91 q45 Performance

[cyyoung2000]

Alright, I have looked just about EVERYWHERE to get a little more kick in my Q. I have found almost nothing. Everything I have found was either experimental or expensive (over 6,000). The engine is fine but i jus want more. Anything to add to the performance would be great! So if anyone knows anything I would apppreciate it.

[maxnix]

Do a search on NICO ECU or JWT ECU.

Lots to learn here. Welcome in.

To not waste money on other non-performance modifications, read the posts by Q45tech.

[Q45tech]

As you can see every engine manufacturer has rung out every horse in the old 4.0-4.7 liter V8 category over the last 16 years and have now moved on to the 5-6 liter category in V8 and V10.

The THRUST most want is the torque and the torque is a function of displacement once you have optimize head air flow.

On high rpm engines [32 valve] the bottom end torque is given up for high rpm torque to get higher HP numbers for magazine tests.

ECU and very very loud exhaust.

[ScottJackson]

I'm with tech here. There's no replacement for displacement except for forced induction (includes nitrous). I always talk about swapping in larger american v8s which are affordable to make huge power, but I have yet to do it. Something about being a poor hick farmer is probably most to blame for that. However, if you've ever ridden in a strong domestic car with properly built V8, you know from where the urge comes to do the swap. I love the Q45 engine, if only it were supersized at Arby's first. If the car were a Q85 instead of Q45 (assuming everything was proportionately upsized in the motor), I'd be in heaven. If I ever do swap an engine in the car, it'd be a basic 460 with 4.3" stroker crank. It's cheap, reliable, and 8.7Liters of fun. Even the trans to back it up, a '96+ E4OD is cheap. However, a good torque converter ($650) and computer to control it ($450) are not. Oh well. Nothing I know of for the stock Q besides a little nitrous kit that fits the category of cheap, effective, and easy.