skunk2 (intake manifold + throttle body)
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Re: skunk2 (intake manifold + throttle body)
when modding a car, you need to pick some goals:
1-Budget Goal - How much do you have to work with or plan on spending. This needs to include tax where applicable, parts, labor, and fluids, everything. This will limit how fast you go and how much power you will make.
2- Peak Power Goal - How much power/torque do you want to make? Do you just want to make 20more HP than stock? Do you want to be able to make at least 200.01 HP? This will need a fairly open budget. or at least one that is able to support the appropriate mods.
3 - Performance goal - how do you want it to perform? Do you want to be able to get on an auto X or road course and whoop ass? do you want to get on a drag strip and run 12s? Do you want to be able to drive this car daily for the next 2 years with no serious maintenance? This will potentially limit your peak power goal.
All of these factors come into place when doing a performance build or even just a couple mods to your car to increase performance. You cant just get trendy parts and expect to make 10hp from them. or "feel"
a power increase.
1-Budget Goal - How much do you have to work with or plan on spending. This needs to include tax where applicable, parts, labor, and fluids, everything. This will limit how fast you go and how much power you will make.
2- Peak Power Goal - How much power/torque do you want to make? Do you just want to make 20more HP than stock? Do you want to be able to make at least 200.01 HP? This will need a fairly open budget. or at least one that is able to support the appropriate mods.
3 - Performance goal - how do you want it to perform? Do you want to be able to get on an auto X or road course and whoop ass? do you want to get on a drag strip and run 12s? Do you want to be able to drive this car daily for the next 2 years with no serious maintenance? This will potentially limit your peak power goal.
All of these factors come into place when doing a performance build or even just a couple mods to your car to increase performance. You cant just get trendy parts and expect to make 10hp from them. or "feel"
a power increase.
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Re: skunk2 (intake manifold + throttle body)
^^^I have about 2.5k to spend for parts and all i want is ~190whp. Reliable so I dont have to spend much time for my car... what should i do first.... I have the whole Tanabe cat-back exhaust....
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Re: skunk2 (intake manifold + throttle body)
ps hondata
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Re: skunk2 (intake manifold + throttle body)
when modding a car, you need to pick some goals:
1-Budget Goal - How much do you have to work with or plan on spending. This needs to include tax where applicable, parts, labor, and fluids, everything. This will limit how fast you go and how much power you will make.
2- Peak Power Goal - How much power/torque do you want to make? Do you just want to make 20more HP than stock? Do you want to be able to make at least 200.01 HP? This will need a fairly open budget. or at least one that is able to support the appropriate mods.
3 - Performance goal - how do you want it to perform? Do you want to be able to get on an auto X or road course and whoop ass? do you want to get on a drag strip and run 12s? Do you want to be able to drive this car daily for the next 2 years with no serious maintenance? This will potentially limit your peak power goal.
All of these factors come into place when doing a performance build or even just a couple mods to your car to increase performance. You cant just get trendy parts and expect to make 10hp from them. or "feel"
a power increase.
1-Budget Goal - How much do you have to work with or plan on spending. This needs to include tax where applicable, parts, labor, and fluids, everything. This will limit how fast you go and how much power you will make.
2- Peak Power Goal - How much power/torque do you want to make? Do you just want to make 20more HP than stock? Do you want to be able to make at least 200.01 HP? This will need a fairly open budget. or at least one that is able to support the appropriate mods.
3 - Performance goal - how do you want it to perform? Do you want to be able to get on an auto X or road course and whoop ass? do you want to get on a drag strip and run 12s? Do you want to be able to drive this car daily for the next 2 years with no serious maintenance? This will potentially limit your peak power goal.
All of these factors come into place when doing a performance build or even just a couple mods to your car to increase performance. You cant just get trendy parts and expect to make 10hp from them. or "feel"
a power increase.
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Re: skunk2 (intake manifold + throttle body)
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