Cheapest way to get more power from an NA engine?

[Rcubed]

you find me 10-15rwkw of improvement out of a 5me for $200-300 and ill buy you a case of beer.

hey is this offer open to all? i know i can work pretty hard spending someone else's $300 especially if there is a case of beer in it as well!

[lumpy]

This seems like an incredibly pointless exercise if you intend to do an engine conversion down the track.

Why spend a cent on the 5m-e if you're going to be tossing the boat anchor next year? Just chin-up and cop i sweet until you have the funds to make a significant difference! Although spending some coin on brakes/suspension at least will be usable come serious motor time.

I know of a 5m-e that pulled 280 rwkw and sounded like a very angry thing. But it wasn't NA and couldn't keep the head on the block for long!

[RObErT_RaTh]

you find me 10-15rwkw of improvement out of a 5me for $200-300 and ill buy you a case of beer.

That's a lot of effort for some beer but if I get another 10 I'll let you know (however unlikely it may seem)

Ed is on the money here, you'd be surprised how much of a difference basic maintenance can make on an old engine like this.

Hence why I had the service and dyno at the same time. Got new plugs, filters, etc.

If you've already got that sorted, spend your budget on a home-made CAI setup. That's about the only worthwhile modification you can do with such a low budget, and even then you won't see much of a gain.

Yup, what I said before this is what I will try and do and I can still keep the box when the new engine goes in (if I do it right).

Although spending some coin on brakes/suspension at least will be usable come serious motor time.

Exactly what I have already decided in another thread Getting koni yellows all round and custom front springs. Probably custom back further down aswell but at the moment we'll see how the kings go.

[clubagreenie]

Just get the exhaust and be happy that you've not only (possibly) created a high performance anchor but also made a positive financial contribution to your future conversion. All these other mods might glean a little out of the engine but at the and of the day the exhaust is something you wouldn't do yourself, but still has a relatively small labour cost (= best value for money a/market mod for 5m). A lot of these other mods involve your own time, this could be better spent stripping sound deadening (lower weight increase performance, v little cost) or on other research into your planned conversion.

Trying to get performance out of a 5m is like a glacier, 2 steps forward, 3 steps back.

As for UZ into 61, sure it fits? Something jugs my memory about width fouling issues.

[RObErT_RaTh]

A lot of these other mods involve your own time

I like spending time on my car trying to learn more about it. It's all I've got.

As for UZ into 61, sure it fits? Something jugs my memory about width fouling issues.

It has to fit because I've seen it done

[Hydra]

As for UZ into 61, sure it fits? Something jugs my memory about width fouling issues.

*awaits cruzida's input*

[Billzilla]

Perhaps the cheapest way to get mre power out of it is to take it to a US-made wheel dyno.
They always make more power than an Aussie one.

[JustCallMeOrlando]

*awaits cruzida's input*

I'm not CrUZ, but yes it fits. Tis the same as UZZIO.

[RONA]

I'm not CrUZ, but yes it fits. Tis the same as UZZIO.

not to mention his overnight test conversion on the old forums into the MA61