the motor.mmmm yummy. all in all it's a good turbine.
HPI 2 CORE FRONT MOUNT INERCOOLER-
pretty much a standard front mount. i can't really tell you how much of a big difference it made for me because i put it on at the same time as a turbine kit and computer. but it is always a good idea for any turbo car. as far as instalation goes it was pretty easy and minor cutting was needed. the kit new is about 800US. a little pricey but still competitive to the other i/c's on the market. i give it a thumbs up.
there will be plenty more to come but my hands are a little tired.
give it a shot it's kinda fun.
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TEIN HE DAMPERS (S13)
-been on the car for a few months now and i love them... a little on the stiff side for the daily grind when coupled with a not so cushy racing seat, but personally it's better than just bareable. i drive with both ends about 10 clicks out for daily driving, and run them at 5 front 3 rear (clicks out) for drifting and they have improved the overall control i have while sliding. my old world sports were a little soft spring wise to cope with big angles and i'd get some body lean, but not so with the TEIN's.
APEXI WORLD SPORTS DAMPERS (S13)
-crap crap crap crap crap crap.... crap. they were great for daily driving and allowed me to get the car relatively low. BUT, the front right one snapped off at the top of the shock body and the front left one was cracked and ready to shear in the same exact spot. horrible engineering issue from APEXI and absolutely no support from them after the fact
. they claimed incorrect installation even though they'd been on the car about a year and i even had the direcitons translated to english by a friend to make sure they were correct. if they hadn't broken i'd say good bang for the buck, but now i say buyer beware, they are a danger to you and your car!
APEXI POWER FC and COMMANDER
-great lower cost plug and play standalone system for the 240sx w/SR20DET. super easy to install and get the car started, as easy as replacing the stock ECU with the FC unit, running the wire for the commander, and plugging in a few values such as what type of air flow meter i was running and an injector correction factor for the upsized injectors. fired right up and drove fine under normal conditions, no drama at all. basemaps were spot on, a bit on the rich side but a good SAFE basemap to drive around with which is good for me. tuning is pretty simple after you get used to the non-PC interface of the commander unit. @14psi with some basic tuning from the basemaps i pulled out an extra 25rwhp and equal amount of torque. for the price it couldn't be beat, picked mine up on ebay for about $725 for the set with shipping
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-been on the car for a few months now and i love them... a little on the stiff side for the daily grind when coupled with a not so cushy racing seat, but personally it's better than just bareable. i drive with both ends about 10 clicks out for daily driving, and run them at 5 front 3 rear (clicks out) for drifting and they have improved the overall control i have while sliding. my old world sports were a little soft spring wise to cope with big angles and i'd get some body lean, but not so with the TEIN's.
APEXI WORLD SPORTS DAMPERS (S13)
-crap crap crap crap crap crap.... crap. they were great for daily driving and allowed me to get the car relatively low. BUT, the front right one snapped off at the top of the shock body and the front left one was cracked and ready to shear in the same exact spot. horrible engineering issue from APEXI and absolutely no support from them after the fact
. they claimed incorrect installation even though they'd been on the car about a year and i even had the direcitons translated to english by a friend to make sure they were correct. if they hadn't broken i'd say good bang for the buck, but now i say buyer beware, they are a danger to you and your car!APEXI POWER FC and COMMANDER
-great lower cost plug and play standalone system for the 240sx w/SR20DET. super easy to install and get the car started, as easy as replacing the stock ECU with the FC unit, running the wire for the commander, and plugging in a few values such as what type of air flow meter i was running and an injector correction factor for the upsized injectors. fired right up and drove fine under normal conditions, no drama at all. basemaps were spot on, a bit on the rich side but a good SAFE basemap to drive around with which is good for me. tuning is pretty simple after you get used to the non-PC interface of the commander unit. @14psi with some basic tuning from the basemaps i pulled out an extra 25rwhp and equal amount of torque. for the price it couldn't be beat, picked mine up on ebay for about $725 for the set with shipping
.Hawk HP Track Pads
These have been installed on my RX-7 for over 8 months. They're just now needing replacment and I've put almost 30,000 miles on them including 5 trips to Deal's Gap. These pads rock, although they tend to be hard on rotors. With the chalkboard paint I haven't had any problems, but I have heard other people complain about metal shavings chewing up their paint around the wheel wells. They tend to put out a good bit of dust when beat on, but are also very livable for street use. They do make slightly more noise than other pads durring street driving though.
Wilwood Clutch Slave
Totally unimpressed. Not that great of a design, and the seals started to leak after less than 1000 miles. I ended up having to eat the lost and got a CNC slave instead. Not to mention I contacted Wilwood about possible sponsorship deals and they basically told me to piss off, they don't sponsor racers.
MOMO Club Racer seats
For the retail price of under $300, these seats absolutly are awsome. The key is getting the angle correct. In my Prelude they were super comfortable, however the RX-7 they are too upright, and kind of a pain. The upside is a rediculous amount of support, and you can literally run a track day without a seat belt, and not more. There's nothing in the world like owning a proper race bucket. Downsides are confort on long trips and the ability to use the back seat. A pillow goes a long was, as do frequent stops. Two of these babies will turn your 2 door into a 2 seater too. Unless you have a 4 door, you're choices are a 6x6" opening in the middle, or a 3x40" slot on the sides to sqeaze through.
These have been installed on my RX-7 for over 8 months. They're just now needing replacment and I've put almost 30,000 miles on them including 5 trips to Deal's Gap. These pads rock, although they tend to be hard on rotors. With the chalkboard paint I haven't had any problems, but I have heard other people complain about metal shavings chewing up their paint around the wheel wells. They tend to put out a good bit of dust when beat on, but are also very livable for street use. They do make slightly more noise than other pads durring street driving though.
Wilwood Clutch Slave
Totally unimpressed. Not that great of a design, and the seals started to leak after less than 1000 miles. I ended up having to eat the lost and got a CNC slave instead. Not to mention I contacted Wilwood about possible sponsorship deals and they basically told me to piss off, they don't sponsor racers.
MOMO Club Racer seats
For the retail price of under $300, these seats absolutly are awsome. The key is getting the angle correct. In my Prelude they were super comfortable, however the RX-7 they are too upright, and kind of a pain. The upside is a rediculous amount of support, and you can literally run a track day without a seat belt, and not more. There's nothing in the world like owning a proper race bucket. Downsides are confort on long trips and the ability to use the back seat. A pillow goes a long was, as do frequent stops. Two of these babies will turn your 2 door into a 2 seater too. Unless you have a 4 door, you're choices are a 6x6" opening in the middle, or a 3x40" slot on the sides to sqeaze through.
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tireflys, in ultra green
i bought 2 of these off andy yesterday right before i dyno'd and i'm quite pleased with the results. i was able to make 257hp to the ground which is 37 more than my last dyno run over the summer, when i wasn't running tireflys. i also got another pair for $7 yesterday after the dyno day and figure i'll be close to 300hp now. i'll post results after this weekend when i make it back to batlground.
oh yea, i was also running 3 more psi of boost, a new tubular manifold, new turbo extension/downpipe, no cat, a new apex'i N1 exhuast, and it was like 50 degrees colder. i still think the tireflys got me the extra power though.
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