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I would like to make more power and need some advice on how I should go about doing that.

Current Parts:SR 370cc injectorsSAFC-II (dyno tuned)JGS kit (T3/T04E .50 trim .48)Nismo FPRFMICSR 52FOO MAF3" exhaust
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Bosrudorfer wrote:I would like to make more power and need some advice on how I should go about doing that. Currently at 11psi I make a little over 200HP and 200WHP. I would like to bump this up to 250.

Current Parts:SR 370cc injectorsSAFC-II (dyno tuned)JGS kit (T3/T04E .50 trim .48)Nismo FPRFMICSR 52FOO MAF3" exhaust
in order of most important:a way to control timing and fuel perciselybigger injectorsmore boost

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The cheapest and easiet method would be alcohol injection. You can easily run another 5-8 psi when spraying alky. At 10WHP per PSI of boost, that should net you the gaines you're looking for.

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Ahh yes timing control. We tried using Emanage basic with all the extra harness' but the thing was a bi*tch so we ended up with the SAFC-II and just bumping back the timing. I dont know if I want to even bother again with the Emanage again and don't have time to have an ECU chipped. Maybe I'll buy the ultimate but have read that its also a pain in the ***.

As for bigger injectors I'm thinking of the AMS fuel system. That way I can upgrade from the ugly stock fuel rail too.

Would I need to upgrade the MAF?

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Wait I'm really confused how you are making barely over 200rwhp with 11psi? I was making over 250 on 8psi and I was using the same trim turbo. Of course my tuning was amazing, and I had 550cc injectors with a stock maf.

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tune tune tune. i made about 250 to the wheels with a sr turbo 570 injectors stock maf and cams. at 10 pounds, we just tuned the s**t out of it!

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I've got an amazing tune and the shop is well known and respected.

I think its the injectors and maf that are limiting my power plus its a conservative tune.

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a fast way would be to buy some bigger injectors, maybe 550cc, and up the boost to 15psi

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Alcohol injection eliminates the need for timing retard, atleast no more then you have already.

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WDRacing wrote:Alcohol injection eliminates the need for timing retard, atleast no more then you have already.

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Are you talking about N2O?

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You should be able to do ~260whp at the current boost level.

Start by replacing restrictive components.

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Bosrudorfer wrote:
Are you talking about N2O?
This is going to sound really mean, but perhaps you shouldn't be modifying your car at all. What does alcohol injection have to do with Nitrous oxide?

I'm referring to a alcohol injection system that sprays alcohol into the motor on boost. I could go into detail, but I don't think it will do much good.

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You must have a VERY conservative tune if you are only making 200whp at 11psi on that turbo. Thats about what a t25 would be puttin out. Something is not right. What are your a/f's at? That might help decide what you need to do.

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No, he is talking about CH3OH. It prevents detonation by absorbing heat in the air when it turns to vapor, it also has an octane of about 107.

You need emanage to tune timing and fuel. It seems like a much better bet. How was it a *****?

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Flux Capacitor FTMFW!!!

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How is he supposed to make 1.21 Jiggawatts?!?!?! Plutonium, I think not!

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Naw.. he just needs a bolt of lightning lol.

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I'm sure where you come from you can buy plutonium at any major corner drug store... but around here its a little harder to come by!

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Heavy....


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