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Most Cost effective way of wringing a few more pony's out
stantman67 - 7/7/11 at 03:52 PM

Looking for a few more HP out of teh 2.0 zetec, currently standard on twin 45's. Westfield exhaust manifold, Wunoff 6" silencer. Rolling road set up done, so what is next and at what cost?

James - 7/7/11 at 03:57 PM

Most cost effective?

Here's a free one... go on a diet!




Cheers,
James

phoenix70 - 7/7/11 at 03:59 PM

NOS !!!

blakep82 - 7/7/11 at 04:03 PM

this might sound weird, but what do you wannt to actually achieve?

fast lap times on track days? fit some better brake pads, let you brake later and go faster to a corner for longer

better acceleration/top speed? smaller/bigger diameter wheels

higher output on a rolling road, then you have to really look at the engine, but what does a higher figure actually achieve?

loggyboy - 7/7/11 at 04:13 PM

quote:
Originally posted by phoenix70
NOS !!!


Apart from the basics (well serviced engine, good plugs, leads etc) and the non HP related items (such as tyre pressures, suspension geometry etc) that will make a car 'faster'.
The above mentioned Nitrous is £for£ the best way to add power.
The other bonus of NO2 thats often overlooked is the fact you can retain a fairly standard engine that gives reasonable MPG etc so when your skint you just dont use or dont refill the bottle.

hughpinder - 7/7/11 at 04:28 PM

What sort of power is it making at the moment? Twin 45s should allow up to about 200bhp. If you're going much above that on a zetec, I believe you need to spend out on ARP bolts, forged rods/pistons etc, so if you haven't already it could get quite expensive.
Assuming thats ok NOS or turbo I guess

Regards
Hugh

chrsgrain - 7/7/11 at 07:58 PM

A driving course to make better use of what you've already got!

Chris