some advice please....
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DailyDrifter
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Like you said, turbo, injectors, dp, tt chip, Drag radials, adjustable FPR, Intercooler.................
SCOOBY DOO
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Definately. Eric has a deal on chip/injector combos. I'd recommend the 60's with one of his chips.
Nasty Wendy
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Do you plan on running RaceGas? I ask because you say without alky. These cars respond to boost which needs either alky or higher octane fuel to be increased. On 93 pumpgas alone you will probably only get up to 17ish or so lbs of boost. If that is enough then save your money on injectors and just get the chip as the stock injectors will do for 17lbs of boost on a basically stock setup.
jasjamz
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Valve Springs, Converter, and good working suspension....
turbo39151
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How many miles on the car? Have you done the timing chain?
TurboMonte 2
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A powerplate will not necessarily make more power (thus somewhat of a misnomer)--but will improve your airflow distribution/balance to the various cylinders, thus helping to prevent rich/LEAN conditions...
just clicked 90k and I haven't done the chain
turbo39151
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Might want to think about doing the timing chain. Not too expensive or difficult to do. Cheap insurance.
will do, thanks
Underboost
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If you're doing the chain put a cam in there. 
If you're doing the chain put a cam in there.
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Yep, you can't beat his customer service.
I called him one time and he must have saved my number from a prior call or email weeks earlier. He answered the phone: "Hey Art, how you doing ?"
You should already have a knock alarm or knock gauge....should be a "mandatory" upgrade on any car. I prefer the alarm to the gauge though.
A boost gauge should also be "mandatory", don't rely on the stocker. It's just there for looks. (really)
If you don't have a scan tool you need one of those too.
It's said a stock downpipe is good for low 12's I believe, after that an upgrade should be in order. Unless you want a big one now or are planning to race, I'd keep your stocker for now. Do ensure you have a good exhaust though....meaning no hacked together crap with little bitty ass pipes like mine had. (I made a thread on it..had to redo someone's hack job) Turbo engines like free flowing exhausts.
Also I recommend a turbo tweak chip.
As said the RJC plate just helps keep the front cylinders from leaning out which could set off the knock sensor (which retards timing) or worse blow the headgaskets or even worse blows the engine. A good thing to have. So get one.
Not sure which injectors you have...not sure what they're good for...
The alky move was a good one. That, provided you have good octane, no knock, a good tune, a TT chip will allow you to safely increase boost levels. Do it in little bits at a time and watch for knock. Get ya a Scanmaster, make sure you don't start dropping below 780 with your foot in it, if you do get out of it until you figure out why.
Take a look at my sig at my combo. I managed to bump it up from 14 PSI to 23. Once in awhile I get a false knock but otherwise it's a blast...no track times or dyno numbers yet. Oh, and that's running on 92 octane, the best I can get here.
A boost gauge should also be "mandatory", don't rely on the stocker. It's just there for looks. (really)
If you don't have a scan tool you need one of those too.
It's said a stock downpipe is good for low 12's I believe, after that an upgrade should be in order. Unless you want a big one now or are planning to race, I'd keep your stocker for now. Do ensure you have a good exhaust though....meaning no hacked together crap with little bitty ass pipes like mine had. (I made a thread on it..had to redo someone's hack job) Turbo engines like free flowing exhausts.
Also I recommend a turbo tweak chip.
As said the RJC plate just helps keep the front cylinders from leaning out which could set off the knock sensor (which retards timing) or worse blow the headgaskets or even worse blows the engine. A good thing to have. So get one.
Not sure which injectors you have...not sure what they're good for...
The alky move was a good one. That, provided you have good octane, no knock, a good tune, a TT chip will allow you to safely increase boost levels. Do it in little bits at a time and watch for knock. Get ya a Scanmaster, make sure you don't start dropping below 780 with your foot in it, if you do get out of it until you figure out why.
Take a look at my sig at my combo. I managed to bump it up from 14 PSI to 23. Once in awhile I get a false knock but otherwise it's a blast...no track times or dyno numbers yet. Oh, and that's running on 92 octane, the best I can get here.
jasjamz
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02 sensor reading on the scantool
