im trying to add power !!!!! please....

[rafa2210]

I am trying to add power to the car other than exhaust and intake... but i dont have the money to open the engine and modify it inside... i already heard the turbonator is BS. im trying to add MSD ignition, spark wires, etc...I was looking in the internet and found this performance chip... well, two of them.. one seems too cheap to be good :s i wonder if anyone has any experience with this product? any PERSONAL experience? this is one: http://slrmotorsports.com/shop...p=650

and this is the otherone: http://www.horsepowerchip.com/default.html

[Skim302]

I don't have any personal experience but from what I have heard around the forums, don't try it. They are a complete waste.

[CodeRed]

The 'performance chips' are complete BS. If you wanted more power you probably shouldn't have gotten a Versa. As far as spark plug wires, our cars have coils.

[BBISHOPPCM]

MSD ignition and upgraded wires on a motor that uses four coils mounted directly over the plugs? MSD ignition components are for Camaros and wanna-be hotrods.

If power is your thing, buy something worth modifying. The 1.8l Versa engine is upgradable, but not by much... and a hotter spark isn't going to give you better time at the track. If you really want your car to be faster, remove everything from the interior except the dashboard and drivers' seat (to reduce weight), and replace the exhaust with a 4" sewer line. Then, install some of those cool 40" rims or whatever (the ones that make the car look ridiculous, like all the Civic Ricers are doing). Then, install some NAAWWWWS!!!! And be sure to install one of those Turbonators (a friend of a friend's cousin's uncle's nephew put one on his Metro, and it increased his horsepower to 55 hp!!!)

Good luck, guy.

[williamk10]

buy a new car

seriously

[manvan]

give it time, new parts will come so you dont have to mess around with dumb bs like turbonators or scam chips, just give it a year or two

[rafa2210]

I know its not gonna get too fast, but I just want it to have some power... to be faster than other 1.8l cars.... but everything i find ppl say does not work lol .... like the turbonator and chip. .. some very few say it is great, and others say that its BS.... about the MSD imma have to find out what u all meant by, our cars have coil.... i dont know what u mean. so u r saying that the msd ignition is not gonna do to the versa what it would regularly do to a car?? is this what u meant by coil? http://www.msdignition.com/info.aspx?taxid=6would any of them help art all the engine? i know power will not be noticeable, but will it help it on some way?

[Andrews Chalmers]

If you want speed - improve the power to weight ratio.

Gut the car of anything you don't "need."

If you want to make this 1.8 Versa faster than other 1.8 liter cars - then you need to totally rebuild the car, install a new engine.

The Versa's 1.8L is not intended to a hot hatch.

[Skim302]

If you want speed - improve the power to weight ratio.

Gut the car of anything you don't "need."

If you want to make this 1.8 Versa faster than other 1.8 liter cars - then you need to totally rebuild the car, install a new engine.

The Versa's 1.8L is not intended to a hot hatch.

This is true. The V actually has more power than is really needed for an econobox, but because the power to weight ratio is so bad, that power is never really seen.

I would love to see what a V could do if all that was in it was the driver seat lol. I know a kid who had an integra and he stripped EVERYTHING out of it (all seat execpt drivers, radio, ac, air bags, carpet, spare tire), it was pretty crazy.

[manvan]

can we even take out our back seats? i would like to know how

[Red Devil]

I'd say, "Don't even try" but I might get my head ripped off for expressing my opinion.

[rafa2210]

well i guess i'll stay with my powerless car ... one more question., how did u install the muffler? i went today to an autoshop and there no way to get the muffler through the bumper cuz of the metal that is behind the bumper.... did u have to cut that? if not, the muffler will be to low :s

[viet510racer]

carbon fiber hood plus hatch will lighten the car up a little. lower it to reduce air resistance.

o and some decals, it'll make you go faster... lmao jk

[Atx_Versa]

I'd say, "Don't even try" but I might get my head ripped off for expressing my opinion.

Yea...Red Devil you jerk if I want to turbo my Versa to become the next big NASTY I WILL! ***sarcasm present 110%***

Back to the post, My Versa is pretty much all show and hardly any go...you can definitely make it sound powerful until we get any real aftermarket support. But hook it up with a CAI drop it an 1 1/2 and I assure you it will keep you happy for the next couple of years.

[manvan]

well i guess i'll stay with my powerless car ... one more question., how did u install the muffler? i went today to an autoshop and there no way to get the muffler through the bumper cuz of the metal that is behind the bumper.... did u have to cut that? if not, the muffler will be to low :s

well for my exhaust i just got a muffler that can mount up high but sit low, blindsniper told me about it, me and him have it and like it, its from magna flow http://store.summitracing.com/...6+115

[rafa2210]

have you posted any picks here? im trying to install one with silencer thats another reason why i need to cut the bumper...

oh, and i already lowered it.. and i got 17 inch rims.... 205/40 tires... I heard today of a (idk what) some kind of silencer that goes in the middle of the exhaust. it has a valve that is activated by a bottom inside the car. It opens the stock exhaust, or closes it and lets the air out by another short free of silencer, muffler tube... any idea??

