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post Aug 8, 2010 - 4:50 PM
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Hey guys I was wondering, what's the cheapest way to get some real extra horsepower, I plan on eventually doing a turbo and such but for now I'm sick of my dweeby friends blowing me away in there silly stock cobalt ss's and lancers
 
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post Aug 12, 2010 - 9:00 PM
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tackle basic maintainance on your car. read. do all your own repairs. read more. save for swap. read more. buy a beater and fix it. read MORE. buy an st205 clip. read read read. perform swap


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post Aug 12, 2010 - 9:48 PM
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QUOTE (stephen_lee @ Aug 12, 2010 - 9:00 PM) *
tackle basic maintainance on your car. read. do all your own repairs. read more. save for swap. read more. buy a beater and fix it. read MORE. buy an st205 clip. read read read. perform swap



out of curiousity. why buy the beater and fix it... wouldnt that be money out of pocket for st205 clip?

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- zakinabox   more horse... less money   Aug 8, 2010 - 4:50 PM
- - mkernz22   sad to say, but there really isn't anything th...   Aug 8, 2010 - 5:15 PM
|- - HectortheRican   QUOTE (mkernz22 @ Aug 8, 2010 - 5:15...   Aug 8, 2010 - 5:39 PM
|- - richee3   QUOTE (HectortheRican @ Aug 8, 2010 - 5...   Aug 8, 2010 - 7:05 PM
|- - HectortheRican   QUOTE (richee3 @ Aug 8, 2010 - 7:05 ...   Aug 8, 2010 - 7:16 PM
- - mgnt232   first- search. second, there is no cheap way your ...   Aug 8, 2010 - 5:17 PM
- - JuMPiiN   Boost.   Aug 8, 2010 - 5:31 PM
- - dustin15brown   You said dweeb? For realski? Niiiice   Aug 8, 2010 - 5:43 PM
- - mkernz22   I did hear that if you run your car on higher octa...   Aug 8, 2010 - 7:33 PM
- - Nartanian   Higher octane gas is less prone to pre-detonation ...   Aug 8, 2010 - 9:30 PM
- - cheela   please use the search feature and read and read an...   Aug 8, 2010 - 10:44 PM
- - zakinabox   Just for future reference w/ a full swap or partia...   Aug 8, 2010 - 10:47 PM
- - EKAn   200+hp with turbo more with swap it all depends on...   Aug 9, 2010 - 10:47 AM
- - JuMPiiN   What he said, You boost the 5s prob like 230-300is...   Aug 9, 2010 - 10:59 AM
- - zakinabox   thanks a ton for all the input ive been pretty muc...   Aug 9, 2010 - 11:00 PM
- - cheela   don't worry about it. we were all noobs once. ...   Aug 9, 2010 - 11:16 PM
- - zakinabox   thanks bud, ya, after all the info ive read i thin...   Aug 9, 2010 - 11:26 PM
|- - Justin8358   QUOTE (zakinabox @ Aug 10, 2010 - 12...   Aug 12, 2010 - 1:39 AM
- - zakinabox   hahaha yep time to start learning!   Aug 12, 2010 - 6:15 PM
- - RockyMountainCelica   QUOTE (zakinabox @ Aug 8, 2010 - 5:5...   Aug 12, 2010 - 7:56 PM
- - zakinabox   im hoping that with a full swap and turbo i can gi...   Aug 12, 2010 - 8:01 PM
- - stephen_lee   tackle basic maintainance on your car. read. do al...   Aug 12, 2010 - 9:00 PM
|- - zakinabox   QUOTE (stephen_lee @ Aug 12, 2010 - 9...   Aug 12, 2010 - 9:48 PM
|- - cyberblader1130   QUOTE (zakinabox @ Aug 12, 2010 - 10...   Aug 12, 2010 - 10:05 PM
|- - stephen_lee   spot on. 3 swap is about 15mpg, plus time you will...   Aug 13, 2010 - 5:31 PM
- - JuMPiiN   i wouldnt exactly say that guy, i have a close fri...   Aug 12, 2010 - 9:03 PM
|- - RockyMountainCelica   QUOTE (JuMPiiN @ Aug 12, 2010 - 10:0...   Aug 12, 2010 - 9:34 PM
|- - JuMPiiN   QUOTE (RockyMountainCelica @ Aug 12, 2010 ...   Aug 13, 2010 - 9:46 AM
- - Justin8358   one thing you can do is go to the junk yard and ge...   Aug 13, 2010 - 11:22 AM


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