I have a 3rd Gen Prelude, carburettored, 110hp. I was wondering how much power each of the following free mods would give me.

Disabling the EGR.
Coolant bypass mod.
Advancing the timing. I'm thinking 2 degrees, unless someone knows of a better figure.

I'm only interested in doing the timing advancement, since it's the easiest there and would give the most power.

If I could get an approximate horsepower or percentage increase, that would be great.

 

weight reduction works wonders, along with removing useless **** like ps and a/c

 

I agree, but I like my power steering, A/C is good when it works, need to recharge it.

 

i thought i liked my ps, but then i took it out and reaqlized i liked my car alot better w/o it, you should take it out for a day and if you dont like it put it back in, its just one belt and takes maybe 10 minutes to remove

 

Weight is your enemy, you're simply not gonna find any power in that motor without some FI. Take out your AC and PS, will net you around 100lbs and free up a few ponies.

 

Cooland bypass may cuase more trouble than good. May freeze up the carb open or closed.

 

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AMEN brother. On a 3rd gen 'lude you should probably be able to put the car on about a 400 pound diet before it starts getting dangerous.

 

Do not disable the EGR system, it actually improves your power output and reduces emissions.

I would go for weight reduction, it is free and usually reversible.