i think my girly would be a little more sluggish now that i have body kit spoiler and heavier front bar on??,she still goes like new with a v6 manual in it and only 87000kms. But any small mods to the engine that are easy and how to do it suggestions??
Im not a rev head at all, but would be cool i think.

K & N pannel filter
Cat back exhurst system
Run you car on preimum
get trotty to make up some new front primaries + a high flow cat

see if you can get your hands on a 3000GT intake pipe, with the K&N pod fliter...bit of bling for the engine bay and nice little pick-up plus give the exhaust a mad note. Linky: http://www.aussiemagna.com/forums/showthread.php?t=54688&page=4&highlight=3000GT+intake

apart from that the old classics are where to start. Paras and ralliart stickers are good for 20 FWKW :bowrofl:

Hey Cass, for immediate results a K&N panel filter would do well and run the car on 98 octane.
Liverpool Exhaust are quite cheap and do pretty good work too and have dealt with a lot of 2nd gens :D
They've got a new system set up for the 6G72 engines that i've heard produce really good results. They're very competitive with pricing as well (from my experience, they're one of the cheapest in Sydney).
Also, say you were referred by NSW Supra Club and they'll give you a 10-15% discount as well. You should check them out.

Swwwwwwweeta, thanks guys, although with the current 'recession' maybe coming up next year dunno if i will be doing anything too expensive

i have a K&N panel filter, PM me if you want it. Will sell for around $60.

Probably a good service including gear box, engine, air filter, fuel filter, new oxy sensor, and possibly a newer AFm will give you the best bang for buck, and always good to keep your car serviced.

doesnt need any of that, it has been serviced, everything is still like new and no oil leaks remember it has only doen 87k of granny lady driving. Just figured i should compensate for all the mods ive done which have probably made some difference (if any im just guessing i havent noticed a decrease in power) to power with the weight of the body kit. Thanks for the offer Liam, im a noob on engine stuff and i will see what the hell that thing is first lol and if its worth it:cool:

I bought a BMC airfilter the other day, was around $200 got it for $80 from a mate who works at autobahn, i was pleased with the amazing quality of the filter when putting it in, notcied a difference straight away, a more defined tone to the car, and most of all a definate power increase, So a K&N or BMC is definatly on the books, id never go back to crappy air filters.

no dramas at all cass.
the K&N panel is a piece of piss to out in, all you do is unclip the top of your airbox, take the old paper one out and replace the K&N, if your able to install a spoiler you will be able to install this.

You will notice on accelaration the car does perform alot better.

no dramas at all cass.
the K&N panel is a piece of piss to out in, all you do is unclip the top of your airbox, take the old paper one out and replace the K&N, if your able to install a spoiler you will be able to install this.

You will notice on accelaration the car does perform alot better.

Considering the responses there are on this thread I'm beginning to think about it myself. Will it matter at all if it's on gas rather than petrol?

How much do they cost normally?

Considering the responses there are on this thread I'm beginning to think about it myself. Will it matter at all if it's on gas rather than petrol?

How much do they cost normally?
Brand new about $110 or so.
Well i guess if you ever backfire you'll make mince meat out of your K&N:P

']Brand new about $110 or so.
Well i guess if you ever backfire you'll make mince meat out of your K&N:P

It's quite possible that if I backfire at all that I could make myself mince meat. Backfiring's not something you want to have happen with an LPG system. Will consider it, thanks for the info.

It's quite possible that if I backfire at all that I could make myself mince meat. Backfiring's not something you want to have happen with an LPG system. Will consider it, thanks for the info.
If you want a better alternative *if* you do blow it out your air intake, get a cheapy pod filter put on with adaptor, that way if you blow it its only $40 for a new filter

You are a bit special if anyone thinks a new K&N filter will have a noticeable power difference from a new standard filter. If you dont believe me, try running your car with NO air filter. Imagine that, absolutely no restriction at all!!! Give you 50hp at least right? Bet you won't notice the difference, if you do, placebo effect. Different noise though maybe.

Ollie

BTW I have a K&N panel filter myself

Your the second person to tell me it only makes a noise difference....i think best bet is exhaust system. I just don't wanna a very loud one, would drive me nuts on the hwy

Your the second person to tell me it only makes a noise difference....i think best bet is exhaust system. I just don't wanna a very loud one, would drive me nuts on the hwy

you can get a redback one fitted and there not noisy at all

You are a bit special if anyone thinks a new K&N filter will have a noticeable power difference from a new standard filter. If you dont believe me, try running your car with NO air filter. Imagine that, absolutely no restriction at all!!! Give you 50hp at least right? Bet you won't notice the difference, if you do, placebo effect. Different noise though maybe.

