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Old 03-10-2001, 06:19 PM   #1
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Any tips or tricks I should do to try and help my car squeeze a little extra power before I have it dynoed monday?

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Old 03-10-2001, 07:09 PM   #2
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My friend and I were talking about this: get a leaf blower, plug it in, and use it as supercharger. Would only work while stationary, unless you had an inverter or gas blower, but it would beinteresting to try. I bet you would get some more power.........
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Old 03-10-2001, 09:20 PM   #3
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Skyman - They're going to squeeze the power for you.
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Old 03-11-2001, 08:28 PM   #4
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just for sh/ts and giggles try putting in octane booster and bring a cooler full of bags of dry ice to put on the intake after the runs, if you're dynoing it you can also try taking off/out the air filter. Just some crazy ideas....You may not gain any power but it may SQUEEZE a little extra out.
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Old 03-11-2001, 08:47 PM   #5
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Remove 1 quart of oil from your motor. According to MM&FF this was worth like 10HP due to the crank not churning in the oil. 1 quart low won't hurt either. Its worth a try. I would have a new fuel filter in place, a new oil change with lightweight synthetic oil- I use 0W30 by Mobil in my street car. Its like water, but does the job. Get to the dyno early to make sure the car is cooled off. Clean your K&N. This will ensure your motor is in tip top condition. You may also want to replce the cap and rotor, check your plug wires. I don't know how to do it but if you pull the spout connector you can run total timing, and this is supposed to be worth a few ponies, but isn't good for the street.

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Old 03-11-2001, 09:05 PM   #6
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Whats the point in doing any of those things when the numbers you get won't reflect the cars true power on the street?

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Old 03-11-2001, 09:08 PM   #7
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Ive run total timing, my car definatly feels stronger on it, but I took it off from advice of people here.

I wan to see what tis actually putting out and tune it by that. I gave it a tune up a while back, mayb eI'll clean the K/N again.

What fuel should I run? I never ping! never! I have a full tank of 87 now.

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Old 03-11-2001, 09:29 PM   #8
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How do you remove only 1 quart?

I just gave it a synthetic oil change...

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Old 03-11-2001, 09:35 PM   #9
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At the place your taking it too, how much do they charge to run it on their dyno?
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Old 03-11-2001, 09:52 PM   #10
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SKYMAN-

Run 92 for the test - he'll advance the timing to get the best power out of it, but if you start pinging that's where you stop. I just run 92 all the time. It's like $2 or $3 a tank more, but after spending thousands on an engine and gear swap, why shortchange the gas?
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Old 03-12-2001, 12:09 AM   #11
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Sky, Killercanary was right about m&ff getting 10hp from removing 1 quart, but what he forgot to mention was that the car had too much oil.

Just for fun, If I were you, i would run it with open headers, I would Think About 10hp gain
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