Hey everyone, I have an '02 Spec V, and am wondering what aftermarket parts are avalible for it. I am propably going to do most of my work right on the engine, so any internal/external mods you know of is great. I already have an AEM Intake, and Hotshot Headers along with HKS Exhaust. Thanks everyone.
i think thats all thats available at this time. i havent heard of anything else, except for the areaa 51 supercharger, which i dont think is in production yet
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I have been looking for that supercharger, but oh well. For right now, I think the best way to shoot for the 13's would be with a simple 50 shot. I have decided on putting a dry shot of NOS down in the CAI piping, which should get me real close to the 13's if not in there. I am going to be replacing the clutch, and putting in a short shifter as soon as I can find them as well. Hopefully I will be able to eliminate the cat and still run the O2's somehow, we'll see what happens, everything is going in within the next couple weeks. AEM goes in tuesday, NOS on saturday, and Headers arrive in the next 2 weeks. I cant wait to see how this thing runs!
i belive i saw somewhere that remving the cat on the ga16des gave onnly 1 horsepower gain. i dont think the spec vs qr25 is that bottled up to give you a huge gain by making your car pollute.
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Originally posted by Randman I am eliminating the cat, because that will give a big HP gain. When I need to smog it in 5 years I will put the cat back on.
That's old school thinking. Not true with todays free flowing cats. Plus on OBDII cars you need it to send the right signals to the ECU... You will get rid of the pre-cat when you install a header, but you need to relocate the O2 sensor behind the cat after the ("b") down pipe.
Big HP gains from removing the cat is a myth carried on from the early days when they did cause a big restriction. We have found Nissan factory cats to be pretty good. Just as good as many aftermarket cats.
I am eliminating the cat, because that will give a big HP gain. When I need to smog i
Don't forget...it's against the law. But then again so is street racing. The small gains (if any at all), really aren't worth the hassle of removing it.
The cat is on the car, tuned for the stock parts. I am not running the stock parts anymore, so the car will be tuned for the replacements. The cat is just restriction that I dont need to have, even if it is 1/10'th of a second, thats still more speed that I didnt have before. I am not worried about the car bieng illegal, I know a ton of people doing the same thing with no problems.
This is all wierd to me, I just sold a MR2 Spyder to get this car, on the SpyderChat forums, you could talk about aftermarket performance and not get harped on for it. I didnt buy this car because it had 4 doors and 5 seats to haul my family around in. I bought it because it has a 2.5 liter making 175 hp and 180 torque. In my opinion, that isnt bad power, but I bought it to make it more powerful. Sorry if one more car will be polluting the air, but that is gonna be worth it to me when I get thrown into my seat every time I hit the gas.
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The small gains (if any at all), really aren't worth the hassle of removing it.
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