How can i get more power?

[Reptile]

Actually how can I get me 89 #G LX to have 150+ HP with out NOS or Turbo and still be relatively street and emissions legal? What parts can i buy and where?

[Sean]

ok first off we need to know whats yr bidget ??? then i assume you plan on doing the standard stuff like head porting camshaft throttle body, bigger injectors and a hopefully by the time you have the cash a reprogammed rom for yr ecu. but seeing as you have a vcarb a weber might be in order.

[pric]

Weber carb with some sort of ram air like A20A1 has/header/exhaust/regrind cam/MSD/coil/p&p/lightened flywheel/forged pistons and up comp ratio.

[My 89 Accord Lxi]

headers,bigger pipeing,cold air intake,spark plugs,sprak plug wires, or u can just get the miracle b16 engine stock it has 160 hp

[Reptile]

No no i dont want a different engine but thanks all the same guys. I only want this car to have 150-160 HP. No more. I'm wanting to fix it up to be the ultimate daily driver. But there is the little matter of wanting to make a lot of Mustangs look bad as well. I had already planed on a Kalminari body kit, and Cold Air intake. Can you guys perhaps hlp me by giveing me more info along those lines?

[Sean]

without a cam and a weber carb forget about it. oh yeah header and a good catback to.

[Reptile]

Ok next question, how much is this going to cost and which brand should i get. I'm looking for all of those mods too, not just one or 2. Thank you.

[A20A1]

YK86 got the Tri-Flow Cam regrind from COLT CAMS

and a few of us including me have got the weber conversion.

If you get the Kit it make the installation a whole lot eaiser... if you have and automatic then you need to make a small custom bracket for the TV (Throttle Value) cable.

[Reptile]

Thank you very much anyone else have any tips or info they can give me. Again thank you.

[Sean]

yeah a good port and plish on the head.

[smufguy]

besides actually gettign all those 150 poines on your wheels in a non rebuilt carb car with a 9:1 ratio is pretty good a long shot. i dont knwo where u live, but with a carb in a colder region, well u just cant make enough power. u need warm warm air for that. besides, some of the ppl in here like me, are doing a efi conversion which is a heck of a lot of work and gives u at least 10 horses up front. then u can get higher psi injectors, fuel pump and fuel regulator. u can also get in a CAI. the main reason i am getting a conversion now is cause i cant afford stuff with a carb. u can get a bone stock efi car of your choice 3g for under 300 bucks either from a wrecker or from a federal aution. either way u go, doing a mod like anything serious makes u wiser and more knowledgeable about this fancy lil 3g. good luck and have fun.

[Reptile]

Actually I live in DeSoto Mo. It's about an hours ride south of St. Louis. Can you guys give me more info one this as well, imp really interested in that efi conversion. Can you guys give me a few websites you recommend to get the parts from.

[1988starter]

look in the how too section it will tell you all about it.

[tyne89]

how do you think 150-160hp is going to give you the ability to make mustangs look bad? maybe a lx but not a gt or cobra

[1988starter]

Easy believe it or not untill recently non V8 mustangs have been rather weak having only 96-105 horse for their I4 engine and 150 for their V6 infact 1998 was the last year their V6 had 150 then it changed to about 200 also th non gt V8 mustang till 1999 had only 215. Don't believe me check out www.carpoint.com and look it up your self.

[Reptile]

Uhhh dude, my old LX-i had 110 hp and it never lost to a mustang. 150-160hp and they wouldn't even have a prayer.

[Honda88LXiBoy]

does anyone know where to get cams for our cars and how much they cost...also how much good does porting the throttle body do?

[1988starter]

A cam can be reground from colt cams crower cams or open loop moter sports price varies depending on desigh about 150 talk to yk86 for colt and justanothermike for open loop.

[Reptile]

A20's site i think has a link for that kind of stuff.

[Reptile]

ok guys i'm looking at all kinds or sites to hlp me reach my goals. I wouldnt have any of this info if it wasnt for you guys so simply put, THANK YOU!!! Also after i have made a few desisions and and compilted a little more info i'm going to make a list of websites that have good parts for our cars. If you have anything you can add to that plz post it here and once i get a post from you guys i'm going to start compileing it and then i'll put it here on this topic ok. I want to make it as easy as possible for my other 3Geezers to find this info if they need it. In short in another week or 2 this topic (or one like it) will become a giant list of usefull links. Thanks again for all your hlp.:)