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Re: Performance upgrades that don't lower fuel efficiency
Yeah, anything related to opening up your intake and exhaust (letting your engine breathe better) will result in more hp, and better gas mileage if you don't race it around .
As far as weight reduction, yes it's free to rip stuff out, but it also reduces ride quality if your car is a daily driver. My suggestion is to replace some parts with lightweight aftermarket parts. For instance, a carbon fiber hood can weigh 30-50lbs lighter than a stock steel hood.
Also, if you want to get more power and shave weight, focus on rotational mass. Anything that the engine must spin, that you can lighten up, will reduce rotational mass, causing you to both lose weight AND free up lost hp used to spin the extra weight. For instance, a carbon fiber or aluminum driveshaft, lightweight rims, lightweight flywheel. All of these can help in both departments.
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96 3000gt vr4
-K&N FIPK
-Proboost mbc
-Cusco front + rear strut bars
-Greddy type-s
-ATR downpipe
-no cats
-15Gs, 3sx aluminum pulley, FMIC, SAFC, walboro pump, EVO 560ccs, and Meth Injection Kit all waiting to go in shortly.
Your 1996 Mitsubishi 3000GT VR-4 is the 92nd out of the 315 that were made that year. Only 21 of which are exactly identical.
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