1G Easy Power? Cheap mods for power?

[Caleb4G63T]

What are the best things to do to get power out of a stock 1G?

 

[Dsmkauai]

Maintenance!! It's all at your fingertips if you just search bro. Get fuel mods and a way to tune to handle more boost then crank that 14b up!
http://www.dsmtuners.com/threads/1g-dsm-upgrade-paths.486218/

 

[A Sharp]

http://www.dsmtuners.com/threads/basic-horsepower-upgrades-1g-4g63t.476796/

I highly recommend catching up on all maintenance and doing a compression test before increasing power. Throwing bolt-ons/mods onto your car without fully understanding its condition is a bad idea. A poorly maintained 20+ year old engine won't take kindly to more power.

 

[A Sharp]

Maintenance!! It's all at your fingertips if you just search bro. Get fuel mods and a way to tune to handle more boost then crank that 14b up!
http://www.dsmtuners.com/threads/1g-dsm-upgrade-paths.486218/

beat me to it haha.

 

[Caleb4G63T]

The compression tested 165. The engine was rebuilt about 1,500 miles ago.

 

[JFPryde]

If your going to do any serious mods down the line do your maintenance and then get link. Get the most from any set up and be able to troubleshoot any host of issues.

 

[Dsmkauai]

If the motor is fresh then you just need fuel and a way to tune things. The stock 14b is a fun turbo around 20-22psi. Quick spooler and holds solid to redline . You can find all kinds of used parts on this forum to make your car faster. Just make sure the seller is honest and really knows what there selling or even has it. And make sure to use PayPal just in case
Once you can tune you would need some injectors 750-850's. A fuel pump rewired walbro 190 or 255. If you get link get the boost by gear option and a map sensor. A wideband that logs good and a boost Gauge really help. Wideband is a must the boost gauge can be seen thru link if you have a map sensor. But it's nice to have the gauge in front of you. Then once you do a boost leak test and have no leaks. Up the boost to 16-17 and tune then go to 20 and boost away.

 

[Caleb4G63T]

If the motor is fresh then you just need fuel and a way to tune things. The stock 14b is a fun turbo around 20-22psi. Quick spooler and holds solid to redline . You can find all kinds of used parts on this forum to make your car faster. Just make sure the seller is honest and really knows what there selling or even has it. And make sure to use PayPal just in case

I have a Greddy BOV, should I also get 3in or 2.5in intake piping? Would that make a HP difference?

 

[Dsmkauai]

Get a nice 2.5" fmic kit would be the best move. Check out vrsf for budget or Ets if you gots the dough.

 

[HeadsUp Panda]

2.5 will be plenty for any stock mitsu turbos. There won't be any difference in performance from 3 inch until you're making decent power and actually need that big of piping. Welcome to the 1g team

 

[lee98talon]

eBay, cheap and makes power Haha. Maybe not as long lasting and fitment issue.

 

[JFPryde]

eBay, cheap and makes power Haha. Maybe not as long lasting and fitment issue.

For the piping sure. I'd pass on an ebay core.

 

[BoostedTalonTS]

Bone stock? If so, the absolute first thing I'd do is rewire your fuel pump & install a boost gauge, assuming that you've already taken care of everything maintenance-related. Then start modifying from there...

online references:

www.vfaq.com

www.plymouthlaser.com

 

[FlyLikeAnEagleTalon]

Bone stock? If so, the absolute first thing I'd do is rewire your fuel pump & install a boost gauge, assuming that you've already taken care of everything maintenance-related. Then start modifying from there...

online references:

www.vfaq.com

www.plymouthlaser.com

This ^^^^

REWIRE immediately, install Walbro 190 (works with stock Fuel pressure regulator) or Walbro 255 (may or may not work with stock FPR), and get a boost controller. Pick up a cheap FMIC or get the VRSF kit (I have it and it's good).

My brother ran 13.0 @ 106 on crappy tires with this simple setup with his 1G, shouldn't cost you more than $500 or so. Everything else stock.

 

[doubleclutch]

To echo those above...maintenance so you don't blow something up, instrumentation (wideband, boost) so you don't blow something up, Link...well so you don't blow something up.

All three make it way easier to figure out what is going on. It cost $$, but it is cheaper then a rebuild.

 

[bo0st]

Remove the cat, add Link, bigger injectors, bigger fuel pump, E85

 

[FlyLikeAnEagleTalon]

Once you start getting closer to 300lbft of torque the stock clutch won't be happy. Not sure what clutch you have in there now.

 

[EvilGST]

Emphasis on ECMlink, not cheap but worth it's weight in gold. Don't plan on staying cheap for long, remember: cheap, fast, reliable - pick two

 

[CrackedDSM]

Best thing you can do to get reliable power? Get the easy/cheap bug out of your head. Now. It's lead to more broken DSMs and the death of the scene. It's not dead yet, but it's in its death pangs now partly because of so many people trying to get cheap/easy power. Maintenance as said before. Check the timing belt, all the hoses, water pump, all the really boring stuff like gaskets, alternator, etc. Check, double check, triple check everything. Seriously.

Once you've done that, grab yourself a K&N airfilter. Hack the aircan, hack the MAF sensor, do all the freemods. I'm not going to tell you what they are, you'll have to search and learn for yourself. Grab a MBC, rewire your fuel pump, throw on a GOOD turboback exhaust. Grab yourself a good boost gauge, turn the boost up to 16lbs. Once you've learned how to deal with that little bit of increased power, go from there. 16G, ECMLink, 750-850cc injectors, wideband, clutch. Do not...DO NOT get in a hurry and try to cheap out. You WILL regret it, the DSM will ABSOLUTELY leave you stranded and miserable, you will end up parting it out, crushing it, or continually trying to band-aid it together until you tear your hair out.

Best advice bar none: Get the word cheap out of your head. Even a good, solid 16G setup that is RELIABLE, will cost you. Granted not as much in comparison as a lot of other cars would, but it's not gonna be for pennies. Do it once, do it right.

 

[EvilGST]

Best thing you can do to get reliable power? Get the easy/cheap bug out of your head. Now. It's lead to more broken DSMs and the death of the scene. It's not dead yet, but it's in its death pangs now partly because of so many people trying to get cheap/easy power. Maintenance as said before. Check the timing belt, all the hoses, water pump, all the really boring stuff like gaskets, alternator, etc. Check, double check, triple check everything. Seriously.

Once you've done that, grab yourself a K&N airfilter. Hack the aircan, hack the MAF sensor, do all the freemods. I'm not going to tell you what they are, you'll have to search and learn for yourself. Grab a MBC, rewire your fuel pump, throw on a GOOD turboback exhaust. Grab yourself a good boost gauge, turn the boost up to 16lbs. Once you've learned how to deal with that little bit of increased power, go from there. 16G, ECMLink, 750-850cc injectors, wideband, clutch. Do not...DO NOT get in a hurry and try to cheap out. You WILL regret it, the DSM will ABSOLUTELY leave you stranded and miserable, you will end up parting it out, crushing it, or continually trying to band-aid it together until you tear your hair out.

Best advice bar none: Get the word cheap out of your head. Even a good, solid 16G setup that is RELIABLE, will cost you. Granted not as much in comparison as a lot of other cars would, but it's not gonna be for pennies. Do it once, do it right.

Absolutely. I have owned my car since 2006 and it has never left me stranded because I am a maintenance nazi, and I never "push" my setup.