tccoa might be a better forum to post your question. yet might be a few here that might be able to help you.
I've got a 93 lx and I'm looking to get a little more kick out of it without spending a fortune. Any suggestions?
Best bang for the buck will be a 75 HP shot of nitrous.
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Isn't that hard on the engine? Just curious, how much does the nitrous itself cost?
Can't you advance base timing to 14* then run premium fuel?
how do you that?
I'd upgrade the exhaust. You buy exhaust kits from Summit for pretty cheap. The car's not going to be fast no matter what you do to it but a nice sounding exhaust can make all the difference in the world.
Next thing I'd so is a set of UD pulleys and remove the clutch fan and replace it with an electric fan off a later model Tbird. Use a thermostatic switch to control the fan and install a 180 deg thermostat.
Then the last thing I'd do is install a set of 3.73 gears and a posi to help get it moving quicker.
Set the timing at 14 deg instead of 10. You'll need a shop manual to tell you how (you need one anyway if you are going to own one of these cars). You'll need a timing light. Find one of your buddies that knows how to do it and borrow his timing light. Be sure to follow the instruction in the manual for setting timing.
The car's not going to be fast no matter what you do to it
ehhhh, say what?
the stock ecu is actually capable of controlling an electric fan, something to think about later down the road when you do get it reprogrammed
i say drop a turbo on it and you'll have enough power to split the block if you want, you can get an on3 kit for next to nothing these days, i've tuned countless BONE stock 5.0s with either on3, hellion, pony down or the like, I have yet to have one of them make any less than 400rwhp
as a matter of fact i tuned a 92 lx last weekend with 240k original miles, made 476rwhp @14 #s, would have made a lot more if it wasn't so tired, can you say BLOW-BY
Get a nice set of gt40 heads iron for cheap and an explorer intake real cheap....That be a nice kick..Depends how mechanically inclined you are. Heads and intake combined can be had for under $500 used with a TB A cam swap will likely make youre EEC go nuts without a tune