1st Gen Protege/323/GLC General/Maintenance Discussion for 1990-1994 Models (BG Chassis) and 1981-1989 GLC/323 Models (BD and BF chassis)

Need more speed

Old Jun 8, 2003 | 05:03 PM
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Need more speed

I have a 94 Protege Sohc with custom air filter and custom muffler. But its still slow, i need some speed. Anyone can help me?
Old Jun 8, 2003 | 05:46 PM
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well, it depends how much money you want to spend. I have a 91 SOHC pro and I'm saving up money to put a custom turbo on it next year. I have a K&N and will be putting a Magnaflow muffler on, but I dont' expect much power gains. The turbo system, however, will get me a lot more power.

If you want some speed right now, then maybe a NOS kit might be an option. If you have large rims, you might want to go smaller...in most cases, smaller rims=less weight=faster acceleration. Other weight savers would be to take out your back seats, take out the spare tire, etc.

Hope that helps.
Old Jun 8, 2003 | 05:57 PM
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well its true the smaller rims are lighter, it actually allows a quicker jump off of the line because you get more tire revs in a shorter time
Old Jun 8, 2003 | 05:59 PM
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i have 18 inche silver rims with 215 35 18 tires
Old Jun 8, 2003 | 06:21 PM
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Custom air filter? is that the adaptor that takes place of the air box..?

If thats it and you were expecting a 10-15 hp gain, u have a wrong perspective on ur car.

And any fool can put a muffler on a car, ull need a full exhaust to feel any gain in HP....

if you want cheap hp gain, order some stickers(speedpeople.com), cuz thats the road ur takin right now

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Old Jun 8, 2003 | 06:33 PM
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for speed and handling purpose's I dont think a first gen should have larger then 16's just my opinion
Old Jun 8, 2003 | 06:50 PM
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buy a faster car
Old Jun 8, 2003 | 06:58 PM
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i meant should not have larger then 16's
Old Jun 9, 2003 | 09:43 AM
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why dont you go buy a dohc head and swap that in from a JY? also removing vics will cut a 10th off your 1/4 time. advancing the timing also helps but you gotta run high octane. if you were to do the dohc head swap, you should get a header and exhaust, seems you already got a muffler and get a high-flow cat from www.summitracing.com, their not spendy there.
Old Jun 9, 2003 | 10:22 AM
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i also have a 94 beige sohc dx. actually mine is pretty much stock as far as performance goes. I have the cone filter adapter and intake. i HAD my axle back arospeed exhaust, new plugs wires rotor and cap. I can keep up with my friends Civic EX (downpipe, flex, cat back DC SPts exhaust, Intake). I can keep up with him at the line, but after 50mph he zoooms off.

You could easily make ur car faster by, taking out the resonator/presilencer, striaght through muffler, high flow cat. That will improve low end RPM pickup. also can get a under drive pulley and a cam with a cam pulley (lightweight). Ive never heard of a SOHC doing that engine work. But if it works out, let me know. ill certianly do it.

thats just my .02
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