airborne!

Sorry guys, bet you here this question all the time. I am the proud new owner of a 92 LX. I believe it is the DOHC, but since I have never seen the car, (my wife bought it, I am in Kuwait) I'm not 100% sure. Anyway, wondering if you could point me in the right direction for simple performance upgrades. It will be the daily driver and baby deliverer so no engine swaps or turbo kits, bolt on, or 2-3 day max for being out of action. Thanx!

elscotto80

HMMMMMMMMM. Get a K+N cone filter, or a dop in, get rid of all the resonce chambers in the intake, they only waste space. Bigger plug wires, a nice muffler. You could get some cams, goto corksport.com, they have a ton of stuff for the 1st gens. Welcome my friend, and I hope you get home safly from Kuwait if your over there for the war and what. Later buddy.

redfox

when you find the brands you want go search for the part on e-bay. i bought my muffler and some other small stuff for my car b4 i wrecked it for about 1/10th of the retail price...

my 100$ muffler i got for 10$ + 9.99$ shipping

e-bay kicks ***!

demoninvictus

Simple upgrades? cone filter and filter adapter.. the k&n drop in filter would work for the protege, but you'd get a better yield eliminating the stock air box. as far as the resonator in the intake.. it's not just a waste of space... removing it is without logic. search on this, you'll find out why. full exhaust system (car could be done in less than a day) .. ie full mandrel bent 2 inch or 2 1/4 inch piping, high flow cat, custom flex pipe and you can also pick up a pacesetter header while you're at it (can be found other places BESIDES corksport). there is currently a group buy posted here on the club for genie headers.. these are more recommended but are hard to come by.. might want to take advantage of that soon. only reason i encourage you NOT to go to corksport is their prices are a little higher than what you should be paying, they take a while to source parts..don't get me wrong, good company, but you can find PLENTY of other online dealers for protege parts. aside from that, if you're not doing the work yourself, cam shafts are going to run you 500 or more if you can't source regrinds..(which mike323 does for 250 for a set). then installation, new gasket, and if you decide to, cam gears, and it is recommended you dyno tune them a bit to squeeze all the power you can out of them. cam shafts with install could run as little as 500 to 600, as much as a grand (1000) depending on what shafts you're getting. as far as 'bolt on' performance, theres basic exhaust, intake, and cam shafts.. anything else performance wise, you're talking about gutting the engine practically. hope this helps
peace

airborne!

Helps alot. Planning on going slow for the most part. But it is nice to see what options are out there. Even the stock power on the LX is an upgrade from the Tempslow I was driving.

itzkcatz

Try www.corksport.com you can find plenty of suspension upgrades and bodykits if your not looking for speed,

Turpro

hey what forum does mike323 do the cams? i would like to get some done