stage 1 upgrade (pros and cons)

[ronraquion]

GOOD DAY MGA SIR. IM PLANNING TO DO A STAGE 1 UPGRADE. HINGI SANA AKO NG TULONG REGARDING SA PROS AND CONS AND KUNG MAGKANO AABUTIN LAHAT.

IM DRIVING A SENTRA SERIES2. BALAK KO K&N INTAKE, BALAK KO DIN I-UPGRADE ANG PIPINGS KO TO 2 INCHES. ANONG MASASABI NYO REGARDING THIS?

MARAMING SALAMAT AND MORE HP! =)

NGA PALA, A/T ANG KOTSE KO.

[wildthing]

Unang-una...i-click mo yung CAPS LOCK botton ng key board mo...rude ang all caps on a typical forum like this.

Then, consider mo muna ang actual desire mo why you want to do a Stage 1 upgrade....if you plan to race...forget it....kasi your tranny na A/T won't do you no good (unless steptronic yan).

Then kung ang gusto mo lang naman ay maging isang ganap na riceboy...well it would probably cost you about P10K on the minimum....cone type K&N filters and the mandrell bent pipes that goes well with this (I don't know kung merun pang sentra series 2) would be about P5-7K na dati.

Then upgrading your pipes would mean total fabrication ng headers up to the exhaust. Depende sa brand of exhaust muffler na gagamitin mo and if ang pipe na gusto mo ay ordinary o stainless type...ang price mo can be about P2K (pinakamura kasi generic pipes and muffler at malamang ay hindi mandrel bent) to as high as more than P10K.

Cons...PERA lang siguro, isang malaking gastos.

Pros...a big GRIN on your face when ever you see people stare at you when you pass by them (just don't ask me if they are laughing at you or nabilib sa oto mo, coz I don't know it either). Your car would sound fast (but will really never be that fast enough).

IMO Sentra Series II is a good sleeper car kung naka 1.6L engine ito at manual tranny...pero to convert it to really good fast car (not necessarily racing)...you'd be in for a big gastos lang. I saw one kapitbahay of mine...he added a turbo with intercooler sa series 2 nya...well it was fast and nice and rice looking...but talo pa rin sya ng nakahonda (with similar gastos in mods)...so eventually he sold it and bought a honda.

Why not keep it stock, at most upgrade the airfilter (K&N will have the stock filter malamang...don't go for the cone type).

The best I go would be buy her a new set of shoes (mags and tires) ...lowering it is an option kasi hindi naman practical sa pinas ang lowered.

HTH

[ronraquion]

sorry sir..d na mauulit.. =)

peace

[ronraquion]

thanks sa advise sir..baka bumili din kase ako lowering spring kase putol ako ngayon.

question, ang putol ko ngayon 2 ikot, katumbas ba yun ng 2 inch drop sa lowering spring? kelangan ko ba magpalit shocks o ok lang yung stock for now?

salamat =)

[ssaloon]

di ko alam ang conversion ng # of ikot sa drop mo in inches. it's best to upgrade your shocks to gas charged ones at the very least.

[ronraquion]

salamat sa quick reply ssaloon..btw, ano ba oto mo?

[ssaloon]

95 galant.

[ronraquion]

asteeg sir..naka lowering spring ka? pwede ko ba makuha ym/aim mo? message mo ko kung ok lang ron_raquion YM ko and ronraquion AIM ko sir..

maraming salamat..

mejo madami kase akong tanong bout sa kotse.. =)

[ssaloon]

post them here so you can share it with other members. have you tried using the search function? maybe it has already been discussed...

[ronraquion]

d ko pa natry search sir..bago lang kase ako dito..sir ano masasabi mo sa first question ko sa thread na to? yung about stage 1 upgrade..2nd opinion lang po sana..

salamat sir

[ssaloon]

ano ba stock pipings ng sentra? and anong variant ng sentra? 1.6L?

2" might be too big for a 1600cc car. baka 1.75 ok na para may backpressure and wala masyadong torque loss.

[ronraquion]

95 sentra series2 super saloon. 1.6l A/T yung saken.

1.5 inch po ata stock pipe ng sentra. gusto ko sana mag stage 1 kase i heard mas lalakas hatak and mejo tipid daw sa gas. totoo po ba ito?

advise naman sir. salamat =)

[ssaloon]

nope, lalakas sa gas yan. if you want more power, you will consume more fuel. lalo na at matic ka.

[Kikkomann]

*ronraquion: Just in case hindi mo pa alam, naka-turbo na yang si ssaloon!

[ronraquion]

ayayay! buti na lang nag consult muna ako dito..so in other words sir, keep ko na lang sa stock form ang intake and pipings ko?

siguro lowering spring na lang muna hanapin ko. san po ba ako pwede makakuha ng 2nd hand lowering spring at ano po price range nito? sir ssaloon nabasa ko ibang thread bout lowering spring napansin ko mas boto ka sa H&R..hehe..

[ssaloon]

try mo maghanap sa nissanbayan.

yup, i liked the ride of H&R the most after trying 3 different brands of lowering springs. although ride quality does vary from car to car, depending on which brand you use.

[ronraquion]

sir pag bumili ba ako ng lowering spring para sa lahat na ng kotse yun? o merong set talaga for sentra?

[Mamar]

Ok lang mag palit ka ng intake basta cold air lalagay mo para ok ang hp gain!

[Mamar]

sir pag bumili ba ako ng lowering spring para sa lahat na ng kotse yun? o merong set talaga for sentra?

meron talagang pang sentra!

[ssaloon]

buy a set specifically for your car.