What is the best mod?

Subject: What is the best mod? Thu Jun 18, 2009 11:16 am

My name is Landon and im new here. I just want to know what is the best mod I can do if I am wanting more torque. Any reply is helpfull.

Subject: Re: What is the best mod? Thu Jun 18, 2009 11:24 am

BYERS88 wrote:: My name is Landon and im new here. I just want to know what is the best mod I can do if I am wanting more torque. Any reply is helpfull.

Hi there.

The short answer for that is a pulley drop , however pulleys need other mods to work safely. Ported manifold and a 3" downpipe , a zzp powerlog , or idealy headers will allow you to drop to a 3.4" pulley , which will give you plenty of additional torque. I'd start off with building a fenderwell intake or FWI like this one here , and from then decide what you wanna do from there. To me , the best mods are the ones that build power in the higher end of the powerband , because thats where our cars fall short. If you want a car with loads of torque , the best mods would be headers,intake and intercooler with a 3.0" pulley.

Subject: Re: What is the best mod? Thu Jun 18, 2009 11:24 am

Welcome. Would help us a lot if you told us about your car first. smile

Subject: Re: What is the best mod? Thu Jun 18, 2009 12:00 pm

SC Pulley drops raise boost and therefore give more torque in the lower RPMs. An intercooler is the king of low-end torque, because it lets you run a really small SC pulley.

If you'd rather make more torque in the higher RPM band, a set of high-lift rockers or a cam would work best with some intake and exhaust mods as well. Engine air flow is your friend.

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Subject: Re: What is the best mod? Thu Jun 18, 2009 12:30 pm

Welcome! What year is your car? Supercharged?

Subject: Re: What is the best mod? Thu Jun 18, 2009 12:55 pm

My riv is a 1997 thats all stock with just maintenance and it has a supercharger that was replaced just a couple hundred miles ago

Subject: Re: What is the best mod? Thu Jun 18, 2009 12:58 pm

Also it has about 90000 miles on it.

Subject: Re: What is the best mod? Thu Jun 18, 2009 4:30 pm

A lot of people try to drop pulley sizes right off the bat. I'll tell you up front that I don't recommend it anymore, almost every pulley drop results in additional heat and knock because the air doesn't have enough space to get out. I'd recommend some high lift rockers (1.9:1) or a larger downpipe as a nice starting place.

The S/C 3800 has a lot of potential, so before you buy any parts, I'd recommend figuring out just how much 'more' you want to get out of it.