Ollie

BTW I have a K&N panel filter myself

So you are telling me. that a K&N gives you no power increase on acceleration at all?
Well if this is the case, i will go into vicroads and hand in my licence because i must have been so stoned when i was driving to believe that there was somewhat of a small increase when i was taking off from traffic lights etc.

Sif no one has mentioned the awseome "McCORMICK(tm) Spice Lid Mod"













disclaimer: this mod makes sfa difference to power just makes phat air suction noises :cool:

So you are telling me. that a K&N gives you no power increase on acceleration at all?
Well if this is the case, i will go into vicroads and hand in my licence because i must have been so stoned when i was driving to believe that there was somewhat of a small increase when i was taking off from traffic lights etc.

Correct, unless you were replacing a very blocked and dirty filter, in which case, a new standard filter would have got you exactly the same power increase.



A straight-through sports exhaust will be your best best bet for a small power increase. But power/sports exhaust DOES NOT have to mean loud.

If you put in two good quality largish straight-thru resonators and a good straight through muffler on the end, it will be pretty quite, hardly louder than stock I would think, though a nicer sound. Adding straight-through resonators will quiten the exhaust down but will have a very minimal impact on exhaust restriction and hence power. And your horsey will love your for it.

Ollie

I riced my magna (4" cannon), and sure it drones at about 3000rpm when accelerating hard, but on the highway in overdrive it purrs let alone when just driving around town, not ridiculously loud, but nonetheless its not a quiet exhaust. Just more info to add to your stockpile!

Correct, unless you were replacing a very blocked and dirty filter, in which case, a new standard filter would have got you exactly the same power increase.



A straight-through sports exhaust will be your best best bet for a small power increase. But power/sports exhaust DOES NOT have to mean loud.

If you put in two good quality largish straight-thru resonators and a good straight through muffler on the end, it will be pretty quite, hardly louder than stock I would think, though a nicer sound. Adding straight-through resonators will quiten the exhaust down but will have a very minimal impact on exhaust restriction and hence power. And your horsey will love your for it.

Ollie

Cool. I will be going into VicRoads first thing monday morning aswell as the other people who also believe that the K&N filter do give somewhat a VERY SMALL power increase.

I found it is alot more responsive. For example taking off from the lights when at a complete stop it does seem to have somewhat a small power increase.

I have a K&N pod and have found that the K&N panel does a way better job.

Eh depends on how much you wanna blow...New primaries and cat back will set you back about $1000. Good though, the car will keep pulling till 5500rpm which by then its usually out of puff. But yeah for $1000 its alot of dosh for the gain

Ummmmm CAI and all that crap you can do it yourself for under $100
Besides that, not much else unfortunatly.

probably get a nice set of cams from the US, besides that you could do some headwork or whatever but why bother on these motors..
probably most i would of gone would be some more aggressive cams.

Umm yeah...not much else to do cass...

So you are telling me. that a K&N gives you no power increase on acceleration at all?
Well if this is the case, i will go into vicroads and hand in my licence because i must have been so stoned when i was driving to believe that there was somewhat of a small increase when i was taking off from traffic lights etc.

Here mate are the addresses and opening hours for you

http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/Home/AboutVicRoads/ContactUs/OfficeLocationsAndHours.htm#Customer

The K&N will make no extra difference over that of a clean standard reasonable paper filter. This has been shown on a Dyno time and time again by many many people. The main thing that has going for a K&N is the ease to clean, reuse and keep clean.

With decent paper filters getting so cheap these days, I just use them and replace them on a more regular basis.

K&N do change the induction sound a little but lets be honest, you would need a lot more than a few kw to actually feel the difference.

A good example was when I used to dump 12a and 13bT motors into cars, the customers would love them but later complain that they felt like they had lost power. Dump them back on the Dyno and the power readings were exactly the same. The human body is prob the worst way to get a determination of any difference in power unless you are going extreme like a SC

Cass, if you want to improve the get up and go, there is little you can do without spending $$$ SImple things like good plugs and clean injectors go a long way but then you have to start spening with exhause etc etc, if you do nto want to buy a panel filter then an exhaust is out of the question.