What are these performance mods gonna do?

lotus197 · Jun 24th, 2003, 09:38 PM

-------I have many questions SO PLZ LISTEN UP--------

I have a 1992 nissan sentra xe 1.6 (auto transmission).

-------- (1)I have a cold air intake on order, what am I lookin at for hp gains, honestly( I want cold hard facts not bullcrap, tell me the truth). Next questions:

----------(2)They do not make a catback for my year so i have to go to a muffler shop to have one made. People are telling me that, the thinner the pipe is the more torque i will have & the wider the pipe the more top end. I WANT TO GO FOR TOP END,(for drag race time reasons) IS THAT CORRECT?what am I lookin at for hp gains, honestly

----------(3) I want to buy heeders for my car, but I dont want to pay an arm & a leg.I will spend no more than 200$. Pacesetter makes headers for $179 without chrome coating, (i dont need chrome). Will those do the trick, & what are the HP GAins Im lookin at??.

My engine is 110hp stock. With all three of these items what can I accomplish........................................ .................................................. ..ThANKS FOR YOUR TIME GUYS.

the don 1600 · Jun 24th, 2003, 10:04 PM

the cold air intake. i dont know for sure cause i dont have one. but ive been told it just helps with top end. supposly it gives 2 to 5 more hp. but im not sure.

the exhaust. u should try to go for a 2 inch mandrel bend cat back exhaust. if u cant get the mandrel u should go for a 2.25 thats what i did. and it helped all around. with low end and high end gains.

my headers i got used for 100. i got the hot shots gen 1. they helped with low end gains. ive been told pacesetter is best bang for ur buck. but if u find a used one on the forum or anywhere else. take it.

with all this stuff i have on my car i know that i take off on none turbo ser-s thru first and half way thru second. after that they take off on me.i took off on a stock ser that had just rims and i had him all the way till he shifted to third

Katana200sx · Jun 24th, 2003, 10:19 PM

check out sentra.net or the search button to find all your answers. i would answer but there are threads in great detail about your questions

OmegaManEX · Jun 24th, 2003, 10:57 PM

^^ what he said ^^
plus this place ::
http://www.nissanperformancemag.com/...oject200sx.php
^ its the same engine just a different body , and a +5hp engine.

CAI : expect 2-5 wheel hp

exhaust : because its a 1.6L 2in is the optimal size , any bigger you lose bottom end. The only reason for bigger than 2in on the GA16 is for turbo applications.

header : expect a 4-10 whp gain , and you wanna go with hotshot if you got the money, remember you get what you pay for , and from most peoples experiences pacesetter is cheap on quality with satisfactory performance , but some say its good.

with just these mods , you can probably expect between the area of 90-100 wheel hp , because you're starting out with 85whp with the automatic GA16DE

psuLemon · Jun 25th, 2003, 10:29 AM

intake: hotshot will give you 2-5 hp

exhaust: go 2" mandrel bend tube with magnaflow muffler for a deep sound

header: hotshot would be your best bang for you dollar, i have an obx on right now and it gives a nice deep tone and prolly adds around 6hp but i just bought a hotshots so if you are looking for a used header i will sell mine for like 100...