What is a simple way to gain 5 to 10 horspower on my KA with about 100-200 bucks? thanks

 

lots of luck

 

lol

 

remove EGR (~9whp so i've heard), port and polish the head and match port the intake manifold, advance timing, remove secondary intake butterflies.
total so far= $0 & a few hours of time
or you could do cheap intake off ebay, LED washer nozzles, and a huge aluminum/faux carbon fiber 11" spoiler.
total cost= $200 & a loss of self respect.

But on the real...Mods cost money, this question has been asked countless times, when i was a newbie, i probably even asked it (can't remember due to my drinking habbits). the first thing i like to do to an engine is let it breath better; i.e. intake, exhaust, header. then i like to lessen the power used to turn the engine; i.e. Lightweight pulleys, flywheel, lose the clutch fan-get 2 electrics. Then i build the more serious internals up.
So??? What's your decided plan of action?

 

i might go with the second choice and while im at it ill slap a nice big APC decal on my windshield...lol...but tomorrow im goin 2 advance my timing

 

advance timing
remove clutch fan..
put a high flow air filter..

thats about it

 

thanks guys...any more suggestion....i know KA24 motors arent the greatest motors but i dont have that much money for a SR20 yet soo at least i want 2 make my motor a little quicker for now

 

yeah, but if you remove the clutch fan remeber to replace it with something else!

 

dont bother with the butterfly valve or other bullshit

its maybe 2 horsepower if you're lucky.


just k&n filter, remove cat, dont even need an efan but its nice, advance timing(be sure to use 93 octane), and get a rom tune from secret services

 

What you're asking for is $10 per 1hp. This is something that is nearly impossible in a 4-cyl. It's very difficult for V-8, both small and big blocks. A new cam will do it, heads will do it, and nitrous are about all the options they get, and they have the cubes to make more power with less modification.
See what I'm getting at? For a KA, a N1 exhaust will give dyno-proven by 2 or 3 people, 10-15hp. For $500 new. Which is $50/hp. A set of cams will give you 16hp, for $590 from JWT. $36/hp. A home-brew P 'n P on the head will give very slight increases. And it's not free. You need to replace the head bolts and head gasket, along with the upper intake mani gasket, and middle gasket. Nitrous is about the only way you can get $10/hp, and you'll need a 50hp setup off ebay for $500. Don't expect the clutch fan to give more than 1-2hp. Don't expect the EGR to give 9hp. Ever. And don't expect more than 1-2hp on gutted/removed cat.
So.. there are your options for 10hp. You can find used exhaust for cheap (or free if you suck people off like Funk ), which will bring the price down. Other than that.. I don't know what to tell you.
-Jeff