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fto mivec VS silvia 2ltr turbo
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2003 1:49 am
by marco
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
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2003 8:27 am
by GPXXX
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 (!!!)
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2003 8:49 pm
by Jeff
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
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2003 2:09 pm
by G1
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
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2003 5:30 pm
by hnm738
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
Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2003 12:13 am
by D-TRAIN
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.
Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2003 12:38 am
by hnm738
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
Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2003 1:27 am
by D-TRAIN
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.
Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2003 2:58 am
by d_stroy_r
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).
Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2003 8:27 am
by GPXXX
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!
Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2003 12:15 pm
by D-TRAIN
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!!