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DISCUSSION => Swaps, Turbos, Buildups => Topic started by: treeseries on February 27, 2008, 04:25:02 PM

Title: power gains and biggest bhp
Post by: treeseries on February 27, 2008, 04:25:02 PM

what are the best mods to get good gains from a m42? and whats the biggest bhp recorded on this site? and whos car?

Title: power gains and biggest bhp
Post by: e30 4cyl on February 27, 2008, 08:10:31 PM

Unless you are willing to spend a lot of money.  A chip and a lightweight flywheel are your best options to improve acceleration.

Title: power gains and biggest bhp
Post by: 318kid on February 27, 2008, 08:39:31 PM

On the most HP do you want NA power or Turbo/Supercharger Power. Downing Atlanta Supercharger makes around 200bhp and it's a bolt on kit. There is also a company called Metric Mechanic check out their website it has tons of cool m42 stuff on there, Febi Guibo has one of their motors, and his car is fast. Also there's a kid on r3vlimited.com putting a Bored & Stroked M42 in his car with a turbo, it looks insane. Here is his link http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=84137&highlight=Turbo+M42.

Title: power gains and biggest bhp
Post by: treeseries on February 28, 2008, 01:43:29 PM

i am willing to spend the money but would rather stay n/a. i dont want to upgrade all the internals. unless these kits fit standard. i'd be willing to fit cams but dont know what cam to fit. chip remap etc are all on the cards but i want to know what best increases the power etc from previous experiance

Title: power gains and biggest bhp
Post by: SilberM42 on August 31, 2008, 02:33:22 PM

Megasquirt!, CAM: Intake: 262° Duration / 11.15mm Lift Exhaust: 228° Duration / 9.0 Lift. Drop in K&N filter. 2.5" full exhaust. magnaflow is good, little ricy though. MeganRacing makes a great sounding muffler for M42s, A good resonater is a must. and an MM m20 lightened flywheel with an M20 starter. or an M42 alum. one. with all this you could run a 3.91 small case LSD. it rips. around 155/165hp to the wheels.

Title: power gains and biggest bhp
Post by: e30nub on August 31, 2008, 11:30:51 PM

Quote from: SilberM42;55804

Megasquirt!, CAM: Intake: 262° Duration / 11.15mm Lift Exhaust: 228° Duration / 9.0 Lift. Drop in K&N filter. 2.5" full exhaust. magnaflow is good, little ricy though. MeganRacing makes a great sounding muffler for M42s, A good resonater is a must. and an MM m20 lightened flywheel with an M20 starter. or an M42 alum. one. with all this you could run a 3.91 small case LSD. it rips. around 155/165hp to the wheels.

My magnaflow exhaust for comparison

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BN78KaiERk