What else can I do to make more power?

[Bkdub]

So I have most of the mechanical parts you can get for the 1.8.
(The header,
mid pipe
Intake,
tune.)

My question is what else is available for the 1.8 and where can I find it?
Cam, injectors, ect anything will help.

Thanks!opcorn:

 

[JaSonic]

nitrous.

 

[$ub$onic]

Injectors are pointless. No cams or internals exist and if you have a 5 speed, nitrous will quickly destroy it too.


We are **** out of luck with out a m32 swap, forced induction or built internals.

Bottom line is this: the avg 1.8 owner does not care about mods. People who want to mod generally favor the 1.4. Leaving the 1.8 with less aftermarket. People who do mod the 1.8 have a hard enough time biting the bullet for a $600 header let alone a $4k turbo kit.

Everyone says they want one, but when it comes time to buy they back out, so from a business standpoint there is not point in selling a kit to a whole 6 people.

 

[Bkdub]

nitrous.

Haha no thanks.

 

[Bkdub]

Injectors are pointless. No cams or internals exist and if you have a 5 speed, nitrous will quickly destroy it too.


We are **** out of luck with out a m32 swap, forced induction or built internals.

Bottom line is this: the avg 1.8 owner does not care about mods. People who want to mod generally favor the 1.4. Leaving the 1.8 with less aftermarket. People who do mod the 1.8 have a hard enough time biting the bullet for a $600 header let alone a $4k turbo kit.

Everyone says they want one, but when it comes time to buy they back out, so from a business standpoint there is not point in selling a kit to a whole 6 people.

Yep, I completely understand. I didn't think my purchase though, you could call it an impulse buy. I'm May just end up turning it into a stance car. I just hate having no power

 

[$ub$onic]

Yep, I completely understand. I didn't think my purchase though, you could call it an impulse buy. I'm May just end up turning it into a stance car. I just hate having no power

It has power, just not as much as you would like. Having no power is like driving a bronco 2 with to high of gears and taller tires and barley gets out of its own way.....

The sonic (other then if they make a ss) will never been a instant straight line car. Even the 1.4's are barley breaking into the 13's let alone a 1.8.

 

[mitdr774]

Lacking power??? No problem. Make it corner and hit the auto cross.

 

[Swordsmith]

Swap in a 1.4t and a 6 speed. Probably cheaper than adding a turbo to the 1.8...

 

[mitdr774]

If Im doing an engine swap it isnt going to a to a comparable engine (I dont think of the extra 20 ft-lbs of torque as a big advantage) it would be to something that made more power to begin with. By the time you were done swapping the 1.4 and 6mt in and then adding all the parts to make the extra power you would probably be at about the cost of a turbo kit for the 1.8, assuming you had a company put it all together. If you figure it all out on your own it could probably be done a whole lot cheaper.