When we pop the hoods of our cars, we only have one thing in mind-more power. No matter how slow you might think your engine is, it's always capable of pumping out some serious ponies. For us enthusiasts, horsepower is an addiction more powerful than crack. One upgrade will keep you good for a little while, but at some point you're going to need more (and more). Intakes and exhaust only feel fast for so long. You'll need to dip into the top end and get some cams, maybe slap on a big turbo and port and polish your head. But you gotta do it the right way or you might end up wasting your hard-earned money-like buying bunk crack-and we don't want that. We hit up some of the top manufacturers and tuners to see what recipes they'd put together to make gains of 25, 50, 75 and 100 percent over your stock motor. If that's not enough, there are dudes like the Turbo Twins who tend to go a bit overboard. Still not fast enough for you? Then go buy a jet, homie.
Honda/Acura Recipe For Power
Engine K20
Stock Horsepower 200hp
Chef
Skunk2 Racing
951.808.9888
www.skunk2.com
+25 percent (250hp)
Mix In
* ECU (Skunk2, Hondata) * Header (Skunk2) * Mega Power exhaust (Skunk2) * Stage 1 camshafts (Skunk2)
+50 percent (300hp)
Preserve ECU, header, exhaust
Mix In
* Stage 2 camshafts (Skunk2) * Intake tube * Higher compression * Cam gear (Skunk2 * Intake manifold (Skunk2) * Fuel rail (Skunk2)
+75 percent (350hp)
Preserve ECU, header, exhaust, intake tube, higher compression, cam gear, intake manifold, fuel rail
Mix In
* Stage 3 camshafts (Skunk2) * Ported and polished head (Skunk2)* Valvesprings and retainers (Skunk2) * Valves (Skunk2) * Stroker kit (Skunk2)
+100 percent (400hp)
Preserve ECU, header, exhaust, intake, higher compression, cam gear, intake manifold, fuel rail, camshafts, ported and polished head, valvesprings and retainers, valves, stroker kit
Mix In
* Dry sump * Maximum compression*Another option is a bolt-on or custom turbo kit.
Chef
Hasport
602.470.0065
www.hasport.com
+25 percent (250hp)
Mix In
* Header (DC Sports) * Air intake (AEM) * Exhaust (DC Sports) * Stage 1 camshafts (Skunk2, IPS) * ECU upgrade (Hondata K-Pro)
+50 percent (300hp)
Preserve air intake, ECU
Mix In
* Header (Hytech)* Custom exhaust * Stage 3 camshafts (Skunk2, IPS)* Valvesprings (Skunk2, Eibach) * Valve spring retainers (Skunk2) * Higher compression pistons (JE, Arias) * Ported and polished head (Head Games) * Throttle body (BDL, Skunk2) * 650cc injectors (RC Engineering)
+75 percent (350hp)
Preserve intake, ECU, valvesprings, retainers, ported and polished head, injectors, exhaust
Mix in
* Supercharger (Jackson Racing) * High boost pulley (Jackson Racing) * Supercharged camshafts (Jackson Racing) * Higher compression pistons (JE, Arias) * Connecting rods * 4-1 header (Hytech) or * GT28RS through GT30 turbo * Turbo manifold cast log-style * 3-bar MAP sensor
+100 percent (400hp)
Preserve intake, ECU, valvesprings, retainers, ported and polished head, exhaust, MAP sensor
Mix in
* GT30 or larger turbo kit * 750cc injectors (RC Engineering) * 255lph high-flow fuel pump * Turbo cams * Forged pistons * Forged or billet connecting rods * Sleeved block * Boost controller