need more horse power any ideas

[codyman3487]

i need more hp who got the mods

[Bob Barker]

Ascinder has a good HP mod going on right now. Search his threads and you'll see it.

[vt_maverick]

Nice one Bob.

Let me save you some trouble, there's not much you can really do to dramatically increase the horsepower on these trucks without going FI. The only company to make a supercharger stopped producing them years ago. You could do a turbo but you'd have to run all the piping yourself. That leaves you with breathing mods (aftermarket intake and/or exhaust) but those probably won't give you more than 20 HP total.

As someone once posted in a sports car forum I used to belong to, if you want dramatically more horsepower just buy a faster car.

[codyman3487]

thanks maverick thats a good one lol

[Mile High VX]

The real issue is that the normal mods you would do to help your HP just don't have the aftermarket supplier to get you the parts.

No headers, no real alternative intake, no oversized injectors, no lightweight underdrive pulley systems...just nothing available...

[Ldub]

All ya need is a big pile of $$$...

http://www.hpheaven.com.au/store.php..._p=info&no=662

[Ascinder]

WOW, what a rip. Unless you were restricted by a racing body why would you blow that much on just a bare block? The Aussies have a 1664HP rotary engine I'd bet you could build for close to that.

LINK

[circmand]

i need more hp who got the mods

Disconnecting the AC? I doubt you need it in Chicago.

[Bob Barker]

I thought I read somewhere that the transmissions in our trucks can't handle much more power. True?

[Ascinder]

Very true. If I remember correctly, the Alpine supercharger kit was actually de-rated so our transmissions didn't turn into worthless piles of slag-at least no more so than they already are

[Mile High VX]

I thought I read somewhere that the transmissions in our trucks can't handle much more power. True?

It's not really a HP issue, but a torque issue. I think I read that our transmission can only handle up to 260 lbs/ft of torque and stock we have 230. Not much room for growth unless you take serious thought about the tranny.

[eternal21]

It's not really a HP issue, but a torque issue. I think I read that our transmission can only handle up to 260 lbs/ft of torque and stock we have 230. Not much room for growth unless you take serious thought about the tranny.

That's another one of the reasons I'm going manual tranny. I'm assuming that the manual tranny from the Trooper will be a bit more robust as I'm assuming Isuzu accounted for the fact that it might be used for hauling.

[pbkid]

The short version is to enjoy what you have. Because if you blow a vx motor...... There's about 5-6k in the garbage

[phines]

The short version is to enjoy what you have. Because if you blow a vx motor...... There's about 5-6k in the garbage

yep, you get a whole lot less HP when that happens.

[eternal21]

Why not convert to a 5MT and then go Rotrex?