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Old 02-16-2008, 12:46 AM
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I totally forgot about these mods...anyone have a list of free mods that add performance (mainly).. I did the TB ground with 4 gauge wire..
 
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Old 02-16-2008, 01:33 AM
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you could advance your ignition timing and/or strip your interior (remove seats, glovebox, audio/climate controls, etc.).
 
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Old 02-16-2008, 08:11 AM
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well, if you wanna go extreme....

http://www.daleholley.com/nissan.htm
 
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Old 02-16-2008, 12:01 PM
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...dam i don't think i can drive that on the road lol but some of those tips on that website gave me a few ideas....but i am not stripping my car like that...car is just too dam good looking to do that.
 
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Old 02-16-2008, 12:34 PM
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haha...great link dentinger!

http://www.mazda3forums.com/index.php?topic=39020.0
advanced ignition timing.
 
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Old 02-16-2008, 01:33 PM
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o cool, i will try that advance timing thing out. I will do all of this next week once i get my cold air intake and HID kit so i can do everything at once.
 
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Old 02-16-2008, 02:06 PM
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dont do it all at once! its nice to go one step at a time so you can individually appreciate each modification you make in ragards to performance. just my opinion...
 
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Old 02-16-2008, 02:39 PM
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smart, i'll take that in consideration being that time is essential
 
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Old 02-16-2008, 03:59 PM
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well, if you wanna go extreme....

http://www.daleholley.com/nissan.htm

[color=#672d7a][font=californainfb]I'm a subscriber and rememberreading that article about 2-3 months ago. It was in response (supposedly) to a tech question.... or maybe a series of the SAME tech questions.
Pretty funny. The car just kept getting smaller and smaller, and.....
 
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Old 02-16-2008, 04:10 PM
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Yeah, don't strip out the car, but you COUULDDD remove the side molding. That weight saving alone might be good for .02 usable hp. Maybe more!!?
I hear racing decals add power too... some say up to 20 just with one decal, depending on the one you choose of course.

All right, so I'm being silly. Short of weight savings, the timing mod and my own Poor Man's SRI, which if you're already doing a CAI anyway you won't beneeding, there seems to be very little we can do to these cars w/o spending some, or a lot of $$$.

Sad. And to think that I built upmy ole' Civic from the junkyard, my tools and my knowledge of the way cars work (worked)... W/a few notable excepions, I spent very little on that car and had a blast with it for years!!

I suppose you could put in a straight (race/test) pipe where the cat and resonator are? Watch out for the law, or inspection on that one though.
 
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