How to add Horsepower to a 2.8 V6
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How to add Horsepower to a 2.8 V6
Hi I would really would wont to kown how to add some Horsepower to my 2.8 motor please help
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Re: How to add Horsepower to a 2.8 V6
You could pull the motor put it on a wagon and have some horses pull it....haha....do a search in the v6 board. There are THOSANDS of threads about how to get more out of our motors. Good luck and happy tuning.
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Re: How to add Horsepower to a 2.8 V6
Go into the sticky posted "aftermarket parts for 6/60 motors" and pick your poison.
After you pick one, search on that part and see peoples responses. While a part or company may be listed, the part may be crap or the company is un-worthy.
After you pick one, search on that part and see peoples responses. While a part or company may be listed, the part may be crap or the company is un-worthy.
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Re: How to add Horsepower to a 2.8 V6
You have to decide what you want to do. Are you looking to take it to the strip, have fun on a Saturday night or just wake it up a little? Also, what kind of budget do you have and how many miles on the car?
Start with a good tune-up. Beyond that, as has been said thousands of times before, Cold Air Intake, free up the exhaust with a Cat Back and perhaps headers.
Beyond that, you are into a real build and need to decide what to do about intake - are you thinking hybrid, what about cam, pistons? Or how about a 2.8 stroker (uses a 3.1 rotating assembly)? You could also just get rid of the 2.8 and use a 3.4 as a base for a build. Did I mention budget? I probably spent about $3500 to get to about 190 hp and I did everything except the machining myself!!
See where I'm getting to? What do you have in mind and what is your budget?
Start with a good tune-up. Beyond that, as has been said thousands of times before, Cold Air Intake, free up the exhaust with a Cat Back and perhaps headers.
Beyond that, you are into a real build and need to decide what to do about intake - are you thinking hybrid, what about cam, pistons? Or how about a 2.8 stroker (uses a 3.1 rotating assembly)? You could also just get rid of the 2.8 and use a 3.4 as a base for a build. Did I mention budget? I probably spent about $3500 to get to about 190 hp and I did everything except the machining myself!!
See where I'm getting to? What do you have in mind and what is your budget?
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Re: How to add Horsepower to a 2.8 V6
Get hit by some rich guy and take your money from the law suit and buy your self something shiny.
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Re: How to add Horsepower to a 2.8 V6
I think it's funny he's not replying to tell us.
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Re: How to add Horsepower to a 2.8 V6
Unless he did a very junkyard turbo set up, I have a hard time believing that he got those numbers on that budget.... real hard time.
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Re: How to add Horsepower to a 2.8 V6
Or motor swap and he's trying to be coy with us, making us believe he still has the 2.8.
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Re: How to add Horsepower to a 2.8 V6
He said he spent that amount and got that hp/tq on his 2.8, so no engine swap.
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Re: How to add Horsepower to a 2.8 V6
nope 150 shot in these engines is the limit lol i tested fully lol. I just quake at the idea over what damn im doing to my engine lol
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