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Old 05-28-2008   #1 (permalink)
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hey, im fairley new to this whole business and i perchased an 89 lx 2.3 id like to do some modifications to increase HP and im not sure where to start. what is recommended cold air intake? turbo? what can i do to a 4 banger?
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This is the intake that I got. It should be good for a little more hp.

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how did it work for u?
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There's a noticeable difference from stock, but nothing major. It makes the car feel a little more peppy, and it also makes a cool wooshing sound.
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does this go together easy? how did you do it?? i wanna hear this woosh you speek of
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start off with intake then exhuast more air you bring the more needs to go out 1-cai 2-ranger header 3-ranger cam and followers 4-2.25 exhuast
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