Underdrive pulley

 

any suggestions what kind to get?

 

in all honestly, your going to be spending alot of money to get that thing to move...id say keep it as a daily driver and save all this mod money up for a 1G

 

There's a Jeep TB mod for the 420a's also...no first hand experience with it though.

 

I have read that if you advance your intake timing (w/ cam gears) by somewhere between +4 and +7 you would get like 9whp out of it. I know 9whp doesn't sound a lot but for our cars it is good. That test was done on a 420A eclipse with intake, exhaust, and header. I forgot where I saw it, but it was dyno tested. I think it was set at +7.

 

sweet man, thanks

 

I bought a set of cam gears (fidanza), and an underdrive pulley (afx). I am hoping to put these on as soon as I get all my timing belt parts. I will let you know the difference.

 

sweet...i'm def gunna look into the cam gears and underdrive pulley...just PM me with the results, thanks agian for all of your help eveyone

 

ttt

 

20 whp isn't bad, it's a very noticeable gain. We get spoiled by the ease of making power with a turbo car, but I remember back in the day when I had my accord I bought a 30 dollar ebay intake and by golly that >5hp increase made the car a lot more fun especially considering the money I spent. I was about to buy a dc sports header and get a 2.25 or 2.5 inch exhaust which together would likely have given me less than 10-15 whp, and then do a 75 shot wet nitrous kit, but my parents told me I couldn't get the nitrous, and that's when I decided I was getting another car.

Anyway, back on topic, all of those things sound like good ways to get a little extra pep. If you like the car and just want a little bit more acceleration then go for it. If you really want to go fast, I'd look for another platform to work with.

*Edit* I'm not so sure about the cutout. On a naturally aspirated car, an exhaust can actually make power. Put the right size exhaust on there and it can help scavenge exhaust gas and make more power. Too big or too small and you'll lose low-end torque, though you might pick up a little hp at the top end. The cutout might be ok for a little bit extra at the track, but on the street it would kill his torque and be ungodly loud. That is if what I remember from those aforementioned honda days is correct. Now if he had a turbo car, I'd be all for it, in fact my plan is to use a stock exhaust and have a 3" electric cutout right after the o2 housing with a dump tube to get the exhaust mostly out of the engine bay. Can't argue with the gains there, and open o2 sounds sweet... when you're in the mood for that kind of thing.