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    Exclamation performance upgrade vl

    at the moment i have cold air induction with k&n air filter, extractors 2.5 inch exhaust, advanced cam timing. wat other performance things could i do? without getting a turbo as i am under that new restictive law where i cant drive turbos or anything like that.

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    bigger leads like egale 8mm or 9mm, camshaft upgrade, headwork, ecu upgrade, diff work, not much more that can be done for a na 6 bsides full rebuild with new pistons and all

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    yeah i got one of those restricted licenses and not allowed turbo etc. thats y i want to know anything at all that can make me go fast as possible.

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    XF thottle body...
    Twin Hyclones...
    Bigger injectors and a higher capacity fuel pump...
    Port & Polish...
    New camshaft (I'm looking at Craine.. looks good!).

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco-EFIVL
    Tried advancing the cam timing?
    he already has. and i wouldn't bother with the XF throttle body or hiclones.

    if you want more fun then put a manual in it.

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    open the head up. put a cam in. and a CDI setup with 10mm leads would get it cracking.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bangers View Post
    he already has. and i wouldn't bother with the XF throttle body or hiclones.

    if you want more fun then put a manual in it.
    his car already is a 5spd! oh and every peformance place i went to said the same thing about an aftermarket cam... the dont like em, nissan got it right the first time... agreed about bigger injectors and high pressure fuel pump... and NO kev im still not tellin ya what my secrets were with my cream vl...some things are better off left in my garage hahaha
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    hi. i have a vl 5 speed as well but also have not much money!! Iam under the restrictive laws also. I would like to have a quick vl as well but i want to spend as little money as possible. what can i do to my car???

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    Quote Originally Posted by walesy_5.0 View Post
    his car already is a 5spd! oh and every peformance place i went to said the same thing about an aftermarket cam... the dont like em, nissan got it right the first time... agreed about bigger injectors and high pressure fuel pump... and NO kev im still not tellin ya what my secrets were with my cream vl...some things are better off left in my garage hahaha
    depends on the cam spec.

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    yes nissan got it right the first time for a stock motor, not one with work.
    If you do some head work like port and polish and valve, raise the compression, cam and run a better plenum, cooler, and better flowing exhaust and with a decent computer and tune, you will still push some power through a NA motor.
    i'm don't know the exact power you would get but i'll be guessing round the 200-250 kw mark
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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco-EFIVL View Post
    Twin Hyclones...
    At my dad's work, they have a dyno and they actually found hyclones make you loose power

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