Basic Horsepower Upgrades
I'm a rookie mazda owner.
I'd like to know if anyone has suggestions about how to increase the horsepower via minor/inexpensive changes, such as exhaust or air filters? I'm not looking to make my car a racer, just a little bit more balls, without sacrificing reliability. Any specific part names/numbers and/or vendors would be appreicated. thanks in adavance |
On 2005-10-07, ritchiekidd > wrote:
> I'd like to know if anyone has suggestions about how to > increase the horsepower via minor/inexpensive changes, such as > exhaust or air filters? Forced air intake. A supercharger is easier to bolt-on than a turbo, but offers less boost potential. Or you can tape cow magnets to the fuel line and add one of those tornado thingys. Of course it's entirely a placebo effect, but you get what you pay for. ;) > I'm not looking to make my car a racer, just a little bit more > balls, without sacrificing reliability. Why do people think that the engineers at Mazda would miss minor/inexpensive changes that increased HP without sacrificing reliability??? There are entire teams of engineers that work on that stuff 6 days a week. Yet somehow, soembody thinks they can spend $20 and 20 minutes and do something that will provide a real increase in HP. If you want more power, a super/turbo charger is the only real answer. -- Grant Edwards grante Yow! Are you guys lined up at for the METHADONE PROGRAM visi.com or FOOD STAMPS?? |
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"ritchiekidd" > wrote: > I'd like to know if anyone has suggestions about how to increase the > horsepower via minor/inexpensive changes, such as exhaust or air > filters? Except for advancing the timing to 14BTDC (1990-97 cars only), there are no inexpensive mods that make a noticeable difference. A $400 catback might give you 3-5 hp, and a header up to 10 hp depending on the year of your Miata. None of the intakes is worth fooling with, except the Randall cowl intake will reduce the normal loss of power in hot weather. If you have a 1.6, the GReddy turbo kit should add ~35 hp for $1300; for later cars the bottom rung is the JR supercharger, about the same power for around $3000. Past that, you'll need to upgrade the clutch and start spending real money. If you wanted a drag racer, you should have bought a Mustang. Instead of wasting money under the hood, go with the Miata's strengths by improving the suspension. Tires, shocks, swaybars, and alignment will make a difference you can use every mile you drive. --- Lanny Chambers '94C, St. Louis http://www.hummingbirds.net/alignment.html |
Hey Grant - No need to be a dick about it. . .
Why do people think that the engineers at Mazda would miss minor/inexpensive changes that increased HP without sacrificing reliability??? There are entire teams of engineers that work on that stuff 6 days a week. Yet somehow, soembody thinks they can spend $20 and 20 minutes and do something that will provide a real increase in HP. |
ritchiekidd wrote:
> Hey Grant - No need to be a dick about it. . . You only get to make one first impression. > > Why do people think that the engineers at Mazda would miss > minor/inexpensive changes that increased HP without sacrificing > reliability??? There are entire teams of engineers that work > on that stuff 6 days a week. Yet somehow, soembody thinks they > can spend $20 and 20 minutes and do something that will provide > a real increase in HP. > |
On 2005-10-07, ritchiekidd > wrote:
> Hey Grant - No need to be a dick about it. . . Sorry you thought I was being a dick. I've always thought your question was insulting to us engineers. > Why do people think that the engineers at Mazda would miss > minor/inexpensive changes that increased HP without sacrificing > reliability??? There are entire teams of engineers that work > on that stuff 6 days a week. Yet somehow, soembody thinks they > can spend $20 and 20 minutes and do something that will provide > a real increase in HP. Hey, it's an honest question. -- Grant Edwards grante Yow! Am I elected yet? at visi.com |
Lanny Chambers wrote:
> > If you wanted a drag racer, you should have bought a Mustang. Instead of > wasting money under the hood, go with the Miata's strengths by improving > the suspension. Tires, shocks, swaybars, and alignment will make a > difference you can use every mile you drive. > > --- > Lanny Chambers > '94C, St. Louis > http://www.hummingbirds.net/alignment.html Your statement about getting a Mustang instead of increasing a Miata's horsepower is idiotic at best. I am sure that the people at Flying Miata would disagree that turbos for miatas are a waste of money, or that a turbo is installed only to make the car a drag racer. It might be best to also not waste money under the car, say, on a FM dual exhaust system that is hooked up to an engine without forced induction. What a waste of *your* money since *I* do not like how that exhaust looks. My car has upgraded tires, shocks, sways, and alignment. Has adding a turbo ruined all of that? Pat |
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cables every 30k and the plugs every 15k... get genuine miata cables or look up comments of aftermartket cables in the garage section of miata.net. "ritchiekidd" > wrote in message oups.com... > I'm a rookie mazda owner. > I'd like to know if anyone has suggestions about how to increase the > horsepower via minor/inexpensive changes, such as exhaust or air > filters? > > I'm not looking to make my car a racer, just a little bit more balls, > without sacrificing reliability. > > Any specific part names/numbers and/or vendors would be appreicated. > > > > thanks in adavance > |
In article >, Grant Edwards > wrote:
>On 2005-10-07, ritchiekidd > wrote: > >> Hey Grant - No need to be a dick about it. . . > >Sorry you thought I was being a dick. I've always thought your >question was insulting to us engineers. > >> Why do people think that the engineers at Mazda would miss >> minor/inexpensive changes that increased HP without sacrificing >> reliability??? There are entire teams of engineers that work >> on that stuff 6 days a week. Yet somehow, soembody thinks they >> can spend $20 and 20 minutes and do something that will provide >> a real increase in HP. > >Hey, it's an honest question. I thought the original question, while an oft asked one, is totally legit and deserved a better response. But I'd agree the answer is other than forced induction, not much hp to be found for any reasonable $$. He's already received good advice. Now why might we engineers not have supplied that power right of the bat? I can think of a few reasons: emissions, longevity, economy, drivability tradeoffs. Or marketing (ie.e. why give a lot of hp in a base model when you can sell it for a lot more in an uplevel?). The latter wasn't the case with the Miata, but I would bet it has been done with many another car. |
On 2005-10-07, Dave > wrote:
> Now why might we engineers not have supplied that power right of the > bat? I can think of a few reasons: emissions, longevity, economy, > drivability tradeoffs. Or marketing (ie.e. why give a lot of hp in > a base model when you can sell it for a lot more in an uplevel?). > The latter wasn't the case with the Miata, but I would bet it has > been done with many another car. And possibly insurability. One of the reasons often cited for the low cost of Miata insurance is that the HP is below some particular value that separates "economy" cars from "sports" in the minds of the actuaries. -- Grant Edwards grante Yow! Darling, my ELBOW at is FLYING over FRANKFURT, visi.com Germany... |
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