engine question

[nyvenom30]

what can i do to my engine and transmission to make my car faster and by at least 30hp or more...

[Nizmo240sxcoupe]

what exactly is done to your car?.. cuz a turbo would help... hehe.... but in all seriousness.. whats done to your car?

[Darktide]

how fast a car is can't be calculated by horsepower that way. Just changing the way you drive and using supreme gas could change your speed by enough to make you feel that. Are you trying to boast that your car has X amount of horsepower? or are you going to race someone that has X amount of horsepower and you want more so you can beat him? Your other thread says you've been adding mods. So to help you out we're going to need to know what you've added and done to your car so far.

[Mike G]

30hp is a fairly substantial gain. How much do you wish to invest and what is your mechanical skill level. Just off the top, not being too familiar with the Max performance mods, I would say you need an intake and exhaust sytem. Hold out for the experts who have gone this route though...Just ideas --Mike

[nyvenom30]

well i plan on getting a cattman headers and exhuast front to back... for right now i wanna get suspension, anti-sway bar and rear brakes... nothing done to the engine as of so far but... i did front brakes, powerstop cross drilled rotors and bendix pads... i heard that for suspension i should get tokico struts and eibach springs.... i dont know topico set up i should get andshould i get the lowring springs or normal high springs....

[nyvenom30]

i really just wanna find out what i can do to my 98 maxima... engine wise without adding a turbo...

[Nizmo240sxcoupe]

intake... exhaust..... first step.... if you wanna make it fast.. why waste toward suspension?? i mean.. you can do soo much more to your engine ... like little things... polishing and stuff ya know?? better injectors and intake manifold... etc...and persnally... tanabe is better .. suspension wise...

[MinisterofDOOM]

Intake, Headers, y-pipe, high flow cats, and a good exhaust would be a good "non-turbo" route. I doubt it would net you 30 hp, but it'll make a difference in power avilability and responsiveness.

Remember that there's more to "fast" than just hp and more to hp than just that one number.