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04 gtp looking to up the horse power and mileage, but keep reliable and cheap??

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slgrnvlfire

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I have an 04 gtp, I am wondering what i can do to it that is cheap and easy to get some more power and mileage out of it. I dont want to have issues down the road from doing anything to it though. I sthere some stuff out there??
 


dsmuts said:
Lean burn tune. P&p heads. headers
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P&P heads doesn't exactly fit with "easy" or "cheap" haha

Try an intake
Aftermarket PCM
Downpipe & 3.6 pulley
You will end up using more gas tho as the right foot gets heavier

Anything after that is getting a little further out of the "easy" column for someone at the newb stage
 
OMG some of you dont understand easy and cheap do ya. Ya i thought about intake, dont really wanna run a diff pulley cause then im pushin more air through and have a posibility of blowin intake gasket or somethin like that. Ne other ideas would be great.
 


Most of us have different definitions of "cheap" and "easy". You might want to post a budget you have in mind and if you have any mechanical experience so we have a idea what you could install yourself etc.
 
I am very mechanically enclined can do alot myself or with the help of dad who is a mechanic and the neighbor. and as cheap as possible, but still a good product. How about just a k/n filter would that help, i have had many k/n filters, and cold air intakes before just not sure if they do anything.
 
If you don't drive the car for the winter, P&P your own heads is a great mod. Pretty cheap, and still reliable.

Intakes are a waste of time.
 
They're worth it on GTP's. You get more supercharger whine, and with forced air induction, you may see a bit more HP. They're nearly a waste of time on N/A engines.
 
Ya i had an 03 gtp with a cold air system on it, and it sounded awesome, and seemed like it had a quite a bit more power. I do drive it in the winter, but not much i try to keep it out of the salt as much as possible. I have to take it in on monday i have been havin a prob with #3 missing alot! Not sure what it is have had many diff ideas thrown my way, but hopefully its not what some are thinkin a hole in the piston, or ne thing internal hopefully!! So after that i will have to see what i can do. Might be puttin in diff engine if piston is bad or lifter,1,400 just to take heads off for labor only!! Can get a engine new refurbished for 2,000.
 


ok well i'm thinkin im just gonna put a good filter in it for now and see what else i can do for cheap later on. dont really wannna do ne thing with the supercharger dont wanna mess with the big dollar big wrecking ball things i have bad luck so like i said wanna keep it cheap and still keep the power house reliable..
 
this car is my daily driver for work. Just lookin to get alittle more playin power out of it not racing, and if possible a little better mileage.
 


Nitrous is very safe if its done properly. All those that blew up their motors (back in the 60s and 70s) paved the way. You spray Nitrous and fuel together. I had a progressive kit on my supercharged Saleen Mustang. Now that was fun!!! You get great gas mileage all the time.

Then when you want to race and have a little fun, flip a switch.
 
I had nitrous on my daily driver that I put 40k miles on a year. The car now has 163k miles on it, runs 11's, and is still on the original engine and transmission.
 
To be serious, aren't the only mods that increase power AND fuel economy, flow mods? HAI, headers, down pipe, port/polish intake, etc.

Of course there are things like new plugs, cleaning the maf, etc. that help as well but aren't mods.
 
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