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Originally Posted by Shin_Kudo
Actually, I've been doing research for quite a while. I've found very little of use.
Why is it that an N/A KA can only make 170, when there are N/A SR20s pushing 250-300? Even with ITBs, upped compression, better fuel delivery, relatively agressive cams, and a whole system polished and engineered to flow air well, there's still now way to make real power?
Is it really true that the only way to get adequate power out of the car is to turbocharge it? I've never even driven a turbo, and I'm pretty reluctant to go with a method of increasing power that I'm so unfamilliar with.
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Pay attention to the operable words in his statement you were responding to,
typical of a bolt on street motor, he has been one of the guys to get 170 to the wheels on a still streetable NA KA24DE... ITB setups are shitty in the cold weather, upped compression makes for a detonating and tempermental bitch in daily stop and go traffic, and damn near REQUIRE race gas, not worth the price of having the highest HP NA KA24 in my opinion. Better fuel delivery = higher fuel consumption, gas ain't cheap, Bush is in office. Agressive cams = lumpy idle and shitty emissions, plan on getting it smogged in CA? I'm agreeing with Russ on this one.