7afe tuning, is it worth it Options

[6g25th]

I have been thinking about getting a 3sgte and swapping it for my 7afe, but I just see a lot of problems down the road with actually getting the swap completed. I really want to do the swap, but I don't want to spend the money right now. Is it possible to acutally tune the 7afe and make it a decent engine? I am just thinking that I will add a bunch of things from the parts database list and see how much hp I can get without turboing the engine. I shooting for a lotus elise type vibe. I am thinking that I will see how much hp the parts add and then I will add suspension stuff so it will be more of a track car then with a st205 swap which makes it more like a drag car. So, is it worth it to add to the 7afe???

[Dr_Tweak]

I have been thinking about getting a 3sgte and swapping it for my 7afe, but I just see a lot of problems down the road with actually getting the swap completed. I really want to do the swap, but I don't want to spend the money right now. Is it possible to acutally tune the 7afe and make it a decent engine? I am just thinking that I will add a bunch of things from the parts database list and see how much hp I can get without turboing the engine. I shooting for a lotus elise type vibe. I am thinking that I will see how much hp the parts add and then I will add suspension stuff so it will be more of a track car then with a st205 swap which makes it more like a drag car. So, is it worth it to add to the 7afe???

In my opinion, the only thing that's worth doing to a 7AFE IS turboing it.

-Doc

[sinner96ST]

with the 7a, you have to fight to get 100hp to the wheels. no amount of tuning can help it, sorry man.

In my opinion, the only thing that's worth doing to a 7AFE IS turboing it.

qft

[hashmaster52]

i was thinkin of just adding things to the 7a also.....and maybe turboing it or doing a 7age/4ag(z)e swap later on.

[97lestyousay]

with the 7a, you have to fight to get 100hp to the wheels. no amount of tuning can help it, sorry man.

In my opinion, the only thing that's worth doing to a 7AFE IS turboing it.

qft

Maybe you guys should check out the Featured Ride.

[Bitter]

i beleive there could be a little room for improvement on the stock 7afe. i did a wot run in 2nd gear and my AF dropped all the way down to 10.9:1 and would have dipped lower but i let off. i think with my safc2 and some street tuning i can coax a little more power out, but nothing stunning or spectacular.

like others have said, hybrid or hybrid and turbo is the way to go.

[zipstrips]

if i had my 7a over again id soure a G head for it and run n2o.. but thats me, at the time i boosted my 7a i knew nothing about nothing, afraid to chage my own spark plugs... so i was afraid of doing the head work... 9 7afe's later!!, i learned a lot and just stuck the 3s in there. took about a month to do, with a month of aggressively getting parts together. and if u do go 3s dont think its only good for straight line driving either! it will stock with the proper tires for the power.

[sinner96ST]

with the 7a, you have to fight to get 100hp to the wheels. no amount of tuning can help it, sorry man.

In my opinion, the only thing that's worth doing to a 7AFE IS turboing it.

qft

Maybe you guys should check out the Featured Ride.

http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=26151&hl=

respectable numbers, but not enough for me to warrant a complete rebuild.

again, if you really want to build up the 7a, you gotta boost it. for just a little bit more, edo could've had well over 200hp, but he decided to go the n/a route, and it's looks disappointing without boost. i'm not dissing edo's effort or his ride, i'm sure it's fun as hell, but there are better ways to spend money on a 7a besides trying to turn it in to something it isn't.

This post has been edited by sinner96ST: Jul 22, 2006 - 4:31 PM