[Red Devil]

Why do you need to cut the bumper for a silencer? They fit inside the exhaust. Look into 5zigen or something. Most companies make mufflers and exhausts that can incorperate a spring operated silencer. It works by exhaust flow. The more flow, the more it opens up and the louder it is. Basically, it's louder at full throttle than it is at half and it's louder at half than it is at 25%.

[Bubs daddy]

The Versa is an entry level, economy car. A used Mustang with 300 hp could have been purchased for the same money.

I continue to be amazed at how many want to make this car into something it is not.

I agree with the above suggestion that if you insist on gaining power, just start removing things. Seats, spare tire, your 5000 watt stereo, and other non essentials. You be driving an echo chamber but, hey...it's 2/10 of a second faster.

[#1Tango]

the seats can be taken out. i weighed them all together at 40lbs and the spare wheel with all the tools is 30 lbs. thats 70lbs of weight gone. and i have a sub and amp so that was 35lbs... so i took out 105lbs out of my car, and i can say ive gotten better gas mileage and got slightly faster times during solo2 events

[manvan]

[QUOTE=rafa2210]have you posted any picks here? im trying to install one with silencer thats another reason why i need to cut the bumper...

sorry, no pics up yet(cant figure out how to) but you can always have them put a resenator on if you want it quieter, but really its not that loud without one, its still pretty quiet, you might like where its at

[MinisterofDOOM]

about the MSD imma have to find out what u all meant by, our cars have coil.... i dont know what u mean. so u r saying that the msd ignition is not gonna do to the versa what it would regularly do to a car??

Modern cars have distributorless ignition systmes with individual ignition coils that sit directly on the individual spark plugs. There is no wire between the plug and coil.Older cars had distributors, which mechanically (and later electronically) sent a single ignition source to the individual plugs. So you'd have wires running from the distributor to the plugs. Those wires could be upgraded and would degrade with age, so you could get some benefit from changing or upgrading them.

Since the Versa has a coil-on-plug design, there are no plug wires to change/upgrade and no real point to upgrading any of the rest of the system. MAYBE if you were building a monster race car, you might want to upgrade the coils. But a stock car will see no benefit from upgrading if your original components are working correctly.

[rafa2210]

ok..... i get it... there is no power to add to the car ... two more questions.. 1) I already made it, but with the muffler.. the pics ive seen, the mufflers can be seen from the back of the car... even the one in the show room of the dealership when i bought mine... is it under the bumper??? I cant enter my house like that :S or go to school or malls lmao... imma hit all the bumps on the road :s ...2) i read here that the fujita CAI vibrates, does the aem too??

[KimberKenobi]

can we even take out our back seats? i would like to know how

yup... that's how they get to the fuel pump and pressure regulator...

I really wish I didn't know that...

[Shad0wXCalibur]

Here we go again... if you were looking for fast and not a brand new gas friendly reliable car, then you shouldn't have bought a Versa. There are plenty of other cars you can get with low mileage for the same price with plenty more power. And stripping the car out to make it lightweight? Seriously. Why in the living hell would you buy a brand new family 4-door car just to make it noisy and to the point where only you could ride in it? Go buy a project car for that crap.

[BlueMango]

I had the plastic radius cut and let the shop cut the metal. It's not a structural piece so it won't effect anything. Keeps the exhaust off the floor and if you take it to a good shop it looks really clean.

[superskunk]

one day we will look back to these forums and think to ourselves, wow remember when we couldnt even make 140HP... lol... someday, someday far from now...

[Great White Versa]

can we even take out our back seats? i would like to know how

Yes. The seat cushion pops out fairly easily. And the seat back comes out without too much effort.

When I was making plans to do a big carPC project i spent some time trying to figure out where stuff would go. I was hoping that there might be room under the back seats for stuff, but there is not. its just a sheet of metal and then a cushion.

[manvan]

sweet, ill have to try that if i ever go to a track

[#1Tango]

one day we will look back to these forums and think to ourselves, wow remember when we couldnt even make 140HP... lol... someday, someday far from now...

i can only hope young skywalker

[Versa350Z]

I bought the Versa for commuting to work and trips mostly.. I drive my 08 350Z whenever I want to have some real fun... Even if you could add 50hp to the Versa, your not going to get near the performance/fun factor out of it as you would in a 350Z or comparable.. so not really sure why you'd want to try.. plus, your likely to reduce your gas mileage a bit in doing so.

I'd stick to the GT-R decals, racing stripes, and the front fender vents... I hear they add some HP to a car..