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Old Feb 28, 2006, 04:44 PM
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Max horsepower on 91 oct(bolt ons only)

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I am planning to upgrade my Evo 9

I would like to hear from those people who have done it.

Here is my plan
Goal max horsepower (dreaming of 500whp ) bolt ons only
Use street, occasional drag racing

Shopping for new turbo kit (GT3540 preferred or better) too laggy it's ok
upgraded walboro fuel pump
new injectors (any suggestion 750-800cc?)
apr head studs
apr rod bolts
Custom tune
hks exhaust cam (intake cam available yet?)
Already have exhuast system and kn filter
exedy twin clutch
water injection kit



No NOS, no methanol, no race fuel. ok maybe 93 octane on track

Members suggestions would be greatly appreciated? Should I stick with my stock turbo since I am using the car mostly on the street? Am I wasting my money getting a new turbo?
Vendors pm me for package suggestion.
Old Feb 28, 2006, 05:06 PM
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Sorry, but you're way past "bolt-ons" with that list. The moment you put on a GT35, the term 'bolt-on' gets thrown out the window. Yes, you are wasting your money on a GT35 if you don't plan on using the power. The stock turbo can give you 400whp/400wtq with 0 turbo lag all day long...
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Wel....it does take bolts to put it on, I say....BOLT ON!



J/K, I consider a car with exhaust, boost controller, stuff like that to be a bolt on car.
Old Feb 28, 2006, 05:12 PM
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I don't know, 500WHP on pump gas (no Meth) with GT35 Turbo would be tough, for any EVO. I mean, that turbo really starts to make power at higher boost levels. I believe it is possible, but not with your mod list, you'll need more, maybe a stroker kit could help, your gonna need upgraded FMIC and Pipes for sure, Intake Cam is available from Turbo Trix, some excellent tuning. Possible, Yes. Easy, No. Expensive, Yes.
Old Feb 28, 2006, 05:36 PM
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You forgot the most important "mod" you will need: $3000.00 transmission to take the abuse of a 500hp awd car.
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Originally Posted by Warrtalon
The stock turbo can give you 400whp/400wtq with 0 turbo lag all day long...
Not with straight California 91 octane it ain't.
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Originally Posted by razorlab
Not with straight California 91 octane it ain't.
Not even with water injection? I'm sure you can get quite close on a IX with all the bolt-ons, if not all the way to 400...
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Originally Posted by Warrtalon
Not even with water injection? I'm sure you can get quite close on a IX with all the bolt-ons, if not all the way to 400...
Water injection? No. Alky injection maybe on a dynojet, but then it isn't 91 octane anymore. I would love to be proved wrong though.

Either way, there isn't enough data here in California yet. I'd like to see what a 9 can do with both cams upgraded and all the usual bolt-ons.
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Originally Posted by razorlab
Water injection? No. Alky injection maybe on a dynojet, but then it isn't 91 octane anymore. I would love to be proved wrong though.

Either way, there isn't enough data here in California yet. I'd like to see what a 9 can do with both cams upgraded and all the usual bolt-ons.
He listed water injection in his post, so that's why I said it. I believe IXs will get very close to 400whp/400wtq with all the bolt-ons (cams, piping, fmic, header, o2, good tuning) on 91oct and some water injection.
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Originally Posted by Warrtalon
He listed water injection in his post, so that's why I said it. I believe IXs will get very close to 400whp/400wtq with all the bolt-ons (cams, piping, fmic, header, o2, good tuning) on 91oct and some water injection.
We'll see. Cali 91 is ****. Water injection doesn't make much more power that I have seen here in Cali, just makes tuning to the ragged edge much safer.

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On 91 octane, on a DynoJet 350 awhp is the ceiling on Tuning Technologies dyno. I know there was a guy from Vegas who put down like 365, but that was an abomination.
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Originally Posted by atlvalet
On 91 octane, on a DynoJet 350 awhp is the ceiling on Tuning Technologies dyno. I know there was a guy from Vegas who put down like 365, but that was an abomination.
They've already had IXs with all the bolt-ons try to dyno there with water injection?
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Cali weather is also hot. It is hard to boost more than 20psi without few knocks on stock turbo. I doubt you can do 400whp even with Alky using the stock turbo here. you need the big turbo with Alky to go more than 400whp in Cali.
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well well well. big turbo + 91? not happening sorry. you won't even be able to spool a GT35R on 91 octane. maybe you should max out the stock turbo & see how close u get. u won't get 500whp & HP is not what gets u down the road. TORQUE is!!! alky injection is working very well for a few members in AZ where it's hotter & drier than Cali so u just need to look some more. there's even a guy in Tucson making good power running water/meth with 87 octane!!

since you have a 9, why not take advantage of it's stronger points instead of modding the honda way & yanking everything off for a big turbo? everybody seems to want big turbo power but not all the goodies to go with it. then they make 500whp & blow the motor in 3 months.
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Originally Posted by taenaive
Cali weather is also hot. It is hard to boost more than 20psi without few knocks on stock turbo. I doubt you can do 400whp even with Alky using the stock turbo here. you need the big turbo with Alky to go more than 400whp in Cali.
Southern California is hot. Up here it's not so hot.


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