fto mivec VS silvia 2ltr turbo

marco · Post by **marco** » Thu Oct 02, 2003 1:49 am

Hay guys i need advice on how to take on this and
defeat this silvia. what mods should i do to defeat him, he
has only got air filter and 3inch from cat back?
any ideas??
Me no mods and triptronic mivec, what u think

GPXXX · Post by **GPXXX** » Thu Oct 02, 2003 8:27 am

From experience, S13 Silvias can get low-mid 6s for the 0-100 with the abovementioned mods, whereas tiptronic FTOs in stock trim will need more work due to less torque and front drive configuration. The only thing I can suggest is a 50-75hp NOS setup, but these are illegal for road use... other than that, it also depends on your budget - you can do almost anything to a car as long as there's plenty of money in your pocket.

For example:

2.5" full exhaust
headers / extractors
air filter
enlarged throttle bodies
largers cams
stronger clutch
lighter flywheel
semi-slick tyres
weightstripping
NOS (!)
turbo (!!)
engine conversion (!!!)

Jeff · Post by **Jeff** » Thu Oct 02, 2003 8:49 pm

The cheapest mod you can do for the best improvement is a POD fitler and an air intake pipe. The bend near the battery restrics the FTO markedly.
This will help a lot.
It still will not get you into the low 6`s but at least low 7`s or high 6`s.
Jeff

G1 · Post by G1 » Fri Oct 03, 2003 2:09 pm

Jeff wrote:The cheapest mod you can do for the best improvement is a POD fitler and an air intake pipe. The bend near the battery restrics the FTO markedly.
This will help a lot.
It still will not get you into the low 6`s but at least low 7`s or high 6`s.
Jeff

not for a tiptronic, definitely not under 7

hnm738 · Post by **hnm738** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 5:30 pm

u say air intake pipe?

where can i get one of these? to get more air flowing in? i got a itg pod already? what else can i do to it

thanks

D-TRAIN · Post by **D-TRAIN** » Sat Oct 04, 2003 12:13 am

If you have a GPX, you can get an air intake chamber from ARC (replaces the black plastic intake tubing).

If you have a GR, you might need to get one custom made for the MAF sensor.

If you've got a Pod filter, it might be a good idea to get some heat shielding. In addition, you can get a cold-air ram setup from the front bumper.

hnm738 · Post by **hnm738** » Sat Oct 04, 2003 12:38 am

ARC? what is that?

how much would it be for that pipe?

and what do you make heat shields out of?

thanks

i got the itg pod for 215$

was it a better idea to get that complete kit from UAS?

thanks

D-TRAIN · Post by **D-TRAIN** » Sat Oct 04, 2003 1:27 am

ARC is a Japanese tuning company: http://www.arcinter.co.jp/

The super chamber intake looks something like this:

FunkyProduct (UK) sells some generic intake piping as well:

http://www.funkyproduct.co.uk/item.php? ... eNumber=78

Stephen has got his cold air intake and shield setup from UAS. Doesn't hurt paying them a visit I guess.

d_stroy_r · Post by **d_stroy_r** » Sat Oct 04, 2003 2:58 am

i got a arc in-take chamber too. im just wondering how much power u get out of it?

The only difference is that mine has a heat shield around it (air filter).

GPXXX · Post by **GPXXX** » Sat Oct 04, 2003 8:27 am

ok i'm not a physics junkie but wouldn't a 'chamber' in the intake path compromise the vacuum-effect from the intake by lowering the pressure??

how is a 'power chamber' any better than a conventional intake pipe??

hmmm...actually, save the physics lecture - it looks very cool and that's good enough!

D-TRAIN · Post by **D-TRAIN** » Sat Oct 04, 2003 12:15 pm

OK, correct me if I'm wrong, but the vacuum (MAP) sensor for the GPX is located around the ISC right? This position is post intake pipe/chamber. So I don't think the sensor is measuring the volumetric pressure of the actual pipe/chamber.

I guess what ARC reckons the chamber will help is having excess air to be readily induced at the step of throttle.

I'm just having a stab in the dark here so don't take my word for it.

Maybe we should get Stephen to organise a chat session with a professional FTO tuner!!