bluedelsol

I need some cheap horsepower tricks or tips for my little honda del sol (only 1.5L, 205BHP). just need to speed it up a little for a local track. any tips can help, planing on porting intake manafold and exhaust ports, just want to know if there is any other hidden horsepower tricks?

slomofo

iTrader: (1)

Take your hood, fenders, bumpers, doors, air box, exhaust, and interior off/out for lighter weight and to let it breathe better, and don't forget to advance your ignition timing. jk

bluedelsol

i'm going to advance my timing in the next few days, but i;d rather not take off half my boddy, i have to drive it to work every day.

owen_the_soyboy

ultralight crank pulley....
from 8 lbs to 6 ounces will help you feel a power increase but it may not prevent your motor from shaking itself apart in 50k miles.....

cheap though at $170 or so.

bluedelsol

How mutch horsepower do you think i could get if i hollow my cat or replace it with a strait pipe

deepnite

205 hp ?..if i had only been that lucky dude..ur already at ur NA limit..NOS is cheaper than any FI set up

ciRcuitJerk

take out a/c do the timing it helps a bit....i think the hollowing out part will help a bit also my friend did it on his hb and you can tell a bit of difference also it makes it a little louder...louder=faster haha jk

Mista Bone

D15 already has the LW pulley.

Mista Bone

205 BHP? I think you mean 102 hp.

.nate

say it with me: junkyard turbo setup.

bullz

Just drive w/ your chassis and a helmet.

Ek-CoolGuy

let me be the first to say...

NAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWSSSSS

civicgsr94

If anything you may loose horsepower due to lack of backpressure. Too much backpressure is bad but very little is bad also(unless forced inducted) My friend put a strait pipe on his prelude and the car was sluggish. I don't have any dyno results to back it up though.

EKB18BPR3

do u have any bolt-ons? maybe work on suspension/brakes? some guy on here always quotes "doesnt matter how much hp u got, if u cant make the next corner than ur dead" or something like that...well u get the picture

deepnite

lightweitht wheals if u havent already done that

bluedelsol

i'm looking for strait line speed not cornering, it's for a local drag strip here in VA.

Al Bundy

How'd you get 205 bhp from a 1.5 liter? I have a 1.8 and only have 170 bhp.

Anyways heres a couple of tips: advanced timing, weight reduction, coolant bypass from the throttle body, remove p/s and a/c belts


[Modified by OBD1KNOBE, 8:26 PM 8/17/2002]

neveronlines2k

Pull ac and power steering . Take out factory sound dampining meterial from trunk. If you have cruise control pull that.

When you'r at the track pull you'r front and rear bumper supports. (dont recomend that for street driving because if you crash it could be very bad!!!). Also remove consouls any seats not in use etc. Other than that NOS is the least expensive power adder available , just remmember motors aren't cheap so nos nicely .