There is this kid in my town who has a 02 WRX, he thinks he is hot shit cause he is 17 and has a decently fast car. He also signed away the next 7-10 years of his life to it. He thinks that if he puts in a new exhaust and an intake that he will be running 12's. He is always running his mouth about how he is going to win "Best Car" at our school next year (senior year). I doubt he will because no one likes his pompus ass.
So anyways, i wanna know, what can I do to my 86 Hardbody pickup to shut this kid up?
I already wanna lower it. Which is the best route? Spindles, bags, etc.... Also need to know brands, links, whatever you got, etc....
I wanna do something serious to the engine. Its a Z24 2.4l 4 cyl (the stupid 8 plug one) with 105k on it. I am thinking supercharging it because there is a supercharging shop right in town like 5 minutes from my house. Im gonna stop by there tomarrow and see what they say. But from what i hear a turbo will result in much more power. Is this true? If so, what turbo should i consider, exhaust, intake, plugs?
Traction will be an issue too. Right now it has the stock 6 bolt rear, open diff. 5 speed manual btw. Are there any nice wide, low pro' tires i can get? A friend of mine has an S10 with Corvette rims and tires on it he says he loves it, im gonna have to see how he did that. Should i consider an LSD? If so what brand etc.. you know the deal.
Thats all i got at the moment, its late. I will post more as the thoughts come in. Thanks in advance for any replies.
I dont even know if i have one. My engine has a carb. I dunno much about fuel management. But it seems to be a popular discussion around here. Just a thought.
Is it RWD? Personally, I don't know much about 86 Nissan Pickups, but I have seen an SR20 put into a Nissan Pickup, however I don't remember the year. You might consider that possibility simply for "trick status." I think knowledge on that engine, or carbed engines in general, is pretty sparse on this board, although I could be wrong. With small mods, the Subie will run 13's(i,e,bc), although I doubt it can hit 12's without upgrading the turbo (only 4 cyl I've ever seen do it is a 1st gen DSM, if he tries to push the turbo too much more, it'll be blowing hot air due to its already pretty high boost of 14.x psi.)13's for a's truck would be a feat, only closely equaled by the GMC Cyclone/Typhoon,Ford Lighting & some seriously modded trucks, and the added weight doesn't help. That's about all the info I can give you
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I think you are fighting a losing battle. The WRX doesn't fuck around, it will kill you from a start w/ its AWD and even from a roll it will probably take you. With just minor tweaking you can get some serious boost out of the stock engine (15psi is not uncommon).
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